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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
2
Chicago reports show strong cattle demand with steady sheep and higher grain receipts. Cattle prices range with futures above week-ago levels while hogs and pigs move toward mid teens and sheep hold near steady to lower, receipts forecast higher next week.
Grateful mothers from Wisconsin and Ohio praise Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for curing severe croup and whooping cough in children and soothing sore throats. One mother notes quick relief after first dose. another reports past remedies failed before success. The advertisement cites Lemmon’s Pharmacy in Washington as a source.
A new photograph features W C Potter head of the equipment division in the United States Signal Corps. He is highlighted as a prominent figure aiding government war work alongside major business leaders.
The Journal's Farm Department reports Fr S Bishop sold four two year old Angus bulls at Cedar Rapids with buyers including Chas Woods Mechanicsville $1575 and Duttlinger Bros Iowa City $700. Other farm notes mention crop and cattle activity across local farms and stubble plowing.
Al Woodford favors plowing over serving on a federal jury. Ray just finished a course in Ames and has applied for a place in Camp Dodge officer training. Plowing nearly done and pigs healthy. Woodford may keep Ray, who seeks military training, as the new camp plans accept college trained men with draft age and experience.
A fifteen year old saved money from time to time and bought an $80 sow with a guarantee. He later raised a litter of nine pigs and protected them during a chilly night, illustrating how youth ownership of live stock strengthens farm discipline and future stockmen.
It is understood that peace terms sustained to King Ferdinand of Romania include abdication in favor of his brother Prince William. He is an offer in the Prussian army.
John and Howard Brinton received a load of calves from Kansas City for pasture. A prior calf load arrived earlier. Hereford cattle remain strong with some herd members selling well at recent Hereford sales. Kenneth Donovan rides the stalk cutter on the Edgar Ingham place to finish the last field to plow.
A reflective line notes that optimistic thought provides mental relief from life’s harsher cures, framing pastime as a guard for the mind against daily burdens.
Mrs. Whig Bond returned from Gladwin with updates on May 4th calls by Dale Leppert and Andrew Miller. Funeral services for Mrs. Wesley Hollingsworth were held at Hopewell church. Mrs. Cliff, formerly Mrs. Amos Hollingsworth, died and was buried in Richland. The Country Club met at Walter Nordyke’s home. Homer Black suffered a painful horseback accident in Richland with a mashed foot but no fractures. Willard Jones left for Camp Dodge on April 26. Mumps spread in the area with eight to ten current cases. Pleas ant Plain quarterly missionary committee met with Rev. Hadley. reps from Woolson Hopewell Pleasant Plain Rubio attended.
Local residents and visitors from Crawfordsville and nearby towns filled pages with calls on Washington and Winfield events. Highlights include charity work at a Moore benefit raising over 26 dollars for the Red Cross, plus multiple travels to see relatives and attend school events.
Miss Cora Henderson is ill with tonsillitis. Mrs. Everett Green of Washington visited Henry Henderson’s home Tuesday. Miss Mary Schmidt, a Des Moines student, spent several days at home. Mr. and Mrs. Halen Emery visited Chas Kreger’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rominez were shopping in Washington Thursday.
Mrs W H Parks visited her daughter in Wapello while Mrs David Kilgore sent 112 knitted pieces to the Washington branch including 25 sweaters and 45 pair of socks. Du luth visitors Mr and Mrs Stemple White arrive after San Francisco Adventist convention. Queen Esthers hosted a shower for Mrs Grace Brint and the Circle gifted a bride a salad fork set. Verne Madden returns from Camp Grant furlough. May pole festivities occur for the 1st and 2nd graders at the Irwin home. Rex Grafton’s graduation exercises drew Mrs J B Fox to Columbus Junction. Mrs Harry Smith of Winfield visited Mrs Fred Wanerus. Red Cross benefit play set for May 10. E R Edwards moves to Hedrick for M&StL work. Henry Gordon reports his father in critical condition from Clio. Mrs Carl Thomas and children return from St Joseph Mo. Mary Friend returns from Los Angeles health trip.
Mr and Mrs Geo Hanlon visited Frank Pulver home on Tuesday. The Embrees called on Will Myers. Chas Shuck visited Frank Romine. John Powell and wife were Washington visitors. Johnnie Myers Jr ill with mumps. Ralph Bickford lost a horse last week. Mrs Margaret Disberry visiting relatives in Brighton. Lena Romine ill with measles. Frank Pulver and Frank Wilson attended the...
Sydney Jaffe, a New York lad aged fourteen, enlisted at a British recruiting office last June, served five months in the trenches at Ypres, where he celebrated his birthday. He went over the top several times and spent two months in hospital for a shrapnel wound before his mother secured his return home.
A poem notes how a woman named Wotlun dodges tedious trips by using a desk phone with a long cord. She carries the phone upstairs and around the house so the ringing bell is always near, reducing interruptions.
President Wilson nominates John D. Ryan of Montana to head the aircraft production board. Cols. M. W. Treland and Francis A. Winter are named brigadier generals in the National Army. Wilson also canceled a cabinet meeting to meet a Lithuanian national council committee in Washington.
A Chicago News reflection notes men argue about opinions rather than facts, highlighting a clash of beliefs and the difficulty of reaching common ground in public discourse. The piece emphasizes heated exchange over abstract views rather than verifiable information.
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