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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
2
An inventor created a pocket turbine flashlight that powers a bulb by blowing through a mouthpiece. The device uses no battery and runs indefinitely as a tiny turbine generates electricity with each breath.
Hogs receipts 41 000 with butchers 15 to 26c higher. Light hogs up to 26 5c. Cattle receipts 16 000 with slow bidding on heavies. Sheep receipts 10 000 with fat lambs 26 50c higher. Grain futures show mixed moves with Wheat May 2.02 to 2.04 per bushel. Corn May 1.31% to 1.36% per bushel. Lard and Ribs futures also listed.
Chicago reports livestock estimates for tomorrow with Hoge 42,000 cattle 5,000 sheep 1 060. The figures reflect farm market outlook and supply expectations for the coming day.
Des Moines reports the cooperative legislative council with labor and farm groups denounces the Republican state central committee over Brookhart’s senate seat vacancy tied to fraud. Maquoketa jurors for the Kelso retrial include six farmers and three women. Council Bluffs judge Wade denies dismissal in Collins case and continues Poffenbarger. Hepburn Eimer DePuey, 14, dies when shotgun misfires while dropped.
A sequence of farm public sale notices lists sellers and dates from February 2 to February 7. Locations include miles north, east, south, and west of Washington, with references to Ball Farm Crawfords ville Winfield and surrounding townships. Notable fixtures include closing out sales by C W and H E Busy and a 182 acre improved farm near Wash'neten with W E Swift as referee.
Chicago price list reports No. 2 hard wheat at 1.98 and rye sales, plus corn grades from No. 3 to No. 6 mixed with ranges around 1.10 to 1.22. Seed and fatlike products show Timothy seed 5.75 6.60, clover seed 25.00 33.00, lard 156.90, ribs 15.25, bellies 17.50.
Chicago market faced a sharp drop as Winnipeg prices fell 16 cents due to heavy selling. Early losses limited by strong buying, with May wheat around 2.02 to 2.03 and July 1.69 to 1.71, while corn and oats followed wheat's direction and hogs provided some support for provisions.
Listing of per pound prices for butterfat tests and various poultry items at Washington produce markets. Includes hens pullets leghorns ducks geese roosters and hides with notes on undersized and crippled poultry and a reminder about poor merchandising.
A historical sketch recounts the Swedish 1688 settlement in New Sweden at Fort Christina near Wilmington Delaware. Dutch and Swedish conflicts led to Dutch conquest in 1654 and English takeover in 1664, with the fort eventually leaving no trace though a 1608 church remains as a reminder.
A compact collection of maxims and sayings. The list includes a stitch in time saves nine and a rain forecast about the just, amid jokes about buying for a song and the fate of spendthrifts. The lines mix humor with cautionary notes.
West Chester high school beat Washington's second team 16 to 8 on the home floor with a slow start and strong finish. The West Chester lineup included Kleese Badham Harland Williams Harland Crone Gardner Caster. Freshmen beat Sophomores 10 to 8 in a noon game on Wednesday January 21. The article also notes ranks for the school's grades and reports on school news and fund raising by Wannuchee Camp Fire Girls who sold candy and popcorn raising 3 dollars and 50 cents.
Hazel Walters reports the Freshmen hosted a gymnasium party for high school students and faculty Tuesday night. Games, stunts, and refreshments delighted all, with more time for games before ten o clock and a hopeful note for future entertainment. Also covered are two solos by Mr. Ewart at the morning chapel and Thrift Morning events with quotes on thrift by students and an address by Lindenmeyer on thrift.
A literary line contrasts a father's doubt with a mother's steadfast faith. Rob recalls his mother's influence, noting she always aims for what is best, and God bless her, in a moment of reflection on parental guidance.
The article explains that cigarette paper is not made from rice but from tungsna, a pithy plant cultivated in China, Korea, and Japan, used extensively in cigarette production.
A geometry teacher answers a pupil’s question about the location of a solid by tapping his head, saying “Here” after explaining the concept to the class. The moment captures a simple classroom interaction observed by students.
A stream of classroom anecdotes shows students mispronouncing words and teachers jokingly correcting them. The snippets include a pupil claiming a prized amber piece is a sucker and a history moment misidentified as Noah’s wife.
An advertising approach underscores that ads are gateways to quality goods and value for shoppers. The note frames ads as useful guides for finding reliable merchandise.
An old superstition still heard in parts of England and America claims that in a leap year beans grow on the wrong side of the pod. The belief reflects enduring folk lore about luck and agricultural folkways.
A Thoreau inspired reflection on repentance and action. Dwelling on past errors worsens the offense, while immediate fresh deeds replace sorrow with constructive progress.
A quip from the Auburn Globe Republican notes that when a man accepts his wife’s advice she then asks why he did not have the nerve to form his own opinion.
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