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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
2
Chicago June 2. Estimated livestock receipts today hogs 27060 cattle 8500 sheep 8000. Market mostly 10 to 15 higher with top hogs 10.79. Cattle include yearlings to 9.25, steers to 9.35, cows up to 7.25, veal calves to 10.50. Lambs 9.76 to 14.75, spring lambs 13.25 to 14.75. Official yesterday totals show hogs 4194 cattle 15651 sheep 11103 calves 6996.
Markets furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Iowa City present a daily market summary. Commodities include corn with 351 ears and oats with 86 cars, old No 3 white oats at 56 to 39 percent and No 2 yellow corn at 60 to 61 percent. Manager Roy J Maddock oversees the Chicago office dated June 2 1922.
Mrs Will Horning hosted a birthday dinner for Ireta Petters. Willard L Greenfield and Daisy Marie Davis wed in Fairfield Iowa with witnesses Ora J Greenfield and Oliver S Gohn. A Rebekah club picnic at Sunset Park drew many locals and an improvised committee. Christian church women held a missionary gathering led by Mrs Claude Tucker with election of officers including Mrs Carrie Boileau as president.
Alex Miller, who signed with the Redpath-Vawter Chau tauqua system, leaves tonight for a summer lecture tour. He will lecture daily on The Other Side of Main Street, starting in Reinbeck Iowa and moving to Nashua, Riceville, and several Minnesota towns before touring North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Missouri. He will be away all summer with only the first week’s itinerary known.
A reader delivered address by J. J. Glaggow at Elm Grove cemetery honors Civil War veterans and World War I heroes. The speech extols patriotism, the fallen, and the blessing of liberty, with reminiscences of family ties, Veterans and the noble sacrifice for the Union and humanity.
A reflective obituary style piece honors fallen heroes and their enduring legacy, urging righteous living to honor their sacrifice. It recalls faith, eternal hope, and the promise of a better world, ending with a note about Carl Klein Jr being born to Rev. and Mrs. Klein.
The American Farm Bureau Federation warns that for over two years farmers have failed to cover production costs, risking suspension of operations. It describes farming as a large, integrated business requiring capital, management, and broad technical knowledge, with farmers facing higher risks and flood losses in the Mississippi valley.
A compact look at Japanese cinema and audiences. It notes crowds at theaters facing cherry curtained stages showing stars like Lillian Gish and Charlie Chaplin. It describes benshi narrators, onnagata actresses, and Matsunosuke as famed film actors with royal attention.
An advertisement extols natural coloring as a sign of health and beauty. It credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with strengthening frail women, promising rosy cheeks, clear skin, and firm contours through its remedy.
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