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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market report shows steady to lower cattle prices with top sales 46, bulk 14.40 to 15.50 for heavier cattle, lighter weights around 14.85 to 15.45. Hogs and calves see slow demand with lower values. official receipts total over 21,098 hogs, 8,894 cattle, 11,291 sheep, and 2,161 calves yesterday.
Market brief lists July and September futures for corn oats rye barley and provisions like lard ribs and parkm ore with bid ask and close figures. Toledo and Chicago cash prices for clover wheat and various corn oat categories are noted along with hog cattle and sheep estimates and no 3 yellow corn ranges.
The Iowa State College women and the pageant The Milk Fairies by Esse V. Hathaway will headline the women and children's department at the Iowa State fair. Mrs Q A Olson of Forest City heads the program, with plans nearly complete. The college girls will stage a house furnishing feature and subcommittee meetings will occur in Des Moines this month during the National Club Biennial.
The Missouri plan to name and register farms via a free bulletin from Secretary Jewell Mayes explains how to avoid name conflicts under the W. L. Nelson law. Soy bean hay, using Manchu or Ito San varieties, may replace clover or alfalfa but high seed costs and scarcity hinder planting this year. five to six pecks per acre recommended. Their 12.7 bushels per acre yield yields a $2.98 per bushel cost, highlighting profit limits and urging Iowa federation comparisons.
A veteran cornbelt stockman warned agricultural college students not to invest too much in ornate buildings and accessories. He said modest, owner-operated farms are common and showy estates hurt net earnings through overhead and depreciation, while existing barns can be remodeled to save time and labor. He also noted many builders exaggerate value and that show place farms are rare. A weed law in Iowa is often ignored but progressives avoid letting weeds grow, with doctors listing the worst weeds including quack grass and Canada thistle.
Figures from thirty five farmers in McPherson County Kansas show an average wheat production cost of thirty dollars and twenty cents per acre last year.
Arthur Sprague and family of Ritzville Washington arrive as guests at J. D. Glasgow's home while Dr A W Crow travels to Codydon by auto to visit relatives returning Friday night Fox Deweys sale offers a large lot of Mens Florsheim Shoes priced at 9 99 with no tax and varying sizes and widths other items also promoted during the sale
Rev C A Field and son Maurice from Marengo visited Ainsworth this week along with Mrs George Fulton of Washington and Mrs Ray Stewart and daughter Josephine of Pleasanton Kansas. W R C plenie in grove south of town drew about 50 despite heat. American Legion minstrel show slated tonight. Mrs C K Gray and children returned from Centerville after a two week visit. Miss Margaret Boyer of Chicago visiting relatives. Dougherty Bros advertise best grade work shirts at 1.25 and Fox Dewey's sale features Florsheim shoes from 9.99 with large lot available.
Mrs Ross Pence and her son of Delta visited Mrs Mart Anderson this morning. A fresh shipment of 12 new pieces in the latest patterns arrived at Gust Bramer's store. Suits custom fit from $32.00 upward.
Miss Lillian Lambert of Iowa City visited the H. W. Russell home after arriving last evening. The note hints at a Fox & Dewey Sale featuring low prices with all items on sale and none reserved.
The Delaware Indians produced salt from brine springs in New York as early as 1670 and marketed it to settlers, likely initiating the nation’s first commercial salt. White craftsmen began salt manufacture near Syracuse around 1788, underscoring salt as a globally vital mineral.
Oildag defleculated Acheson Graphite in neutral oils promises higher power and reduced wear. It claims to prevent carbon deposits, decrease fuel consumption, reduce valve pitting and spark plug sooting, lower oil use, and extend service intervals before overhaul.
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