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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
2
Chicago market summary shows estimated hog receipts 16 000 and cattle 4 000 with hogs steady to up and cattle steady. sheep receipts 16 000 with mixed weights and prices across categories. official yesterday totals include hogs 6 707 cattle 2 920 sheep 3 280 calves 134.
Readable items show corn at 106 cars with a steady tone and oats at 32 ears also described as steady. Names not provided. Geographic or organizational details unavailable.
The text notes that Jews wear hats in synagogues and that Friends sit covered during prayers. It recalls a historic Church custom where men sat covered during sermons, citing Bishop Wiehard Cox of Ely who died in 1581 and was heard by a congregation in the choir with heads covered.
A description notes a shrub named mitsunaia whose bark, after processing, becomes a tough transparent material similar to calfskin. The passage highlights the plant as a source of a vegetable leather used for practical, pliable goods.
March dates listed for farm department sales in Washington including J H Baird Jersey and Holstein cow sale and Denison’s 50 head of mules and horses at Denison’s barn. A long Bureau of Animal Industry notice warns of tuberculosis risks and urges buying only from clean herds and testing to prevent spread.
Virgil Turnipseed held a well advertised sale on the 3rd inst attracting a large crowd. Cattle sold mainly at bargain values while hogs sold strongly with nineteen fall pigs at 15.00 per head and several high prices for specific stock. Harry Whittaker and Arthur Anderson were among top buyers. auctioneer Brown pressed prices amid slow bidding on young steers. Meat prices and farm goods plus lunch by Pilotsburg ladies marked the lively event.
Iowa counties will send teams to a state horseshoe pitching contest at the state fair August 25 to September 3 to decide the champion. Each county enters a two player team with two alternates, and entry names must be filed with the fair secretary by August. A $300 prize fund and a silver loving cup will be awarded to the winner, with the cup kept after three consecutive wins.
Researchers warn of a new epidemic labeled tsutsugamushi discovered in Japan. The effort focuses on surveillance and early treatment to contain spread and protect at risk populations.
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