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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1941
Page
5
Chicago livestock market data shows weekly figures with hogs steady to 10.25 higher, top 8.30. cattle weekly gains 250 to 50c, red steers 10.50 to 12.50, vealers 12.00 to 12.50. sheep for week strong to 0.25 higher, fat wooled lambs 11.10 to 11.25, natives 6.00 to 7.00.
The market shows mixed grain futures with Wheat May 867% and July around 84% to 85% in various quotes, Corn May 63% to 64% across months, Oats May 36% and Sep around 82% to 82%, and Soy Beans May about 1.04 to 1.05 with July near 1.02. The data include daily close variations and multiple delivery months.
Market activity shows a firmer fee structure with receipts totaling 25,491 cases. Extra firsts reach 1,344 and firsts 18 while current receipts stand at 17 4 percent. Dirties number 16 and checks total 151 cents.
Lanolin is the oil derived from sheep wool used as a base in ointments and cosmetics.
In 1938 the United States sold 6,353,831 passenger cars, including 1,894,021 new cars and 4,462,810 old cars.
Chicago March 22 cash grain report lists corn with multiple yellow and white grades and moisture ranges for 2 to 8 bushel lots, oats with white samples and weights, and soybeans showing yellow grades priced around 1.01 to 1.05 and 1.03 per bushel.
A simple domestic tip suggests saving a pair of old socks to slip over hands and wrists. They keep hands clean while applying or polishing shoes, protecting skin from dirt and polish residue.
Instructions explain threading curtain rods through the lower hems and leaving them for a few days to ensure even hanging after washing. It advises shaping the fabric with the rods as a simple home remedy.
Grow a few new hollyhock plants each year to maintain color and vigor. Dig up and replace other plants after two or three years to stay ahead of hollyhock rust and prevent widespread infection.
Canada produced 4,715,480 fine ounces of gold in 1938 valued at 165.9 million dollars, ranking third among the world’s gold producers behind two other nations.
The Boston News-Letter in 1704 carried the first American newspaper ad. Ads proliferated after that, with later papers like the 1728 Saturday Evening Post printing woodcuts of ships and goods. By 1760 Benjamin Franklin’s publishing influence spurred department-store style advertising patterns.
Secretary Wallace says restricting blue stamps to 12 or 15 surplus items boosts demand for those products. He cites a poultry journal and studies showing egg consumption rose about 560 percent under the plan, while stamp users gain a more varied diet and farm income will rise as the program expands.
In Burma at Popa a family of snake charmers uses the king cobra, the Hamadryad, noting its fearlessness and deadly bite. They remove fangs from charges and propitiate the Nats before hunts, promising release after months. If bitten, the leader likely survives due to antidotes.
At the second annual field day of the Western Washington Experiment Station in Puyallup farmers studied horticultural experiments poultry feeding and dairy herds. Chimney topped haystacks demonstrated a new hay curing method with early signs of success while a mechanical vegetable tester showed tenderness measurement in frozen foods labs.
Inscription Rock at El Morro National Monument showcases swordpoint inscriptions by Conquistadores led by Don Diego de Vargas and others. Discoveries in 1848 by Lieut J H Simpson and writer R H Kern revealed these autographs including early Spanish governors like Manuel DeSilva Nieto. Vargas is said to be buried in Santa Fe.
Prof H A Bethe of Cornell announced at the American Physical Society meeting that the sun sustains itself by burning hydrogen with carbon acting as a releasing agent. He described a six phase cycle over 6.55 million years, depleting hydrogen but not carbon, allowing the sun to radiate for another 12 million years.
Public health officials and author Emory Ross debunk common leprosy misconceptions. The piece notes leprosy is not highly contagious and early cases can stay at home with work, while advanced cases go to Carville, Louisiana. Proper nutrition and psychology aid treatment.
The Chicago Tribune on March 11 1861 described Abraham Lincoln's speech as softly sympathetic and distinctly audible. He spoke of peace and conciliation then warned of needing to act firmly and pressed his foot to the floor. The hall erupted in acclamations as listeners were captivated and entranced.
An insurance survey shows the peak burglary hours from eight to twelve midnight with nine o’clock the most popular hour. It notes many people leave at nine for movies visits or bridge games and return around midnight.
A Roman historian disputes the tale of Horatius defending the bridge and compares it to a prior fabrication about Mucius Scaevola. The account suggests the Horatius story was invented by the same author responsible for another historical falsehood.
United States citizens in Mexico total 12 840 with 3 117 residing in Mexico City.
University of Iowa band directed by Prof. Charles B. Righter will perform at Washington High School Monday March 24 at 10 30 am. The 84 member concert band includes students from 11 departments and features six instrumental soloists and a Cornet trio. The tour program includes Conbelle's First Concert Solo arranged for alto sax and band.
The article explains cows are milked from the right side due to anatomy. The first stomach or paunch sits on the left and can hold about 60 gallons when full, causing the left abdomen to bulge and hinder a milker standing there.
Advice on storing tall pitchers vases and candlesticks by installing a cupboard or shelf unit above the refrigerator. Open or closed fronts acceptable with shelves spaced widely to maximize vertical storage space.
The Cumberland Valley railroad operated the world’s first sleeping carriage in 1836 marking an early advance in railway comfort. The historic debut showcased a sleeping car service designed for passenger rest during long journeys.
The Natural History article explains how monkeys frightened by a tiger’s roar may tumble from trees to the ground, becoming easy prey for the striped predator. It notes fear can drive monkeys to fatal falls and lethal outcomes in the jungle.
New York leads with 2,655,733 automobiles and trucks in operation, followed by California with 2,606,590 and Pennsylvania third with 2,054,787 vehicles. The figures reflect state motor-vehicle registrations.
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