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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1921
Page
2
Estimated receipts today 7 000 hogs 1 000 cattle 2 000 sheep Holdover hogs 5 922 cattle 7 000 total averages show prices from 9 00 to 11 40 with heavy weights and light weights varying by class Official yesterday totals list hogs 30 097 cattle 5 431 sheep 12 277 calves 1 128 shipments hogs 9 658 cattle 2 936 sheep 3 522 calves 4
William Russell stars in a comedy thriller at the Graham theatre with Francelia Billington and others. The plot follows Nick Fowler a Maine station agent who pursues dreams of the city, falls for a photo and handbag mystery, and uncovers crooks posing as Lord Boniface Cheadle while thwarting a government document theft and sealing his fate with a movie deal.
Screen version of Broadway success Parlor Bedroom and Bath features Reggie Irving Aileen Angelica and Polly Hathaway with Kathleen Kirkham Eugene Pallette and Henry Miller Jr in a Metro special directed by Edward Dillon Adapted from the stage play by Mathis and Younger with art interiors by Sidney Ullman
A quip from Arkansas author Thomas Cat notes marriage reveals it is easier to follow a woman than to lead her, reflecting on domestic dynamics with humor.
Des Moines reports to the state railroad board show the greatest distance between lines in Iowa is twelve miles and the maximum direct-line gap is eighty miles from near Chester to Harper's Ferry. Polk county hosts seventeen lines with Audubon and Iowa counties having only two. forty-three railroad companies operate in the state valued around five billion dollars in assets.
A rediscovered August 1862 market report lists cattle at 2.90 to 2.37 per hundredweight hogs 2.25 sheep 2.00 apples 2.00 a barrel whiskey 1.25 to 1.36 per barrel and lumber 8 to 24 per thousand feet. A USDA runts survey shows over 800 replies on runtiness in live stock, with 7 percent commonly in the runty class and two thirds blamed on inferior breeding or poor feeding. The report also notes Swift's Produce Review trends on butter, eggs, poultry and storage, plus a Des Moines Iowa March 1921 crop estimates summary for corn, wheat, oats, barley and land values and rents across Iowa.
The text states no definite origin for American Indians. It argues anatomical resemblance to Mongolians suggests Asian ancestors crossed to North America. It cites an undetermined migration period and estimates human presence in America from 25 000 to 100 000 years ago.
In Florida swamps hunters pursue bee trees to harvest wild honey deposits. Records show hollow trees yielding over 300 pounds. Hunters locate the trees by tracking bee flight and use keen eyesight and a compass for guidance.
Iowa's subsoil water has fallen nearly fifteen feet since 1860 and continues to lower at about three inches per year. If trends persist, many farms will need deeper pumps or new systems, raising costs while highlighting efforts to conserve surface water and curb underground drains.
A statement clarifies that the mole is not blind. Its eyes are tiny and protected by enclosing hairs, with vision limited but present.
Shenandoah Iowa March 12 A fourteen hour jury deliberation involved eleven men and three women including Miss Bessie Pearson the first woman juror in Page county who presided as foreman in a $5000 suit by Hattie McCammond of Mount Ayr against Lute Mace for a car collision injuring her ankle The verdict favored Mace and no damages awarded Also noted is Otto Baker a colored juror and other women on the panel in the Ida Carlson case against Shenandoah Electric Company for $20000 over the death of Harold Carlson.
Ancient Peruvian women wore ear coverings and pompadours, a fashion echoed in later times. Associate Curator Paul Louis Faye told the UC Museum of Anthropology that a collection of South American skulls, acquired through Phoebe Hearst’s gift, shows hair and skin remaining on several specimens.
A child named Billy delays returning home after an errand at his aunt’s. His mother asks for the purpose of staying. He explains he never intended to take an object home, thinking the term object meant his own box.
Ed Schnering and Ray V. Hildebrand were sentenced to five years in the state reformatory at Annamosa for larceny of government alcohol from the county jail and forgery. The case marks a rare jail break attempt as Schnering, a trusted inmate, helped gain access to the liquor vault. Local authorities contend the heist involved about twenty gallons of government alcohol and was planned with others, with the sheriff reportedly away during the theft.
In Sicily a peculiar rite called beating the bachelor is practiced by women. Unmarried men are driven to a church by the larger group and teased as they are beaten until they vow not to seek brides again.
The article notes the main difference between Indian and African elephants is ear size and shape. It states the African elephant has the larger ear, highlighting this feature as the most distinguishing trait.
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