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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
2
Chicago markets show receipts of 30 000 today with mixed cattle and hog prices. Prospects hint higher values across grains and meats while sheep and cattle demand stay steady to strong. A second line notes yesterday and tomorrow estimates and varied price ranges across hogs cattle and lambs.
Letters from Mrs. T Neureuer of Eau Claire Wisconsin and Mrs. D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as effective for croup whooping cough and sore throats. They claim quick relief after failed remedies and note the product’s long standing use for both children and adults. Lemmon's Pharmacy, Washington, advertisements appear.
Auction notice for Thursday March 21 at 1 30 pm lists dining set leather couch square piano iron bedsteads dressers buffet bookcase rugs carpets stoves heaters ranges lawn tools and garden implements. Harley Cherry Holmes F Macon Auctioneer EB Dougherty Clerk.
In Russian regions a postman travels in a two wheeled cart drawn by buffaloes while other areas use sledges pulled by reindeer horses or dogs. Remote Canada relies on dog driven sleighs to carry mail across frontier stretches.
The column notes profitable farming practices, seed corn testing, smut treatment, alfalfa nurse crops, and hog care. It reports Kolosick Bros purchasing a used tractor and plow, a new modern house under construction, soil humus benefits from corn stalks, and local visits and illnesses.
West of Thaskins bidding ran brisk though crowd small at J W Brinning sale. Top horse brought 202 dollars on bay chunk, brown mare 190, cows plus calves above 80, spring calves 28 per head, chickens 16 to 17 1/2 per dozen, four geese 10. A son with seven pigs sold 73 and another pair 60, one lot six pigs 65. Chas Brown profited with a Kaiser beating cow bearing twins. Tom Harvey owned the twin calf cow with red white face and roan-face calf completing the pair.
A M Weaver from Keota prepares about 15 acres of spring wheat on the Edmondson farm with seed via the Farm Bureau. M G Campbell near Ainsworth plants potatoes and wheat, noting ready machinery and rough roads between Brighton and Washington. Walter Jennings sows 20 acres of spring wheat and 15 acres of fall wheat, while Chas Schneider sold fall pigs to Dayton Mc Neill of Crawfordsville and remarks on dry weather affecting last fall’s wheat.
Fred Altenbernd milks about 28 cows at the Faerber place and ships butter to Davenport. Cattle diet relies on silage and alfalfa hay with silage stored from fodder and watered for filling. Silage keeps well and provides excellent feed.
Geo Jarrard reports solid success with his pig operation, managing about sixty animals from seven litters. The note highlights steady gains and practical farming results.
Over County notes report events in Wellman including NASO meeting at Security Bank parlors and new permanent organization. Residents attend Hereford cattle sale in West Liberty and various moves, visits, and social events across Keswick Kalona and Oskaloosa with multiple names and dates referenced.
Washington progresses with street cleaning operations under Jim Casey, washing soil and manure into sewers. Cemetery roadwork at Woodlawn begins with grading for summer improvements. A new street from South Iowa to the county hospital grounds is planned and to be paved later. City council approves vacating the alley for the new high school and increases fire department pay.
Mistress Malloch jokes about politics and gender while recounting Will’s blunt answer that his favorite dish is a ash-tray in a witty social exchange. The quip exposes gendered stereotypes and dry humor within a social circle.
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