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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
2
Thirty Yanks fight twenty Germans for twenty minutes in a dramatic exchange. The article notes German perceptions shift from tin soldiers to iron men and credits Fox & Dewey's shoe fitting service for comfort. It also promotes moderate prices on footwear and a five percent cash trade discount.
Hog receipts estimated 22 000 with 8 000 carryover. cattle 11 000. sheep 5 000. Second report shows 24 000 receipts. stockyards strike keeps hogs unsold early. Market uneven with hogs down, various beef prices listed. late trading delayed cattle pens due to strike. beet steer at 17 65. lambs 17 75 top. spring lambs 20 50. ewes 15 00.
Grateful mothers report Foley’s Honey and Tar cured severe croup and whooping cough in children after other remedies failed. Mrs T Neurever and Mrs LD Gilkeson describe quick throat relief and disappearance of coughing with one dose. The old remedy is praised for coughs colds and throat irritation endorsed by Lemmon’s Pharmacy.
The Journal of Heredity argues the first mermaid story likely began when sailors mistook a manatee for a human. It notes the manatee in distant waves can resemble a living figure with a humanoid head and facial features when viewed from afar.
The boy asks for his mother’s incher while watching men measure ground near his home. He expresses a clear desire to take the tool, illustrating a curious moment as he imitates adults in a local setting.
The Howard Courant quips that a wife disrupts plans more than rain fire or cold weather in a lighthearted note attributed to the paper.
The Journal's Farm Department notes rivers rising and receding with the Des Moines area impacts at Columbus Junction and surrounding creeks. It reports Shoal water on Crooked Creek and Elongated streams, plus Wednesday lightning burning Jesse Marr's barn near Ainsworth. The column recalls last year's road oiling cost at 200 dollars per mile, with 3500 gallons per mile used for a 16 foot strip, funded by towns and nearby farmers, and expects similar treatment this year at about 100 dollars per mile.
J B Hoxworth starts two teams and a boy plows corn as weather allows. Strawberries ripen at Geo Brown s. On the farm chickens suffer gape disease despite new housing and disinfectants. Walter plans another helper. electricity powers pumps, churn, and washing machine. Marr Anderson describes an iceless refrigerator made from two sewer tiles aiding milk and butter storage by evaporation and shade.
The Bureau of Agriculture of the Lake Charles Louisiana Chamber of Commerce proposes paying all fair premiums this year with War Savings Stamps. A resolution supporting the plan was adopted and sent to federal and state officials and fair representatives nationwide. The idea has strong approval.
Washington June 6 proposed extension of the closed season on migratory birds to September 1 1920 for hand tailed pigeons little brown sandhill and whooping cranes wood duck swans curlews willet and all shorebirds except certain plovers Wilson snipe jacksnipe woodcock and yellowlegs The measure also continues closed seasons on rails in California and Vermont black belled and golden plovers in California and Utah and on woodcock in Illinois Kentucky and Missouri until October 1 1929.
County agent M H Feddersen issues a bulletin outlining insect pests likely to trouble gardens, including striped cucumber beetle and Colorado potato beetle, with detailed control methods using arsenicals, lime, tobacco dust, and soap solutions.
Raymond T. Baker director of the United States mint will marry Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt on June 12 at her Lenox Massachusetts home. Only a few friends and relatives will attend. Mrs Vanderbilt widow of a Lusitania victim has focused on her children and Red Cross work.
Oakdale N Y June 6 Mr and Mrs W K Vanderbilt Sr have offered their vast estate de Hour to the American Red Cross to serve as a convalescent hospital for soldiers. The Long Island property borders the ocean and the Vanderbilt home on it will accommodate 1500 patients.
J J Benda finished field prep near the house after rain delays while Harry Hesseltrneg carefully guides corn cultivation with a new planter and walker. A seed issue on a Smylies farm field was caught and replanted, now producing a solid stand across the area.
Prices for scoured wool shown as percentage of live weight with varieties such as Pine Dolaine Fine Clothing and Three-eighths Cloth listed with per pound values. Government grading at central points sets estimates. local dealers act as government agents while awaiting shipment grading. Different sheep breeds yield distinct blood classifications and wool types for Oxford Lincoln Leicester Cotswold Shropshire Merino Southdown.
A 22 mile road segment from Lynneville to Newton in Jasper county is described as part of regional transportation planning. Details on funding timeline, construction phases, and expected completion date are not provided in the readable text.
Local newspaper summarizes daily happenings in Washington County. Reports cover community events, updates from area schools, municipal notices, and public interest items with concise notes on dates and involved institutions.
Gustav Hahn a German baker convicted of espionage for belittling Liberty bonds and desecrating the American flag faced a four month sentence by Judge Evan Evans who said such acts anger Americans and strengthen wartime resolve sixty three year old Hahn received clemency requests from the jury Minister Egan resigns in Washington as Maurice Francis Benn US minister to Denmark offers his resignation to the state department citing reasons in the South
A playful exchange about trouble and being the goat ends with a quip that meddling leads to blame. The dialogue plays on roles and humor without a clear event or setting.
The writer urges people to be brave cheerful and useful during difficult times. They condemn biting sarcasm and harsh criticism and favor kindness as a guiding principle for public duty.
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