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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1920

Page

2

Market Report Second Hog and Cattle Figures Chicago

Estimated receipts today total 36 394 hogs 11 642 cattle 8 888 sheep 3 439 calves with varied price ranges. Hogs mostly 15 to 25 cents lower. top 24.60 and heavy weights 13.40 to 14.25. Cattle mixed gains with steers 15.15 to 16.25 for prime, and cows and bulls in narrower ranges. Lambs and sheep steady to firm. spring lambs 13.50 to 17.50, yearling wethers 9.50 to 13.00. Receipts and shipments noted for market coverage.

Chicago Til Monona Guernsey

U.S. Crop Report Highlights Winter Wheat and Oats Data

The report cites winter wheat at 504 million bushels with May 485 million. spring wheat 277 million. total air wheat 781 million with spring wheat condition at 89-1. Oats acreage 41,032,000. indicated crop 1,315,000. final last year 1,248,000. Corn and barley futures and cash markets noted with mixed declines and steady oats. hay and rye figures provided. livestock estimates set for tomorrow.

U. S

Cut Sweet Clover Now For A Second Crop Later

Farm crops experts at Iowa State College advise cutting sweet clover before bloom with about four inches of stalk left. Early cuts yield tender forage. waited cuts become woody and palatable value drops. Also notes lime use to correct soil acidity raises alfalfa and clover yields, with significant economic gains. Reports on poultry culling, dairy profitability, and women’s role in poultry work accompany.

Iowa State College Iowa Department of Agriculture Avergae

Relief of Rheumatic Pains Advertisement

For rheumatic pain stiffness and sore muscles try massaging affected parts with Chamberlains Liniment. It will relieve pain and help rest and sleep. Lemmon's Drug Store advertisement.

Lemmon’s Drug Store Advt Thif

Bragg Visits Davenport to See Grandfather

William Bragg traveled to Davenport this morning to visit his grandfather, W. J. Bragg.

Wm. Bragg Davenport W. J. Bragg

Raid at PANG Station Leads to Liquor Nuisance Charge

In Waterloo Indiana a filling station came under scrutiny after a county attorney secured a search warrant. Officers found three pints of whiskey and multiple empty bottles hidden on the premises. The station manager was arrested on liquor nuisance charges amid dry law enforcement efforts.

Waterloo

Origin of Canada Name Traced to Iroquoian Word

A historical note explains that Canada derives from the Huron Troquois term Kanata meaning a collection of huts. In Cartier era the St Lawrence north shore from Hochelaga to the gulf was divided into Hochelaga Canada and the Saguenay, where the name now borne by the Dominion first appears.

Canada Jacques Cartier St. Lawrence River Hochelaga Montreal Gulf Saguenay Dominion

Revival Bicycle Pilgrimage to Maquoketa from Davenport

About fifty riders from Davenport will travel to Maquoketa on Sunday June 26 as part of the national gypsy tours. A. H. Gottschlich handles arrangements with riders checking out of Davenport and in at Maquoketa. The round trip covers about eighty miles with a day outing during their stay.

Davenport Maequoketa Maquoteka Maquoketa United States A. H. Gottschlich

To Duplicate Baby

A passerby recalls meeting Grace the dress baker's daughter who wheeled her little brother. After kissing the infant he asks to keep it. Grace replies not but suggests her mother would lend a pattern for one like him.

Little Grace Grace Illustrated News

Poet Browning Refused Money for Brief Poems

Robert Browning, among Britain's famous men, repeatedly refused large offers for short poems over the last quarter of a century. He told friends he would not thrust his work on the public and that readers could buy his books if they wished to read him.

Robert Browning Browning Eatonic

Palm Stems from Roman Gladiator Reward Tradition

The Brooklyn Eagle explains that the phrase palmy dave traces to a Roman custom in which a victorious gladiator was rewarded with a palm branch to symbolize bravery and honor.

Brooklyn Eagle

Oildag Graphite Lubricant Claim Sparks Engine Benefits

Oildag claims Acheson Graphite is the sole manufactured graphite used in its formula. They guarantee that proper Oildag grade in engines boosts power and reduces wear and carbon deposits while lowering fuel use and oil consumption, aiming to extend service intervals before overhaul.

Troubles from my age aid by Pinkham's compound

Rochester Indiana resident Mrs. Letriz Baney reports dramatic relief from age related troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites symptoms like suffocation hot flares headaches backaches and weakness improving with the remedy.

Mrs. Baney E. Pinkham Rochester Ind Letriz Bangey East 9Th St Indiana Lydia E. Pinkham

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Market Report Close OF Grain Futures Beach Wickham Grain CO Morrison Washington, Iowa John A. Babcock Merchanc. & Yard St. Louis Journal’s Farm Department Missouri United States Department of Agriculture State Agricultural College Mutual Colenso W. S. Reister Pang W. A. Harper Real Estate Office Washington Morris F. Macon Lemley Reduction CO I. Cohn John M. Brant Parm Bushnell, Ilinois John E. Thompson Property Owners Federation, Inc Mote R Capeccl Nelle Bradfield A. Ca Atlanta Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Props Toledo S.M. Bixby & CO. Inc New York Oildag Acheson Graphite John Stregel Jr Harper, Iowa Keokuk Maliaska Counties
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