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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
2
Journal bulletin shows March market totals with receipts of 34448 hogs 18769 cattle 10826 sheep 5555 calves. Hogs up 15 to 25 cents for most weights while cattle steady to strong with beef steers and butchers cited. Sheep trade steady to strong with lambs and yearlings easing. Shipments 9431 hogs 42316 cattle 4352 sheep 213 calves.
Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co Iowa City Bunt Manager reports mixed corn futures with Mar May July Sept values and modest up ticks in cash market activity. Oats also up slightly with 52 cars listed Clover prices show April and October figures.
The Ex exhibitors Mutual release The Pagan God features H B Warner as a secret service diplomat in Mongolia pursuing revolution leaders. Bruce Winthrop battles danger and deception aided by a mysterious "Pagan God" relic. The film blends exotic settings with intrigue and dramatic restraint.
An Observer of Events and Things comments on a man’s wealth used to fund FP 8 hats for his wife, suggesting possible success in self enrichment if spending were redirected. The remark hints at public fascination with personal finance and fashion in the era.
The Journal’s Farm Department highlights farm items and welcomes livestock shipments and public sale prices. A Dairy Division study links milk production and butterfat to income over feed costs, noting larger cows outperform smaller ones. The average per cow was 5936 pounds of milk and 246 pounds of butterfat, higher than national averages, suggesting cow-testing members cull or improve poorer cows through feeding and management.
March 20 marked for Mrs C Little of Washington to sell household goods. March 26 set for L L Twinam of Haskins Iowa to sell blacksmith shop goods. March 27 eight Sands of Ainsworth to close out items.
The Co. W. Walsh sale near Riverside yesterday kept prices firm with gilts at 75 dollars each, old sows up to 90, milk cows around 150 with one at 212.50, and calves at 60. Chas Brown conducted the bidding.
A Wisconsin College of Agriculture expert urges farmers to use simple dignified letter heads featuring the farm name and a memorable slogan. Emphasizes quality paper and tasteful illustration as business essentials for progressive farm advertising.
At a Kansas Live Stock Association meeting a pasture rental system was proposed that weighs cattle on entry and exit to charge by gain. USDA experiments indicate one pound of cottonseed meal daily per 1000 pounds of live weight as a satisfactory amount for work stock, with caution for overfeeding seen in larger quantities.
Dairy researchers analyze data from 38 532 cows across 110 cow testing associations to assess yield performance and genetics. The study aggregates test results to benchmark production and identify top herds and individuals for breeding programs.
Breadth of the express strike in Chicago lifts regional produce quotes while markets outside Chicago hold steady. Readouts show fresh eggs at per dozen and butter fat tests by the pound, with varied pricing for hens, springs, roosters, pigeons, guineas, and hides including No 1 beef at per pound and calf hides under 15 pounds.
In Des Moines district court stockholders demand removal of Associated Packing leaders led by president R H Frisby. Attorney General Hayner seeks a permanent receiver while a plan calls for a stockholder meeting to gauge interest in restructuring the company.
An attorney labeled the proposed packing company the most gigantic fraud ever perpetrated on the state of Iowa. He represented a man who sold his farm and invested $70 000 in the plant. The court heard of stock salesmen' promises and dissension among buyers as officers and directors resigned to clear a path for possible reorganization, while many buyers seek to recover notes after paying 25 percent upfront.
Peter Lamp of Maples Indiana says he would invest more if the venture is thoroughly reorganized and new officers elected. Walter Barngrover of Cedar Rapids, representing local stockholders, says there is more bull than beer in the proposal. The hearing resumes at 2 o'clock.
A 400-pound sow disappeared between Dumont and Hampton after escaping a Great Western freight car. Guy French of Faulkner bought the animal at a public sale in Dumont and had it crate loaded onto the train. in Hampton the crate door was found empty and the parker missing, leaving the animal's whereabouts unknown.
A parcel containing an animal was removed from a car, leaving the seal broken and the door partly open. Officials of the Great Western road must determine the loss and assess responsibility.
Ames experts announce the brown tailed moth found in Iowa for the first time in ten years. Henry Ness deputy state nursery inspector confiscated nursery stock imported from France after discovering the moths.
Dr EB Ball warns the brown tailed moth poses severe danger to trees as it eats leaves and its caterpillar spines can sting people with fatal cases reported. The pest, linked to Harvard campus incidents, arrived in late postwar shipments from Europe through lax inspection.
The Knights of Malta trace origins to the early Crusades around 1070 to 1100. The order is said to have formed after the capture of Jerusalem, traditionally linked to founder Gerard who died in 11720.
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