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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market news shows hog receipts around 5000 with 9714 holdovers and cattle receipts near 1509 plus 7000 expected. Prices steady to modestly lower across weights, with heavy and light hogs quoted 13.85 to 16.85, pigs 13.75 to 15.00, heavy beves 25 to 35 off, fat cows 35 to 50 off. Sheep and lambs also quoted with steady to 25 off on native lambs and 50 to 100 off on ewes and yearlings 50 down.
Market note from Beach Wickham Grain Co lists Peoria cash corn at 1.60 for various yellow and mixed lots with oats at 95 96, while Toledo clover futures show cash 24.75, October 25.15, December 24.15 amid steady demand and regional price movement.
Chicago July 24 horse drawn vehicles dwindling as license bureau records show only three four horse hitch licenses issued since May 1. Two and three horse carriages also decline while automobile and truck licenses rise with motor vehicles surpassing 18,224 licenses for trucks and 69,648 for motor passenger._over $1,000,000 in license fees collected since May 1.
In Mason City on July 24 a man paid 750 dollars for a pint of whiskey to a stranger who claimed a keg of good liquor. The liquid proved aqua pura or H 20, water, leaving the purchaser fleeced and furious. He fears law help is unlikely.
Storm Lake reports that W. C. Edson representative for Buena Vista county joined the Third Separate Company of the Iowa Guard as a private to lead by example. He had previously helped raise a guard company for Storm Lake and once served with the Sac City unit.
S Jayers named assignee of City Bank of Jefferson as it assigns assets for creditors. Bank assets total about 500000 but notes were not collected promptly, forcing the move. M G McDuffie, president and owner, assigns all real and personal property including the bank and farm. First bank failure in Jefferson with no hint of dishonesty. failure blamed on neglect in loan collections and doubtful judgments on borrowers.
Emil Berliner created the grapho phone and Victor Franklin of Camden New Jersey oversaw a reorganization meeting. In the office the discussion sought a better name for the device and the door suggested Victor Franklin’s name on the sign leading to the term Vivtrola being adopted.
A compact note suggests small changes yield large effects on daily life and finances, noting how a baby could bring stronger affection, leaner days, longer nights, a smaller bank-roll, and a happier home, with the past fading and the future improving.
Muscatine July 24 local rail officials said work on replacing steel for nine miles of single track from Culver station to Letts Hill is complete. The eastbound track was laid with 100 pound rail, relaid years ago, 60 man crew worked since May, eighty five pound rail taken up shipped elsewhere, westbound relaying planned with 100 pound rail but delayed awaiting stock.
New York July 24 Irene Nasur of Columbus Ohio explains to a probation officer why she wore men's clothes to earn higher wages. At 21 she sought luxuries she could not afford, revealing past as a mother at 14 and early marriage and divorce. She worked as a waiter in a circus and as a bell or elevator operator before disguising as a man.
Milton Dierks of Burlington, 18, was on a pleasure trip among islands north of the city when the engine exploded and fire engulfed him. He jumped into the water and swam to shore, reaching a chemical extinguisher but suffering severe burns. He was rescued by Mr Pinkerson and the launch was completely destroyed.
A concise reflection on steadfast conduct in hardship and success urging prudent restraint. The aphorism notes spirit and firmness, advising tempered action when fortune overflows. horace quote emphasizes balance and measured response amid varying tides.
Des Moines reports that Iowa women may vote for president and vice president in November despite confusion over suffrage. State law, not a constitutional amendment, grants this right by empowering states to regulate electors. The Thirty eighth general assembly passed a law permitting women to vote for presidential electors, with roughly 17 million women nationwide under state laws able to vote for president and vice president this fall. Some women suspect political leaders obscure these privileges for their own reasons.
A list of women inspired innovations recorded in the United States patent office includes a cook stove sheet iron shovel ice cream freezer sad iron fountain pen washing machine toaster pocket book spring seat for furniture or cars button dress pattern dust pan portable oven vegetable masher attachment for heating kettles and boilers by gas.
Ida Grove reports town marshal L Hitchcock was spirited to Battle Creek and Sioux City to escape a hostile mob after hitting a drunk soldier, John Gleason, with a cane during an arrest. The crowd followed, but officials and returning soldiers dispersed them. Hitchcock spent the night in a grocery cellar then with relatives before departing. Gleason pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $5.
The article discusses the wedding ring as a relic that bound a woman to her lord and toaster, noting its symbolic value and historic context within a bar barisa setting.
Mrs W F Haight of 450 South Eighth Street Washington reports dull kidney aches and hip pain relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. She experienced dizziness and blurred vision, then regained energy and relief after using the product as directed. The advertisement cites price and requests readers to ask for the specific pill from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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