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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets show opening trade slow with hogs steady to lower on light demand. Cattle receipts about 16 000 head with prices mixed as top hogs reach 19.10, calves steady to 18.35, cows and bulls varied. Sheep see generally steady tone with natives at about 18.75 to 19.25 and feeders quieter.
Commission merchant at U S Yards Chicago Illinois directs consignments of live stock to John A Babcock. Readers are advised Rooms 27 29 Main Floor Exchange for arrangements and inquiries.
Iowa City dictated close of grain futures furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co with L B Hunt as manager and contact number 726.
Mrs. T Neurever of Fau Claire Wisconsin and Mrs. D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio report their children were treated for croup and whooping cough with Foley's Honey and Tar. They credit rapid relief after using the remedy and recommend it for coughs, chest tightness, grippe, and bronchial coughs. Lemmon's Pharmacy Washington supplies the product.
Discussion of brick making as learned by the Jews in Egypt with references to brick kilns in David's era and biblical complaints about building altars of brick rather than unhewn stone. Notes cite II Samuel 12 31 Isaiah 19 3 and Exodus 20 as biblical verses.
A Louisville Courier-Journal line notes a man trying a new dish calling it a decent substitute for the real thing, referencing Welsh rabbits in a casual food remark. The quote captures a diner comparing a substitute to a traditional meal with a light tone.
A humorous exchange begins with This is the ladies' department and moves to two bachelors deciding to enter the shop and inspect stock. The brief dialogue captures light social comedy as they ponder marriage and the store layout.
Farmers return from field work to a calmer day with horse and mule drawn wagons, the rain easing threshing and delaying plowing. The community notes a relief in pressure after a hard season, with better grain drying ahead and rain boosting pasture, clover, and alfalfa yields.
Cut over lands in Minnesota, Michigan, West Virginia, Louisiana and other states, once idle, are now used for grazing sheep to aid the nation’s food supply. Sheep extension specialists of the Department of Agriculture cooperate with agricultural extension departments in 12 states to assist raisers in securing sheep from western ranges.
USDA reports 6,216 county agent workers active July 1 in the United States. Most serve in emergency tasks aiding the land army for food production for the nation and allies. Employment totals include 2,011 in emergency county agent work and 1,617 in home demonstration work.
London July 25 Herbert Hoover told a Mansion House luncheon that the Central Powers are slowly starving while Entente nations fear famine has passed. J Austen Chamberlain praised Hoover and the U S for aiding the common cause and warned Kaiser William’s contempt for the British army will not be forgotten.
A commentator notes hunger as the defining factor inside enemy lines, describing a 100,000 strong force amid calls to renew ties and strengthen bonds on the field of battle. The focus remains on sustaining allied resolve and the strategic impact of deprivation.
In a report from Europe, Hoover outlines Allied food plans for next harvests, noting food shipments from the United States and Canada will steady supplies. He cites 18,000,000 tons pork potential and says breadstuffs can be shipped without strict restrictions for Europe.
Mrs A D Smith of Jordan New York reports chronic belching sour stomach headaches and constipation eased after three years using Chamberlain's Tablets. The remedy strengthened digestion and restored health and is sold by Lemmon's Drug Store.
Ideal weather for harvesting haying threshing and most crops prevailed in nearly all parts of the state. The week opened cool and cloudy but became sunny and hot with maximum temperatures above 90. Boone and Clarinda reported 100. Temperatures averaged slightly above normal with infrequent rains aiding harvests.
The report notes drought relief from rain on the 17th in the southwest counties with continued needs in Cass Adams Warren and Lucas. Corn condition varies with tasseling in the north and central regions and good yields overall. Grasshoppers damage corn and oats from Sac to Adams counties as farmers deploy dozers and poison. Harvesting advances in the south, threshing ongoing with generally good yields and high quality. A wheat field in Scott county produced 55 bushels per acre. Oats yields are solid though not extraordinary. Barley stripe and stem rust are noted as present in limited amounts.
The hot intervals this season cut early potato yields below normal while blight stays prevalent and gardens need rain. Timegrown tomatoes are on the market. July 1 crop report shows corn 105 percent oats 97 spring wheat 101 winter wheat 92 barley 100 rye 96 flax 95 potatoes 97 hay 88 pastures 92. Last year's July 1 figures included corn 87 percent oats 102 spring wheat 99 winter wheat 80 barley 98 rye and flax 94 potatoes 106 hay 83 pastures 95.
A brief editorial note in The Evening Journal argues that common sense is not enough to steer a car and urges readers to apply faith hope and charity in daily driving and judgment.
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