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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
2
In Oxford on April 9 the cost of the Oxford Cambridge boat race rises to about $15,000, roughly double the prewar outlay. Racing shells now cost about $650 each, up from $425, and cars have doubled from $5 to $10.
Daily Market Reports from Chicago note hog receipts around 35 000 with prices 50 to 65 cents lower than Wednesday. Cattle receipts about 13 000 with feeding steers uneven and mostly steady to weak. Sheep receipts 15 000 with slow sales and lower bids. Grain prices shown for wheat corn oats rye and fats with May July and Sept quotes.
Chicago May 14 Potatoes receipts old 44 new 24 cars total United States shipments old 618 new 173 good demand market firm Wisconsin and Michigan sacked round whites 1.20 to 1.35 Wisconsin bulk round whites 1.20 to 1.45 Minnesota sacked round whites 1.10 to 1.25 new stock fair to good market on barrels steady on sacks Florida barrels Spalding rose No 1 6.85 to 7.00 Alabama sacked Bliss triumphs No 1 3.40 to 5.65 partly graded 3.10 to 3.35 No 2 1.75 to 1.85 Louisiana sacked Bliss triumphs No 1 3.35 to 3.60 partly graded 3.00 to 3.25 poor 2.90.
Iowa City officials announce President Jessup and the state board of education have approved plans for a school of religion at the University of Iowa. A board of trustees will be elected with FE P Adler of Davenport named for the board. Ottumwa report notes delayed treasurer office opening until after June 1 due to account discrepancies and E C Manning named as successor following C E Warren's death.
Chicago market report lists current prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with ranges for each grade and type. Lard ribs bellies and other pork cuts are shown with bid prices.
London dispatch notes the Painted Lady butterfly travels from North Africa and Asia Minor toward England each spring. Entomologist C B Williams says swarms cross Turkey Greece and the Balkans, with desert-origin insects reaching Ireland in July and England by May or June. Resting on water or flying overnight remains undecided and a return trip is unconfirmed.
London April 10 there are more than 18000 British ex officers who served in the war who have not had opportunity to work since the armistice according to an announcement of the appointments department of the ministry of labor.
Helena May 14 Wild horse roundups are being organized in sections of Montana under a new law passed by the last legislature. The measure authorizes roundup foremen to impound and destroy excess cayuses while permitting owners to redeem stock for a small fee. An eastern buyer handles 8,000 head annually for meat and by products. The article notes 400,000 wild horses on the ranges and argues the policy will curb damage to farms and pastures.
Prices listed for dairy and poultry items in Washington Markets include butterfat test cream at 39¢ per lb eggs with fresh lard per dozen hens over 4 pounds at 19¢ per lb under 4 pounds pricing not fully shown leghorn hens old roosters ducks geese swan geese and beef hides horse hides and a note that no market exists for cull, eel, thin or crippled poultry at 83.00.
A westbound air mail plane piloted by Clarence Lang crashed in fog near Shelton Nebraska at 3 AM. Lang escaped with only slight injuries after the craft struck a tree and river bank before stopping in a field.
A public sale of seized property from C H Kleinkopf and The Washington Battery Station will be held May 29 1925 from 1 30 p m at street north of Triangle Auto Supply Co Washington Iowa. Items include two Remington typewriters batteries tools a shotgun a Ford truck body a Dodge touring car and other miscellaneous goods. Sheriff Charles M Denison lists the items and sale terms.
A local advertorial promotes Joint-Kase as a fast acting skin penetrating remedy for muscle soreness and lameness. It claims rapid relief overnight, enabling athletes to return to sports quickly and cites broad usage by baseball players fighters cyclists and golfers. Sherman Bros. reports selling hundreds of tubes and druggists nationwide praise the emollient 60 cents a tube.
Mrs. Henry Hollister of Wyandotte Michigan describes long illness with right side pain and fatigue after childbirth. She reports taking Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, rapid relief, then consulting a doctor who said it harmed no one. She continues to recommend the medicine and keeps a bottle on hand.
A pilot escaped injury after a midair event over the Wood River area left his aircraft a near total wreck. He resumed westward flight at 8 15 after a North Platte relief plane arrived with a pilot and two mechanics. no tail section was lost amid rumors spreading without a clear author.
Eastbound timetable shows trains No. 4 Golden State No. 12 Express No. 60 Local No. 30 Local No. 88 Local Freight with morning departures and afternoon arrivals. Westbound lists No. 3 Golden State No. 29 Local No. 49 Local No. 11 Express No. 87 Local Freight with several overnight departures. Knoxville Branch includes multiple local passes and freight schedules. Agent H. W. Russel signs the notice.
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