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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market report shows estimated receipts 30,000 hogs and 4,900 cattle with strong demand. Hogs widely sold 19.55 to 19.85 for standard weights, while heavy and light categories ranged up to 19.85 and 18.85. Cattle entries include beef steers up to 20.00 and cows 6.85 to 14.75, with packers bidding steady from Thursday's close and lambs priced around 18.75 to 21.00 at city butchers.
Market feed shows May corn at 1.44 with small fluctuations, July and September figures around 1.34 to 1.31. Cash corn trades 99 cars steady, No 4 Yellow 149 to 151. Cash oats 59 cars steady, No 3 white 63 to 64. March Clover 29.00, October Clover 19.50.
A Red Cross drive collects old and unused clothing to aid refugees in Europe. Citizens are urged to donate winter garments, coats, shoes, and underwear at the vacant room in the Colenso block tomorrow. The effort targets France Belgium Italy Greece Albania Montenegro Serbia Roumania Czecho Slovakia Palestine and Poland with an expected 19 000 tons shipped.
Washington County Iowa items from the closed local draft board will be sold by sealed bid March 25 1919 at 1 P M. Listing includes one Remington typewriter seven filing cases two registration card filing cases and about 100 pounds of waste paper.
Stryker reports twenty three White Wyandotte pullets yielded exactly twenty three eggs yesterday. The note highlights potential profits if production remains steady. An Iowa tax note contrasts invoice versus cash income methods, showing a $480 versus $160 tax due.
Reports on locust damage in Iowa vary with some officials and observers noting limited impact while others warn of potential outbreaks. Details remain unsettled as authorities monitor crop conditions and spread patterns across counties.
Iowa State College extension warns farm records gain importance as a higher income tax bill reduces deductions. Farmers must inventory assets and track sales and expenses to qualify for tax breaks and to study their farm business during reconstruction. Simple account books are available for ten cents at the county farm bureau.
An English scientist estimates the world receives about 20 457.4 cubic miles of rainfall each year. He notes that less than a quarter of this amount drains via rivers into the oceans.
A vintage ad asserts Dr King's New Discovery eases coughs colds and bronchial attacks by soothing irritated membranes loosening mucus and promoting restful sleep. It notes price 60 cents and a dollar twenty and claims the product has been sold since 1869.
An unclear advertorial fragment promotes a product or regimen promising relief from constipation and digestive issues. It hints at improved mood and breath and references a “New Lif” or similar program, but concrete details and sourcing are missing.
A reader from Arlington Tenn. praises Foley’s Honey and Tar as the best cough medicine after influenza. The note mentions relief from a severe cough and credits the product with helping a sick child.
To whiten wooden floors mix two tablespoonfuls of paraffin into the hot soapy water used for washing. This simple addition helps lift grime and brighten the wood as you mop.
A short classified ad notes a cough remedy Foley's Honey and Tar advertised for sale at Lemmon's Drug Store, claiming quick relief within two days of use.
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