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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
2
Chicago and regional markets show mixed activity with cattle and hogs higher. Receipts today include 24,000 cattle and 16,000 hogs with steady to higher bids, while wheat and corn futures edge up for midsummer trading.
Sioux county farmers have taken to cultivating corn by moonlight to beat heat. Nic Bogaard near Orange City started it with Ed Krall and others following. The method lets farmers work until early morning with horses following fur rows, enabling a third and final cultivation. County Agent George Dunlop confirms the practice.
In Tama county near Gladstone a car carrying Allison Bochane Joseph Dolesal and others was struck by a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train shortly after midnight. Bochane and Dolesal were killed. Harry Bochane and Fred Harden were seriously injured though expected to recover. The car was thrown about fifty feet.
A Philadelphia Record note questions perception in wet conditions, suggesting that repeated viewings can change what is observed. The remark emphasizes how rain or dampness can affect judgments and visuals.
A local feed and implement store records daily deals including buyers from Wayland and Cedar Township. Transactions cover binders, reel fans, tractor parts, washers, engines, a 10 hp Fairbanks engine, a $25 feed grinder, and a self feeding hay press with several named buyers and local businesses.
Chicago July wheat fell to 1.17 with weekly declines amid dry weather and drouth concerns in Europe and Argentina. July corn down 2 at 59 1 2 cents. Cash prices posted across No 2 Red winter wheat and No 2 hard at about $1.18-$1.19, with mixed corn near 57 cents. Dairy and livestock markets showed firmer butter, steady cheese, and mixed live cattle trends with hogs up 60-70 cents. weekly totals include cattle 27,331, hogs 3,545, sheep 17,592, for the week ending July 1.
A terse market note shows casual bid activity with per pound prices around 26 cents and varied quotes. Traders monitor supply shifts and demand cues as the session opens.
Iowa weather bulletin credits hot dry conditions for rapid crop progress with tasseling in central and southern regions and ears forming. Hail damaged corn in Vocahontas and Mahaska counties. wheat and oats harvests underway with mixed yields and quality.水果
A Georgetown Illinois woman recalls severe postnatal pain on the left side that left her unable to walk across a room. After doctors offered no relief and an operation was suggested, she found relief using a vegetable compound and Lydia Pinkham's remedy, enabling her to resume daily tasks.
A fragment notes an ancient burial custom at morning twilight to soften death, imagining Aurora herself taking the young into her embrace. The observation links ancestral rites with mythic imagery of dawn and loss.
Devout men mourn Stephen as his burial follows the biblical view of death as sleep reflecting Christian belief. The text notes great lamentation by mourners at his burial.
A devotional quotation from S D Gordon highlights five outlets of power in life: our life, our lips, our service, our money, and our prayer. It emphasizes that prayer stands as the greatest outlet for aiding God and humanity.
A Bible verse meditation on serving God with gladness entering His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. The passage affirms the Lord’s goodness and calls for joyful worship and blessing His name.
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