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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1922
Page
2
May 13 1922 Chicago market reports show hog receipts estimated 1500 with active demand and steady or higher prices. Cattle receipts about 500 with varied demand. Wheat and corn futures open higher with mixed quotes. Cash grain steady to lower on oats and corn. Livestock and grain markets summarize open-day activity and projections.
Correspondents report a school event hosted by Magiona and Williams with activities for teachers and guests. The Wyman high school team beat Wayland 11 to 2 while Wyman Independents edged Winfield 6 to 5. The Wayland glee club presented The Feast of the Red Corn, directed by Supt Baumgartner. A new school addition contract targets October completion and Morning Sun hosts the baseball game.
Ainsworth and nearby households report visits and social gatherings. Ard Beenblossom, a Davenport visitor, attended events as did Mrs. E R Ling hosting the King's Heralds and Little Light Bearers at the M E church basement. Families shared weekend visits and travels to Mt. Pleasant and Iowa City amid updates on health and farming activity.
A wartime exodus sees French elites moving to Italy while English settle in France and Swiss shift to Baden. The trend, driven by currency gains and tax relief, spans nations from Poland to America, reshaping continental borders and sending investors toward cheaper, freer economies.
The Lee County Hampshire Breeders association with the Lee county farm bureau and local business men organized one of the nation’s largest Hampshire pig clubs. About 150 pigs will be distributed June 8 at Donnellson to boy or girl members who feed and breed gilts to a registered Hampshire boar. Proceeds from non breeders go to the funding party. Notables from Keokuk and Des Moines are expected at the June 8 event drawing up to 2,000 attendees.
The market sees more old roosters and hens sold as egg production declines. Dressed poultry demand remains firm while butterfat production rises and creamery butter moves to large markets, putting prices on a lower basis. Warmer weather boosts egg demand in northern areas, though southern inquiries wane. Reserve storage is heavier than last year, nudging market trends lower. Producers should gather eggs daily, store cool, and market frequently.
The eighth grade commencement exercises will be held Thursday evening May 18 with Rev Kennedy of Winfield giving the address. A picnic follows on Friday May 19, with a noon meal and gathering at the school at 9 30. Hostess Mrs J K Dunn and family assisted by Marge and Lois Elsey welcomed guests to a dinner party.
Mrs L A McAfee of Ottumwa visits her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Fred Dold. Farmers report rain appreciated. Fred Dold and Orville Turner visit in Washington. Orville Turner moves into FL Manning home. Ella Merchant of Havre visits here. School closed for summer vacation. Miss Stoner returns home for break. Joe Reth of Burlington visits Mr Mere. Eli Merek moves to Burlington for a job.
The committee on Canadian affairs based in Winnipeg reports that trial marriages and easy divorces among Canadian Indians cause serious immorality. It urges annulment of laws permitting free and easy marriages and related pressures.
The poem depicts Miss Maudie Maud Muller cooking for harvest hands from four in the morning until sunset in a kitchen scene after a day of hay raking. The verse contrasts meadow labor with domestic labor as food vanishes from the table like the Beautiful Snow.
This passage traces the legal maxim that corporations have no souls or bodies to lose or kick. Originated with Sir Everard Coke in Sutton's hospital and echoed by Lord Thurlow in a paraphrase questioning accountability of corporations.
The Mount Adame high point in Washington state shows 194 apparent footprints turned to stone. Yakima tradition says the spot marks where the great canoe landed after a Fiend, with footprints made by people stepping from the egnee to ground softened by a long incandation.
A mother writes to her daughter that her father fell from a hay wagon, injuring his diaphragm and liver. The doctor says recovery will take time and urges the daughter to catch the GO:45 in the morning to return home.
Iowa farmers see strong wheat and forage prospects with a spring sowing push underway. May 1 conditions show high yields and low abandonment, while livestock mortality rates and pasture health are tracked for the 1922 season.
Scientists seek to forecast earthquakes like weather by measuring crust creep rates and fault tension. The approach relies on constant observation of rift walls and detailed study of crust limits. The University of California is advancing the research and reports some early success.
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