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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1918
Page
2
Des Moines May 25. Forecast for the upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys calls for fair weather for the period May 27 to June 1. A disturbance may bring showers chiefly in the extreme northwest about Tuesday. Temperatures rise Monday and Tuesday with little change afterward.
Opening hogs and cattle in Chicago on May 27 show steady to higher demand with mixed, light and heavy hogs trading around 16.85 to 17.50 and bulk prices near 16.90 to 17.25. Cattle and sheep are reported steady to stronger with receipts in the tens of thousands and weekly totals reflecting active week-long movements.
Grateful mothers from Wisconsin Ohio and others report Foley's Honey and Tar cured their children's severe coughs croup and whooping cough after other remedies failed. One writer notes quick throat relief and relief from inflammation after a dose. The endorsements claim long use and effectiveness for both adults and children. Lemmons Pharmacy Washington.
A spectacled tourist and Mr Gap Johnson of Rumpus Midge Ark trade wry lines about feuds cooling in the region. The tourist jokes about beating pistols into pruning hooks while Johnson counters that pruning only comes after rain and warns feuds may yet revive.
The Burning Journal is the sole Washington County daily. It reports local crime weather and events with a focus on community impact and timely updates for residents.
Farmers report alfalfa struggles when ground is iced and untreated. Limestone and inoculation yield a robust stand, while others replant due to pests and cold damage. Droughty fields and hedge trimming on wet days highlighted by local growers.
A severe hail and thunderstorm struck Pare County last week, breaking about a hundred window panes at the new 75,000 dollar consolidated high school building dedicated recently. Crops suffered heavy damage with corn washed out, fruit damaged, young stock killed, and alfalfa and small grain beaten. About three inches of water fell in under two hours.
Hampton May 27 The stock shipment of fat cattle and hogs from Lee township by Robert T Hamilton totals 62000. The twelve cars of cattle and five of hogs were sent to Chicago. August Brandt sold twenty five head of cattle averaging 265 with one at 334.28.
Secretary Sidney Coon reported Saturday that claims paid include Virell B. Jones of Wellman for $110 and Joe E B Melinsky of East Pleasant.
A pithy remark from Simmons urges choosing a positive character with firm faith and constructive actions, even if imperfect, over a wavering hard doubt and indecisive conduct. The quote defends optimism and effort as superior to hesitation and cynicism.
A gramophone proprietor who met the song "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" wrote to Mr Ben Jonson via American publishers offering to include his ballad in his records for $20.
National League games saw Chicago beat New York 7 4 and St Louis defeat Brooklyn 7 to 3 while Cincinnati lost to Philadelphia 6 3. American League results include Boston 3 over Chicago 2 and New York 2 over Cleveland 1. Minor leagues records show Minneaporte 4 Columbus 0 and Toledo 6 in 10 innings, plus other Western and American Association scores.
A wartime call urges town residents with farm experience to work on local farms during peak cultivation and harvest. It emphasizes personal duty, collective effort, and avoiding excuses to ensure food production and wartime victory. It frames farming labor as essential to security and national success.
The Department of Agriculture urges expanded sheep and wool production to meet war needs. It cites wool shortfalls, current production, and suggests eastern and southern states boost flocks, improve breeding, forage use, and restocking, with lambs ready at 70 to 80 pounds to support military clothiers.
The article discusses how weight requirements tied to grain availability push for a minimum grain intake to finish animals, enabling the maintenance of larger breeding flocks. It analyzes the impact on livestock production and feeding strategies in the period.
The article argues milk hygiene hinges more on handling methods than barn size while outlining design features. It recommends a cleanable cement floor, large gutter for droppings, minimal dust surfaces, metal pipe stalls, a swing stanchion, a smooth low manger, and a wide central walkway to prevent wall soiling and ease cleaning.
The text explains keeping tools dry to prevent rust and damage. In moist climates store tools in a wall cabinet or tool chest. in dry environments hang them near the workbench or place on shelves. It urges assigning a fixed place for every tool and returning it after use, suggesting outlining each tool on the wall and painting the space to show missing items.
A fragmentary OCR line references the idea of returning an item to its proper place. The context remains unclear but hints at internal alignment or sorting within a system or document. No names, dates, or locations are readable in the segment.
Many old farm buildings fail today’s sanitary standards with dark damp barns poor lighting and basements open to manure. They harbor flies and dust but can be remodeled at small cost to meet ventilation light distribution and sanitation requirements.
County agricultural agents aid farmers through management demonstrations. Groups keep business records to determine labor income and each farm’s contribution to income. Farmers learn from more successful neighbors and improve practices before breeding. Sell broken mouthed ewes and nonproducers to improve the flock before breeding.
Several Siberian rivers flow over beds of solid ice creating a frozen landscape. The unusual riverscape highlights the harsh winter conditions and the extent of ice cover across distant waterways.
The name Arethusa derives from Greek roots and is linked to several springs in ancient Greece. In legend Arethusa, a nymph of Elis, bathed in the Alphens and fled from the river god who pursued her, following undersea to Ortygia in Syracuse where he overtook her.
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