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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1920
Page
2
Market report from Chicago notes estimated receipts of 20 000 for the day with holdovers at 10 131. Estimated receipts today are 7 000 with additional estimates also listed at 7 000 for the period.
Estimated receipts hogs 29 860 cattle 14 031 sheep 5 392 calves 3 361. Hogs mostly 10 to 15 higher with top 14 95. Cattle slow market steady to weak with beef steers 11 25 to 13 65 depending on weight and grade. Sheep steady to strong with lambs 14 00 to 17 50 for varying types. Shipments hogs 9 816 cattle 4 145 sheep 5 056 calves 26.
The page lists grain quotes from Clover and Wheat markets with prices for clover, corn, oats and color notes. It adds a Chicago live stock hog sheep estimate and describes a July stop loss order movement. It notes intrastate loadings, terminal congestion relief, and mentions a European pipeline planned between Havre and Paris built by American builders to ease oil transport.
The nation has a large male surplus while France shows the reverse. Bulgaria is believed to hold oil shale deposits that will be exploited soon.
March tuberculosis data show Mineesta leading states with 952 accredited herds and 4,181 cattle tested, 132 reactors, while Virginia and Pennsylvania follow with smaller totals. Nationwide, 44 states reported 2,128 accredited herds and 67,619 tested individuals with 2,828 reactors, suggesting about 1 in 30 animals afflicted. Barnyard manure value in Iowa discussed, plus storage advice and beekeeping notes on late season and Clover honey prospects.
A fragmented notice states Oildag product Oildag is defleucated Acheson Graphite diffused in neutral oils with a guarantee tied to using proper grade in engines, but the sentence trail ends before a full claim or outcome. The readable portion mentions product quality and a promise pending completion.
Charles Vincent has returned home from Rochester Minnesota where he went for an examination and his sister Ruth accompanied him but she stopped off at Cedar Falls for a visit.
Mr and Mrs Pringle entertained fourteen relatives and friends on a Saturday in honor of Mrs Wm Nelson of Keota. A noon chicken dinner was served. Sam Knupp and family dined at J N Phillips home yesterday. Ben Briley and children visited Grandma Gilbert, who has been poorly but now sits up a little.
Washington County Iowa Board of Supervisors will accept sealed bids until 1 PM June 15 1920 for a 40 by 60 steel building. Plans and specs are on file with the County Auditor for public inspection. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check and binding contract with bond. The county may waive defects or reject all bids.
A noted skin specialist touts Mentho-Sulphur as the fastest remedy for breakouts and irritation. The preparation’s germ destroying properties are claimed to heal eczema, relieve itching and burning, and leave skin clear and smooth. a small jar is available at drug stores and used like cold cream.
A 19th or early 20th century appeal urges women to drink hot water with a spoonful of limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels remove waste and toxins and improve complexion and health. It claims inside cleanliness matters more than outside and promotes a quarter pound of limestone phosphate at the drug store.
A health ad urges vigilance over blood health and promotes 8 S8 vegetable blood medicine from Swift Specific Co. It claims reviving effects and free medical advice from the company director in Atlanta, Georgia.
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