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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
2
Opening and second report show cattle hog and sheep receipts, variable prices across weight classes. Beef steers and cows range with primes up to 20.40 and 15.25 respectively. lambs and feeder lambs command 18.50 to 20.50 and 17.25 to 18.25.
Grain futures prices from Iowa City reflect May July and Sept positions with May corn at 1.46 1.49 1.46 percent changes and July 1.38 1.39 1.36 percent. Oats for May 0.67 0.68 and July 0.66 0.67 with Sept at 0.62 0.63. Cash corn offered at 70 cars with No 4 yellow 152 to 154 and No 3 white oats 67 to 67 percent. Clover and barley prices noted as well as March clover at 29.60.
Journal notes delivery of twenty two bushels of Alsike Clover seed to the County Agent for distribution to farmers. Jim Baird extols Jersey cows, arguing twenty acres with twenty cows outperforms large grain farms, stressing milk value over beef and noting high demand for strong producers. The piece contrasts farming’s dependence on nature with other trades and ends with nitrate shortage and distribution efforts.
James K Helmick and Son of Columbus Junction report strong Chester White hog production this spring with litters of fourteen and ten pigs and others in proportion. They report many requests for breeding stock.
Shaver and Fry rise in the Spotted Poland China hog business as both are elected officers in the National Association of Spotted Poland China Breeders. Shaver is elected President and head of the association while Fry joins the board of directors.
The piece argues against a push for an eight hour day for farm labor, labeling it absurd while noting city workers face their own regulations. It frames the farmers as pressured to align with urban labor standards to stay competitive.
Regulators outline storage and marketing rules for Washington County eggs. Producers must stock 1000 cases weekly, market regularly, keep eggs dry, and segregate into five grades with specified weights. Emphasizes large clean eggs for better pay and warns against dirty, leaker, or rat-afflicted lots. Aimed at improving prices through standardized grading and quality.
Chicago March 25 a pure bred Hereford bull named Richard Fairfax sold for 50000 dollars to Ferguson Gros of Canby Michigan, a record price. The five year old weighed about 2400 to 2500 pounds and was raised by Warren T. McCray of Kentland Indiana.
USDA specialists push a Hatch Early campaign stressing that early hatched stock yields well matured pullets that start laying by fall and early winter. Early-hatched hens brood earlier, enabling continued early hatching as natural incubation rises. The effort spans nationwide with rising adoption this spring and fewer early hatched pullets sold last fall.
Brass adds a sunny gleam to dim spaces. Brass candlesticks, irons by the hearth, or a brass jardiniere with ferns become stylish focal points in any dark room. This ornamentation pairs well with dirk furniture for an artful, cohesive look.
London March 25 United States Supreme Court Justice Brandeis was proposed as the first president of Palestine by Israeli Zionist writer Israel Zangwill. Zangwill is said to voice British Zionist opinion and declared no man is better fitted as first president of Palestine than Justice Brandeis.
Russian police statistics released in Paris show Petrograd lost over 118000 residents in February, about 41 percent of the city. The population fell from 990000 on February 1 to about 800000 by March 1, with 77000 leaving the city during the month.
Heinrich von Eckhardt former German minister to Mexico arrived in New York City traveling from Mexico City via Laredo Texas and St Louis on his way back to Germany after the Zimmermann note affair involving Germany Mexico and Japan.
Inventor proposes a new device a screwless corkscrew with a pointed shaft and a pivoted metal piece that drops beneath a cork to penetrate it at the correct angle. The invention aims to simplify opening bottles without a traditional screw worm.
The article notes that Hawaiian widows historically tattooed their dead husbands' names on their tongues. It mentions Egyptian women who ink their lips blue for modesty and Yezo women who tattoo red around the lips to widen their mouths.
The grand staircase of white marble leads to the state apartments. Magnificent suites house priceless art objects and historical items presented to British monarchs by royal visitors across generations.
The North church in Boston was built when the city had about 38,000 houses. Many congregants came from outlying areas. The cornerstone was laid in April 1723 and the first meeting followed in December 1723.
The passage notes that some ruminants cry easily. It claims the stag weeps, bears shed tears when wounded, and the giraffe watches a hunter with tearful eyes after being wounded.
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