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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
2
Forecast for July 29 to August 3 covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri Valleys. Showers expected Sunday night or Monday and again Thursday. Temperatures near normal in the north and slightly above normal in the south of the district.
Estimated receipts today total 36 000 cattle and 16 000 sheep with 19 000 market hogs and 21 000 more in premarket mix. Prices show higher tone with strong demand for beef, pork and lamb and variable loads from big packers and feeders in a brisk trading day.
Closed grain futures report issued by Fe Wagner and Co Iowa City under manager J B Hunt. Trade details include price movements and market activity. Phone contact 726 listed for inquiries.
Cash close reports a range of grain values with No 1 red wheat at 2.24, No 2 red at 2.21 2.22, No 3 red 2.18 2.21, No 4 red 2.17, No 1 hard 2.24 2.25, No 2 hard 2.214 2.22, No 3 corn 1.60, No 3 yellow corn 1.65 1.66, No 2 white corn 1.90 1.94, No 2 white corn 1.85, No 3 white oats old 74, No % white oats new 72, No 4 white oats new 72, No 2 oats 66.
A four year old, Charlotte, shows a witty handle on English rules as she explains to her mother that hen set and lay, and people sit and He, do not they. The remark reflects a child’s clever grammar insight quoted in Country Gentleman.
Jay J. Newlin presents farm and stock notes including crop conditions, market reports, livestock prices, and practical tips for growers and ranchers in this periodical department.
John Godwin and Homer Speidel’s herd includes two home raised pigs while Will Green’s son Merle has two, all entered in a county contest offering a free trip to the International show. Ernest Carlson hosted Mr. M. Whitman of Monroe Center Illinois who bought the junior yearling Volunteer Boy. Duroe pig from Mela Shalla’s sow, purchased at Carlson’s 1917 winter sale, was shipped after spring sale profits.
Albert Donovan yields 1075 bushels on 21 acres about 53 bushels per acre north of town. Fred Moore reports 80 bushels per acre from oats near Ainsworth. Winter wheat runs around 30 bushels per acre. Ira Rathmel brings in Will Todd oats weighing 102 bushels for 78 bushels per machine measure, suggesting a 52 per acre yield.
Farmers from Highland township and nearby areas report diverse yields. Frank Salladay cites 6 to 10 bushels per acre on smooth spring wheat due to scab, while oats range from 41 to 58 bushels per acre on various machines. Other reports note 23 bushels on winter wheat and 400 bushels from a круп threshing run. A mare loss and a sick horse are also noted amid hot weather.
R M Visquain oversees part of the boys in the county pig club contest at the local high school. Harold and Glen Wilson own pigs from the Knotek Sons herd and keep them on fuel feed at their father's home. Lloyd Foster has two Duroc pigs at Boyd Foster's, bought from his uncle. Chas Godwin also has two red pigs.
A printed statement notes nicotine sulphate sold as Black Leaf 40 offers high concentration and can kill plant lice even when diluted one part in a thousand of water. It is claimed to be more effective than soap and kerosene emulsions and is used against all plant lice including those on sweet peas raised by J. M. Taylor.
Washington July 29 General regulations governing stockyards were signed by the President. They prohibit extortionate charges and unfair dealing, require adequate livestock handling facilities including labor feed and water, and ban deceptive practices in buying and selling. The rules also curb circulating misleading market information that could affect prices.
National League had no games. American League games included Cleveland 2 in 10 innings over Detroit 6 46, Philadelphia 0 2, New York 2, St Louis 4, Washington unspecified. Chicago Boston unlisted.
Government guidance outlines farmer rights and market options for wheat. It details price floor for No 1 hard wheat fob Chicago, freedom to sell to highest bidder or any market, no sale restrictions, potential future requisition, seed-use allowances, direct ship to markets, optional grain inspections, and limits on flour grinding to cover 30 days per person with ration substitutions and pledge.
An advertisement targets middle aged men and women, claiming Foley Kidney Pills aid overworked kidneys and bladder as natural aging slows function. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the remedy in a period tone.
A humorous dialogue reflects a jailed man criticized for drinking. The lawyer probes the charge while Mike jokes about intoxication versus bicrime, highlighting muddled legal terms and miscommunication.
Food Administrator Denis warns Iowa farmers and railroads to prevent grain and hay fires near rights of way. Stacks near tracks and weeded rights of way raise risk. sparks from locomotives can travel 250 to 300 feet. Farmers should move stacks away from rails and plow 75 to 125 feet of fire guards along fences to largely eliminate danger.
An old advertisement notes Foley Kidney Pills relieve kidney and bladder troubles and various pains. It claims benefits for backache, rheumatism, joint stiffness, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. The ad appears in a Lemmon's Pharmacy advertisement alongside a fragment about French girls.
In a Broadway restaurant story Nanette Bisson plays a gay waitress whose seriousness wins the heart of a young physician who first viewed her as a pretty plaything. Carmel Myers stars with Edwin August in the supporting cast.
South American producers are turning out imitation ivory to meet demand for carved goods. Authorities note the material mimics real ivory but may help curb poaching pressures while raising questions about regulation and markets.
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