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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1923

Page

2

Chicago Market Report 1923 Hogs Cattle and Lambs

Chicago market update dated June 21 1923 shows hogs with estimated receipts around 40000 and holdovers 9678. cattle about 11000. sheep about 14000. Prices range with hogs mostly 7.45 to 7.60 for butchers and sows 6.25 to 6.60. yearlings and cows mixed activity. lambs dull with best natives around 15.50. Official yesterday totals list hogs 23649 cattle 12171 sheep 15136 calves 2546. Futures show July wheat down and October wheat down. oats and corn prices noted.

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Motion picture producers urged to favor westerns and romance

Ottumwa Courier reports Clarence A. Perry of the Russell foundation surveyed youths in seventy six places about film preferences. Boys prefer westerns while girls favor love stories and society life. Critics dislike true to life sentimentality and overacting. producers should mix romance with frontier action to appeal broadly.

Ottumwa Motion Pictue Ucers Clarence A. Perry Russell Foundation

Randall Parrish crafts vivid West like Gift of the Desert

The article praises Randall Parrish for his skill in portraying the West with its vices and virtues. It notes his firsthand experience in taming the frontier and his success weaving those memories into novels, including Gift of the Desert, presented to readers of this publication as a signal.

Randall Parrish Mr. Parrish

Victims of Impulses and the Elite Millinery Affair

Estelle Murray owner of the exclusive The Elite shop closes for a break after overworking staff. She meets Dick Malcolm at a seaside resort, confesses a impulsive moment, and begins a new life with his sister at a white house as the shop enters new management.

Murray Mademoiselle Estelle Murray Mile. Murray Milo Selse Estelle Miss Havalland New York Tam Miss Havilland Bob Grayson Richard Malcolm Miss Havilland The Lance Ilavilland Unknown White White House Dick Malcolm

Fuegian Nomads Noted for Hardy Lifestyle

Darwin on his Beagle voyage observed Fuegian central tribes living in nudity or near nakedness, noting their impressive resilience. He comments on their rugged adaptations as part of his broader notes on wildlife and human variation during the circumnavigation.

Charles Darwin World Beagle

Doctors Wanted to Operate

Muskegon Michigan woman reports eight years of doctors and ineffective care before surgery. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved within four bottles, regained strength, and resumed factory work. She urges women to heed bearing down pains as warning signs and to use the product faithfully.

Muskegon Michigan Lydia E. Pinkham Nellie Quillon Morris St Mich Lydia EB. Pinkham

Hard Road Financing Blocked by Tax Law Revisions

Des Moines Iowa June 21 The state highway commission and good roads groups push a six year hard road program funded by bonds and taxation but Senator Ed M Smith Winterset says tax law overhaul is needed first. He cites extensive road losses due to bad roads and calls for smarter tax collection and economy before bond approval.

Associated Press Des Moines State Highway Commission Good Roads Societies Ed M. Smith Winterset Smith Senare Ways and Means Committee Asa Special Taxation Committee Fortieth Genial Assembly Hard Yond Highway Commission

Darwin’s voyage glimpses Fuegian life in winter harbor scenes

Descriptions from Darwin’s party near Wollaston Island depict Fuegians with scant coverings, including a fully naked woman, a suckling mother, and a naked infant in freezing sleet. The observations occur during the winter season and illustrate harsh, intimate coastal life.

Wollaston Island Darwin

Tax reform discussed for highway financing in coming session

Highway enthusiasts urge tax reform to share the burden more evenly among taxpayers. They argue that all forms of taxation should be examined and that farm organizations would oppose less if highway programs are funded fairly. The proposals and financing methods form a major issue for the upcoming legislature special session.

Census reveals tiny Orkney islet near Grimbister

A census shows an islet with population two in the Orkneys near Grimbister in the Bay of Forth. Nearby islands form a tight cluster, highlighting the small group’s proximity.

Orkneys Olay Grimbister Bay of Forth

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