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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
2
Hogs price ranges show morning bids mostly 5c above yesterday with top at 17.05 and bulk around 16.50 to 16.96. Cattle and calves steady to slow with good stockers and veal calves 16.25 to 17.00. cows 7.85 to 14.00. bulls 8.50 to 12.75. Lambs strong with natives around 19.00. feeders 15.75 to 16.40. receipts yesterday large and there is no market on July 4.
A dated notice from Iowa City lender FE. W. Wagner & Co with J. B. Hunt as manager lists interest figures and percentages for July 3 1918. Chicago HL appears in the finanical ledger alongside rates 1.54 percent 1.50 percent and a 69 73 percent figure.
Grateful mothers from Eau Claire and Youngstown report Foley's Honey and Tar Compound relief for severe croup whooping cough and persistent cough in children. They credit quick throat relief and reduced coughing after a few doses. The remedy is touted as effective for adults too and advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington.
A quotation attributed to Carlyle stresses that human relations require a religious element beyond selfish bets and mechanical economics and laws to avoid misery and ruin.
J K Beal cut rye and Roy Marr harvested winter wheat ahead of schedule while Joe Klopfenstein reports all winter wheat in the shock Tuesday evening. W H Hunt southeast of Ainsworth delivers corn to Harry Kilgore for hogs on his place. Glen Sands and his brother Lee show a new hay ladder and binder signaling upcoming wheat cutting on their 110 acres. PD D Stephens covers 150 acres of springs wheat doing well. W O Freeland seeks inoculation methods for alfalfa and notes inoculated plants stay vigorous with darker green color. alfalfa yields about one ton per acre first cut and plans second cut before fall plowing.
Mr. R N Carmichael of the United States Department of Agriculture visited Iowa on Monday and Tuesday to locate White Pine Blister Rust. The disease, traced to German nursery stock around 1904, has devastated eastern white pine lumber and threatens western forests. No current detections in Iowa this season, with a small finding last year.
The article urges separating roosters from hens after hatching and marketing them to prevent fertile eggs. It cites losses worth 15 million dollars yearly from fertile eggs and describes preservation methods using water glass solution or lime water to keep eggs in good condition for winter use.
A cautious technique describes placing a pink hole in the large end of the eyes to reduce cracking risk. The method implies careful shaping and stabilization to protect sensitive areas.
Notice to threshers and residents of Washington County urges attendance at a July 6 1918 2 PM courthouse convention. The event by the Food Administration and County Council of Defense seeks system and service to save grain from loss while adjusting prices as needed for war emergency.
Iowa tops all states in 1917 farm crop and livestock value with 1.469 billion dollars, likely to climb to at least 1.75 billion in 1918. Illinois ranked second at 1.287 billion, Texas third at 1.254 billion. Iowa leads in horses, swine, cattle, dairy cattle, and overall livestock value. Iowa’s per-man output exceeds national averages, aided by strong corn and oats production and a robust extension system with nearly 15,000 county agents ready to boost production.
The Detroit Free Press notes that big success can come from small beginnings but warns that ambitious aims are hard to achieve in a large world when one carries a big head.
The Treasury reports that farming and rural populations heavily supported the third Liberty Loan. More than 20,000 communities subscribed or oversubscribed, led by states with agriculture as a major industry. Estimated multiple-of-uptake among farming households surpassed earlier loans, with farmers on a season when they usually borrow rather than invest. Victory through scientific saving urged to sustain food work and back soldiers.
The June 1 1918 food survey shows total U S commercial wheat stocks at 17 064 487 bushels held by 9 576 firms out of 18 109 reporters. Board of Trade and Bradstreets figures show much lower visible stocks compared with 1917, while other cereals and flour stocks rose or fell by large percentages year over year.
A student bought an old Bible at a second hand bookseller and found $5,000 hidden in its pages. In another Bible a prodigal son held notes totaling $3,500 without realizing the wealth he possessed.
In a London Derry trial one defendant denied exiling the rector but admitted calling him a thick headed old fool and a vig headed humble. The case centers on the names used by the defendant toward the neighbor in a dispute.
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