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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts today total 18 900 cattle hogs and sheep with heavy demand for prime beef and lamb. First sales show cattle higher and hogs selling around 17 to 18 dollars, with butchers slow to move, veal and calves steady. Receipts yesterday and today reflect active market with transfers to packers and stockers in mixed quotations.
Mrs T Neureuer from Faun Maire and Dr Gileston of Youngstown report Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured severe croup and helped whooping cough. The old remedy is said to relieve irritated throats chest pain and bronchial coughs in both children and adults cited by Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington.
Crawfordsville July 12 details from Over County residents include visits by Mrs. Griff Humphrey of Wyman and Mrs. David Johns, Dr and Mrs W J Masson of Washington, Mrs W A Walker of Ainsworth, and others. Miss Hope Huston marked her tenth birthday with fourteen guests, pink and white decor, and gifts. The funeral of Mr Sherwood was held at the Presbyterian church in Garden Grove Town with pallbearers listed.
This brief sketches how cockpit, once a shipboard term for the surgeon’s area and later a theater of war, came to denote confined battle spaces. It notes Shakespeare’s Globe metaphor and Belgium’s role as a cockpit of Europe, then mentions seaplane cockpits as the pilot and observer space.
A brief note observes that nonsense often leads to trouble and that clear thinking helps prevent it, arguing common sense is crucial to avoid minor missteps becoming bigger issues.
Walter Bales and M G Blick shock grain in Bales oat field where Amos cuts. Estimates suggest yields near 50 bushels per acre as heavy headed bundles indicate a strong crop. Some ground had been underwater creating a lower yield, but oats with shorter water exposure promise a surprising performance.
A report notes a downstream field more damaged with a gang plow and five horses turning what remained of the crop mostly weeds. The dry section already in rape will feed the horses that later eat corn planted before the high water.
John Luers says most crops look good except on overflow land where a mix of corn millet and weeds exists. Four percent will be plowed and sown to winter wheat this fall, with river straightening viewed as a potentially profitable investment. Harvest in Wentworth is underway and timing hinges on favorable weather.
Mrs. Savage and her son Clifford report strong corn harvest with cattle in the fields risking fence damage and the need for repairs.
Roy Jones keeps a variety of pigs including crosses between Spot ted Poland and Duroc and pure bred sows favored by Shaver and Fry for mail orders. Anson Woodford awaits spring to plant corn but wet weather delays planting, washing out some hillside and leaving a good stand overall. He plans to hog a portion of the corn near a clover field and will delay rape planting in that area.
Al Morgan notes grape crop thrives when vines climb a tree rather than posts and wire while last winter nearly killed others. Tobias Luithly aids Oliver Leppert with hay work using John Parcell s poles. Leppert plans oats next and invites John to cut them. Parcell halts hay until oats harvested.
M. E. Hill, a Clay township resident, milks seven to nine cows and relies on monthly milk checks for expenses. He would buy more cows if he knew his son would not be drafted in the west call. He shows interest in a contest association sought in the Brighton neighborhood.
A four year-old mare died after a gate mishap caused a board to puncture her arm. The animal weighed about 1400 pounds and was valued at around $150. John Wenger in the Eicher neighborhood finishes corn plowing and has hay in the mow and grain in the shock signaling threshing time.
Steve Loover of Mr. Pleasant Iowa reports starting to feed his herd of about 100 hogs with Sherman Brothers Hog Powder. He notes fifty were sick and off feed two months ago while nearby herds suffered cholera, yet his herd did not lose a pig and is now healthy and growing fast.
The article explains that carat weight in goldsmiths gauging gold quality derives from the seed of an Abyssinian carat flower. The seed’s uniform size made it a standard for weighing gold and precious stones.
In Cedar Rapids on July 12 two hungry boys, 12 year old Robert Clemens and 8 year old Edward Clemens, traveled from La Harpe to Burlington and then to Cedar Rapids with only a nickel. Orphaned or guardianed, they fled pursuit after selling a two week old chicken, begging a pie on a train, and sleeping on a boathouse porch before being taken in by Fireman H Phelps.
A three year old Agnes smeared butter on her mother's apron while asking if her hug counted as an embrace. The mother humorously notes the moment, and Agnes confirms it was butter, not a kiss or hug.
A neighbor visits as a mother finishes washing her hair. She comments on her beautiful hair. Charlie, nearby, quips that she has more on the dresser, sparking a lighthearted exchange in the scene.
The text argues that organic things grow while inorganic stones do not. Stones can increase in size only by external addition or coating, not by internal growth or life processes. They are chipped from rocks or hardened materials and may be smoothed by friction.
Nervous energy fuels enthusiasm that animates effort and pushes individuals toward higher achievement. Ambition requires internal incentive and driving power. without it a person remains stagnant and unable to climb beyond the common level.
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