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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1923
Page
2
Chicago July 30 1923 market roundup shows hogs holdover 9763 cattle receipts 20000. Second report notes estimated receipts 81000 holdover 9763 market good kinds fairly active with mixed changes. Livestock outlook Tomorrow hogs 33000 cattle 11000 sheep 17000.
A concise reflection notes that many people focus on income rather than the outcome. It emphasizes the value of outcome over monetary gain and urges readers to consider long term results.
The Washington Star notes the District of Columbia as the nation’s largest education hub with about 100,200 students in public and private colleges and schools, saying learning here is in itself education.
A human skull unearthed at Belingwe in southern Rhodesia is described as older than a recent find at Gwanda. Scientists classify it as belonging to the epoch between Neanderthal and Java man, reigniting debate over human evolution.
The First Christian Church of Pine Bluff Arkansas installs an electric signaling system for the nursery. Mothers in the main auditorium watch numbered lights. when a mother sees her number flash, she is summoned to the nursery.
The Flying club of St. Louis plans a three day meet October 1 to 3 with a 50 kilometer triangular course. Sadi Lacointe Bracq Paya and Herbert James are expected to enter the Pulitzer race, boosting its international appeal. About 100 entries are anticipated from the U S and Canada with $13 000 in cash prizes and numerous trophies for various aircraft classes.
The piece notes a mystery in Ife where modern girls, though skilled with dough, struggle to bake bread well. It suggests a broader question about changing tastes and traditions affecting everyday skills.
A Chicago man has been arrested so often for speeding that his wife calls police to check if he is in jail when he is late for supper.
A brief quotation frames nature as a ruthless aristocrat, indifferent to the masses and pampering the few while destroying the many, attributed to Moses Harvey.
New York reports on whether a new Ice Age is possible as the MacMillan expedition departs for Greenland to study recent glacier movements. The piece outlines ice age history, moraine evidence from Europe and North America, and how glaciation shaped landscapes and rivers.
Government report from the northeastern frontier commissioner notes ongoing human sacrifices in the Nagahills region of the Naga hills in North Burma. Six to ten deaths yearly, up to 20 or 30 when funds allow, mainly Indian children kidnapped from Assam. Slaves in Hkampu numbered 271, down from 878, with some freed or redeemed.
A Washington Star quotation laments the lack of comfort for people, noting the devil may have a warm spot in his heart for us, reflecting a cynical view of human consolation.
Chinese makers pioneered artificial incubation by placing fish spawn in empty eggshells and nesting them beneath a hen to hatch, marking an early method in aquaculture.
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