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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1923

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep Chicago May 23 1922

Market notes show estimated receipts today for hogs 25000 with 14472 holdovers and cattle 12000 sheep 8000. Second report lists live cattle and hog prices with top hogs 7.55 and butchers 7.20 7.40, pigs 6.25 6.75, sows 6.00 6.20, bullock values 5.40 5.60, vealers 9.50 10.50. Receipts total 30110 hogs cattle sheep calves. shipments 4705 2672 969. Grain markets steady to slightly higher with wheat 17 car loads, corn 37 cars, oats 33 cars. Liverpool futures for July wheat up 0.5 cent and October up 0.5 cent.

Chicago

Unnamed Youth Takes Ride With Elsie Armstrong

In a rural setting a youth borrows a battered car to drive to a big white house where Elsie Armstrong answers the door. They ride, share shy dialogue, and pause to collect wildflowers, with a quiet, hesitant mood underscoring their first closeness.

Elsie Armstrong Harry Elsie

Two youths share a shy engagement under dogwood flowers

Elsie and Harry ride home after a secret moment as he presents a dogwood bouquet. They discuss engagement and future love, debating telling their parents while insisting they are in love and hopeful about marriage despite their youth.

Elsie Harry

A Clever Cook at a Girls College Dining Table

A college cook demonstrates her skill as a dozen girls observe. When curly lettuce arrives a freshman marvels at its crimped edge and asks how she did it, praising the cleverness of the cook in a well known girls' college near Heston.

Heston

Japanese Households Patch Cracked China Near New Year

As the year ends in Japan, housewives inspect breakfast, dinner, and tea sets for cracks and replace each broken piece. The belief holds that cracked china brings bad luck, prompting shoppers to buy new pieces to replace damaged ones.

Lil Japan

To Each Man His Part Carlyle Quote

A compact reflection on shaping the future by each person doing their part with earnest inquiry and a true heart. The quotation emphasizes individual responsibility within a larger plan and urges steady action toward a shared good.

Thomas Carlyle

Confidence as Cornerstone of Human Intercourse

A reflection on the necessity of confidence in human dealings and how suspicion harms more than harm from others. The author notes that without trust people injure themselves through doubt rather than through external threats.

Barke

Secret of Love and Lasting Harmony

A compact reflection on loving what is lovable in others to attract affection and ease life’s pains. The piece argues that embracing love toward others yields reciprocal warmth and a more heavenly experience on earth, framing the ideal as following the path of the divine Lover.

Earth Heaven Loverena Slailey

Iowa Farm Notes highlights and farm contests

Iowa Horticultural Society reports few law violations in selling unapproved sprays with one investigation underway. Henry County Fair offers stock shares and cash prizes totaling seven dollars in girls and boys livestock. Egg market planned in Town Falls with joint committee from Merchants and Farm Bureau. Twenty nine Henry County corn growers entered the state yield contest on J. B. Rattliff’s Mt. Pleasant farm. Odebolt livestock shipping association sees April totals of 82 stock cars and 24 hog cars. 1922 foal shipments reach 211 cars. Cheaper handling saves 25 to 30 cents per hundred, Guernsey breeders from Iowa Illinois Wisconsin visit Dubuque June 12-3 for annual meeting with exhibitors from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.

iBy Associated Press Des Moines Iowa Horticultural Society Herrick Henry County Fair Association Henry County Rattliff Mt. Pleasant Odebolt Livestock Shipping Association Shipping Association Towa Illinois Wis Dubuque County Towa State Guernsey Breeders Association Dubuque Cedar Rapids Waterloo

JOGGERS FROM JOHNSON ON FIELDS AND FERTILIZER

A spring farm note argues against overworking wet ground and urges soil life health to save crop income. It favors legumes for free nitrogen, compares alfalfa vigor in different fields, warns oats may be weedier, and cites Ohio tests on soybeans and hog rations. It emphasizes balanced rations and natural mineral uptake.

Wisconsin Experiment Station Nature

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promoted By Patient Testimony

A former patient recounts multiple surgeries for stomach issues and gall stones, claiming Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured all symptoms for five years. The ad asserts the preparation removes catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation in the intestinal tract, promising money back after one dose.

Mayr Lemmons Pharmacy Ady

The Pleasant Way With Him at Noise Beach

A young woman, Hope, spends two weeks at a seaside spot where she becomes inspired by a brown skinned man she meets during a beach race. She buys a new bathing suit and gold ribbon, but fear and loneliness return as she faces the sea alone, reflecting a longing for connection and self-expression.

Hope Noise Beach Trope Pye Ota

Deserted seaside night conversation uncovers a pursuer

A stressed woman at supper discusses Marlow with a landlady as rumors of a house break-in swirl. A distant figure appears on the beach while a brown, strong man named Lee returns, offering Hope and money, urging departure and a fresh start.

Marlow Sleg Lee Fiope

Ordinary Man Meets Hope In A Quiet Exchange

A tense seaside moment finds two strangers sharing a charged confession. She admits she has found hope in him and insists they learn each other’s names and roles, but vows not to let him pull away as they prepare to flee together. The scene ends with her sudden exultant look.

Wai Young Marlow Hipper Tye

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