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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1920
Page
2
Hogs receipts 26 000 with holdover 14 146. Cattle receipts 6 000 or 16 000 with holdover 14 146. Market steady to 16 cents off with heavies weakest. Top hog price 16.15, most sales 14.00 to 16.00. Calves and beef steers show varied quotes, light weights and stockers also listed. Total receipts 52 326 across hogs cattle sheep calves. No market here July 5.
Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Morrison Building, Washington Iowa. Contact phone 218 for grain services and inquiries.
Commodity traders reported Chicago cash close figures for corn oats and wheat with several grade categories and price ranges. Peoria cash corn prices showed slight gains for No 2 white and No 1 yellow while other lots listed different mixed and yellow grades.
Practical notes on pullet care with sanitary housing, balanced feeding including beef scraps and bone, and separate housing from older hens. Hog wallows urged to be concrete or sand and oil to control lice. Then a warning of a looming food shortage due to farm labor scarcity, high costs, and inadequate farm help across the country.
Market rundown shows mixed grain prices with oats and whites steady to higher. Hog and cattle estimates set for Saturday with no CBT session Monday due to a legal holiday. Dealers expect liquidation in corn and limited buying power as stop loss orders grow.
Secretary Baker announced steps to curb rural recruiting by shifting enlistment efforts to cities and urban districts amid farm labor shortages. A Washington National Bank burglar alarm improperly set at eleven sparked a crowd outside the bank last night.
The Vita graph film stars Corinne Griffith as the town pauper sent to the assembly to earn his board. The story contrasts appearances with truth as Henry Dawes reads the Congressional Record for amusement and the pauper ultimately proves his worth. Shows run Monday and Tuesday at Graham Theatre.
Viola Dana stars in Dangerous to Men at the Fox Theatre in a two day engagement starting Saturday. Milton Sills and Edward Connellly co star with a strong cast as the film adapts Eliza Comes to Stay by H V Esmond. Local items note births and visits including Mr and Mrs Russell Bell welcoming a son in Fillimore Sask and Marion George taking a bank job.
Local listing notes a quarter sawn oak buffet to be sold Saturday at the Bickford sale. Other items include two pairs of work sacks for 35 cents and Panama straw hats for 50 cents from Dougherty Bros. Social items cover births visits and trips, plus a note that Richmond will celebrate July 5 with Senator Brookhart as speaker.
Lester Thompson 21 of Grinnell died at Community hospital after a diving accident in Skunk River near New Sharon. He struck his head on an obstruction, suffered paralysis, had skull surgery, and died around 5 PM Tuesday. He was the son of Mrs. Will H. Alley and co-operated a vulcanizing business in New Sharon with Fred Thompson.
Fayette and Maynard residents join in a large search for S. Collings Paine a Fayette area resident and former Upper Town University student who vanished within the past week. Paine taught last year in Sheldon and was to teach at the newly consolidated Maynard Iowa school this fall. A $50 reward is offered as authorities pursue leads.
Oildag, blended with Acheson Graphite, uses diffused graphite in high grade oils. It claims to increase power, reduce wear, lower fuel use, cut carbon deposits, and prevent valve pitting and spark plug soiling, offering twice the car service before overhaul.
Medical experts link rheumatism to germ causes and advise cleansing the blood to remove disease agents. The ad touts S S S as a powerful blood purifier that treats rheumatism by attacking the source, with free literature from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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