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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
2
Des Moines June 1 forecast covers June 3 to June 9 for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri Valleys. Weather fair with rising temperatures. minimal change after Monday.
The market report from Chicago opens with estimated receipts for cattle, hogs, and sheep. Beef steers show gains for the week while cows and heifers ease, calves dampened, and stockers steady. hogs rise with varied classes and lambs weak on Western markets. Prime natives reach up to 19.50 with western offerings sparse and bearish tone on native ewes.
Closing prices show futures for grain edging higher with wheat and corn firm while oats slip. Market data from Iowa City shows modest gains for some contracts and a slight drop for others, reflecting uncertain demand and weather influences.
Letters from Mrs. Neureuer and Mrs. Gilkeson praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for curing severe croup and whooping cough in children after other remedies failed. They report quick throat relief and lasting cough resolution, noting the remedy's effectiveness for adults as well. Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington carries the product.
Two little girls try to interrupt as Mary asserts dignity and asks Susie to allow the tale. The exchange frames a gentle domestic moment.
Simple home tip uses a small adhesive tape setup to ensure a picture hangs perfectly straight. Moisten one end and attach to the wall while the other end sticks to the top center of the frame, then press to secure for accurate alignment every time.
Joe Marek plants four and a half acres of alfalfa after spring tillage and corn last year. Lime is needed and inoculation will use dirt from a nearby sweet clover patch to boost nitrogen. Other items report George Grecian on limestone and plaster, Lou Smith attending a Kansas City Hereford sale, and Joe Wricht using walking cultivators. Public notices cover wool and livestock market reporting plans by the Bureau of Markets effective June 1 1918.
Fragmentary notice notes arrangements perfected between a committee of the National Lave Stock HKachdage and an unspecified group. Details are unclear due to damaged text but reference to a stock committee suggests a report on market or association activity.
A Farmer's Union gathering will be held at Pleasant Hill school house next Thursday evening June 6. County president will deliver the address and all residents are invited to attend.
Native yew trees are the longest lived, with some specimens now known to exceed 2,000 years. Oaks rival them with claims of 1,500 years, while chestnuts reach about 800 and elms around 300.
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts learning to add up the oughts with the trouble of grasping figures. The playful line enters a discussion on arithmetic and language.
A reflective line quotes Fairyland as love and loyalty guiding great purposes and noble souls, even when dwelling in a hovel. The verse emphasizes inner worth and idealized realms beyond material wealth.
Medill McCormick seeks the Republican nomination for the U S Senate against incumbent James Hamilton Lewis. He led a large plurality as representative at large from Illinois and supports a budget system similar to England and France and a bill for payment of income taxes in the United States.
Miss Anna Olson a Ames state college graduate will reach Washington by June 16 to begin as county home demonstration agent. Delays aside she is ready to assist county women in war work, improving canning and thrift to conserve food. Her office will align with the county farm agent and she will tour all areas to teach economy and responsibility to youth.
The 1918 home canning plan sets a national target of 1.5 billion quarts of produce, building on 1917's estimated 850 million packs. Officials note many jars remain unused in towns nationwide and urge early prep with the slogan At every jar in every home. Estimated value of home canned food runs to about 170 million dollars.
The Bureau of Chemistry under the U S Department of Agriculture warns consumers to avoid buying table salt from peddlers or others whose reliability is not established. Salt recently offered by a peddler is cited as an example of unsafe commerce.
Washington officials warn that some low grade salts contain arsenic and dangerous barium chloride, possibly from refrigeration plant residues or warehouse sweepings. Salt unfit for food must be labeled Not for food purposes. selling such product for consumption violates laws and can lead to prosecution. Public urged to beware bargain low grade food salts.
The first war emergency food survey from the U S Department of Agriculture shows sugar intake in WIT at about 55 pounds per capita versus 54.7 pounds per capita for the five year 1911-16. The rise is attributed to more exports of condensed milk, population growth, higher individual use, and larger consumer stocks.
Gather all used jars and inspect for defects. Discard damaged containers and tops. Clean usable jars with lids, store with tops in place. Order extra jars and stock new rubber rings. Ensure the wash boiler or large vessel for hot water baths is leak free. Test canning equipment and provide a false bottom with slats or bent wire for safe handling.
The text advises substituting cereals with dates or raisins, cooking dried fruit without sugar, and sweetening fruits with honey or maple. It suggests using corn syrup or honey in puddings and cakes and offers a rule to substitute sugar with syrup and reduce liquor accordingly.
A brief want ad fragment indicates an auction in progress or planned to sell ip assets. Details are sparse but the notice signals a liquidation event with potential buyer interest and an implied public sale process.
The Rhine name is Celtic meaning floor and the British Isles form a Celtic archipelago. Glastonbury, not Canterbury, served as England’s sacred mecca, before England existed as a nation. The Boyne was Ireland’s sacred river and the first to flow into the sea.
A four year old, served cauliflower, praised it as very nice but asked not to have more. The remark shows polite restraint in a concise domestic interaction.
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