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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
2
Daily market reports from Chicago show estimated receipts for cattle 12 000 and hogs 21 000 with steadier to higher trading. Sheep receipts 13 000 with lambs and yearlings trending higher while beef steers and cows post varied quotes and feeders round out the cattle complex. Official yesterday totals list hogs 27 040 cattle 8 802 sheep 11 100 and calves 3 461 with shipments 49 603 482.
A young woman in Switzerland died after a bone in her corset pierced her heart during a fall into deep snow. The incident occurred as she was ekling in the snow, leading to immediate death.
The San Francisco Argonaut reports that residents of the New York port district devour wasteful amounts of food, valuing it at four hundred forty five thousand two hundred and sixty pounds yearly, questioning whether the practice is worthwhile.
A notice in the Boston Transcript states a woman running a first-class boarding school desires to receive a daughter of the above in exchange for her services as a pupil or companion. The offer implies relocation and admission at the Boston institution.
A merchant questions mail order advertising while denying ads and using axle grease stationery, leaving the poor editor with exasperation. The scene highlights tensions between merchants and advertising in a period newspaper column.
Washington represents at the Iowa City gathering of G A R W R C and related groups. Col D J Palmer and many officials attend events including a Kiwanis address and a Governor Kendall campfire plan with memorial services and a governor reception. Officers to be elected.
Farm Bureau notes report sale items including matched teams of horses and ponies, fine Percheron stal l ion, Aberdeen Angus cows and heifers offered by Jno El Griffith Washington lows. Winter wheat from threshing time noted with price changes. Mathers Haskins Iowa mentions limestone price cuts and rail freight reductions lowering delivered price about forty cents per ton versus last March.
J. J. Warren of Iowa State College will address poultry raisers at the Farm Bureau office on Thursday afternoon June 22. The talk will cover goals of a poultry association and egg grading and will invite questions from attendees. The event follows a recent Ames poultry school where Prof. Bittenbender highlighted feeding protein’s role in summer production and the value of tankage beef scraps dried and fresh buttermilk.
A British widow faces lack of protection after her husband’s death as the law does not require a portion of his estate to go to a wife. The article contrasts this with laws in the United States France and other countries where spousal rights differ.
A bride becomes the sole woman wed in a blazing church as firefighters battle flames. Undaunted, the groom and guests witness the ceremony amid flying embers and smoke while the wedding proceeds inside the church.
A Georgia tale recalls an old black cook Aunt Mandy who condemns theft but jokes she never takes anything unless it is food, clothing, or something the mistress or boss won’t notice. The anecdote centers on a younger kitchen helper caught stealing.
Hickory wood commands demand for tool handles wheel spokes golf clubs and many other uses. With 15 784 000 000 board feet still standing nationwide competition among industries remains keen and supply is becoming harder to obtain as manufacturers seek stock from farther sources.
In many townships Farm Bureau cooperators garner farmer support on the ship subsidy issue. The farmers, via their organization, express opinions on a national policy matter. Opponents argue ships need no subsidy beyond other industries. Limestone prices lower. Companies putting out agriculture.
Texas flood situation deepens as 21 000 acres of Hidalgo county land with crops valued at 2 500 000 are submerged. Fresh rise in lower Rio Grande and upper river crest at Laredo threaten Piedras Negras across from Eagle Pass, sparking grave concern for 18 000 residents.
Clashes near Valdosta Georgia as cattle dippers and opponents clash over tick control collide with dynamited vat and exchange of shots. Lowndes county sheriff appeal to aid following disturbance amid reports a dipping inspector was fogged.
President Flarding has given informal sanction to Republican house leaders to postpone ship subsidy consideration for roughly one month. The figure 42 was mentioned in the White House briefing.
After fruit picking ends, mow off the plants then rake and burn to reduce disease. If dry and wind allows, burning on the patch is possible but risks plant injury. Remove tops, thin rows with a hoe, and narrow beside the old row to sprout new runners for next year.
A Wool Growers Association shippper notes that while satisfaction grew slowly, the wool pool has driven good prices. Dealers and speculators have bought heavily in the county, pushing prices from 28 to 35 cents, signaling a strong market and potential further gains for growers who stay with the association.
John M. Speidel north of Washington reports a seven acre alfalfa field yielding two and a half tons per acre from the first cutting this year. He usually makes three cuttings then pasture. the field was sown four years ago after applying three tons of limestone per acre and inoculated with commercial bacteria using Ly mans Grimm seed. He plans to add another piece this spring and expects a cutting and some pasture from it this season.
Ban Johnson suspended Babe Ruth for three days after he argued with umpire Dineen on Nunamaker at second base in the eighth inning of the Cleveland game. Ruth was ejected and had his seventh home run of the season, with the umpire's report reaching Johnson's office. It was Ruth's third ejection of the season.
The will of the late Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore filed in Pittsburgh sets aside a trust fund for her daughter Dorothy and leaves the remainder to her husband Alexander P. Moore. It designates no publicity for the benevolence and mentions a form of marriage.
Twenty people injured when four Pullman cars and the dining car of Denver & Rio Grande Western train No 2 overturned two miles east of Tennessee Pass. The seriously hurt were rushed to Salida. names not yet confirmed. The train carried Shriners returning from a San Francisco gathering.
Iowa City residents read of Paul R. Harris founder of Rotary in a Los Angeles convention story. Harris born April 19 1868 in Racine Wisconsin studied at Vermont Princeton Iowa and earned a law degree in 1891 in Chicago. He helped create Rotary clubs starting in 1905 and the international federation in 1912.
The text notes the president of the Rotary Club of Chicago as the first president of both the National Association and the International Association of Rotary Clubs. It mentions his emeritus status, his major work as an organizer, his many speaking engagements, and his prolific writings on Rotary.
A fragment from a Birmingham Newa feature urges diligence and honor as a life guiding motto with a quip on wealth after death. The line questions “How much did he leave?” highlighting viewer interest in legacy.
Evidence points to Bartolomeo Christofori of Padua as inventor of the piano in 1710. German mechanics later built pianos in Boghind, and Boston produced the first American piano in 1822 by a firm still active a century later.
A reflective note urges self improvement to increase future value to employers. It states rewards rise with skill and questions what actions are taken to boost worth. The line stresses ongoing personal development for better career prospects.
The article notes that Spain and Portugal produce most of the world cork with the finest from Seville Badajoz Cadiz Huelva Barcelona and Salamanca. It details maturity ages for cork trees: trunk eight to nine years first branches ten to eleven years and second branches eleven to twelve years.
In ancient times a Norse band moved overland into the southern Jugo-Slav kingdom and settled a broad fertile valley. There they intermarried with locals, creating a hybrid language whose speakers in the valley today call their tongue Vend.
St Louis June 21 Williams outfielder for the Browns slugged his eighteenth homer of the season off pitcher Eckert in a game against the Athletics. He now leads Babe Ruth by eleven homers.
Grinnell Iowa June 21 James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa author of Kitchener s Mob member of the Lafayette Escadrille and South Sea writer received an honorary Master of Arts degree at Grinnell college commencement He was graduated from Grinnell in 1910 served in World War I spent two years in the South Seas and is now at home in literary work He was elected president of the college alumni association for the coming year Degrees were conferred upon ninety three members of the senior class.
Mr Hall, nephew of H B Young of Washington, is a familiar figure here. He spoke at the Washington chautauqua a few years ago, drawing attention for his connection to local circles.
A Chicago millionaire gum manufacturer entered a tea-room and declared he had just seen a girl chewing gum then publicly stated his dislike for girls who chew gum, drawing laughter from onlookers.
Alphonse Dindon the French murderer walked to the guillotine with an unlit cigarette. An attendant offered a match but he refused saying he would fight it when he gets there.
Mrs. W. L. reports dampening cigar ashes to rub out white spots on her dining table. She claims shallow marks lift with fingers, and that deeper stains will still come off with the same technique.
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