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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market report shows today's receipts 35,000 hogs and 11,000 cattle with heavy numbers for sheep. prices range from 13.00 to 17.25 for cattle and 13.00 to 16.90 for hogs, with heavy weights and various grades listed. Official yesterday totals: receipts 43,034 hogs, 16,918 cattle, 19,127 sheep, 2,992 calves. shipments 10,204 hogs, 4,656 cattle, 249 sheep, 6,154 calves.
Milkweed seeds hide in a pod then burst open and release them to the wind. Each seed rides a ball of silky down with thread like veins, forming delicate specks that a microscope reveals as ribbed tubes. The bursting pod resembles a miniature air show as white seed crafts rise.
The journal notes farm department sale dates in Iowa and Washington for Spotted Poland China stock. It reports USDA figures of 25,000,000 cows and discusses butter and poultry trends. It also reviews farm home improvement programs, soil treatments boosting clover yields, and Argentine corn reaching New York at favorable prices amid shifting U.S. demand and tariffs.
Calhoun county consolidated school boards request relief from the Iowa legislature next winter. They urge raising or removing the general fund tax limit to maintain school standards amid new conditions. The move was endorsed by boards from Rinard Lohrville Somers and Yetter with signatories Ross Ventress Hugh Baird J R Ness and G A Mohr.
Market notes from Beach Wickham Grain Co show corn and oats prices for July, September and December contracts with openings highs and lows. Provisions futures and Chicago cash close details list varied No 1 to No 6 grades, receipts, and regional cash bids for Corn Oats and Rye along with live stock estimates for tomorrow.
A terse market entry lists sheep at 18,000 units with Toledo Clover Cash at 25.00, plus October 25.20 and December 24.15 figures. The fragment hints at agricultural commodity values and seasonal price references.
London reports Sir Edward Carson, Ulster unionist leader, pledging to reorganize voluntary defense to protect Ulster from Sinn Fein machinations. He warned of Sinn Fein aims to penetrate Ulster and vowed no tolerance for their methods. He noted 20,000 new Orangemen in the past year.
Mexico City July 15 Provisional President de la Huerta office reports Universal says legislation to make all Mexico dry is being prepared for presentation to the next congress. The move aims to aid regeneration of Indian and half-breed races, described as large alcohol consumers. Steerage Fares Increased From New York to Europe also announced with rates rising to 15.50 and higher due to labor and fuel costs.
Spencer Kellogg & Sons announces a process that removes the nauseating taste from castor oil while keeping strength and purity. It remains 100 percent castor oil prescribed by doctors, now offered in 15, 30, and 65 cent bottles sold by druggists with plainly labeled genuine lab bottles.
The origin of the American Indian is disputed with ethnologists noting closest resemblance to Mongolian and Siberian peoples. Most authorities believe ancestors crossed from Asia to Alaska and then down the North American coast.
Council Bluffs July 13 George Bently was killed when an automobile carrying three men overturned in a ditch between the city and Lake Manawa. Charmed by glaring headlights the driver veered off the road into the ditch. The other three men from Neola were uninjured in the crash.
Oildag markets as the world’s best lubricant for cars trucks and tractors. It uses Acheson Graphite diffused in high grade neutral oils and promises increased power reduced wear fewer carbon deposits lower fuel use less valve pitting spark plug sooting and oil consumption, and for twice the car service before overhauling.
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