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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
2
Chicago May 29 1918 receipts today 12000 yesterday 28488 and tomorrow 20000. Market steady to higher for cattle hogs and sheep with ranges for light and mixed stock and specific price bands. Beeves cows and calves and lambs cited with figures. market described as strong or slow depending on line item.
Grateful mothers from Youngstown and MAire Wir report Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured their children's severe croup and whooping cough after other remedies failed. They praise rapid relief from throat irritation and coughing, noting its effectiveness for adults too. Jemmon's Pharmacy, Washington.
The piece notes that about 80 percent of Canada remains unseen with Indian reports pointing to a vast Mackenzie basin area possibly rich in oil. It mentions lakes over a hundred miles long in Yukon and a Mackenzie mountain region largely untraveled by whites, suggesting large untapped resources.
The article extols dogs as man’s best friend and faithful companions. It argues that dogs repay affection and loyalty beyond price, cultivating kindness and humanity in people beyond monetary value.
The article contrasts diseased meat with meat from diseased animals and notes that fresh pork cannot guarantee absence of live trichinae by inspection. It states that proper cooking kills any trichinae present, preventing disease.
Geo Grecian reports alfalfa on a five acre field ready to cut with two tons per acre from the first cutting. The crop has historically produced four to six tons per acre per season and the farmer favors early June sowing. He notes lime or inoculation unnecessary on rolling clay soil and describes herd feeding, raspberry and strawberry efforts, cattle sales, and county landmarks.
Wet conditions hinder Chas as he works 120 acres of corn with only half planted. Team operates manure spreader while calves arrive amid generally good Shorthorn breeding stock.
The first motor haul of eggs from Vineland and Millville into New York City arrived with all crates intact. The 5 ton truck carried 150 crates of eggs and glass, leaving Vineland at 11 am and reaching the New York wholesale district by 2 am next day, a record time by Bureau of Markets standards.
In April the Bureau of Animal Industry tested 22 492 cattle for tuberculosis in its eradication program. The count was 8 424 higher than the prior month. Efforts focus on three lines: eradication from purebred herds, from circumscribed areas, and from swine, with initial emphasis on pure-bred herds.
May 20 Amsterdam reports German forces seized the Dutch steamship Jantie and four sailing vessels Maria Jacoba Gerzine as part of a policy denying sailings without German safe conducts amid transit talks between Netherlands and Germany. A Bohemian memorial day protest is planned in Cedar Rapids against the governor’s language ban. An aerial mail service trial flight Paris to London carried mail in three hours ten minutes.
Reports to the weather bureau show cutworms biting garden vegetables and crops in several counties including near Coon Rapids where a farmer lost five acres of corn. Experts say the outbreak is near its end, with beneficial rains helping and practical control methods like bran pellets laced with arsenate or Paris Green or thorough raking to expose worms to birds.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines policy on women as farm workers. Women may help with lighter tasks and release men for farm labor, with full wage equality and potential cross community recruitment if labor shortages threaten harvests.
M. W. Taylor of Calvert Alabama writes in a testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills. He says they restore kidney and bladder action and relieve backache and rheumatic pains, with Lemmon's Pharmacy advertising the product.
In the National League Mittehburah 2 Boston 6. American League Boston 1 Chicago 0. New York 2 Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 0 St Louis 3. Washington 2 Detroit 4. American Association Kansas City 4 Louisville 3. Toledo 2 St Paul 1. No other games played.
GRELON, a blue eyed Percheron stallion, will stand this season at amy barn miles north of the Linskine overhield bridge. A permanent certificate of soundness is available at the barn. Terms: $12.50 to insure standing and foaling. Moving mares from the community forfeits insurance. fee due on one.
The Department of Agriculture notes women should not be used on farms if men and boys can sustain production. Widespread volunteer interest by women to aid food production has prompted federal officials to consider shifts, with women able to assist in lighter farm tasks and free men for heavier jobs.
Advice on constructing a low cost implement shed to protect machinery from rust and decay. Encourages readers to act now before expensive equipment degrades.
Scrub corn questions rise as farmers seek higher quality grain and yield. Advice points to improved planting practices, seed selection, and soil health to boost performance and profitability.
In Washington on May 20 the government reports Germany’s reply via the Spanish embassy in Berlin. Prisoners may be interviewed by inspectors without witnesses if prior notice is given. otherwise witnesses must be present.
The passage reflects on the precious nature of true friendship. It warns that time reveals the depth of bonds and questions whether one can reclaim a friendship after deliberately relinquishing it. It emphasizes the irreplaceable voice and touch of trusted companions.
An experimenter at the Royal College of Science in Toronto claims a method to harness the sun's heat for industrial tasks. His mirror experiments focus reflected rays to melt lead from below freezing to a depth of 1.5 inches in 43 seconds.
Japan boasts 12 thousand square miles or 680000 acres of rice land feeding about 50 million people. A pound per person daily is supported as 135 days are needed to grow a crop, with nearly all cultivation done by hand.
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