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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
2
For the week ending around March 13, the forecast calls for rain showers by Tuesday followed by generally fair conditions the rest of the week with temperatures near normal.
Market data from Chicago shows hogs irregularly lower by 10 to 35 cents top at 15.90 with bulk 14.15 to 15.70 and various weight categories listed. Cattle receipts 19 000 with steers 15 to 25 lower and other classes steady, beef steers at 11.50 to 15.50, cows and bulls similar range, veal calves 16.00 to 17.00. Sheep receipts 22 000 with lambs unevenly lower, yearlings and ewes priced across multiple ranges. total receipts 11 899 hogs cattle sheep calves with shipments 35 29 1450 342.
Iowa City based E W Wagner & Co lists grain bids with corn and oats prices and daily shifts. Cash market activity notes 280 cars of corn and 0 cars of oats with minor up-ticks in tone.
Road superintendent position in Cedar Township requires a team and prior tractor and grader experience. Bids due at noon on the 11th, 1920. Rights reserved to reject any or all bids. Milo J. Shalla, Township Clerk, Wellman, Fa. 2213.
A reflective piece notes that struggle and hardship forge true leaders. It cites a poet claiming bread eaten in tears reveals heavenly powers and describes a discipline of hardship essential to forming men of virile fiber capable of command.
A harpist criticizes the push for a new 24 cent coin in a protest style aside. The Fourth Hastate story notes the proposed minting and warns of potential fees paid to harp Selvists by the Concert Tenfingers.
Journal notes farm department sale dates for March including C W Walsh and L Twinam. It reports J E Foss struck a flowing six inch well at the L A Foss farm near Washington county, depth 178 feet, water bubbles two feet above ground, enabling a water tank and reducing wind mill need.
The Poland China Journal reports that farm families now rely on electric power for lighting heating and kitchen tasks. Electric milking separators and powered pumps save time while electric washing machines irons and vacuums ease chores. Families enjoy music from an electrically powered phonograph after a day of labor-saving improvements.
In a reader survey, 193 percent of votes were tallied with 105 for anti Hoover and 88 for Hoover supporters. Respondents referenced agricultural publications critical of Hoover and debated whether Lowden or Edwards or Bryan had the farm vote. Some farmers identified as Republicans while others opposed Hoover for various ideological reasons.
The term Miss emerged around 1662 as a shortened form of Mistress used for unmarried women. It began as a respectful label for both married and unmarried women but soon gained wide acceptance as a separate title.
Zinc remains ductile between 212 and 302 degrees Fahrenheit allowing shaping. Outside this range it becomes brittle and unfit for treatment. The metal melts near 786 degrees Fahrenheit if volatilization is prevented.
A Yonkers Statesman joke observes irony in the ease with which a man can manage one while remarking on a bent woman. The quote reflects satirical tone about gender and control through a newspaper voice.
W S Reister & Sons reports egg markets near bottom with April storage buys around 40 cents per dozen for firsts and 23 to 24 cents locally. Chicago poultry prices rise due to a strike, butter fat remains high, spring grazing could ease prices. current paying prices listed for eggs poultry hides and other livestock items.
Ottumwa March 15 United States district court grand jury has indicted RE G Dickson a wealthy farmer of West Grove Davis county on seven counts under the federal espionage act He has been free on $8000 bonds since last winter’s preliminary hearing The case cites remarks attributed to him during the preliminary year and mentions related charges against Ray Vandevere and Margaret Linn including conspiracy to defraud the government Vandevere and Linn pleaded guilty after arraignment Judge Wade warned them while imposing fines and possible remission for good behavior.
The United States Bureau of Standards reports many weights from American makers fail testing and delay shipments. A major dealer considers importing weights certified by the bureau to ensure reliability. The issue is blamed on inadequate factory inspection.
The article notes Dickens is still widely read, with British publishers reporting book sales doubling over three years. Some novels sell more than a certain amount annually, and despite forty eight years since his death mis sales in the last decade allegedly exceed those of three contemporary novelists combined.
Lindley Murray the first American grammarian to gain distinction died after a long life. He was a Quaker from Pennsylvania whose Grammar of the English Language was the first U S textbook of its kind used in schools on this side of the Atlantic. It first appeared in 1795.
The pelican is noted for its regular habits as parent birds catch fish and carry soaked prey to their young in elastic pouches that can hold three to eight pounds. Distended to the limit, these pouches nearly touch the ground.
A Dartford Courant note argues that hangar derives from a shed meaning rather than an aircraft storage site. It cites Tinckeray and the Standard dictionary to support the claim that the term was adopted later and not tied to dirigibles.
A discussion on aging notes that compensation comes with age. It cites Longfellow's claim that age is opportunity, contrasting declining senses with the enduring value of experience and wisdom.
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