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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
2
Market totals show hogs receipts at 32,2379 with heavy trading and top hogs at 15.90. Cattle receipts around 9,054 with beef steer prices up to 17.10 for top heavy weights. Sheep and lamb figures include lambs 14.00 to 17.50 and yearlings 11.00 to 15.25, with brea...
Beach Wickham Grain Co reports July to December futures for corn oats rye and barley with prices and percent changes. Provisions futures for park lard ribs and hogs cattle and sheep plus Chicago cash wheat corn oats and clover quotes and Midwest market conditions.
J J Paul returns from a sale circuit through Illinois and Indiana with four Spotted Poland China sows to add to his herd west of Washington. He visited Taylorville and Tipton where buyers showed strong demand for good breeding stock despite unusual seasons. He notes Illinois Indiana crops underperform this region due to heavy rain followed by drought and mentions corn and tankage ration challenges. advocates corn oil cake meal and homing feed as potential savers.
Articles discuss Canada earning higher egg prices due to grading and shipping methods, with American shippers urged to adopt similar care. It highlights preferred poultry breeds, farm stock improvements, and a Nebraska study showing hominy as a useful hog feed supplement alongside corn and tankage, plus Iowa findings on corn oil cake meal.
Local news notes Norwood Jones returned home after a few days visit with friends in Columbus Junction. The item also mentions local ads and community notices including discounts on appliances from Iowa Gas & Electric Co and auto tires from Bevins Motor Co, plus pharmacy remedies offered by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
Advertisements note MANNHARDT BROS dealers selling large out of door grown celery at 80 cents per hundred. Other ads promote Fisk tires on sale 20 percent off. Local notices list travel and visits of Mrs Dupuis, Miss Henderson, M E Hoskins, Mr and Mrs Dolliver and family, and missionary Ella Stewart planning a talk at 8 PM at Rev W G Robb's home.
Burlington June 25. C D Eggleston of Des Moines originator of the ship by truck movement says shippers must organize truck lines to relieve railroads. Freight moves directly from shipper to consignee door, cutting six labor steps. Regions like Dubuque Mason City Cedar Rapids Sioux City and several others report active routes. A $50,000 rural express system could operate locally, weather and road conditions notwithstanding.
A Chicagoan invents a convertible skate and, in a tongue in cheek aside, notes how swiftly a man sobers when his wife fights him. The item jokes that the skate idea is not new, per the Buffalo News.
Miss Ruth Wilson returns home for summer with her parents in Iowa. Mrs. John Chadwick visits family in Danville as her mother marks her 84th birthday. Bevins Motor Co promotes tires and Hermoline Oil to customers. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kolosick welcome a baby girl at County Hospital. D. F. Macon Auctioneers provides local services. Mrs. David McLaughlin returns from Des Moines Biennial with Marion.
Des Moines June 25 Primary results from the June 7 Republican canvass show for attorney general Evans 64 802, Harley 63 496, Gibson 59 wicks. for auditor Haynes 63 348, McLeland 45 430, Albers 40 451, Gose 37 364. Governors and lieutenant governor will be chosen at the Republican state convention. Railroad commissioner totals: Woodruff 63 262, Bradley 50 273, Waud 37 174, Doak 30 386. Woodruff fell 121 votes short of the 35 point requirement, the convention to name the candidate.
Oildag touts Acheson Graphite dispersed in neutral oils as the world’s only manufactured graphite lubricant. It claims to boost power, prevent wear and carbon deposits, reduce fuel use, curb valve pitting, spark plug soiling, and oil consumption, delivering extended service between overhauls.
Service offers free removal of dead animals with prompt response. Call at no cost. truck will arrive quickly to handle the disposal efficiently.
An old advertisement extols a blood remedy, claiming rheumatism stems from bloodborne germs and that the tonic S. S. S. cures by seeking out and eliminating disease germs in the blood. It invites readers to write for medical advice to the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
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