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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market report shows estimated receipts today including hogs 9 000 cattle 1 500 sheep 1 000 with holdovers and steady to higher prices. Top hogs 15 15 85 with most sales 14 50 to 15 70 while beef steers and cows show 25 off from week ago and lambs 75 to 1 00 off. Receipts totals and shipments listed for hogs cattle sheep and calves.
Beach Wickham Grain report from Morrison Building Iowa lists futures for corn oats rye barley and livestock with July and September positions. Prices show July corn 1.79 to 1.81 and Sept 1.70 to 1.71. oats July 1.04 Sept 0.87. rye July 2.15 Sept 1.89. barley July 1.49 Sept 1.37. lard ribs and park figures. cash markets include clover prices and No 2 white oats and corn per car and car counts.
Suffragists plan to appear and fight for the ballot with the Republican nominees for president and vice president. They will seek Harding and Coolidge positions on ratification of the federal suffrage amendment and threaten to picket at Harding's nomination acceptance speech. The women hope to influence the fall vote, noting Harding's long advocacy for suffrage and Ohio's ratification history.
Reports indicate about 100 lakes in the Tyrolese Alps have subsided and disappeared within the last census period, signaling significant alpine hydrological change and potential environmental impact. Local observers note shrinking shorelines and altered basins, with implications for wildlife, water resources, and tourism.
A volunteer force led by John Campbell plowed thirty acres in the Chas. W. Jackson corn field near the city to aid the Jacksons whose baby daughter near Iowa City had pneumonia. Fifteen teams completed the work, boosting soil health with sweet clover adoption and noting inoculation needs for clover’s success.
A Hoard's Dairy Wan excerpt clarifies that agricultural colleges teach facts about farming while experiment stations discover new agricultural truths. Visitors mistake stations for direct farming instruction. findings must be tailored to each farmer’s soil and conditions before practical application.
Sweet clover, once a weed, is now prized as a superior soil improver and versatile legume. It tolerates diverse soils from sands to clays, resists winter killing, and yields well on poor lands. inoculation with bacteria is essential for best growth, using soil or artificial culture methods.
The American Legion boys presented a minstrel show at the opera house drawing a large crowd with receipts for the first night reaching 145 dollars. The show is repeated Friday to a packed house. Also notes visitations from Miss Kate Wickham and others, and reports the wedding of Miss Mabel Wheeler to Everette Raymond Cox in Washington. The couple, graduates of Ainsworth High School, plan a short Illinois honeymoon after the reception with local friends sending best wishes.
The article notes thunder could be heard up to 14 to 18 miles, usually not beyond nine. In World War I, shell and bomb explosions and 15 inch gun blasts from Germans and Allies in France were audible in eastern England up to about 150 miles away.
New Orleans lies surrounded by the Mississippi on three sides and Lake Pontchartrain on the fourth, making above ground burial a necessity. Shallow graves become wells as the city’s cemeteries rise with stone and marble tombs, forming one of its notable sights.
A queer dream of chasing or missing a train portends financial worries, sometimes including loss of a post or pay. If the dream is vivid it suggests monetary stress. if vague and blurred it signifies nothing in particular.
A reader reports installing a new rear axle and selecting reverse to back out, only to find the car moved forward toward the garage wall. The driving gear had been mounted on the wrong side of the drive shaft, reversing the gearing.
Des Moines June 19 bankers elevator men farm bureau representatives and state railway commission members met to find ways to secure freight cars for grain and livestock. Despite prior appeals and ICC involvement conditions worsen with grain spoilage. trucks aid some routes while others lack cars. A proposed committee would press Washington to obtain help through the ICC and other government agencies.
Alex Miller of Manson Iowa and his wife recently marked twenty five years of marriage at their Washington home. The piece portrays Alex as devoted at home though outspoken at conventions and notes his orderly morning routine with Mother and the kids awaiting supper. The column ends with a reflective toast to living for loved ones and a nod to The Evening Journal.
In Stamboul a beggar girl Sari captivates Captain Pemberton of the Black Horse Troop. The Sheik Achmet Hamid schemes to kill and wed Sari, but Pemberton foils the plot, rescues them, and wins in a dramatic desert confrontation. Shown at Graham Theatre Monday and Tuesday.
The ad praises farming prospects and pasture quality, noting high crops of alfalfa and grains at low cost and ideal climate for cattle hogs and sheep. It seeks a reliable man to represent the region in Washington and nearby areas. land agent experience not required.
Oildag asserts that Acheson Graphite dispersed in high grade neutral oils improves engine performance. The claim includes increased power, reduced wear, lower carbon deposits, better lubrication, reduced fuel and oil consumption, less valve pitting, and prevention of spark plug sooting, with twice the car service before overhauling.
A letter from Will Thomas of St. Paul Nebraska recounts four years of medical pain and incapacity, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health. The advertisement claims the remedy is narcotic free and widely endorsed, noting decades of testimonials and its status as a standard treatment for female ills from Lynn Massachusetts.
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