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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
2
The note argues that Germany seeks peace based on Wilson's points while urging comfort, discounts, and trade incentives. It highlights Fox and Dewey as defeated and promises attractive prices and many sections, including a 5 percent cash discount.
Chicago May 8 estimated receipts today 54 000 hogs 14 000 cattle 15 000 sheep with holdovers 5257 6257. Market mostly 20 to 25 cents lower than yesterday with top 21.20 and various weight bands 21.20 20.50 range. Beef cattle and calves show varied declines and steady to higher in calves. Sheep bids steady with lamb and ewe ranges listed. official shipments show 1 208 sheep moved yesterday.
Journal's Farm Department outlines economical poultry feeding and care for growing chicks on free range or confinement. Advice covers mash recipes, green feeds, lice control, broiler fattening, and marketing practices, plus Farm Bureau notes on spraying, seed orders, and the Washington County Wool Growers association plans.
Opening quotes for corn show May at 1.66 and 1.63 for July with variations in Sept and nearby figures. Widespread daily percent changes noted, with cash market activity listing 48 cars for corn and 79 cars for oats or related grain at specified bids.
Local farmers report mixed pig yields with several sows producing two to three pigs on average. If similar luck holds across corn belt counties, pork shortages may arise after the next crop. In North Dakota, 41 pure bred cattle from Iowa farms were purchased by three buyers for McKenzie county, Shorthorns and Herefords, totaling about 8,000 dollars across Carroll Audubon and Boone counties.
The article urges a second calyx spray on apple trees after 95 percent petal drop. Use 5 quarts lime sulphur to 50 gallons water with dissolved powder, avoid mixing lime sulphur and lead arsenate in concentrated form, and clean the sprayer after each use to extend pump life.
A fragmented OCR shows unit prices for animal products and hides including butterfat content milk, site hens, old roosters, ducks geese turkeys beef hides calf hides horse hides colt hides and tame rabbits with per pound pricing. The text is partial and garbled with stray letters.
R W Berry of Ames with County Agent Fedderson launched a Pig Club campaign to recruit boys and girls for a 120 day feeding test. Prizes reward weight gain and merit, with trips to Des Moines and Chicago, and a Washington County exhibit planned.
Mr and Mrs Harry Huddleston of Colfax Illinois saw the face of their deceased son Glenn Huddleston in a Pathe Weekly film at a moving picture house in Colfax. The scene shows Glenn behind a group at a card table. The film titled Dough boys Enjoy Themselves While Waiting the Transports Home was likely shot at Hassincourt.
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through the blood, offering $100 for any cured case that fails, with circulars free from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Pvt. Glen Huddleston died in a hospital in France several months ago after a private screening of the reel ran very slowly. His death is noted in the same report.
In Wapello Iowa May 8 a three person jury including W E B Merrick J G Heicklin and O P Dotson ruled the unknown man found on the Harry Archibald farm died by murder likely for robbery. No identification or distinguishing marks were found on the body and prior sightings in the community were unsubstantiated. The inquest followed discovery of the remains Sunday.
The body was taken to Wapello cemetery and interred at five o'clock yesterday evening. Rev. W. B. Moore of the Methodist church delivered a sermon at the graveside.
Louis Sherry announces the New York dining landmark will close within two weeks after twenty years of operation. The building will house banking offices after a remodeling, and Sherry plans to resume as a caterer following July 1 to meet anticipated demand for sweets.
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