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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1921
Page
2
Chicago markets show K W Wagner & Co listing wheat at 40 car lots and corn at 180 cars with oats at 160 cars and modest gains noted. Estimated livestock for tomorrow includes 20 000 hoes cattle 7 000 sheep 20 000. Demonstrations total 526 00.
Des Moines May 2 The complete list of premium offerings for the 1921 Iowa state fair totals 142551.25 dollars across all departments, about 10000 more than 1920. Secretary Corey says premium lists will be finished by May 10 with prizes spread through Horses Speed events Agriculture Culinary Horticulture and more.
The Vitagraph company brings Anna Sewell’s Autobiography of a Horse to the screen with natural horse performances. Director David W. Smith and camera crews waited patiently to capture the tale’s dramatic scenes such as Rob Roy’s death and the burning stable in a motion picture at Graham theatre for Thursday to Saturday showings.
Tadpoles fed a thyroid extract develop through metamorphic stages into frogs rapidly but do not increase in size. thyroid suppression or thymus extracts cause growth to giant tadpoles that never become frogs, leaving oversized tadpoles throughout life.
The Mongolian race is listed as the largest at 655,000,000, followed by Caucasians at 645,000,000 and Negroes at 100,000,000. Semites total 81,000,000, Malays 2,000,000, and Red Indians 23,000,000, with the Mongolian or yellow race covering China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, Siam, Indochina and parts of Siberia.
The farm labor outlook shows supply and wages improving across states with reduced wages and ample workers. Iowa reports 102 corn yield contest entries as growers compete for best seed and results.
New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio report large job losses as experts estimate 3 to 5 million unemployed nationwide. Government figures show rising numbers since January, with New York City and Chicago hardest hit and studies noting widespread hardship in the eastern and central states.
A literary editor quips that hard work harms no one while noting most people prefer occupations with a touch of danger, reflecting a tongue in cheek view from the era.
Edward B. Zolle suggests thinning paint and applying with an old sponge to achieve easier and better results when painting wire screens than using a brush, according to Popular Mechanics.
May 2 weather forecast for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys calls for considerable cloudiness with normal temperatures and showers expected.
Mary J. Lundy administratrix of Eliza Ann Fair seeks a one thirty sixth portion of the 22.5 million estate of James G. Fair. Eliza Ann Fair died July 28 1918 in Cherokee Iowa. Defendants include Theresa A. Oelrichs Virginia Van derbilt and others. The suit cites a trust clause granting the share and adds bribery allegations against Judge Frederick W. Henshaw not previously tried.
Master Builders of Cedar Rapids reject compromise and declare an open shop after failed wage talks with union carpenters. Carpenters cut demands to 90 cents an hour while contractors plan to hire anyone at 80 cents with master builders rules. Trade rules and lines of work remain disputed.
In Iowa City on April 30, Drs. M. E. Peters and C. G. Pike praised Iowa's dental college as the best equipped seen, remarking on its facilities and program following an inspection and evaluation.
Drs Peters and Pike of Harvard University visit the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and praise the faculty as among the best in the United States. Dean Frank T Breene also receives high compliments from the distinguished guests who note England's delegation regard the medical college highly among national peers.
The article notes forty six perforations surround each stamp edge and about 609 million holes are punched daily, producing a similar amount of paper bits. These are collected, repulped, and remade into sheets, considered valuable by postal authorities, with barrels filled for sale.
The article lists examples of sympathetic inks that become visible when heated. It mentions copper nitrate and copper perchloride as weak solutions, strong caustic potash, and natural sources like lemon and onion juice. Milk or buttermilk on unglazed paper remains invisible, while a hot flat iron reveals the writing.
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