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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts today total about 51 000 head with hogs and cattle leading declines. Beef steers and butcher stock hold steady to strong as buyers weigh lighter weights and pockets. sheep trade slow with lambs and yearlings weakening into midweek.
Close noted for corn at 100 cars up a tone and oats at 150 cars steady. Clover futures show October at 24.10 and December at 23.90 while December coffee touches 20.30.
A girl named Jean seeks a promised neighbor kitten with her father's consent. She returns home in the afternoon empty handed, explaining the kitten “came out of the hatch” and she cannot have it for a while.
The text offers guidance on truth telling and handling difficult questions. It suggests refraining from answering if truth cannot be told and advises a strategy to avoid embarrassment by deflecting the inquiry.
About ten Washington County farmers faced losses from poor germination of soy bean seed. County Agent Fedderson is arranging refunds from the seed house and compensation for inoculation costs. Lime Creek tests show slight soil acidity and a Cedar Rapids firm offers free limestone demonstrations. Tuberculosis controls bring tighter cattle import rules, with inter state breeding prohibited after July 1, 1919 unless tuberculin tested and clean.
Doc McGinnis aiding the county agent in pig club work reports success with five new members. He has focused on Franklin and Washington townships and sees rapid growth of the club idea across the county.
Robert Tobin and J F Duffy yesterday purchased the Frank Prymek farm twelve miles northeast of Washington. The 2460 acre property brought $59 750.00, equating to $250 per acre. The well improved farm features multiple barns and a large residence and is regarded as a prime investment in the neighborhood.
Forty one youths began a Shorthorn heifer calf project in Jackson County last season. Twenty two farms new to pure bred stock started a herd, aided by a six percent bank loan. Each participant drew a calf by lot, raised it, then sold at the county fair. Calves cost about 135 dollars and sold around 305 dollars, with 300 dollars in prizes from the fair, bank, and breeders association.
A farmer’s letter accompanies a plant sample sent to the botany department at Iowa State College asking for identification. The farmer notes the specimen lacks any sender name.
Butter eggs and poultry prices in hot weather. Deliver to market twice weekly. Prices paid today for produce include fresh eggs, butter, old hens, spring chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and hides with varied per pound rates.
Four years ago the Damm family from Holland moved near Pella Iowa with twelve children none speaking English. They started as farm workers then rented land and recently bought about 400 acres for $60000. Their story is cited as proof that diligent Americans can prosper in Iowa land at high prices amid strong food demand.
Des Moines reports dairy and food department actions across the state against cream producers whose product contains less than 12 percent fat and against dealers who fail to comply with fat content standards. The crackdown targets underfat ice cream and enforces labeling and safety requirements.
Advice on protecting laying fowl from heat to improve pullet growth and egg production. Emphasizes shade for chicks, free range when possible, green and sprouted feeds, and clean fresh water twice daily kept in the shade. Recommends burlap or tree-fringe shading, orchard range benefits, and reducing beef scrap in ration.
Guidance on feeding growing chicks including grain blends and dry mash, plus supplements such as charcoal grit and oyster shell. Advice covers free range versus confined space, milk feeding if available, frame design for feed access, range management, sanitation, frequent coop cleaning, ground spading, and pest checks for lice or mites.
Inspectors report unsanitary containers but most ice cream makers use high quality milk and meet state standards. The department plans to collect statistics on total ice cream production milk consumption and dairy output from creameries and cheese factories by August 1.
Pekin officials warn cigarettes may become a worse curse than opium. A circular bans smoking for anyone under 18 and prohibits use in government schools and among military and naval personnel, though total prohibition is not yet imposed.
Zemo offers fast relief from itching and skin irritation with a cleansing antiseptic liquid. It treats eczema pimples rashes and other blemishes, often clearing minor issues overnight. Priced 35 cents for a standard bottle and 1.00 for extra large. non staining and non greasy. The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio.
The navy department orders all planes and firgibles at Chatham Montreal and Rockaway to meet the British dirigible 1-34 as it approaches New York. The craft is due June 22 and all aircraft must be prepared to stand by and form an escort.
County Agent Harley Walker reports army worm damage in a few areas near Burlington with two acres of corn eaten at a Danville farm. He details control methods including bran poison mixes and lead arsenate sprays, plus pasture rest to avoid poisoning livestock.
The article notes Richard Wagner born in 1813 and highlights numbers 1 8 1 3 and 13. It states Wagner had 13 letters in his name, composed 18 works, finished Tannhauser on April 13, produced on March 18, and died February 1.
General Candido Aguilar, Carranza's ambassador to the United States, announces that the Mexican government regards the incident of American troops crossing into Mexican territory as closed. He issued the statement in Washington on June 19.
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