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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1920
Page
2
Hogs receipts 2,755 and cattle 13,000 with total market receipts 44,060. Sheep 15,666. Fair activity with steady to firm prices. top hogs at 15.25 and varied bids across weight classes. Official day totals show hogs 7,685 and cattle 2,178, with sheep 16,667 calves 256.
The report from Wagner and Co Iowa City shows May corn at 1.36 to close 1.36, July futures 1.31, September 1.27. Cash market lists 311 corn cars with slight price softness and oats at 146 cars with minor decline.
The quotation attributed to Phillips Brooks highlights that aiding a child benefits humanity with a unique immediacy unmatched by other acts at any life stage. It emphasizes the lasting impact of child-focused kindness.
The fragment notes women carry agricultural and hard labor while men at home do cooking and mend clothes, including the women's garments, in a Moron setting. The tone reflects a social division of labor among pirates described as Lilfian.
A list of farm department public sales near Washington with dates in March and early April. Listings include Spangold near Washington March 3 and March 21 closing out sales Virgil Turnipseed Weil man March 3 and March 4 W E Turnipseed near Weilman March 4 J H Baird Jersey and Holstein sale March 6 and other sales marking livestock and mule auctions at Denison’s Barn and Havre area. An Ames Iowa study reports hog cholera immunity lasts after simultaneous inoculation in 171 pigs showing complete protection when exposed 5 to 9 months later with no illness or lasting damage.
The Iowa State Dairy association postpones its meeting to March 4 and 5 at Ames with concurrent sessions of cattle breeder associations. The main dairy program focuses on production economics and disease eradication, with Ayrshire Guernsey Holstein and Jersey groups meeting on the 4th to organize and conduct business in the Assembly room of Agricultural Hall at Iowa State College.
Atlantic to Tennessee and Canada show clover as key in rotations but cultivation is steadily dropping in the region. USDA specialists urge farmers to reintroduce clover or find a substitute, warning reduced acreage will hurt long term productivity.
The page lists varied unit prices for animals and animal products including beef and calf hides, horse hides, steers, pigeons, geese, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, and beeswax with per pound or per item rates and some old spelling. The figures show cents per unit and dollars per item, reflecting a general market sheet.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that a daily ration of one pound of cottonseed meal per 1000 pounds of live weight is effective for work animals. Trials at Beltsville Farm began in 1918 and continued into 1919, but excessive quantities caused harmful effects, signaling the need for careful feeding of this high protein feed to horses and mules.
P. J. Welsh known for thoroughbred line enters Washington area in a major move. He relocates from Wellman to the Will Mayhew place east of town on RR 4 and plans to scale up hog development. Welsh has long bred his renowned line of hogs.
At a London dinner Mrs Langtry entertained a visiting African king. He complimented her beauty and fame, saying if heaven had made her black and fat she would be irresistible, as they parted.
The piece notes that some African tribes fear bad luck linked to upper teeth appearing in children. One tribe reportedly kills a child with early upper teeth to spare future misery, while another fears twins bring misfortune and slays them.
Francis tells his grandmother that little boys know many things grandmas do not know about. The exchange emphasizes daily learning and curiosity in a playful, familial moment.
The article highlights premium leather goods crafted at Chane Chan-Poo in Ching using lizard, shark, dolphin, and snake skins. It notes these materials create strong durable products and lists items such as canes pipes purses and pocketbooks made from snake skins.
Arrangements for a nationwide pastors conference series are set under the Interchurch World Movement. Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois hosts will host sessions in February and March, with Milwaukee opening February 18.
A new edition of Diamond Points on the Interchurch World Movement has been issued by the Literature Department. The folder adds the Work Survey Conference results and plans for the financial campaign training pastors conferences evangelistic and life enlistment programs.
The cashew tree provides more than nuts. It yields an insect-repelling gum and a juice that dries ink, along with three types of oil two of which are used to tuna fishing nets and preserve wood.
A tip to keep erasers clean: rub a little chalk on the eraser edge to prevent smearing on papers. This method also makes erasing letters quicker and neater.
The craft of making paper from mvul berry bast originated in China in the second century BC. Soon after, materials such as bark, straw, and cross fibers were also used. The manufacture then spread to neighboring regions.
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