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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts today show hogs at 40,000 with mostly steady to higher quotes across weights from 13.35 to 16.25 for various hog categories. Cattle receipts around 12,000 with beef steers quoted up to 17.00 for prime weight classes. Sheep receipts near 6,000 with lambs and yearlings trading steady to strong. Official yesterday figures list hogs 35,135, cattle 15,860, sheep 12,136, calves 3,716.
Beach Wickham Grain Co furnishes cash market figures from Washington Iowa. Corn prices moved 1 to 4 cents higher with No 2 yellow at 1.84 and No 3 yellow at 1.82 to 1.85. Oats held steady with No 3 white at 1.15 to 1.17 and No 3 white at 1.13 to 1.15.
Blanche Bigger, 14, of near Rockwell, was attacked about 9:30 p m as she neared her home. A tall man attempted to force a deadly poison mixture on her, burning her skin with spilled poison. She wrestled free, left a note from the assailant, and fled to safety as the man disappeared.
Journal report notes Milo Shalla and Hanks & Bishop visiting the New London Duroc herd famed for Pathfinder the boar influencing red hog circles. It highlights Pathfinder’s offspring Royal Pathfinder, the upcoming July 27 sale, and Royal Pathfinder as a standout. estimates place Pathfinder’s value at $75,000 with him still productive at age.
Ames June 13 Iowa State College will run a six day culling and selection school for county farm bureau leaders and interested poultry workers from June 21 to 26. H A Bittenbender heads the course with a large faculty to train county demonstrators on poultry housing feeding and management. Last year the campaign culled over 600 flocks with 44 percent removed. Remaining birds increased egg production and saved nearly half the feed.
The U S Department of Agriculture runs a central Illinois test to select best early corn for August hogging down. Minnesota 13 competes with Northwestern Dent and Silver King. hogs will be turned in August and gains recorded. Supervisor Richey notes early varieties must be drilled thickly for profitable yields.
A local man from Keota, N Schreckengast, forced entry through a Ford garage showroom plate glass door on North Iowa Avenue. He sustained cuts to his leg and head, and the damage to the garage runs into hundreds of dollars. The event follows a recent string of window mishaps in the community.
Havre and surrounding residents spent Sunday visiting relatives and neighbors. Joe Maxwell and Zieglowsky families traveled to Marten Weston and Illinois respectively. Will Stafford hosted visits with the Easters and Woodward families. Crawfordsville visitors included Clint Fletcher. Local services were well attended and social clubs met at Mrs John Kochs.
The Yankee Robinson Big Three Ring Wild Animal Circus will exhibit in Washington on Thursday July 1 on the show grounds south of the city. In addition to the usual circus attractions, the show promises the familiar acts and scenery of a traditional traveling circus set to thrill local audiences.
Young Hacken Schmidt headlines an athletic carnival with a $100 challenge for a 15 minute stay. Two shows at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm feature a circus lineup including Alber’s polar bears Jules' mixed animal act Captain Tiebers' seals Irving's riding lion Holman’s zebras and Yankee Robinson Circus trained camels. Buchanan Stable under Max Sabel offers rare horse dancing. A free street pageant starts at 10:30 am through downtown.
Oildag defreentated Acheson Graphite in neutral oils claims to upgrade engine performance. The product allegedly increases power, reduces wear and carbon deposits, lowers fuel use, decreases valve pitting, prevents spark plug fouling, decreases oil consumption, improves lubrication, and extends time between overhauls.
Mrs Ep Thomas of Morrice Michigan describes relief from dizziness after childbirth using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises its effect and urges other women to seek health through the product, offering free confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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