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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1922
Page
2
Estimates show hogs receipts 27000 cattle 9000 sheep 15000 with prices mixed losses and gains across beef pork and lamb sectors. Official yesterday totals hogs 21060 cattle 922 sheep 11649 calves 1410, grain prices steady as wheat corn oats trade winds.
H Atherton Lee director of sugar cane investigations reports unusually favorable prospects for sugar in the Philippines due to cooperative planters and the Sugar Central Agency. He notes current yields lag Hawaii but fertilizer use this year is improving prospects with an estimated 1922 23 crop up about 50 percent in some districts.
W F Hunter part owner and editorial writer for the Freeman Journal declines a Webster City city council seat after being elected to fill the vacancy created by R G Clark leaving to become state food and dairy commissioner. He cites the belief a newspaper man should not hold public office while engaged in journalism.
Lord Leverhulme, the English soap magnate, argues that American work habits align with industrial progress. He notes Americans rise early for breakfast and work without deference to legacies, contrasting English youths who rely on inheritances. He cites hotel breakfasts at 7 am as evidence.
Iowa City May 27. A five year engineering program may start in 1923 at the University of Iowa. Dean William G. Raymond announced the plan after a Chicago meeting of engineering deans from fourteen midwestern institutions. The aim is to broaden training and prepare engineers for public responsibility without extending core technical study.
Esta Lewis aged about 22 was arrested for larceny of nearly $100 worth of clothing and hats from Sterling department store and other shops after taking items on approval and not returning them. She was brought back to Mason City from Albert Lea with Sheriff Marsh.
Describes a Northern Minnesota travel diary noting cold weather, encounters in Bronson and Hallock, berry and corn crops, and local observations. Mentions Indian reservations, varied nationalities, and the cool season ahead as crops progress. Also includes Des Moines crop report noting showers and favorable conditions, with harvests delayed by strikes and weather mixes.
Joe Stewart, a well known Nevada farmer and swine breeder, became unconscious and delirious after a bee sting on July 9. He was sent to Clarinda state hospital for insanity treatment, with doctors unsure of the poisoning cause and awaiting specialist care.
Iowa City July 27 Enough coal is on hand at the University of Iowa to last until September 16 and perhaps longer says Arthur Smith assistant superintendent of grounds and buildings. The university has shut down its steam electric plant and shifted to hydro power to cut coal use. Electricity is curtailed in many buildings with lights and motors reduced or halted. only hospital buildings retain full electrical quotas. An effort is made to warm showers and swimming pools from heating plants while daylight saving is used to conserve energy.
Liberty bonds rose to new records as of July 27 with the 344s at 101.16, the first 4s at 101.68 and the fourth 4s at 101.74 amid continued market strength.
The document notes that the first classes begin at 7 a m and that this schedule has been in force during the entire summer session, reflecting the continuing routine of the program.
The listing shows ducks priced per Ib and geese per pound with notes from local dealers. Horse hides are offered at 2.50 dollars each, while other items like deer, calf, and buckskin appear in fragmented OCR.
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