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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1921

Page

2

Chicago Daily Market Report Beef and Hog Prices Otherwise Mixed

Estimated receipts today 24 000. hogs 24 000. cattle 8 000. sheep 16 000. Market slow to steady with heavy weights down. beef steers and heifers mixed. cows and bulls weak to steady. Pastures and feeder items noted. official yesterday shows hogs 47 583 receipts, 9 415 shipped. wheat corn oats in stock and prices steady to higher. Tomorrow outlook calls for hogs 15 000, cattle 7 000, sheep 18 000.

Chicago

Change Plan Alters Muscatine Fairfield Championship Game

The Thursday basketball title between Muscatine and Fairfield will be managed from outside with three schools sharing gross receipts, each receiving a third. Fairfield and Muscatine will cover their own expenses including referees, effectively renting the gym themselves.

Fairfield Muscatine

Lost dog linked to missing diamond recovered

Mrs Glen Chambers reported a valuable diamond ring missing and suspected her bull terrier Greg. The dog was given chloroform for X ray imaging but died. however the ring was recovered and the family mourns the pet.

Glen Chambers Greg Mrs. Chambers

Allen Holubar film aims for broad appeal with gentle humor

The author notes that Allen Holubar and Olga Linek Scholl created Once to Every Woman as a Dorothy Phillips starring vehicle without preaching. The scenario sought widespread appeal to American audiences through sympathetic, humane storytelling and light humor rather than moralizing.

Allen Holubar Olga Linek Scholl Dorothy Phillips

Once to Every Woman at the 61st Theatre

Miss Phillips stars in a photodrama “Once to Every Woman” a modern morality tale set in ordinary life. The play emphasizes home happiness, genuine love, and warns against selfish motives through entertaining incidents and relatable neighbors.

Phillips

Go and Get It ushers brain transplant tale at Fox Theater

The film Go and Get It a First National release directed by Marshall Neilan centers on a surgeon who transplants a brain into a gorilla and a city editor told to go and get the story helps solve the mystery. Cast includes Wesley Barry Pat OMalley Agnes Ayres Noah Beery Bull Montano Walter Lang Lydia Titus among others.

Marshall Neilan Fox Theater Wesley Barry Pat O'Malley Agnes Ayres J. Barney Sherry Co. Mailles Noah Beery Bull Montano Walter Lang Lydia Titus George Co. Dromgold Ashley Cooper Charles West

Mothers and Daughters Banquet Set for April 28

The second annual Mothers and Daughters Banquet will be held Thursday evening April 28. Sponsored by the Women's Interchurch Committee the event plans an out of town speaker and additional features. A committee is arranging the program and tickets are expected to go on sale next week.

Women's Interchurch

Iowa scheduling a busy convention season this spring

Des Moines reports a packed slate of gatherings from April to September. Iowa State College hosts wrestling and press events, Des Moines hosts the NA Deans of Men and state conventions. Numerous fairs, athletic meets, and regional conferences span Ames, Iowa City, and Des Moines with 95 fairs planned and many national convocations possible.

Des Moines Iowa Iowa State College Pennsylvania Grapplers Ames Ottumway State Supreme Court Iowa Business Congress Iowa College Press Association Ed ‘Strangler Lewis Baril Caddock Walnut National Association of Deans of Men Iowa City Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Cedar Rapids North Iowa Pastoral Association Mason City Martin Luther Worms Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri South Dakota Joplin Sioux City Witchita The Association of Universities and Colleges’ Business Officers United States Traveling Passengers Association Burlington Drake University Iowa State Council Knights of Columbus United Commercial Travelers Dubuque Elks Shriners National Education Association Iowa Conference of Social Workers Creston

Why Buried Glass Disintegrates

The Bureau of Standards explains glass buried in moist soil slowly disintegrates due to water and alkali. Disintegration depends on glass composition and soil conditions and would occur extremely slowly, potentially taking centuries for complete dissolution.

Bureau of Standards

Crone divorce denied after clash over personal conduct

Mrs. Lillian H Crone sought divorce from Dr. R B Crone former Hastings College president in Hastings Nebraska and a former Washington and Fort Dodge school superintendent The Iowa City judge C A Dewey said no evidence supported claims of cruelty or improper conduct The couple married twenty five years and renewed affection after verdict

Iowa City Lillian H. Crone Hastings College Hastings Neb C. A. Dewey Washington Dewey

Local Notes and School Debate in Crawfordsville

Dr and Mrs S W Huston visited Columbus Junction on Sabbath afternoon at Wm Owens home. Sth grade debated on educational qualification for suffrage with affirmative dennis jones evan blake and fian davidson and negative hope huston alice bower lucile andrew. The affirma tive won all three judges L E Griffith H A Phillips and Miss Margaret Wallen. Miss Harriett Pemberton of Iowa Falls visited here yesterday. Miss Pemberton taught in the school for two years. Cloyce Huston Velma Twinam Lucile Sipe and Elwyn Davidson returned to Iowa City to resume college work after a short vacation.

Crawfordsville S. W. Huston Columbus Junction Wm. Owen Dennis Jones Evan Blake Fian Davidson Hope Huston Alice Bower Lucile Andrew L. E. Griffith H. A. Phillips Margaret Wallen Harriett Pemberton Iowa Falls Pemberton Cloyce Huston Velma Twinam Lucile Sipe Elwyn Davidson Iowa City

Decency Stand Bans Clara Smith Hannon Films

Oklahoma and Oregon theatre owners say they will not show films featuring Clara Smith Hannon. Some Iowa exhibitors joined while others not in associations resist the stand. Public support is urged to reject the claim that patrons demand questionable pictures. Ty has a chance to disprove it.

Oklahoma Oregon Motion Victure Clara Smith Hannon Iowa

No Such Thing as an Athletic Heart, Expert Says

Harvard professor Dr Roger J Lee and coach Haines dispute claims that strenuous exercise harms the heart. In a study of oarsmen, rowing showed no significant heart damage, with less than 1 percent harmed. A sound heart at start remains unharmed by four mile rows or other athletics.

New York Roger J. Lee Harvard University Lee Cambridge Haines

Bandits Crack Des Moines Drug Company Safes

Four masked bandits robbed the Des Moines Drug Company at 8 30 Sunday morning of nearly 5000 dollars in cash liberty bonds and narcotics. Two employees Roy Judd and Isaac Wade were bound and gagged as the trio breached safes on multiple floors with nitro glycerine. Judd and Wade were confronted at the office door before being forced to the wall.

Des Moines Des Moines Drug Company Liberty Roy Judd Richmond Street Isaac Wade South Des Moines Judd Wade

Weather outlook for Des Moines this week

Des Moines forecast shows generally fair conditions with a chance of rain midweek. The week starts with freezing temperatures and then warms to normal levels as rain is possible Wednesday or Thursday.

Des Moines Mar Mississippi Missouri

Wall Street Bank Robbery Ends with Masked Bandits

Judd described four masked men entering the building while he stood by the wall. They tied two employees to chairs and taunted them as they worked. The robbers carried rope, hammer and drills, and warned of a loud noise before forcing open the office safe with a lookout nearby. Judd yielded 37 cents as partial payment, hoping for more.

Joe Dopohue Judd

Bank Heist Bandits Escape From Warehouse Rear

A loud blast shattered the scene as four men looted a safe. They tied hosts to chairs, opened the safe, loaded loot into a bag, and fled through the office into the warehouse back exit.

Tracing Cobra Poison in Frog With Minute Dilutions

Researchers show cobra venom can be traced in a frog even after dilutions as tiny as one in ten million. The method leverages trace markers to identify venom origin despite extreme dilution.

Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for relief after backache

Mrs. McCumber of Georgetown Illinois praises Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from after childbirth back pain and weakness. She says doctors proposed surgery but the tonic helped her regain strength and allowed her to work, and she urges other women to try it.

Georgetown Iil Png Razier St Ilinois McCumber Mae Lydia Pinkham

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Daily Market Reports Hoge Chicago Oppfital KE. W. Wagner & CO Hunt, Mer John A. Babcock Commission U. S. Yard Illinois Yphond Mutual Cash Beyere W. S. Reister Colease Washington, Iewa R. B. Crone Dunlap Cumberland Snyder D. F. Sayre Spring Dale Farm Bandits Signaul Acme Nursery County Hospital A. J. Waldschmidt Chas. Nicola & Son Bruns Yellow Dent Fleetrie Bruns Seed Store J. H. Warren Cascara la Grippe Hill R. L. Gibson Moto Oildag Harper, Iowa Property Owners Federation, Inc
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