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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
2
Chicago May 28 opening market shows cattle and sheep receipts around 600 and 7000 respectively with hogs estimated at 3000. Prices mostly higher with hogs topping near 7.99 and bulk sales 7.50 to 7.80 while heavy and light weights vary by grade. Wheat and corn priced with no Monday grain market due to Memorial Day observance.
Tuesday events include John Swif shipping hogs to market and John Merchant visiting the Earl Frey home with his mother. Nearby, Goly Miller and friends fished at Oakland Mills while Grubb and Keota visitors called on John Koch’s home. House and farm work progress noted at several sites including barn renovations and carpentry by local men.
Iowa agricultural statistician Frank H. Pinney reports mortality rates for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1921. Horses and mules died from disease at 14 per thousand, cattle 15 per thousand, and sheep 24 per thousand. Exposure deaths: horses and mules 3 per thousand, cattle 8 per thousand. Lamb deaths from disease are noted at 24 per thousand.
Sease is estimated at forty head per thousand, including those that died. Forty-five swine per thousand have died from disease in the past year. Horses and mules on May 1 were 98 percent of normal, cattle 97 percent, sheep 96 percent, and swine 95 percent overall.
There is agitation among Rockwell religious circles toward merging church forces. A federated church could improve pulpit talent and reduce costs, while fostering closer fellowship and stronger musical and social programs across three local churches.
May Clark McCormack of Sioux City heir to Theodore Clark and former Mason City resident donated a half section of land near Grinnell valued at 60000 to Grinnell College as part of a 1000000 endowment. The deed requires the college to pay one dollar due to law forbidding gifts of land.
The notice lists prices per pound for geese old roosters ducks and turkeys. It records values labeled Ib indicating price per unit and notes variations by species. The reader is directed to consider these figures for buying or selling at the market.
The section reports lighter receipts for eggs and butter prices, rising poultry movement, and daily cass gathering for best prices. It notes a mixed business tone with hopes for improvement, details shifts in bank clearings, auto industry signals, crop outlook, and potential wage cuts for common laborers while stressing diversification in stock holdings and cautious market optimism.
Crawfordsville May 28 Mrs C A Sprague and Mrs Sarah Davidson traveled to Washington yesterday to spend the day as guests of Miss Bessie Busby. Mrs Honor Ferguson and Miss are listed in the report as accompanying them.
Ainsworth residents host visitors and attend events from Muscatine to Cedar Falls. Families say goodbye to Long Beach travelers while others return from travel and school activities. Memorial Day plans by the American Legion and WWC are set with Prof. H C Brown to speak at 2 PM in the new school building.
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