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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market report shows estimated hogs receipts 13 629 cattle 1 000 sheep 7 000 with prices 9 75 to 10 65 for various weights and a grain futures close with wheat around 1 71 for March and 1 62 for May. The analysis notes unemployment high but retail trade steady, rail tonnage down, and farmers facing favorable wheat outlook amid broader business stress.
Des Moines March 6 Internal trouble plagues the Yeoman fraternal society as State Insurance Commissioner A C Savage orders a special examination blamed on the board of directors. Henry L Adams conducted the probe which finds no peril yet notes leadership failures and questions director salaries. The 285 900 member organization faces internal strife and questions about finances and governance.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago notes improving Iowa conditions with stronger grain exports and larger farm holdings. Liquidation of bank borrowings declines from $98.36 million in December to $76.397 million by February 23, while farm mortgage loans show little liquidation and rents remain high. Ownership and tenancy expected to stay stable as districts readjust values.
Walter and Albert Carney landowners in northern Polk county sue to annul notes for 1400 each they signed for stock in United Cattle Loan Company now in Citizens National Bank of Cambridge alleging they were induced by false representations by stock salesman L R Pulis and bank cashier O D Ellsworth named as co defendants seek court relief and equitable remedies.
Ames Iowa March 6 Hubam is the name for the new annual sweet clover distributed by the Iowa State College farm crops department. It was coined from H D Hughes and J W Nicholson. The Iowa Experiment Station distributed over 45000 samples nationwide last year showing rapid growth 6 to 10 feet in 3 1 2 months.
Henry Potter editor of a Philadelphia Hebrew weekly told police he was seized by three men after failing to meet Henry Ford. Potter described being driven to Windsor then Cochran and later escaping at West Toronto station. The case followed Ford fearing for his editor's safety as a search was halted. Additionally, France reports births surpassing deaths for first time since the war.
P G Holden urges testing seed corn before planting next spring as many ears saved for seed from 1920 were not fully dried and may have low vitality. He advocates pruning and discarding weak ears and testing six to eight kernels per ear to ensure germination and improve yields.
Des Moines March 4 There has been a twelve month drop of 34 percent in the average wholesale price of all commodities per Bankers Commodity Price Index. The Iowa National Bank notes wholesale declines are already showing in retail prices and will spread to items still unchanged. A few articles may not fall due to tight supply or strong demand.
A Cascade man and others emptied mash from a moonshine setup as federal agents approached. Shout of a yard full of mash spooked poultry while authorities confiscated all but one Ozard still outfit. The owner, recently selling farms and moving, endured a phony-money scam by a Davenport aviator who bought hooch with counterfeit bills.
The Arkansas Senate passed without opposition a bill to grade bank robbery with murder, granting juries the choice of life imprisonment or electrocution for offenders.
A Washington county report from the U S Department of Commerce shows 769 renters in 1920 down from 807 in 1910 while farms fell from 2454 to 2307. The data cite more owners operating farms and continued cultivation changes due to modern equipment and tractors.
A French minister of war suggests storing explosives in water proof tanks buried in the Pyrenees to keep them safe for decades. He argues the plan would preserve weapons for future use amid ongoing defense concerns.
A testimonial from Elizabeth C. Corley of Edmund South Carolina describes severe nervousness and female troubles keeping her from work. After two bottles the product restored her strength and household ability, with the letter urged for publication.
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