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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1922

Page

2

Daily Livestock Market Report Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Estimated receipts today hogs 22000 cattle 12000 sheep 22000. Holdover 12889. Market slower with higher grade cattle and sheep, best beef prices 10.10 to 10.85 per hundredweight. Pigs and sows varied with light weights around 9.75 to 16.60, lambs 12.50 to 15.60, ewes 6.50 to 8.15. Official yesterday totals show hogs 43307, cattle 22190, sheep 21996, calves 3796 with shipments 14471 hogs 4452 cattle 128 calves 379. Estimated tomorrow hogs 19000 cattle 16000 sheep 15000.

Chicago

Dramatized Bible Scenes For Pastors In Ames

July 18 drama at the summer school of methods for pastors in Ames features a seven person Job scenario. Costumes from ancient days enhance the visual presentation directed by Prof. Earl A. Roadman of Upper Iowa University Fayette, signaling a growing trend in religious education.

Ames Job Earl A. Roadman Upper Iowa University Fayette

Coal Supply Short Leaves Farmers Stack Grain This Year

Des Moines reports Iowa officials coordinated with mine unions and county agents as coal for threshing grows scarce. Farmers may stack grain due to the coal shortage, with weather and rails factored in. state Farm Bureau leaders warn stacking is a lost art while institutions expect coal to last a month or six weeks.

Des Moines Iowa Kendall Iowa Farge Bureau Federation N Hunt State Farm Bureau Tim Cunningham Washington Chicago Electrc Light, Gas and Power

Forest fires and fungal decay shorten timber life

The article notes that annual losses from forest fires are large but no greater than those caused by fungi. Fungi damage timbers including bridge timbers telegraph poles and other wood structures, requiring replacements. Railway ties last seven and a half years on average and would last about fifteen years if fungi did not affect them.

Farm population of the United States in 1920 census

The Department of Commerce reports the 1920 census shows 31,614,269 people living on farms or as farm workers and families. Rural areas hold 31,358,640, with 255,629 on city farms. the farm share varies by state from 2.5 percent in Rhode Island to 71 percent in Mississippi.

Washington, D. C Department of Commerce United States Mississippi Rhode Island Arkansas Carolina Dakota Georgia Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Massachusetts New Jersey Connecticut New York Pennsylvania California Illinois New Hampshire Maryland Ohio Nevada Washington Delaware Michigan Potomac Rivers Pacific Coast Maine Arizona West Virgin Florida Wyoming Texas North Carolina Missouri Ilinois South Carolina Virginia Iowa

Wallace Wins Iowa Support in Conservation Stance

The Iowa State Conservation association endorsed Secretary Wallace of the U S Department of Agriculture in his dispute with Secretary Fall and pledged ongoing support for conservation and natural resources in Iowa. The group also sent sympathy to the Gardner family and highlighted church events and attendance at the Little Brown Church, noting extensive visitor numbers and recent weddings amid a cosmopolitan mix of attendees from many states and nations.

Charles City Iowa State Conservation Association Wallamw United States Department of Agriculture Secretary of the Interior Wallace Iowa Charles F. Gardner Osage Mitchell County Little Brown Belgium France China Scotland England India Canada William Pitts Brooklyn N. Y West Meeting East Seatie Wash New, Haven, Conn Lee The Conservation Association Wisconsin

Subtle social quips echo in vintage London Life pairing

A witty exchange hints at gendered tone and breaking into song as a recurring device. The London Opinion notes Miss Flipp singing, while Life quips about key access, implying continual assertion of being right.

Flipp

Fairchild Seeks Hidden Mine and Faces Mysterious Heir

Robert Fairchild travels toward Chadi Colorado to claim his father's mining past. On a mountain road a swift rescue ride from a determined rider ends with Fairchild teaming up to free a jammed car and receiving a promise of payment for help.

Thornton Fairhhild Robert Patrehild Colorado Henry Beamish Chadi Denver

Auto chase ends with a stolen ten dollar bill mystery

A rider helps a runaway boy hijack a car then disappears with a small wad of cash. Sheriff, pursuing in another vehicle, questions Fairchild who realizes a lie about a boy and a possible auto bandit heading toward Denver.

Fairchild Robert Fairchild Hebe Arapahoe County Tonneau Denver

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