This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 27,000 active mostly 11c higher. Cattle receipts 5,000 with active trade. Sheep receipts 13,000 active with killing lambs and yearlings strong to 26c higher. sheep scarce.
Cattle receipts 1,000 with 300 calves, active trade. Most killing classes to 26 cents higher. Hogs receipts 6,000, mostly 10 cents higher. packer top 7.15. Sheep receipts 2,000, active across classes 20 to 26 cents higher, Texas price 10.90.
Cattle receipts total around 500 with market active. Fat steers and yearlings range 7.00 to 10.60, bulk 8.00 to 8.50, fat cows 6.00 to 8.25, grass cows 3.25 to 4.50, bulls 3.60 to 4.50, stockers 6.00 to 7.60, feeding cows and heifers 3.00 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 16,000 with prices 6.25 to 6.90, top 6.90, lights 6.25 to 6.75, packers 6.00 to 6.35. Sheep receipts not quoted.
Washington July 3 The June pig survey by the Department of Agriculture shows a decline of about eight million hogs in the Corn Belt from the spring peak of 1923. The flood of hog production is receding and has reached a near normal level, the report states.
The Senators extend their lead with a 17 of 19 win run as Zahniser shuts out Boston. Yankees split with Athletics, Tigers beat White Sox, Browns over Indians, Cubs top Reds, and Giants, Dodgers, and Phillies all vie for position.
San Francisco reports the new U S immigration law bars aliens ineligible to citizenship, impacting Chinatown residents as Orthodox wives from China are denied entry. Local observers note effects on families and community life.
Wheat bids range from No 2 red at 1.17 to No 1 hard 1.17 to 1.20 while No 2 hard sits 1.16 to 1.22. Corn prices show No 2 mixed at 98% and No 2 yellow around 99 to 1.00 with several other mixed and white grades. Oats list No 2 white from 64% to 58% and No 4 white 61 to 51%.
Chicago July 3 price action ends with a downbeat close as wheat futures ease on light pre holiday book adjustments. September contracts fall about 1% to 1.15 1 and December around 1.18. Corn and oats drift lower as favorable weather tempers demand while hogs influence rising provisions.
Chicago reports potatoes steady with 63 car receipts continuing the United States shipments totaling 677 cars.
The piece notes a shift on upper Grant Avenue as Chinese men may abandon sending for brides from China. It contrasts the traditional China brides with San Francisco Chinese women, who demand independence, larger settlements, and Western courtship, altering domestic arrangements and marital expectations amid restrictive immigration law.
The article notes that all paper money issued by the United States is printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. It highlights the centralized production facility and its role in currency manufacture.
The Ashokan reservoir in the Catskills was created to store water for New York City. A 4,650 foot dam formed a 12 mile long lake, with a 100 foot depth and 130 billion gallons capacity. The project relocated 2,800 cemeteries and 2,000 residents, moved 11 miles of railroad, built 40 miles of new highways, and employed 3000 workers and heavy equipment to deliver water by gravity through tunnels and aqueducts to Manhattan.
Local notes report a light storm impact with washed bridges and a block of railroad out of service. Community members including Little Shiloh Morris and Frank Gleason visit, while Paul June and family from Biloxi travel through to California. Farmers stay busy in fair weather, canning cherries and visiting neighbors.
The Washington Telephone Company and the Mutual Company work to restore service after a severe storm. About 800 telephones were out, with large cables damaged in the southwest and east parts of town. Iowa Gas & Electric reports town service back to normal under temporary repairs, and all out-of-town connections will be re established soon. Street lights are usable again and officials praise public patience through this worst damage event.
A Des Moines bulletin states the 1917 calf clubs for boys and girls have significantly boosted dairying in Iowa. Eighty six percent of club members’ parents report greater interest in dairy cattle since the clubs began.
Douglas MacLean stars in Going Up a New York musical comedy adaptation at the Fox theatre Tonite and Friday The film features MacLean posing as a famed aviator author and feigning flight against a French ace amid romantic stakes and laughable mishaps The aerial sequences are thrilling and the overall comedy solidifying MacLean as a top light comedian of the movies
M L Ferson, recently chosen dean of the University of North Carolina law school, is an Iowa alumnus who graduated from the University of Iowa in 1900 and its College of Law in 1901. He earned a Master of Arts in 1906 and previously served on the Iowa faculty and as dean at George Washington University.
A reflection on changing times and patriotism as the Fourth of July shifts from explosive shows to safer displays. The piece notes modern life with a blacksmith turned garage owner and the idea that real independence includes press freedom and restrained expression.
Des Moines July 2 The Iowa Department of Agriculture will again stage a milk contest across large cities to rate milk quality. Seven divisions include bacteria flavor and odor cleanliness fat solids not fat acidity and containers Cedar Rapids won first in 1922 and 1923 with a top score of 73 91 while Sioux City Dubuque Des Moines Burlington Waterloo Davenport Marshalltown Mason City Ottumwa Fort Dodge and Council Bluffs followed in 1923. Bacteria counts exceeded advisory limits but were not dangerous say officials.
Des Moines Iowa July 3 improved methods in breeding and related dairy topics will be showcased at a big dairy exhibit by the United States department of agriculture during the Iowa state fair in August. Topics include milk marketing costs cooperative marketing cow testing barn ventilation calf clubs market news service tuberculosis eradication milk for health pasture management clean milk breed ing all age better feeding.
The Davenport American Legion Auxiliary drill team will travel to the National convention at 8 St. Paul. Following a strong showing in San Francisco, about ten other units have formed to compete with Iowa's team for top honors at the convention.
Iowa City reports 37 states and nine foreign countries are represented in the University of Iowa summer session registration figures. Outside Iowa the largest registrations come from Illinois with many students, while China and the Philippines head the foreign list.
A North Dakota dressmaker recounts relief from nervous breakdown and long illness after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She notes improved health enabling work and care for others and cites high success rates from 121000 replies claiming 98 percent benefited.
Fred J. Lazell, longtime Cedar Rapids Republican editor, will become head and full time professor of a newly organized University of Iowa school of journalism starting July 14. Prof. Charles H. Weller, directing the school, outlined courses in reporting editing feature writing law advertising circulation and office management with labs at the Daily Iowan and campus publications supporting training.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.