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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1923
Page
2
Chicago trade notes estimated receipts today 16 000 cattle 13 000 hogs 15 000 sheep with holdover around 16 percent. Prices range for hogs 7 46 to 7 60 with sows mostly 6 00 6 35 and heifers firm. Cattle steady to weak with steers about 11 40 and lambs uneven bids. grain futures quoted higher with 79 cars of wheat and 145 cars of corn noted.
A Boston era transcript notes a man with one foot in the grave still kicking with the other, illustrating a stubborn vigor amid precarious health and ongoing labor.
A gentleman who concentrates on fishing avoids bothering others and lets experts guide the day. The expert knows inquiry leads to more questions and that common courtesy should include sharing tackle, bait, and space.
The text notes Filipino women follow customs seen as odd by outsiders. Women do not drive vehicles or ride bicycles, nursing is male-dominated, men design embroidery, and co education exists across the Islands while Filipino women earn more than Canadian women in percentage terms.
The turfa of Braz is a soft brownish yellow substance that floats on water. It can be distilled into crude oil and scrubber naphtha. The oil is described as a very good shale oil and when distilled the turfa shrinks to one third of its original volume yielding a coke with good fuel value.
The Doomsday book compiled under William the Conqueror lists only two John entries for Mugland two of which one is a Dane indicating rarity of the name at the time.
A short editorial urges tolerance by noting no fault condemns a man fully and faults are magnified by friends and enemies alike. It quotes a line about casting the first stone and reflects on judgment in public life.
Nature Magazine notes that young lions and tigers are bottle fed and later given ground pigeon meat. Baby elephants enjoy bread and milk, while several camels newly in American zoos are raised on cow’s milk from a nursing bottle.
A Versian ambassador, unaccustomed to domestic splendor, mistook a hotel suite bed for a throne. He seated guests on it and then slept on the mat beside the bed, illustrating cultural unfamiliarity with royal-style furnishings.
A compact quotation notes millions in country communities miss chances to express talents due to lacking opportunity. It cites Alfred G. Arvoid asserting hidden abilities exist yet go unrealized when opportunity is absent.
A compact drum device feeds a harmless gas to inflate a tire to 65 pounds per square inch quickly. The system emphasizes efficiency and speed, delivering rapid inflation without damaging the rubber.
There are more than forty varieties of the tobacco plant but fewer than six are used commercially for the manufacture of smoking mixtures.
A 19th century style line notes trade grows wealth and glory but true strength lies with land enltitators, citing Lord Chatham as authority.
The world’s largest pencil factory sits in the German city of Nuremberg, long a central hub of the pencil making industry since 19th century.
Vector Johnson asserts Kiegs will appear whenever they have a right to do so, emphasizing lawful access and procedural standing. The remark underscores respect for rights and due process in public or legal settings.
Miss Helen Mayhew of Pasadena visits West Chester and teaches in California. Farmers report land selling 285 to 400, 13 acre tract at 12 000, corn around 90 cents, hogs at market near Chicago. Local social news covers baptisms, travels to Washington, school debates, missionary meetings, and family visits among area residents.
Merle Statler sold several sheep and delivered them at West Chester for shipping. Miss Joe Wilcox spent a week with sister Mrs Clarence Raimer. A W Strum assisted son Gus with oats cutting. Miss Buntee Baker helped sister Mrs Etta Statler with household duties.
Mr and Mrs Bryan Swift and children visited the Will Caldwell home on Sunday. Jim Thompson and family visited the Hloah Farrier home near Brighton. Earl Kephart and children called on the Howard Baker home. Town neighbors attended the funeral of Misa Agnes Swift in Washington Monday morning. Farmers work hay and oats. threshing is planned. George Chalupa suffers a boil on his foot.
Alfred Erickson and family visited the W. W. McConnaughey home. John Krantz left for Galesboro after his nephew’s death. Mrs. J. P. Bacon was a business visitor. Leslie Morrison delivered hogs to Miller Brothers at Olds. Lois Davidson of Crawfordsville stayed with her sister Mrs. Clarence Moorhead. Edwin Crissinger joined his brother from Crawfordsville for an X-ray in Burlington. Mrs. Glen Huston visited Crawfordsville parents. Red Ball road grading continues, Ed Curtis helped with shock outs. Many attended the Olds band concert. Verle Maxwell visited Wednesday. Charles Crissinger and family were Mr. Pleasant visitors. Clark Zickefoose departs for Florida. Leota Adams, living in Cedar Falls, visited the Moorhead home.
The Loyal Temperance Legion was organized at the school house with 31 present. Officers elected include Doris Fletcher as president Edna Eisele as vice president Violet Twinam as secretary treasurer and Myrtle Orris as chorister. The group plans biweekly meetings and contests with a prize for the losing side.
Abilene Kansas visitor Mrs Riley Pencil spends time with sister Mrs Lydia Madden. Ottumwa C Dayton family and Miss Ida Martin visit Brighton relatives. Miss Mary Buffum arrives from Cedar Falls for month with sister Mrs H W Helmick while on librarian duties leave. Hod Brier and Ralph Tracey families head to Dexter Iowa for a week with Rex Brier. Dr Gordon and family travel from Oskaloosa to weekend with kin. Frank Bristow clan in Des Moines visiting daughter Mrs Newton Bennett. Rev R Reichen and wife return from Illinois. Floyd Robison family from Missouri visits Co V Robison home. Viola Hyzer returns from Richland with grandmother. Kay Cassady weekend visit in Oskaloosa.
The item notes a newborn: a 9 lb daughter born to Mr and Mrs Otto Macy on July 17 at Henry Speilman’s residence. It also mentions Mrs Milford Williams traveling to Keota for a few days.
A San Francisco hardware firm received a request from the Orient for quotations on mmale water sheep. Unable to understand the article, staff posted the three underscored words. An outsider suggested hydraulic rams, which proved correct.
A woman plagued by typhoid lasting seven years after and indigestion with gas and colic attacks found relief with Mayr Wonderful Remedy. She reports rapid improvement and no bloating after using the product. The ad claims the remedy removes catarrhal mucous and calms intestinal inflammation, with a money back guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists.
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