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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1921
Page
3
Chicago May 14 estimated receipts today 3,000 hogs 1,000 cattle 7,000 sheep. Holdover 9 425 hogs and 423 cattle. Market mostly 10 to 15 cents lower. Beef steer top around 9.75 with week’s high prices noted. Receipts and shipments show packer direct and Nebraska clippers shifting to shippers at early prices. Aged and new crop lambs firm to higher while veal calve pricing drifts.
The page lists wheat corn and oats prices for May July and Sept contracts with opening highs and lows. It shows Chicago Cash Wheat tone two cents off and various car counts for corn oats and livestock estimates for Monday including hogs cattle and sheep figures.
Veterans and widows of wars from Mexico to Germany must file with county boards by September 1 1921 to receive new exemptions. Grants cover 3000 for Mexican Civil War vets 1800 for Spain China Relief and Philippine Insurrection vets 500 for World War I vets and widows and certain dependents. Existing exemptions for Civil Spanish War vets rise to 2000 assessor value from 700 taxable value. new claims required for Germany War vets.
Popular Mechanics Magazine reports a new fuel derived from wood pulp waste by evaporating sulphite liquor. The process precipitates organic lye contents into a powdered coal-like substance suitable as fuel.
A major blaze at the Old State House in Boston endangered priceless Revolutionary era artifacts. Several paintings and relics suffered irreparable damage from fire and water while most exhibits escaped harm. The accompanying photo shows broken cupola windows.
The article notes patients report nerves as a lasting result of wartime trials and postwar stress. Both agoraphobia and claustrophobia are rising in England, seen as common forms of nerves beyond temper issues, affecting men and women who once managed before 1914.
Paris weighs a rolling sidewalk to ease congestion along the main boulevards from the Madeleine to the Place de la Republique. The plan mirrors the aerial walkway once shown at the 1000 World’s exhibition and would let pedestrians avoid dangerous crossings and counter currents of traffic.
The piece notes chalked or painted political notices in Pompeii walls showing ancient campaigns. Graffiti declares bakers pledge Trebius as aedile and fruit sellers urging Priscus for the duumvirate, illustrating early political propaganda.
The piece notes that despite a May reparations agreement, stock markets rallied through April on prospect of settlement. It discusses mixed business conditions, auto and steel sectors facing curtailment, and optimistic signals in copper and railroad stocks. It predicts readjustment will continue, with foreign loans and Europe’s trade outlook key.
The aging literary giant Goethe, though over eighty, penned the second part of Faust. This late work demonstrates his continued creative vigor and enduring influence on German literature.
State Railroad Commissioner Charles Webster reports unofficial estimates showing roughly 65 percent of last year's corn still in farmers hands. He estimates the on hand corn at 120 million dollars value at 40 cents per bushel and notes this crop could liquidate state bank indebtedness to the Federal Reserve.
In Farlom ta May 14 residents clash with city council after an order removes all shrubs and flower pots from graves to aid mowing. Mrs Clarence Wilson defies the ban placing flowers on her mother’s grave and seeking legal help. Council contemplates an ordinance banning grave plantings to keep cemetery neat.
In Grundy county Beaver township farmer Ellis Modlin reports six ewes with prolific births this spring. One ewe delivered triplets while the five others each had twins. All lambs are thriving and mothers are healthy according to Modlin.
The article observes bells in dreams as positive symbols. It notes bells favoring love and marriage for dreamers in love. It suggests bells indicate business success for those pursuing work or commerce.
The message lists today’s prices for bees fresh laid at a dozen and cream butter fattest per pound with figures 1c 28ec 10¢. It notes the unit costs in a compact price table style.
A fragmented line discusses six service corporations operating solely in fire sectors and the responsibility of taxpayers. The text hints at governance or funding structures but lacks clear details or context.
The lesson explains the church as one body with many members each given gifts by the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes cooperation over pride, mutual dependence, and compassionate care among believers, all under Christ the head.
The text argues that humans are made to act and that fulfillment comes from meaningful effort. A clear conscience and a clean life surpass money, and real happiness requires achieving worthwhile aims through productive activity.
A reflective saying attributed to Addison contrasts wealth with character, asserting that a good disposition surpasses gold as a natural endowment rather than a fortune’s gift.
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