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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
2
Daily market report from Chicago lists hogs cattle and sheep receipts with holdovers and price ranges. Includes figures for 1923 July reports and official yesterday totals, with grain quotes from Beach-Wickham Grain Co and cash wheat corn oats and rye prices. It notes futures in Liverpool Wheat and a prompt service offer tied to a Journal advertisement.
A humorous Life magazine caption prompts Mrs Slim meditating on why fat men dress well while Mr Slim quips that nobody loves them. The brief exchange captures a wry social joke.
A court case outcome is recorded with a jury verdict and monetary award. The plaintiff receives five hundred dollars after the defendant’s alleged kiss is ruled as the basis for damages.
A conservative estimate claims about 70 million wild animals are killed each year for fur. The figure underscores animal rights concerns and fur industry debates across markets and campaigns.
An Open Mind is all right if your mouth isn’t that way. Charlotte CN, C. Observer.
Quote from the Boston Transcript remarking that without mistakes life would be dull, noting a humorous take on journalism and daily toil.
A London Chronicle notice seeks a man who can cut up and serve customers. The ad emphasizes practical butchery skills as a requirement for employment.
A fragmented text evokes bright lights and parlor lamps with phrases about night, lights out, and a failed night. The piece reads like a collage of sensory cues around illumination and sleep.
The city harbors a diverse population with 28 different languages spoken within its limits. Local observers note a settlement rich in linguistic variety and cultural exchange.
A quotation attributed to Izaak Walton reflects on communal responsibility. It notes that when an issue concerns everyone it effectively concerns no one. The line emphasizes collective neglect of duties that lack clear ownership.
The Doomsday Book records show only two individuals named John in England under William the Conqueror, with one of them identified as a Dane. This highlights the rarity of the name in the 11th century despite its modern popularity.
Birds vary in nest building from about seven days to a single day if the first nest is destroyed. Some birds repair old nests from last year while others complete new ones rapidly.
The practice began in Ninth century France where traitors were stripped to the waist and forced to carry a taper on the way to the court to seek God mercy. Death often followed this punishment.
Shirley Dinsmore hides her feelings as Billy Curtis foreshadows Tom Curtis and his wife returning from their honey moon. A hospital scare and mistaken reports ripple through a small town, ending with Tom inviting Shirley to join the honeymoon drive.
In a small town, city man Harvey Peterson infiltrates Kitty Hull to lure her into the movies. Three men trap him at the quarry with tar and feathers as Kitty, elated, watches the scene unfold and Peterson bows, revealing his comeuppance.
A brief survey cites diverse beliefs about women’s origin. It notes the idea Eve came from Adam’s rib, contrasts with Japanese, Versions, and Laplanders myths suggesting trees, heaven, or rabbits as origins.
Record snowfall hits high elevations with 60 feet reported at Aft Summit California 7000 feet up and 25 feet in a single season across parts of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges during winter.
The text explains that primrose derives from prime rose meaning the first and not prionate ideas. It notes the shift from prime rose to primrose and how the word rose to hold a familiar meaning.
Mexican fishermen aboard the Marinera were shot at by American smugglers near the island of Sacramento in Vizcaino bay. Six wounded, attempts to seek refuge halted by hidden machine gun fire, and a later artillery strike failed. Smugglers reportedly built a village and kept liquor stores near the coves.
A new claim suggests the common housefly is the cleverest insect surpassing the ant and bee. An authority states the fly can think 100 times faster than a faith, highlighting surprising insect intelligence.
The turfa or turta of Brazil is a soft brownish yellow substance that floats on water. From it can be distilled crude oil and scrubber naphtha and it yields a coke with good fuel value when distilled, shrinking to a third of its original volume.
A Chicago Journal reader recalls riding atop a bus when a tree limb tore off glasses and cord. Weeks later in a park, glasses in perfect condition dropped into a lowered parasol, avoiding boughs.
Crows and many relatives pick up human speech when kept in captivity. They imitate speech with sly remarks and varied intonation, suggesting intentional mimicry rather than mere accident.
A quirky belief notes it is lucky to hear a cuckoo on the Twe St of Avril and to see the new moon with a lover. It claims turning money in the pocket while looking at the moon and wishing will fulfill the wish.
A reader accuses the columnist of hiding marriage after reading a spring cleaning column. The exchange notes surprise and disappointment over assumed single status, reflecting gossip culture in the paper.
In a lively backstage moment Harris Pedro introduces Kate Hall as the new star of the Pedro company in the Peterson Domestic Performance. The audience roars at the unrehearsed comedy and Kitty walks on with Harvey as the curtain falls.
Iowa City July 12 Fifteen years ago Benito Mussolini then a student in Florence roomed with Pierre Zampiere a lecturer at the University of Iowa summer session He recalls Mussolini as a small fry and a fugitive from Swiss police He later became a socialist revolutionary and organizer of the Fascisti according to Zampiere now dean at Washburn College Kansas Their talks covered sociology and political science and Mussolini left teaching to build a political movement right after meeting Papini and other Italian thinkers.
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