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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1923
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hogs receipts 11000 holdover 7371 cattle 5000 calves 200 light weights up to 20 higher with averages 8.15 to 8.25 for 240 340 lb steers 7.80 7.90 for 160 225 lb butchers. Packing sows 6.50 6.75. Estimated holdover 2500. Official yesterday totals hogs cattle sheep receipts 32157 3327 7939 1356 shipments 6264 2042 2264 60.
Jacqueline Logan and Louise Dresser enjoy desert filming near Oxnard California for George Melford's Burning Sands at Fox. They praise the contrast to Broadway while Wanda Hawley and Milton Sills star in the Arthur Weigall adaptation about an English noblewoman and a Saharan hermit.
Virginia brought dolls to share with Nan but soon retreated to a corner with her own toys. Nan stood opposed, a questioning look on her face. Nan said Virginia was cross so they agreed to take turns and play separately.
Fragmentary tribute references Jose Parker and a historical era of battle and resilience. The passage hints at transformation of danger into strength, with themes of heroism and collective effort guiding a turbulent period.
A garbled report depicts an arch ceremony with an officiating cleric referencing law and unity. A person is said to have laid down two large revolvers, and the prose suggests a disrupted proceeding or interrogation amid a legal or moral dispute, with unclear participants and outcomes.
A brief note on the custom of inscribing epitaphs among early Christians dating from the Shird period, suggesting influence from a broader huneing Uwe Otek ritual of a Hody a tulle. The phrase “May We Kerve pwiria” appears as a devotional inscription.
Fragmentary text references a property owners federation and a renaming or diary related matter with scattered phrases. No clear event, date, or individuals are identifiable. summary preserves only detectable entities and vague associations.
A social committee at Washington Junior High organized an eighth grade play party on Friday April 27 in the High School Gymnasium. Students enjoyed games such as flying Dutchman drop the handkerchief and dodge ball then shared orange sherbet angel food cake and candy in the cafeteria before departing content with the event.
The ongoing contest concludes soon with three neat contests. Wednesday morning pupils were given two crackers and after hard chewing the game ended with David Springman's side as winners. The current score stands 259 to 188 in Dave's favor with Mississippi tagging as the winning side.
Monday night the council opened with last meeting minutes. Go ture Hammer presented eighth grade party results and an outdoor picnic plan. Morrison reported on paper cleanup efforts with a penny fine proposal discussed but not voted.
Unclear reporting describes Rose Ranch ripping Robert Richey's ribbon and Sam Simmering Swiped Sallie Slack's socks. Jean Johnson and Jim Jack are mentioned with a juniper tree in a fragmented, unreadable passage.
By J Harvey Burham Well the note calls readers to attend the first band concert of the season. Extra announces a near future carnival in Washington. The piece praises Washington Junior High as the Cleanest School in Iowa and laments exams and student worries about graduation amid broader comments on debt and Europe.
The Home Rooms gathered Friday morning led by Miss Rhodes to celebrate the Boy Scouts. The Scouts sat on the platform as songs and yells entertained the assembly. Gertrude Bates led cheers and songs and praised the Scouts for their performance "Kid's Awakening" at the high school Thursday evening.
In Begiend the great Lord Salisbury was summoned to court for employing an unlicensed chauffeur. He argued the driver had a license, but the judge ruled Salisbury could not assume such authority. He dismissed all hands and noted the lack of legal authority to take action.
Excerpt reflects Georgy Sand on honesty and virtue. The just soul has no liar rank and follows God’s will as vocation and true path.
A Chicago Tribune note reports a family stopped receiving mail after paying for furniture. The writer recalls asking a neighbor boy who said mail stopped that day following the purchase.
If travel is impossible you can enjoy Pullman luxury at home. The item suggests a compact set that folds into a closet shelf and can be used to simulate travel experiences. It hints at upscale, convenient comfort for homebound readers.
Local notes report visits by Dr and Mrs W L Alcorn and Miss Edith Peterson in Iowa City. A student driver accident near Lins Ford injures Margaret Beal and Richard Lins, delaying a track meet. Royal Neighbors district convention attendees and M E church missionary society hosting activities are listed, along with high school events including a senior class play and the baccalaureate service. Brighton hoboes tied to a Washington safe-blow case are briefly described with subsequent police action.
Brighton chatter notes Rev and Mrs James Reeser visiting from Lake City with their son Dale. Dr H L Gordon and family plan a summer trip to Oklahoma with his brother Dr Norris of Kirksville temporarily taking practice. Mrs Morris a Kirksville osteopathy graduate will work with her husband. Mrs Ray Singleton and children Ruth and Bernard of Rubio visit the Dave Irwin home for a pagent week. The class of 1923 recalls a Progressive May Day social event.
The listing shows pay rates for eggs cream hens and roosters and horse hides. Fresh laid eggs per dozen 22 cents first and second grade cream at various rates. Hens over four pounds eight and a half cents per pound under four pounds six and a half cents. Leghorn and Springs 1923 hatch rates per pound 32 to 40 cents. Old roosters 22 cents per pound. Horse hides priced at 3.00 dollars each.
The American Red Cross through its Life Saving Corps begins an intensive campaign to reduce drownings in the United States. It cites 6,489 deaths in 1921 and about 60,000 in the past decade, with 439 chapters already teaching Life Saving and two large Institutes planned at Long Pond Massachusetts and Lake Geneva Wisconsin.
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