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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1922
Page
2
Fat receipts estimated at 23,900 hogs with 10,267 held over and cattle receipts around 4,009. Prices range from 5 to 20 cents higher for hogs and beef steers quoted up to 9.36 for prime grades. Lambs and yearlings show firm to strong movement with spring, prime, and high-quality lots drawing attention.
A paper delivered in England at the Surveyors' Institution argues that plants respond to environmental changes and that trees can “catch cold” similar to humans, illustrating soil relations to plant growth.
A hotel hat check room attendant says men paste photos of loved ones inside hat crowns near the maker's name to identify rightful returns. The practice, spreading among patrons, replaces older watch dial pictures and helps staff verify checks.
A report describes Giigit near the Afghanistan China bar where Kashir forces used a border creanta policy. Col A Smith recalls a polo incident where the culprit struck a player with a stick and, after regaining consciousness, faced a chief who asked if he should be killed now or tomorrow morning.
A fragment shows Thrifty Tired Tim working and angry, seated with mates at a rough dinner table in the ka. One friend calls the cut nasty and Tim resists leaving off work, provoking a tense exchange as others urge him to stop.
Washington reports that mechanical plows may be controlled by radio from a central tower. John Hays Hammond Jr. notes farm owners have written him about the idea. Gangs of plows on large Middle West farms could be operated simultaneously, reducing weeks of work to days.
Babe Ruth faced boos and catcalls after throwing dirt in Umpire Hinde Brand s face as he was called out on a close play. The New York crowd erupted as he left the field, marking a rare temper flare in his home run laden career amid a slow start following the Landis ban.
In Albany New York May two men about twenty five were killed when an overhead bridge struck them as they rode on top of a Delaware and Hudson freight train. Police named both victims and investigated the incident as a theft gone fatal.
A concise note on choosing routes. when plans veer off, ample space is needed to adjust and proceed.
The late Lord Halebury spoke on Matrimonial Law before legal conferees and drew laughter by recalling Sydney Smith’s remark that those joined in matrimony often end up with cooked joints and badly boiled potatoes.
Regional text laments current governance and social change. The Croaker voice criticizes government, declares the younger generation spoiled, and notes the weather turning grim. The speaker warns consequences if the croaker fails to act and jokes about heaven and self reliance.
Ernie Crane agrees to help Grace Jennings who mistakes him for a fiancé. He reveals his real name, falls into a wild road trip, and learns Grace’s friend Bertha intends to marry another man. The pair end up swapping partners after a mistaken courtship and plan to marry elsewhere.
The life of William Makepeace Thackeray reveals deep tragedy in his marriage to Isabella Shawe. After years of devoted care, her fever led to lifelong mental illness, culminating in his decision to institutionalize her. Thackeray’s bond with their three children remained steadfast throughout.
The ruby crowned kinglet delivers a powerful song for such a small bird and the male often lifts his ruby crown patch while singing, notes American Forestry Magazine. The golden crowned kinglet offers little vocal display by comparison.
A 21 foot high plate glass clock in San Diego California features 20 dials displaying world time zones, day of week, and date. Four dials are four feet across and the jeweled timepiece is illuminated at night and winds itself automatically.
Samuel Untermyer urged action to break up a GE monopoly in the manufacture and sale of electric bulbs. He sent a letter to Attorney General Daugherty and Senator La Follette detailing the suggestion, noting Daugherty refused to authorize the move.
Springfield May 26 Frank Farrington of the United Mine Workers announced the district executive board, on his recommendation, refused to accept the invitation of the Tilines coal operators to meet in a wage-scale conference. He said the district is not willing to meet until the power of the international union is changed.
The commissioners decided that next year’s general assembly of Presbyterian churches in the United States will be held in Indianapolis Ohio.
A London magistrate ruled that it is the wife's privilege in all classes of society to spend money on food. The case arose when the wife, unhappy with her husband’s meals, bought the food herself prompting the legal consideration of food purchasing rights within marriage.
A humorous spoof defines golf as a pool game in a cow pasture using a white pill, an ant hill, and a crab. The piece jokes about driving the pill a mile and spending the next hour chasing it, then repeating the act 17 times with 17 more pills.
A client of Sydney Bartlett sought William M Evarts as associate. Bartlett assented but awkwardly. After the cause, the client asked how Evarts spoke. Bartlett replied that Evarts spoke very pleasantly with a vein of ratiocination running through his verbose speech.
Description of city sights in Changeha China featuring wheelbarrows that ascend stone stairs. An auxiliary wheel rises as the main wheel climbs higher steps, with loads of around 400 pounds as the barrow crosses flagstones to reach the next level.
Washington May 26 Henry Wallace secretary of aericulture may resign from the cabinet after a clash with Secretary Abert over Alaska administration The dispute likely will be settled next week when President Harding submits reorganizational plans to Congress The plan prepared by Walter F Brown proposes shifting Alaskan control to the Interior department
Four golf players Guy Staelair John Gilmore Byrne Onelthorpe and Cart L Overnier were knocked unconscious and partially paralyzed by a lightning strike that hit a tree sheltering them at the Calumet Country Club in Chicago on May 26. Two caddies were burned in the incident.
The text argues floors form the room’s foundation and must be darker than the wells to prevent visual instability and preserve decorative proportion.
The chicken, a common barnyard fowl, has a pedigree traced back to 700 B C in southern Asia. Dr. Clark Wieser, noted anthropologist, says chickens appeared in Africa in a short time given travel limits, with traces reaching Egypt and later spreading globally.
Fragmentary OCR note lists current produce prices with variations in produce types. The readable portion mentions prevailing prices and notes possible daily change. No specific items or numeric values are clearly readable.
George Elmer Munroe eighteen-year-old Camden resident confesses to Prosecutor Wolverton that he kidnapped and murdered Ida Kramer seven-year-old race found body in Newton Creek a month prior He says financial motive and describes striking her with a rock and dumping the body in the creek.
Recent criminal disclosures in the New York post office prompted the Post Office department to authorize more special clerkships in New York and Chicago. Higher pay will be given to clerks who handle large sums of money and valuable property.
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