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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts today include hogs 37 000 cattle 12 000 and sheep 18 000 with initial bids steady to higher. Hogs top at 16 45 with various classes ranging from 15 65 to 16 40, cattle showing mixed moves and veal calves 15 50 to 16 00, sheep stalls slower with lambs 18 50 to 18 75 and ewes 11 75 to 12 50.
Mrs T Neurever of Eau Claire and Mrs D Gilkeson of Youngstown share experiences praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for relief from croup whooping cough and various coughs. The old remedy is described as effective for both adults and children with chest irritation and bronchial coughs, promoted by Lemmon's Pharmacy Wachington.
Ames Iowa June 24 Special Iowa tops all states in farm crops and livestock value for 1917 at 1.469 billion dollars with a projection that 1918 will surpass. Dean Curtiss notes Iowa’s huge livestock value and corn oats production supporting peak output per farmer. Extension co operators and county farm bureaus mobilize toward higher production to meet Washington calls.
The note estimates costs for feeder hogs from St. Paul at about 20 dollars per hundredweight including vaccination and shipping. Hogs averaging 100 pounds arrive and pasture for 100 days may gain 400 to 500 pounds, with pasture at ten per acre. At 250 pounds weight, total cost reaches 40.50 dollars per head, suggesting a sale price around 16.20 per cwt to yield 15 dollars per acre pasture and 1.50 per bushel corn, making the venture seem profitable.
Des Moines reports the Holstein bull Champion Sylvia Johnson, six months old, sold for a record 106000 dollars at Milwaukee auctions. Owned by A C Hardy of Brockville Canada, the animal fetched the high bid from magnates including W B Varney Beattie Ceremonies. The sale drew fierce competition with two millionaires bidding against each other until the price soared to an extraordinary level.
The Holstein Friesian auction during the association's annual meeting drew wealthy dairy investors. Bids climbed past 80 000 to 106 000 dollars before Mr. Stewart won the calf. The National Holstein-Friesian Association plans dairy development in the Midwest with J C Court to oversee Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin.
An Australian inventor announces a tanning process that reportedly converts sole leather in seven days and calf skins in six hours, with other skins fast tracked, promising rapid, proportionate results.
Robert wished to stay overnight with his mother at a visiting place but was told there was no room and he must sleep on the floor. He queried if the hostess bed had a middle.
In the National League Chicago beat St Louis 3 2 while Pittsburgh toppled Cincinnati 4 1. American League Cleveland edged Chicago 3 2 and St Louis posted a 4 4 tie with Detroit 1 2. American Association Indianapolis defeated Kansas City 5 4 as Milwaukee and Louisville drew 5 5 and St Paul beat Columbus 2 0.
The Waverley novels began with Waverley in 1814 published anonymously and continued the same way until 1827 when Sir Walter Scott publicly acknowledged authorship at a dinner party.
A board member addressing the school urges students to read and own books, recalling how he worked late to earn money for volumes and rose early to read, stressing constant access to literature.
In the twenty fifth chapter of Johnsons Ras Selas the prince calls the River Nile great father of waters and river floods through eighty nations. Ras Selas published in 1759, Nile claimed as mother of waters over the Mississippi.
Mabel recalls mortifying moment at the Pouch mansion where she stifled a laugh due to a decollete gown, hiding the amusement in her glove as Flo questions what happened.
The article explains that air and moisture enable life in soil but do not constitute life. It notes warmth as a key life factor and defines living soil as showing growth or development, while dead soil shows inactivity.
The article notes boxwood imported from Turkey as the costliest wood for engravers. Prices run from four to ten cents per square inch for the finest grade, with a wagon load valued in the thousands. Even a boxwood bead string would command a high price.
A historical note describes the psaltery as a stringed instrument used with voice. It resembles a guitar but is larger with a convex back similar to a gourd.
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