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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets show today receipts of hogs 25000 cattle 8000 and sheep 13000. Prices vary with weight and grade from pigs 18.25 to 22.00 and beef steers up to 15.50 for prime, cows and bulls mixed and feeding stock listed. Strong activity in fat lambs with top near 17.65 and breeding ewes 7.50 to 13.75.
Property information notes furnished by E. W. Wagner and Company of Iowa City with contact through B. Hunt manager and phone line 726 listed for inquiries.
Doctors explore pie as a breakfast food while noting many non doctors already eat pie at breakfast. The piece argues the shift is not shocking on first reading and that pie may be digested by some if consumed in the morning, allowing a full day of activity.
A St. Louis Globe Democrat quote extols self-respect as a heroism equivalent to physical bravery. It praises the restraint of those who choose not to run when faced with fear.
The piece notes fall wheat in the county showing widespread wheat scab a pinkish fungus disease damaging kernels. It advises cutting early and using the binder promptly. It also reports May cattle shipments 50 000 head lower than 1918 and calls for scientific study of supply demand to guide marketing and pricing.
Nebraska entomologist notes farmers use hogs to eat cutworms in alfalfa fields. Shoats relish the worms, turning hogs into a new role as a natural pest control for forage crops.
Engineering extension warns rim cutting of auto tires is destructive. Under inflation and poorly fitting rims cause excessive sidewall bending leading to fabric separation. Repair bent or rusted rims at once. straighten, remove rust, smooth with emery cloth, and finish with varnish or rim enamel to prevent future trouble.
Wheat leaves show leaf rust, not black stem rust, as noted by Iowa State College pathologist. Leaf rust is widespread but less dangerous. black stem rust was first found in June and remains rare this season, mostly near barberry bushes hosting the rust.
Bureau of Markets reports farmers drew 96 000 more stockers and feeders from 63 central markets in the first five months of 1919 than in 1918. Chicago shipped 38 000 more feeder cattle than last year, and Kansas City 80 000 more.
Market notes list depressed prices for butter eggs and cream in Washington with a holiday closure on the Fourth of July. It cites declines in Chicago and New York and advises selling old roosters and heavy hens before heat reduces value. Details include varied per pound rates for eggs roosters hens spring chickens beef hides and rabbit meat.
The Farm Crops Department at Iowa State College finds Grimm alfalfa superior to common American varieties. It tolerates severe cold, allows earlier harvest, suppresses weeds, and produces seed under similar conditions. Grimm seeds cost about 50 cents a pound while common American seeds run 28 to 30 cents. per acre seed quantities are 12 pounds for Grimm and 18 to 20 pounds for common American.
A young man confronts an old man with a tale of the transmigration of souls. The elder replies with a humorous fable about a soul moving from a man to a canary a horse a tiger and a jackass and finally back to human form.
A government survey dated June 1, 1919 shows commercial wheat stocks at 51,292,898 bushels held by 8,684 firms including elevators and mills. Stocks rose to 274.5 percent of 1918 levels, with other cereals and flour stocks also higher or varying for the same date.
Representatives of over forty livestock organizations from across the country met in Chicago and issued a statement warning that unless an immediate market is found for the war time surplus of beet and lamb, producers will be forced to greatly cut herd sizes. They after a conference with large packers decided to educate the public to eat more beef and lamb to absorb the surplus.
A note on age limits for marriage across eras cites Rome under Augustus and Peter the Great. It mentions that Rome banned men over 60 and women over 50 from marrying. It adds that Peter the Great voided marriages if either partner was over 80 at the start.
In 1775 the first post offices in Maine were established at Kennebuck Fal mouth and Bath. Mails were carried by foot or horseback with an average weekly mail under five letters per office. Rates were 6 12 18 and 87 cents depending on distance, doubled if the letter had more than one sheet.
ARMSTRONG July 2 A large land deal closed John Dows sold the west half of his section ten one mile west of town to Mouritzen of Ringsted for 100000 or 21250 per acre. He bought the south quarter from Veter Conlin four years ago for 100 per acre and the north quarter six weeks ago for 250 per acre leaving a net profit on the half section of 44000
The love of the May is renewed in English villages where old May dances return. Children and schoolgirls dress in spring frocks and join in singing and dancing around beribboned maypoles on May morning, reviving long‑standing customs.
A Santals tradition in India sets a bride price and pairs it with a string knot ritual. The fiancé and bride untie one knot each day as parents separate, ending with the final knot that unites them in marriage.
Two men on Water Street Augusta step aside for two ladies, apologize, sidestep repeatedly and finally one man signals by raising his arms and asking the other to whistle as he squeezes past. Local diary tone from Kennebec Journal.
Harry W. Mager, age twenty nine, becomes the youngest chief of revenue agents. He began criminal work in Chicago in 1914 and will supervise 2,500 men, overseeing liquor and narcotic law enforcement and tax evasion administration.
Francesco Nitti succeeds Orlando as premier of Italy. The former treasury minister takes on the top government post in a transition reported from Rome.
The London Morning Post notes March 11 marks the anniversary of England’s first daily paper, the Daily Courant. It began in 1702 at Fleet Street by E Mallet, famed for striving for accurate facts.
The text describes Napoleon’s Napoleonic eagle in detail, noting an eight inch height and nine inch wingspan. It rests on a brass block and weighs three and a half pounds, remarking that modern colors pale beside the old ones and that hiring such a display was difficult like the big drum.
Motivational line stresses hard work as key to achievement. Original quote emphasizes effort as substitute for talent and the need for someone to drive outcomes. Attributed to James A. Garfield.
Judge John C. Rose sustained the demurrer to the indictment against Standard Brewery of Baltimore charging manufacture of a cereal beverage with at least half a percent alcohol. He ruled beer with 2 percent alcohol could be made only at risk pending Supreme Court decision, allowing fermenting liquids to be produced without intoxication risk.
Dunkirk N Y July 2 Ten persons were killed and more than a score injured in a rear end collision between New York Central trains known as the Westerner and the second section of train No 41 early today Twenty injured were at Brooks Memorial hospital and many others treated at a temporary dressing station near the wreck before continuing their journeys.
The text explains that runes or Nunes were the old Teutonic alphabet believed to hold mystical power. Early runes were fanciful signs viewed as magical and cast into the air to fatefully determine readings by interpreters. Christian teachers later discouraged their use due to heathen associations.
A brief reflection on the joy of an early morning country gallop on a bright May day. The horse shares the thrill, waking to birdsong, dew, blossoms, and fresh wind as the rider embarks on a lively ride with mutual enthusiasm.
The piece explains how a plant closes its leaves before rain by facing two leaves together and folding the third over. It notes young blossoms are sheltered by enclosing leaves that move in the evening to wrap them. Read the Evening Journal.
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