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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
2
Chicago May 13 market report estimates hog receipts 21 000 with 16 014 holdovers and cattle 8 500 receipts. Prices run steady to 10 cents lower as packers hold off. tops around 21.00 with bulk 20.60 20.85. Beef steers and cows mixed gains and declines across weight classes. veal calves and feeders vary. lambs and sheep also mixed with slow trade and lower sheep.
Close readings show May wheat at 1.73%, July 1.64%, Sept 1.56%. Oats May 0.58, July 0.67, Sept 0.64. Cash market reports Corn 55 cars firm with 3 cent off No 3 Y C price range 1.79 to 1.80. Clover futures at 19.85.
A. W. Grant has been reassigned from commanding battleship force No 1 of the Atlantic fleet to command at the Washington navy yard and gun factory The move highlights the navy s ownership and upkeep of its only gun facility and repository for marine artillery potential
Keith and Marion Swisher of Washington plan to form a partnership to buy a Jersey heifer with a $50 loan from Successful Farming and guidance from County Agent Fedderson. The Iowa Bremer county program aims to enroll boys to feed baby beef and ship a carload of cattle, while club champions will finally visit Chicago and Milwaukee in late May.
Hoard's Dairyman reports a statewide push to remove scrub bulls and replace them with pure bred stock. The drive claims higher profits, cites farmers selling good grade cows at $250 and a high grade cow at $400, and argues unprofitable cows burden farmers and the country.
The legislature adjourned without dog law changes. Henry county shows 1190 male and 72 female dogs, tax 1301 dollars. Last year sheep losses totaled 2619.25 dollars from 148 head, plus three calves and a billy goat. The county paid 1413.45 dollars in claims, 54 percent of total. Flock owners urge stricter dog regulations to protect livestock and farms.
The notice from Phone 116 Mutual 12, W.S. Reister & Sons outlines butter fat prices not likely to drop below 60 cents before hot weather. It lists delivered produce prices for cream butter fat hens, roosters, tucks, geese, turkeys, and various hides and rabbits in a concise catalog style.
New York farm bureaus show strong growth with 62 554 paid members on April 1, representing 29 3 percent of farms in 55 counties. Otsego leads with 2232 members as Tioga totals exceed two thirds of farms in seven counties. Local leaders credit committee members for the rise and aim to reach 50 percent farm representation in 1920.
Experiments tested sea pine billets as coal substitute in gas making. Wood charge was about half coal weight and carbonisation time halved. With one wood retort per two coal, calorific power was similar. By products included small coke and tar at 5 to 10 percent.
A Grand Rapids Press item highlights the belief in education’s value and notes a charming girl’s remark that holding hands during an educational film can be as meaningful as in any other setting. The note emphasizes cinema as a positive educational option.
An Indianapolis Star excerpt notes a quip about women buying silk stockings to have something to show for their money, reflecting social humor and consumer culture in a past era.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson told Canadian parliament that Arctic and sub-Arctic lands could be turned into a vast wool milk and meat region. He envisions large herds of reindeer and musk ox, with Eskimo and Laplander involvement and potential global markets in London and beyond.
A fragment notes a warning about continuing to eat mutton and wear woolen clothes, suggesting an admonition or policy stance on animal husbandry and textile practices in a past issue. The sentence hints at a broader debate or cultural concern reflected in the era's press.
The aerophore, first device enabling entry into noxious atmospheres, was created by French inventor M. Denayrrouse and tested in Chatham, England forty four years ago. It led to air pumps lamps and flexible tubing that have saved hundreds in mine disasters and other rescues.
A chemical recipe describes bronzing small articles by dissolving chloride of gold in water then adding caustic potash carbonate of potash and cyanide of potassium in precise parts. The mixture is boiled and used by deniers to gild cheap jewelry.
Astronomers argue no one has seen the sun. The sun consists of a central nucleus surrounded by concentric shells, with a nearly infinitely hot core making up most of the mass, hidden from view. The outer shell, the chromosphere, sits about 5,000 miles thick.
The text asserts rheumatism results from uric acid buildup and kidney or bladder disease, urging immediate treatment rather than temporary relief. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules as a remedy to restore kidney health and prevent recurrence, listing various supposed benefits and unrelated cures.
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