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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1925
Page
2
Hogs receipts 40 000 head with prices up to 12 70 per cwt and bulk 10 75 to 12 70 for slaughter pigs. Cattle receipts 21 000 with best steers and yearlings around 10 00 to 11 75, stockers firm, bulls strong. Sheep receipts 25 000 with fat lambs 17 25 to 17 75 and fat ewes 10 00 to 10 25, feeding lambs weak.
Chicago dispatch lists livestock estimates for tomorrow with hogs at 26 000 cattle 11 000 and sheep 14 000 across the market.
A recent London event brought together businesswomen from fields including advertising, agriculture, architecture, dentistry, law, publishing, floristry, horse breeding, surveying, theatre management, color consulting and mobility sales. Two members of parliament attended among the varied group.
A Springfield Republican summary notes that elephants adapt to more varied conditions than any other animal in Africa. The piece emphasizes the creature’s resilience and problem solving in diverse environments.
The Buenos Aires dispatch cites eight dead and six hundred injured from Friday’s explosion on Caju Island near Nichtheroy. A separate Constantinople report says a munitions depot blast in Pharput, Turkish Armenia, during a town pillage killed one hundred rebels and sixty townspeople.
Chicago reports bid prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with varied grades and ranges. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat at 2.08 and corn No 4 mixed at 1.14 to 1.2044 while oats No 2 white runs 56 to 58 and barley ranges 90 to 1.04.
Trading in Chicago futures shows mixed moves across wheat corn oats rye and meats with May and July contracts posting fractional gains and losses. Prices hover near prior closes as investors weigh supply demand and weather outlooks.
Local notices report visits and gatherings among residents including Henderson Endicott Romine Huber and Davison families. Updates note births moves and illnesses. A Japan report cites rising child suicides from 2,316 in ten years and 427 in the just ended year.
John Wehrman visited the John Geerdes home Wednesday. Wayne and Mrs. Norman moved to Havre Wilson farm, adding new neighbors. Rain last Friday damaged roads and cold weather slowed farm work with stock weakened and seed corn tasks starting.
G F Pulsifer is noted as victim of a house fire that consumed his home and contents. The blaze likely started from a bonfire and little could be done due to the houses woods location. Community condolences are offered as the victim faces homelessness in cold weather. Residents attend a declamatory contest program featuring students from Crawfordsville Wayland Olds and Washington with performances by Doris Fletcher Etna James and others.
President Coolidge selects a diverse cabinet including Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota as Secretary of State Andrew W Mellon of Pennsylvania to head the Treasury John W Weeks of Massachusetts as Secretary of War Curtis D Wilbur of California as Navy secretary Hubert Work of Colorado Interior secretary William M Jardine of Kansas Agriculture Herbert Hoover of California Commerce James J Davis of Pennsylvania Labor plus Arthur and other appointees. The appointments reflect veteran figures with long service in law finance and public life.
Iowa's new butter producing Holstein champion, Ilona Clothilde Pontiac, owned by FE H Maytag of Newton, was named after the advanced registry department of the Holstein Friesian Association of America verified her ten month test. The cow received ordinary care during her test period.
Mary Cope has played the organ at Holy Trinity Church in London for 60 years. She has missed only two Sundays, one for illness and one when dense fog prevented her from finding the church edifice.
The cow produced 21,151 pounds of milk and 692.91 pounds of butterfat (865.3 pounds butter) during 188 days of testing while lactating a calf. She consumed 18 pounds daily of grain mix with bran and cottonseed meal increased over time. Hay, 30 pounds of corn silage daily in winter, and 10 pounds beet pulp in summer were also fed.
Berlin reports show personal crises fell to 36 per 1000 population in 1924 from 43.5 in 1923. Authorities are investigating self harm causes to further reduce deaths.
An OCR list shows Eastbound schedules for the Golden State Limited and related trains with arrival and departure times. It also lists Westbound trains, Knoxville Branch services, local passes, freights, and daily operation notes with station references and agents.
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