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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market report shows estimated receipts cattle 7,000 hogs 12,000 calves 12,000 and sheep 12,000. Hog market up 15 to 25 cents with top near 15.70 and most at 14.60 to 15.60. beef steers 11.25 to 17.00, heifers to 14.25, cows 4.50 to 12.25, veal calves 13.25 to 15.00. Official yesterday receipts hogs 29,256 cattle 10,597 sheep 13,286 calves 4,498 with equipment counts.
Beach Wickham Grain Co data for Morrison Building Lamet Iowa shows July and September futures for corn oats rye barley and provisions including Park lard ribs with price ranges. Cash markets list No 2 mixed corn No 1 yellow corn No 2 yellow corn and No 3 yellow corn with oats and white oats, plus Saturday hogs cattle and sheep volumes and Clover futures quotes.
A remedy for moths in pianos suggests spraying a mixture into the instrument. Mix seven parts benzoline to one part turpentine and add lavender oil, a drop per ounce, then apply with a scent spray or small syringe to eject the pests.
Quinine is imported in large quantities to the United States with a substantial annual payment. Most supply comes from South America, where cinchona trees grow across a diverse soil and climate belt. The main cinchona belt spans about 100 miles wide and 2,000 miles long, with trees thriving at elevations from 2,500 to 9,000 feet.
Under Farm Bureau auspices a soil erosion demonstration was held at the Grant Griffith farm in Lime Creek township with about forty farmers attending. Hiram Sunderland of Ames led the demonstration on wash-pull prevention, aided by County Agent Fedderson. Enrollments for pig club work total around twenty five, with participation expected to rise. Fedderson urges any county youth to join and notes pigs can be provided if needed. Hog flu is linked to poor housing. Professor K W Stouder says lack of ventilation and sanitation, not a germ, causes the illness, with open sheds and bedding reducing risk.
A subscriber criticizes the national Farm Bureau for inaction while urging patience and faith in local and state federations. The letter questions leadership and rapid action, arguing time and deliberate work build value. Breeder's Gazette echoes calm endurance and civic faith. Also notes skim milk feeding as a cost‑saving calf practice from A C Candish of Iowa State College.
Centerville June 18 Miss Camerilla Russo 18 is jailed for murder of Tony Matto found dying with six bullet wounds. She admitted firing ten shots after Matto urged her to elope. She says he harassed her for over two years and threatened her father. She claimed purchasing two automatics for protection and used both weapons. Matto has a wife and family in Italy.
The text explains balance of trade as the gap between a country’s exports and imports and traces its roots to mercantile theory. It notes the belief that wealth increases as export value surpasses import value, with gold as a central goal of trade.
A Senator ordered workmen to remove premier artworks from the senate walls and install a private door into his office to prevent unannounced intrusions. The action drew attention to security concerns and endured as a controversial episode.
Hot dry weather with abundant sun prevailed across the state with scattered light showers and local hail in Lyon county on the 11th. Temperatures reached 90s and 95s. mean 80 degrees, well above normal. Corn progressed, crops needing rain, oats disease low, winter wheat in head. many fields short, cabbage planted, alfalfa cut, pastures holding. Iowa Weather and Crop Service notes planting progress and crop conditions June 1 and May 15, with harvest forecasts and below-average moisture affecting strawberries and other fruits.
An aphorism from the Boston Transcript notes that excellence attracts attention, unless the expert is skilled in raising skunks, a tongue in cheek reflection on merit and notoriety.
Major Tom Hollowell secretary to Iowa's Governor Harding describes an incident at a Chicago hotel during the national conventions. He had not met Senator Harding before, but when Harding entered the elevator they greeted warmly and he received a friendly tap on the shoulder. The encounter convinced Hollowell that Harding is a friendly man.
The ancient Greeks dedicated the rose to Harpocrates the God of Silence and garlands were placed over doors during debates to signal that spoken words were sub rosa or secret. This origin explains the modern use of the term to denote confidential information.
The year recorded 5,550 accidental drownings, equating to 7.4 per 100,000, a rate lower than any year since 1900 and below the decade average for 1901 1910. The figure signals a notable decline in drowning fatalities across the country.
The article touts high crop yields and cheap pasture in the region, claiming superior protein content and milder climate boost profits on Alfalfa to Sugar Beets and field crops. It promotes personal tours from Kansas City to Garden City and seeks a reliable auto-equipped representative for Washington and nearby areas. prior land agent experience not required.
Original home and lab of chemist Dr Joseph Priestly, who discovered Ormgten in 1774, a Susquehanna river frame house at Northumberland, has been purchased by graduate chemists from Pennsylvania State College. They plan to relocate it to the Philadelphia campus as a lasting memorial.
The text traces early clock history, noting disputed invention dates and places. It mentions a tradition that the Chinese built the first clock around 2000 BC and a German origin in the eleventh century. It records a describable clock in 1379 installed in the tower of Charles V’s palace by Henry Derick.
Oildag blends Acheson Graphite with high grade neutral oils to form a defleculated additive. It claims to increase power reduce wear prevent carbon buildup decrease fuel and oil consumption while protecting valves and spark plugs and offering longer service intervals before overhaul.
When the blood becomes infested with millions of tiny disease germs that attack the skin, fiery irritation and intense itching persist until these germs are removed. S. S. S. is claimed to purify the blood and kill the germs, offering relief by supplying fresh red blood. Used in severe eczema and skin disorders. readers may write to the Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia for literature.
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