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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts and current prices for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago on June 17. Beef, veal, feeder cattle and lamb categories show ranges from roughly 7.75 to 21.30 and specify weights, quality grades, and holdover totals. Trade notes indicate declines versus yesterday’s averages and varying demand for each class.
Grain futures report from Iowa City shows corn at 1.78 to 1.79 percent for No. 2 and oats at 0.71 to 0.75 percent for No. 3. Clover prices list October at 23.50 and December at 23.35, with December coffee at 19.80.
Five armed bandits held up the West Cleveland bank and escaped in a stolen automobile with currency. Two robbers guarded six customers and four clerks while the other two worked the vault, and the fifth stayed with the car engine running. Labor Suffcient for Harvest. Kansasity Mo June 17. A. L. Barkman, head of federal employment service, says harvest labor will not be short for the Wheat crop in the middle West.
Journal reports that Garden club leaders from Iowa will hold a two week conference at Iowa State College from July 7 to July 18. USDA representatives and ISU faculty will lead discussions and field demonstrations to help leaders address local garden challenges.
The Missouri cattle feeding report details five lots with only one profitable, outlining daily rations and gains for the first 23 days and the final 38 days. It notes grain vs no grain outcomes, shipping shrink, and differing dressing percentages, with broader context on station losses and market volatility.
In hot weather butter eggs and poultry stay expensive with bids for deliver today listed. Prices shown include eggs at a penny per dozen and cream butter fat content, old hens at about 20 cents per pound, old roosters 30 cents, spring chickens around 15 to 20 cents, ducks and geese varied, horse hides at 6 dollars and 10 cents.
The notice asserts beauty and happiness in old age rely on good health and digestion. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets as a remedy for indigestion and constipation, claiming they strengthen digestion, invigorate the liver, and improve appearance. Available for a quarter at Lemmon's Drug Store.
The Hagenbeck Wallace Shows combine Carl Hagenbeck’s animal spectacle with the Great Wallace Circus in a single admission event. The circuit tours with 1250 staff, 750 horses, three elephant herds, 600 other animals, and 387 performers. Doors open 1 and 7 pm, parade at 10 pm. performances start an hour later.
A La Crosse county farmer and his wife report Mrs White Rock the hen laid 16 eggs in ten hours, with affidavits from J H Benson confirming 13 eggs in four hours. The bird resides in a barn near West Salem and began laying in April, peaking through May and June with daily tallies.
Shinbone quotes a preacherly line about the Bible’s hard wisdom, noting that those in poverty lack means to sever ties. The remark frames a stance on enduring burdens and loyalty amid hardship.
The three year old White Rock hen owned by Gus Rhodes in La Crosse, Wisconsin, produced 77 eggs in one week and 151 eggs in a month. Poultryman J. H. Benson watched the hen for four hours as she laid 13 eggs in one sitting, then three more later that day. Benson, of 228 North 20th Street, filed an affidavit before County Judge John Brindley.
The eggs laid by the hen are of formal size, have full hard shells and single yolks. A number of the eggs have been used for setting purposes under other hens and all have been found fertile.
Farmers southeast of Magle Grove press for pavement on the passing road not in the primary system. Hon L L D McVicker, former Sixty sixth assembly member, lauds past road laws and backs amendments to enable paving. Joe Long urges a Florida style plan with defined steps and contracts, while a county measure deadline debate unfolds. A information and organization committee is formed: P Morion Clarion, W Tyrrell Belmond, G G Finn Dows, S D Kennedy Goldfield, A L Middleton Eagle Grove.
A mother recounts little Vivian reciting the Lord's Prayer when she pauses at daily bread and asks her mother to tell Dod that she likes butter on it. The anecdote captures a child’s candid humor during a quiet evening at home.
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