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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
Hog receipts estimated 35 000 with strong sales for bulk hogs. Cattle and calf prices mixed with steers steady to higher, cows and bulls uneven. Sheep and lambs listing strong top end with high bids, feeder and light stockers steady to higher amid fluctuating demand. Receipts and shipments noted for yesterday and today.
The piece notes that English use cheerful sobriquets for people such as Abigail and a chambermaid and a soldier nicknamed lobster for his red coat. It also mentions Thomas as a common name in Ireland and among soldiers in the old army.
A quoted editorial cautions against unkind or promiscuous criticism. It argues that pride in personal ideas leads to disdain for those who disagree and demands for freedom of action while denying it to others. The piece notes the inconsistency and urges restraint in judgment.
The dialogue reveals a man explaining he bears a black eye from a lover’s quarrel. When asked if his partner caused it, he says no, it was her other lover who did the damage, highlighting a domestic dispute twist.
Ernest Carlson reports all Duroe pigs vaccinated with none lost and only a few off feed. He mows the road to improve appearance. Jim Baird favors Jersey cows and high quality Duroc hogs, feeding to profit. Earle Libe recently bought a two year old Shropshire ram, showing leaner build but potential to grow.
Sam Oldfield delays cutting Mammoth clover until ripe for seed while Ralph cuts oats for Lewis Jones. Chas Fritz plans to cut spring wheat when fully ripe to ensure full berries. Walter Harvey beds down corn and hay, buys extra hay, and stocks for winter with 200 spring pigs and many fall pigs. Disney and Sons rake and stack Timothy hay. 19 acres of clover hay await clover huller.George Schachner and Sons prepare clover hay for fall processing. Harvest ends with reports of garden weeds advancing and one man stacking grain early.
Abbey L. Marlatt notes milk supplies calcium and a fat soluble growth determinant essential for bone and tissue growth. He recommends milk for children, skim milk for adults, and whole milk for recovery needs, with greens and plant leaves supporting the diet.
Bacon sells for 3.18 a pound in Brussels while Porto Rico reports strong gains in food conservation and production. pledge cards, expanded foodstuff acreage by 43 percent, and new meatless and wheatless day laws with penalties accompany thousands of domestic gardens and a shift from tobacco to corn and beans. The Food Administration remains neutral on saccharine use, citing state and federal law as the controlling factors.
The Washington note states no objection to a statement that failure to comply with laws on candling is wasteful practice under the Food Act. It says the Food Administration approves municipal markets and that they have served a useful purpose. It calls for proper handling, local endorsement, and potential assistance after careful investigation.
Des Moines Iowa reports a week of cool dry weather with good rains in the north and light showers in the south. Temperatures ran about 6 degrees below normal in the east and 1 degree below in the west. Sunshine was above normal except in extreme west and north counties. Drought deepens in the southwest, threatening crops. Winter wheat and early oats harvests finish in the south, spring wheat harvest active in central and west, with delays in the north. Corn progresses well but faces risk without rain in the southwest. Total corn acreage estimated at 10 337 700 acres. Pastures short and stock feeding increases in the extreme southwest.
Washington reports every bushel of Kansas wheat harvested with the central wheat belt aided by the federal employment service supply labor. The Wheat Board of Commerce calls the accomplishment phenomenal and the Labor Department predicts spring wheat will be harvested with similar success.
A Boston man discovers a former townsman and policeman in a new uniform patrolling a distant New England town. The transplanted officer explains he retired from Boston and moved, now working on the local beat.
The state game commission and the U S forest service have safeguarded deer elk antelope and mountain sheep in Colorado forests leading to large herds. It is common to see wildlife grazing in towns bordering the Uncompahgre National Forest.
Minnie tucks into little games with her infant brother and tickles his lips to hear him coo and smile. A night reveals a protruding tooth her late brother showed, and she exclaims to her mother to witness the tooth born in the brother’s mouth.
A gossiping man recalls Laura's broken engagement to a young minister. He explains the minister grew jealous and unfair, often praying for rain whenever she planned to go motoring with another man.
The article outlines Federal grading changes for wheat to shift more grain into higher grades, adjusting prices to reflect freight costs. No. 1 wheat may cost less than expected while No. 2 and lower grades are priced by sample. rail and sea freight increases are addressed.
The United States food administrator discusses beer brewing limits, noting a 50 percent cut in foodstuffs used and beer alcohol reduced to 2 percent, while distilling remains and saloons would still offer whisky and gin. He argues national efficiency and temperance require legislation to enforce prohibition rather than relying on food conservation measures.
A speaker argues that beer at 2 percent alcohol is insufficient and urges replacing it with distilled liquor to force temperance. He credits the food administration for progress and says Congress should stop sale of distilled spirits to prevent a worse situation.
An exhortation urges American housewives to preserve fruit and vegetables for civilian use only. Government departments cannot accept home canned goods without payment, and uniform containers are required to fit shipping space. Continued home canning frees commercial exports and saves transport and distribution costs.
Britain expands wheat acreage in 117 with an estimated 45 percent increase. Despite higher yields, the total output will still be small relative to domestic needs and unlikely to reduce the volume that must be delivered abroad by the United States and Canada.
A farmer from Woburn England received a 250 fine after allowing a stack of wheat to be harmed by rats. The report frames the incident within a broader push to enforce food regulations in England.
The World Outlook notes that original Arctic inhabitants are brown not red and not Indians. Their name Eski mos meaning eaters of raw fish is disliked by the group. They have not been urged to change the name by cooking fish.
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