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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
2
Estimated receipts today 27 000 hogs 12 000 cattle and 9 000 sheep. Hogs were mostly 10 to 25 cents lower with light weights 7.75 to 8.60, top 8.60. Cattle slow to 16 cents lower with steers 6.50 to 9.25 and cows 6.00 to 7.25. Sheep strong to 25 cents higher with lambs 9.25 to 11.25 and yearling wethers 8.00 to 9.50. Market activity mixed across weight classes and species.
Market notes show Feeder lambs priced at 7.00 to 8.50 per unit and common items listed alongside buyers. W. Wagner and O. in Iowa City advertise telephone lines for buyers and sellers with pricing 2.25 to 5.00 for calls and merchandise.
The Ainsworth high school orchestra offers a Friday evening concert at Bethel Presbyterian church. The program includes works by Schumann Moreno and selections such as Old Missus and Song of Spring with pieces by Brown, Barnard, and Pearson among others, performed by the student ensemble under Miss Grubb and Miss Miller.
The itemized farm and hardware ledger records buyers and sales on the T. T. Maxwell farm and nearby towns. Dated entries from late April to early May note purchases like two sting barrel frames at 4.3 dollars each, a Delaware lawn mower bought by Richard Johnson, a May 3 garden plow sold for 4.25, and various tools, washers, oil, and equipment moved through households and businesses. Names include L. Davis, Malcolm Montgomery, Richard Johnson, George Ebner, Harry Hesseltine, and A. B. C. The notices also reference local figures Remps Hampaher and a barber shop opening nearby.
Deficient temperatures and excessive rainfall slowed field work and vegetation growth in the week ended Tuesday according to the Weather, Crop Service bulletin. Ground is ready for corn planting but warm weather is needed. oat stands are thin in the south, some fields cannot be reseeded, while wheat rye barley meadows and pastures remain in good condition. Fruit condition figures show varied scores by region with apples cherries grapes and overall state averages. A separate note describes a centuries-old elm growing through a Maine house roof and floors, later cut to a small tree but still pushing growth.
Friday evening a group of forty friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Ralph Stewart home for a surprise party in honor of their daughter Dorothy The event followed a Wednesday postponement due to rain and included social time refreshments dancing and gifts with guests listed as Stewart Everette Zeck Jarrard Bowers Radda Larsen McGlone and Thrasher among others
The real Mother Goose was Elizabeth Foster born in 1665. She married Isaac Goosse in 1605 and joined Old South church in Boston. she died in 1757 at age ninety two. Her grandchildren sang her songs, first printed in 1716 by her son in law The Gas Fleet. A want ad will sell it.
Tommy's toy car rides with a small friend acting as chauffeur end when Tommy leaves Billy on the curb. A cold day prompts the uncle to scold, insisting Billy should go out and be used to it to earn his twenty cents a week.
A trimmed item notes that lightning can span long distances though a spark can only jump inches. It adds astonishing figures for the Bible totals including 31172 verses and 66 books. It mentions Psalm center verses 82 and 33.
A historical lesson on Sabbath and festival observances from Leviticus Deuteronomy and Mark. It outlines the Feast of Tabernacles as harvest thanks and dwelling in booths, the Sabbath’s meaning and obligations, and Jesus inviting disciples to rest in a desert place for fellowship.
James If Allen suffered rheumatism for years and claimed a special prescription dissolves uric acid deposits in joints and muscles. He says the remedy banished all symptoms, and agents offer a money back guarantee on first two bottles.
Poetic reflection on divine aid for the children of God dwelling in uplifting hills away from lowlands. Emphasizes blessing showers and the soul’s communion with God as the source of help.
A concise literary note cites Shakespeare stating that treason and murder are inseparable evils, two bonded vices guiding dramatic plots. It presents the idea as a thematic observation rather than a narrative event.
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