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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market roundup reports estimated receipts of 35,000 hogs and 7,000 cattle with steady to 15 lower bids. Beef steers and butchers show mixed weights with top quotes around 15.00 and 14.60, while lambs and feeders see varied prices. Total receipts reach 230,923 hogs, 8,681 cattle, 15,647 sheep, and 7,399 calves. shipments total 5,965 hogs, 3,655 cattle, 4,282 sheep, and 3 calves.
Grain futures report from Beach Wickham Grain Co notes No 2 yellow corn at 1.98 to 2.60 and No 2 white oats at 1.15 to 1.16 with markets about higher. Live stock Saturday estimates include Hogs 8,000 cattle 2,600 sheep 7,000. Clover cash October and December prices listed along with market commentary on oversold conditions and Argentine corn offering. The Rhine force composition lists French 95,000 Belgian 20,000 and other troops totaling 225,000.
Washington county farms report strong demand for tractors as spring rush drives purchases. Crawford township bought a Rumely Oil Pull for road grading and Joe Wenger of Wayland also acquired the same model. The article also notes varied pig feed rations from Pennsylvania State College and several farming tips.
Bishop's Angus cattle sale at Cedar Rapids pavilion attracted farmers and breeders. The top lot was Envito to Clearbrook 2nd selling for 3950 to Hess & Brown of Waterloo. EK L Hampton of Nashville bought seven head averaging over 1000, marking Bishop's first public sale with promising future prospects amid strong turnout. A separate note mentions a liquor swindle with rain water substituted in casks, not reported to police.
A brief note urges readers to vote for Major Hol steen for Congress next Monday June 7. The message emphasizes safety and prompts political action.
Mason City residents were swindled by a traveling salesman claiming to offer genuine old Kentucky whiskey. He convinced a syndicate to invest 2250 dollars in a cache of supposed stock delivered only in darkness. The con man demanded cash, rejected checks, and produced a convincing sample that turned out to be rain water. The scheme is believed tied to a mysterious figure likened to a cartoon character who sought greener pastures.
At the ninth conference of the Russian Communist party in Moscow early April, Clemenceau and Winston Churchill were mockingly conferred the Order of the Red Flag in recognition of their supposed services to the international revolution.
A dated advertisement argues against liniments and lotions for rheumatism and urges cleansing the blood of germs as the cure. It promotes S. S. S. as an unmatched blood purifier and claims many sufferers were helped. Free medical advice is offered from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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