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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1930
Page
2
USDA market report from Chicago shows hogs at 9.85 to 10.30 for most weights with top around 10.30 and declines of 10 to 30 cents. Cattle and calves led by best steers around 14.00, cows 7.50 to 8.75, vealers 8.75 to 11.50. Sheep at 9.00 to 11.25 for various grades with bids from outsiders steady.
The report notes price ranges from 150 pounds at 4.24 to 6.00 for mixed items and common goods at 2.25 to 4.50. Details indicate fluctuating values across categories and weights.
Cash grain close reports mixed bids across wheat corn oats rye and barley with several grades and samples listed. Wheat high grade 101% bids. corn examples range from 77 to 82 cents. oats mostly 41 to 42 cents. barley 57 to 64 cents. timothy 7.00 to 8.50 cents.
Toledo Market notes May 6 show Clover domestic cash at 11.75, prime 12.00, Oct. 12.60 and Dec 12.80. Alsike cash 11.00. Timothy cash new 3.78. Market closing details referenced with grain and seed prices in Toledo.
F W Bisbee, Democratic congressional candidate, urged a golf course on every farm to reduce production and provide farmer recreation. He argued courses would lower crop acreage and give farmers a local leisure option.
Amelia Washburn rejects Johnny Cramner and plans a California trip with her father. They travel Europe and Asia separately and unexpectedly reunite in Tokyo after a year, where Amelia reveals she will marry Johnny. The question remains who won the bets on their marriage outcome.
A brief note states that at their marriage Disraeli known as Lord Beaconsfield was thirty five while his wife was fifty. She lived to be eighty.
May 5 1930 saw many in fields and gardens, Wolf Flore Co. swamped with trade. Mr and Mrs Cherry Homes of Crawfordsville bought shrubs by the armload. Howard Anderson visits Des Moines. John Johnson and Ode Ferguson families from Washington and West Chester attend Fort Madison golden wedding. Ode Ferguson and Robi Ferguson are siblings. Some quote about greatness closes the snippet.
Local notes describe Mrs. Chadwick visiting Des Moines and missing her grandchildren. A town garden tale weighs on dogs digging up beds, with playful wish for wiring the garden truck. An airplane over Washington delights residents as Wm. Sutherland travels to Sigourney and the Kilgores plan a Brighton visit before Friday’s big feed.
The article discusses challenges of raising May and June hatch chicks and how to improve their health and profitability. It covers attention, heating, ventilation, housing density, roosting, ground cleanliness to prevent coccidiosis, and advice on using wood preservatives to reduce mites. It emphasizes careful brooding, heat management, and separation from laying flocks.
Wapello high school won the Louisa county track and field meet with 52 and 25 points, Columbus Junction second with 21. Grandview 15, Morning Sun 8 and 15, Cotter 8, Oakville 1 and 1-5. Firsts earned medals, seconds and thirds ribbons.
A brief note states copper is needed in the body and implies increased demand for copper tents. The column hints at health claims and uses tentative language about future supply.
The average land elevation above sea level is 2300 feet while the average ocean depth below sea level is 12600 feet. This summary notes the typical vertical scales of continents and oceans as a basic fact comparison.
Market notice lists prices for boilers broilers roosters and geese by weight and breed with per pound rates for beef hides and horse hides. No market for sick or crippled poultry is noted.
Evidence suggests the practice of saying grace before meals existed as early as the Third century. The note traces early Christian rituals and social customs surrounding shared meals and prayer.
Yale College received its charter and opened its doors at Saybrook on October 9 1701. In 1716 a plot of land in New Haven was purchased to erect a permanent university.
Prey on mosquito larvae goldfish minnows and others of their tribe are said to devour enormous quantities of mosquito larvae. Scientists are urging the placing and propagation of these fish in waters that remain stagnant.
A New Orleans court arraigned a woman for practicing reduction treatment without a physician license. The newspaper jokes that perhaps the reduction applied only to her pocketbook, not the case.
A hot spell in the southwest caused rapid evaporations and unusually cold conditions. A man reportedly froze to death after sleeping under a wet blanket amid the extreme heat.
A tree frog hides through winter in snug spots among roots or a hollow tree trunk, delaying its urban roaming until spring.
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