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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
2
Estimated receipts today hogs 14 000 cattle 8 000 sheep 13 000. Second report shows receipts 14 006 holdover 10 877 with market fairly active 15 to 26 higher. Beef steers and hogs quoted with several price ranges and weights. cattle and sheep also detailed. Official yesterday totals and Chicago wheat and corn行情 provided.
Robt Hyde and family visited Richland relatives as county bridge crews finished replacing two large Honey Comb creek bridges washed out by the June flood. L. P. Long Produce Co of Keota bought poultry locally last week. Gilbert Fleig works on county bridges in Clay township. Co E Morgan is hospitalized in Oskaloosa for an operation.
A fragment notes a woman and her daughters Myrna and Lois visiting Fairfield at the DP. C. Waterman home while on vacation, with interrupted reference to work at T. Co. A. in Omaha Nebraska.
In Stringtown neighbors thresh season grain as climate lowers average yield per acre. Ames poultry expert Mr Laff demonstrates at C R Miller home with Henry county agent Don Fish assisting. Local residents and visitors like John Roth Eliza Schantz and Grace Swan are noted in a busy rural day.
J H Rhea and daughter Mabel of Colorado Springs are visiting Clint and Harley Rhea. A E Rose of Washington is laying a cement basement floor for J J Anwyl. EF Neal and daughter Martena travel from Long Beach to California. Charles Barnett returns from a stay with Rev and Mrs J F Barnett to New Haven Conn.
The article discusses the closing of the Michigan Avenue Trust Co and the flight of its president, framing a four chapter arc that ends with Spurgin's conviction. It argues that higher risk and relentless pursuit deter embezzlers, and predicts Spurgin’s capture and long regretful punishment.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association and Iowa State College announce first certification tests on 7 598 acres of small grains across 46 counties. 4 083 acres passed first inspection. second test to occur after threshing. Also reports on oats and canning wheat with varying pass rates and details on grain purity standards.
Iowa City July 27 Twenty percent more admission cards filed than a year ago hint at a higher 1921 22 enrollment than last year s 5345. Deans Rienow and Burge report increasing demand as students plan outside work to cover expenses. Dormitories Currier Hall and Quadrangle remain heavily booked as registration nears.
Practical poultry guidance covering balanced feed, constant fresh water, dry mash, mite control, culling of poor or diseased birds, broody management, sand or grit, oyster shell, charcoal for digestion, sanitation to prevent disease.
Announcement from Fairfield Iowa reports the death of Dr Samuel Charles Black of Washington Pennsylvania during a honeymoon trip to Yellowstone Park. Black had served as president of Washington and Jefferson University and married Miss Mary Leal Harkness at Fairfield on June 29. The wedding was a major social event.
A threshing engine boiler exploded two miles north of Glidden Iowa injuring Riley Shafer who operated the engine. He suffered severe scalds and a leg fracture from boiler debris. Dr Hopkins moved him to Carroll hospital. No other injuries reported.
Lemuel Pappa admitted beating his wife saying it was a husband's duty. Judge John R. Newcomer rejected the defense and fined him $100 for wife beating, with Pappa choosing jail over payment.
Nina Koshetz, famed Russian soprano, defied Bolshevik orders to sing for workers and faced fines and danger. Destitute after exile, she fled through Kiev, Odessa, Constantinople to New York after a New York manager invited her to perform.
A juvenile club ad joked You fur nish the Job we furnish the boy. A correspondent saw in an English saloon a playful variation You fur nish the bed we furnish the Joy. Bestoun Transcript.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa Perry Beenblowsom sues to quiet title to Lot six in block four of the Original Plat in the city of Washington. He claims ownership in fee simple and alleges errors in record title creating adverse claims by named defendants and unknown claimants. The petition asks the court to quiet and confirm title in the plaintiff.
The petition seeks bar and estoppel against all defendants and unknown claimants to the real estate. If you do not appear and defend by noon on the second day of the September 1921 term, a default will be entered and judgment rendered. Livingston & Richer, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Notice of a special election in Noble Iowa within the Consolidated Independent School District of Noble. Voters will decide August 6 1921 at Eicher School House from 1 pm to 6 pm on issuing bonds totaling 50 000 dollars to construct and equip a new school house and acquire a site. State law citation and board order noted.
A vintage advertisement claims Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health for women under strain from marches progress and heavy duties. It asserts the remedy relieves headaches irritability backache and fatigue and promotes overall well being. The copy emphasizes enduring strength and natural restoration.
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