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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1922
Page
2
May 15 Chicago livestock market reports estimated receipts hogs 39 000 cattle 21 000 sheep 15 000. Market strong to 10 higher with beef steers mid weights 8 60 to 9 15, heavy packs 9 50 to 9 80 sows 9 15 to 9 60. Lambs 11 40 to 13 10, spring lambs 13 50 to 15 50. Receipts 44 64 hogs cattle 56 62 sheep 20 15. shipments 42 63 58 1. Markets from Beach Wickham Grain Co. Maddock manager.
Miss Elizabeth Streator, a Methodist missionary worker from Terreon district, is reported to have a broken thigh in Durango City after being thrown into an irrigation ditch by a Mexican mob. She and five workers, all Mexican villagers from San Juan de Mezquital, were attacked on May 4 according to interior reports.
Treasury officials indicate a gradual reduction in the government’s stock of currency counters. About 2 billion dollars in Federal Reserve notes are in circulation, down from roughly 3.5 billion, with the process unfolding slowly.
American corn exports show strong growth in early 1922 with March shipments at 22 million bushels and nine months totaling 135 million. Values in 1921 surpassed previous highs, boosting total corn and product exports toward and beyond the $100 million mark as the nation remains the world’s largest producer and exporter of meats linked to its corn crop.
Theodore Roberts delivers a landmark film performance as Oliver Beresford in Thomas H Ince's Hail the Woman shown at the Fox Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. Critics hail Roberts as a master character interpreter with a vivid, restrained study of a narrow minded bigot whose eyes open to a moral awakening.
Miss Patricia Pyron of Chicago sits in Muskegon circuit court aiding jury selection in a $10,000 breach of promise case brought by her mother Mrs. Barbara Byron against Pelee Dragis. The suit alleges a proposed marriage in July 1920 and a prenup drawn by a teens attorney.
Julius Barnes former United wheat director suggests settling May wheat contracts on current domestic grain values in a telegram to the Chicago Board of Trade. He argues action is needed due to fears of a possible corner in May wheat.
Geneva May 15 The court of international justice was opened to the world as Russia Germany Turkey Hungary and Mexico were allowed to bring causes before the court if they first accept its decisions and pledge to submit to its verdicts in disputes.
Morvich remained unbeaten as a two year old and captured the forty-eighth Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs before about 70,000 fans. The colt finished in 2 04 5 with Runnymede giving a strong effort and Bradley’s Bet Mosie edging John Finn by a head.
A near riot erupted at Longchamp races when Pauline A McCaffrey and Gladys Du Pont Camber two Chicago girls 18 arrived in the afternoon. Their knee-baring frocks drew crowds as hundreds followed them causing the sergeant to send two men to clear the path.
The prince of Wales sustained a minor cut above the eye from a polo ball in Manila. The wound required two stitches but is not considered serious. The incident occurred during polo play.
Publication of the examination results for admission to the United States Naval Academy reveals that Kroil U Holly, the colored youth nominated by Representative Anserge of the western Harlem district, failed the mental test. The papers were marked by three officers who did not know the candidates' names.
The Senate adopted an amendment to the appropriation bill providing 1.9 million dollars for the operation of the air service between New York and San Francisco for the coming fiscal year starting July 1.
Washington May 15 Acting on the La Follette resolution the federal trade commission asked Bethlehem Steel and seven other large steel and iron companies to submit immediately all facts on a proposed merger before it is consummated.
The article argues that trusts are not modern. It notes ancient roots dating back to pyramid times and cites early forms of controlled food monopolies. Assyrian records around 7400 or 8,000 years ago describe tyrannical rulers cornering goods through agents.
The excerpt notes deaf mutism varies by country. It cites Switzerland with 245 per 100000 cretinism linked cases, contrasts European averages around 7 percent, and mentions the United States with a figure per 100000.
Washington May federal reserve banks would be empowered to buy and sell farm land bonds to provide long term credits for farmers. The bill, introduced by Senator Meichel, also seeks a directed departmental revenue mechanism and expanded credit facilities.
Shot making endures with minimal change over a century. Molten lead pours from the shot tower top. small sizes need a brief drop, larger sizes require a longer fall nearly twice that height.
A partial readable snippet shows a damaged OCR line with unclear dates names places or actions leaving minimal verifiable facts for a local newspaper record.
Bernard Shaw notes that science pursues life extending cures and the philosophers stone under new names such as immunization or radiology. He argues the underlying dream driving exploration remains constant across eras and fields.
The text asserts the Nile as life source and famine danger in Bgypt. It claims British invention of a system of cums to prevent floods or shortages, contrasting past reliance on prayer with modern engineering. The piece references Allah and historical water abundance and scarcity shaping farming.
A reflection on contagion extending from illness to virtues. The author highlights kindness integrity and positive traits as contagious, contrasting them with disease and emphasizing virtue with real red blood in their veins.
A man resists flattery and insists on constructive criticism, arguing praise alone cannot guide improvement. He stresses the value of honest feedback over adulation in personal growth.
The Washington Methodist church sermon by Pastor W W Bowers explored Motherhood and the Cross from John 19 25. It linked Mary at the cross to maternal love and Divine love and urged purity service humility faith and trust in God guiding a mother to let her child go with faith.
Rev. A R Oates cites Luke 2 19 praising Mary as a model mother. He lists four key traits tireless patience unselfish pride modest secrecy and urges mothers to keep lofty dreams alive for their children.
A preacher reflects on Jesus visiting various homes in scripture from Zacchaeus to Pharisees and disciples. He notes miracles and teachings within homes and urges readers to invite Christ into daily life through prayer study worship and ordinances for blessing in trials and joys.
A steeplechase course must include at least twelve fences in the first two miles, at least one ditch six feet wide or more, and a water jump not less than twelve feet wide.
Handkerchiefs woven with gold edging trace back to 1742 as early examples of paisiey work. Elizbethan gentlemen wore such pieces in hats as ladies gifts, though their cash value was small.
Des Moines reports a generally fair day in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys with moderate temperatures. Light winds and no precipitation expected, easing into a mild evening across the region.
The common domestic peacock traces to Tidia and Ceylon and was seen as Juno’s attribute by the ancients. In Christian art it signifies resurrection and in modern metaphor it denotes vanity. In the wild it is a shy bird, favors lower mountain slopes, and cannot endure very cold climates.
Experts define normal temperature as the average over a period long enough that adding more data would not change it. In practice few long records exist, so normal is taken as the average of the longest feasible observation period.
The passage notes New Caledonia as a mountainous island in the South Pacific, entirely surrounded by a large coral reef. It lies five to fifteen miles offshore and is the southernmost Melanesian island located about fifty miles east of Australia.
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