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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
2
Hogs see strong finish with mostly higher quotes and top at 16.80 as receipts and direct quotes remain steady. Beef and veal show modest gains week over week while sheep and lambs trend bearish on heavy stock, noting bearish tone in week close and several shipments.
Iowa City grain futures round up from FE. W. Wagner & Co. led by B. Hunt shows closing figures across markets. Prices listed include bids at 1.46 and 1.45 percent with varied percentages and a 13.50 figure.
National League results include New York 1 Chicago 6 and Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 1 Boston 7 Pittchurch 6 Philadelphia 23 St Louis 14. American League games show Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 2 Detroit 6 New York 11 St Louis 6 Boston 4 Chicago 7 Washington 2. American Association results note Milwaukee 6 Toledo 2 St Paul 2 Indianapolis 6 Minneapolis 9 Louisville 2 with Kansas City and Columbus games not played.
The birds nests used to make the famed Chinese soup are built by a swallow species found along Javea Ceylon and Borneo coasts. The nests are gelatinous and sourced from marine plants, boiled in chicken broth or almond milk, producing a dish resembling vermicelli soup but far costlier.
A motorist tells the chauffeur to move the Wolf from the doorway into the garage and declares he is finished for the day.
The Wilber Gardner family near Haskins reports their first early season crop of new potatoes, planted in March and thriving despite unseasonable weather. Mrs. Gardner led the project and now jokes at family doubts.
Wm O'Connor reports corn planted in Colbert Bros area east of Riverside with pumpkins and fallback hills. Colbert Bros farm 226 acres with 23 hogs and water pump issues prompting a cement tank plan. Charles Lorack replants corn due to worms while a twelve year old plows efficiently. Clover ready to cull as pasture and meadow show heavy growth.
R A Stalley reports irregular mail due to a bridge outage. He notes a Ford crossing this route recently as road use grows. Stalley finished potato plowing and planned to plant corn. He mourns a two year old bull lost to bloat on clover, a condition rising with wet weather and lush clover growth.
Ernest Rath plants navy beans for own use while corn shows a strong stand across fields. EU. Craig reports partial crop on Charles Cummings' land with high water causing light replant but new growth emerging. Fred Hahn resides on the Cummings property tending long corn rows and chores amid ongoing planting activity.
Joe Cummings returns to the corn plow with his son Ray and Mr. Whiting as four teams work to break crusted ground on 140 acres. The hired man had to leave for Washington, leaving the crew short of hands. The corn plants look promising despite the heavy crust.
A. H. Raymond in Highland and Iowa Townships waited to plant sod corn until worms aged and cut worms died, then rains arrived. The late planted corn sprouted in four days, aiding emergence. Corn plows began the first field rounds.
Will Murphy has the framework up and the roof on his new two story house. It is built to be modern and expandable. His sons finished the corn again and were plowing for Lewis Coon, who is in Iowa City hospital with appendicitis, there over a week and recovering nicely.
Gladwin barber Kert McCain is out a few days plowing corn for W Sookup to develop muscle. He says the work builds strength and a habit of hard work.
W. F. Stockman and helpers operated three one row cultivators and one two row machine, finishing the corn a second time before noon Friday. The crew can harvest a large amount in a day with that equipment.
The government will not run the packing industry. A special committee reports the administration should continue regulatory control rather than direct operation. Publicity on wholesale prices and trade practices is urged, with the Food Administration maintaining oversight of meat distribution and consumption.
Early day author John Fox Jr on a fast Arkansas railroad ride frets at sharp curves. A calm fellow passenger reassures him by noting the engine on the head train controls their speed.
The moose is the largest living deer in North America, standing six and a half to seven feet at the shoulder and weighing 1,000 to 1,500 pounds. The elk, native to northern Europe, is often considered the same species but smaller, and the term evokes strength as in the phrase as strong as a bull mouse.
A reflective line notes that confident ex executives overestimate their power to run nations and hints at the futility of a failed book agent’s ambitions. The text uses irony to question managerial prowess and national governance.
More than three thousand residents gathered in Kalona on June 15 for a community wide salute to the Third Liberty Loan.Governor Harding spoke, urging farmers to work, condemning hoarders, and stressing victory and sacrifice. Local bands performed and a service flag for English River Township with 67 stars was unveiled amid praise for wartime effort.
Frank Swisher quit his restaurant job and tended a garden praised as the town’s finest until a neighbor revealed the prized plants were young jimson weeks. He has since left gardening to work on the railroad. It notes Taft rode the Firefly train east this morning and hints at a town baseball team being formed with Ed Lantry likely to coach.
Ray Sterret writes from Highland Park Des Moines during a ten weeks summer schooling course. He hopes to join the army but may choose teaching school if needed.
Paul Tedford, who returned last week from Champelin Illinois where he attended the university, went to Washington Tuesday evening to visit his sister Mrs J C Briley. Later he plans to go to Casper Wyoming to work for the Burlington railway Company this summer and re enter the Illinois university next fall.
Mr. Daniels of Washington started applying the oil to the streets on Monday. Prospects suggest only one car of oil may be needed as several residents do not want oil, yet one coat should suffice in many places according to Wayland News.
Last Friday the School Board elected W G Robertson as superintendent, a surprise to all. Robertson, highly qualified, previously taught at a Pennsylvania State Normal school and led the Boys' Preparatory School for two years, a timely hire amid wartime teacher shortages.
Iowa citizens are urged to sell excess flour to the government to aid soldiers and allies. The campaign, backed by Administrator Deems and Hoover, aims to collect 22 000 barrels in three months with penalties for hoarders and plans to reallocate flour to Europe or export surplus where possible.
The Crawfordsville Laprint notes widespread doubt that local boards will secure a manual training teacher this year. The piece suggests the wartime draft has drained or will drain many young men from schools across the state, jeopardizing staffing.
Miss Ina Caldwell of Burlington visiting at the Ralph Borman home near Caldwell farm north of town rode two horses to her farm near Middleton. In Winfield she paused for refreshments and the marshal, alerted to arrest suspicious characters, exclaimed a German spy disguising as a woman.
A Crawfordsville Imprint letter criticizes a local officer for arresting and ejecting Miss Caldwell after a phone identification by Ralph Bosman. The writer says the officer, who could win an iron cross for heroism, lost 100 percent of respect and calls for officer training.
The Elmer Wood company of Moulton Iowa loses its license for egg hoarding and excess profits after selling to Swift & Co at high prices. Zinn & Co and Swift NY suspend egg dealings in New York. Ottumwa agent ordered to donate to Red Cross. E A Brown Co of Laverne Minnesota ordered to suspend flour sales in Little Rock from May to August 1918. All excessive flour sales since November 1917 to be reversed and substitutes sold.
Editorial urges corn to serve as a national symbol and constant home front support. Highlights corn's role in sustaining civilians and troops, urging continued cultivation, rationing, and patriotic use during wartime.
The passage warns against unkind or promiscuous criticism that grows if left unchecked. It notes we pride ourselves on our ideas and punish those who differ, demanding personal freedom while denying it to others.
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