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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
2
Chicago May 15 market report shows hog receipts around 26 000 with open slower trading and price dips of 10 to 15 cents from Thursday. Cattle receipts near 2 000 with dull activity and weak to uneven pricing. sheep receipts 9 000 with an undertone of weakness. Wheat corn oats rye and fat hog futures listed with various May July and Sept quotes and slight session moves.
Official live stock receipts for tomorrow list hogs at 4000 head cattle at 5000 head and sheep at 2000 head in Chicago reports dated May 17 from local market sources.
An old article describes the Arabian khabia a dessert of five dates coated with a butter and sugar mix said to be named by the Prophet Mohammed. It notes the date as a staple among Orientals and mentions the term Klabis as a synonym for happiness in Arab usage.
Varibault News notes a tax collector will be in the area within an hour or so to handle an inheritance tax related to a local estate. The timing suggests residents should prepare documents and payments promptly.
An old advertisement touts HY PE P SEN as a scientific blend of Hydrastis Pepsin Senna and extracts from roots herbs and barks. It claims to cleanse the bowels and liver daily improving digestion energy nerves and overall health with a tablespoon after meals and at night. Lemmon's Drug Store sells and guarantees the product.
On May 15 in Chicago wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds show varied bids. Wheat grades range from 1.56 to 1.69 with several hard varieties noted while corn features mix grades near 1.07 to 1.18 and yellow and sample values. Barley clover seed lard ribs bellies and timothy seeds also appear in quoted ranges.
A century ago in northern New York the term picnic emerged from Mector town Sunday school outings. Residents “picked up” knickknacks and headed to the woods, shaping the now common word through local usage.
Market list shows butterfat tests and prices for eggs hens ducks and geese, with per pound rates for various poultry weights and 1925 hatch Leghorn springs, plus a note that there is no market for cull sick or crippled poultry and a $3.00 price for a horse hide.
In Portsmouth Ohio a seamstress adding patience to threading a sewing machine attached a flashlight to the machine’s arm. Popular Science Monthly reports the light clamps to the frame with brass strap bolts and wing nuts and shines so the needle is silhouetted when on.
Vatican exhibits two famed crowns in Rome. One crown from Napoleon to Pope Pius XI reportedly houses the largest emerald in the world. The other crown from Queen Isabel of Spain to Pope Pius IX is valued at about 2 million dollars.
The United States uses over 1.5 trillion matches annually equating to about 47 matches per day per person. Population estimates around 110 million imply 4 billion daily matches worldwide. Europe reports 14 matches per person daily. World output is about 4.67565 quadrillion matches per year.
Glaciers at Mount Robson alter the boundary lines between provinces as their growth reshapes the district’s topography. The highest peak in the Canadian Rockies sees glaciers expanding, prompting officials to redraw jurisdictional borders to reflect new geographic realities.
In Washington County Iowa District Court No 5494 an instrument purporting to be the last will of T W Rowan deceased dated May 11 1894 has been filed read and fixed for hearing proof at 9 am on May 21 1925 at the Court House before the Clerk of the District Court. Interested persons must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. Dated Washington Iowa May 15 1925. D C Kilgore Clerk of District Court.
Claimant James H. Allen of Rochester promotes Allenrhu as a universal remedy for rheumatic pain. He describes rapid blood action dissolving uric acid deposits, curing years of disability, and urges readers to obtain details from Lemmon's Pharmacy agent in their city.
In September Term 1425 W W Wilson petitions to quiet title in fee simple to described real estate in Washington County Iowa against numerous defendants and unknown claimants. The notice warns that failing to answer by September 2 1925 a default will be entered and judgment rendered per the plaintiff's petition. Attorney K K Harmeier represents the plaintiff. May 8 15 22 29.
A fragmentary timetable lists westbound and eastbound train numbers, arrival and departure times, local and express services, and freight notes. It includes Golden State and Knoxville branches with multiple local, freight, and passenger trains, plus agent details and daily vs Sunday service.
A period advertisement promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple harmless preparation that removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and alleviates inflammation causing stomach, liver, and intestinal troubles including appendicitis. Available at all druggists.
The carte blanche defined as a blank paper bearing an authorative signature. In 1649 Charles II sent from The Hague a signed carte blanche to Parliament to fill with terms as the price of his safety.
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