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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts and markets across grains and livestock show steady to stronger tone in grains and hogs. Prices range light to heavy categories with cattle and sheep following the day’s demand. receipts and tomorrow’s estimates provided for hogs cattle and sheep.
Readers report Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cleared a severe croup in a boy after other remedies failed and relieved persistent coughs in children. The letters from Mrs Foley and Mrs Gilkeson praise its quick relief for throat inflammation and bronchial symptoms.
Instructions describe preparing polished brass surfaces for lacquer by applying multiple coats of cold varnish. Use a brass camel hair brush and ensure no grease or oil remains on the metal before lacquering.
J M Rader of the U S Department of Agriculture arrived in the county to oversee elimination of common barberry bushes, cited as rust sources for small grain. He organized high school groups to map bushes, urging immediate removal along with county and state defense support. Additional notes cover horse markets, rain benefits, and soy bean silage as a dairy feed option.
J C Wright asks about soybeans grown with corn for silage. Wallace's Farmer replies that yield per acre is likely similar to corn silage, though soybeans unquestionably improve silage quality due to higher value dry matter in the leaves.
Reading reveals a hesitant response to a new mixture with partial praise and reservations. The text hints at a cautious optimism tempered by doubt about effectiveness or appeal, showing varied opinions without a consensus.
An address on cooperative livestock shipping by U S yards Chicago will be given in Washington Saturday evening May 11 at o clock at Woodman Hall. All members should trade early and be on time. William Sutherland President Tots S. B. Rabenold Secretary.
A new electrical device uses a punched paper ribbon to set timed contact triggers for whistles or bells. The disposable ribbon allows easy schedule changes by replacing the card, enabling quick updates to signaling times.
Fragmentary lines show a character pressured over money and a job, mentioning a train and a clerk at a country inn. Details are insufficient to identify people, places, or events.
The Deseret News notes increasing insistence on the right of way over other rights, highlighting public insistence on safe passage and access in urban and rural roads.
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