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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 18 000 demand strong for good and choice weights 250 to 310 lb top 7.60. Cattle receipts 1 300 week’s bulks fed steers 15 to 20c higher, fat cows lower, veal calves down. Sheep receipts 6 000 market generally steady with lambs and springs mixed, fat ewes down. Wheat corn oats barley and seeds listed with varying price ranges and no sales noted for rye.
Ancient Rome limited gold rings to senators and nobles while commoners wore iron. Luxury peaked with oversized amb rings like a 2½ inch thumb ring bearing the bust of Empress Plotina, illustrating dramatic display of status.
Quote discusses the U S Constitution as the shortest among governments and links it to the efficiency of governance. It frames the United States as the most successful nation due to fewer general orders and a lean constitutional framework.
Knighthood began as a military distinction and later awarded to civilians for valued community services in the sixteenth century. Sir William Walworth, lord mayor of London, earned the title by killing rebel Wat Tyler before the king.
The text lists American cities with nicknames tied to key industries: Trenton The Pottery City Troy The Cedar City Far River The Cotton City Akron The Tire City Hollywood The Movie City Paterson The Stik Cry We terbury The Brass City and Dan bury The Hat City.
Pasteur laid the foundation of modern bacteriology showing good and bad bacteria and the potential to use dead bacteria to fight the living. Today hundreds of laboratories and thousands of students are engaged in this subject.
Gladstone of Pinglend warns that thrift of time yields lasting afterlife profits while wasting time shrinks intellect and morals beyond reckoning. Time emphasizes usury of effort and the consequences of squandered hours.
A Paris Journal amusements note references a quack offering a cure with odd tonics including “lody large rate of tedide of potas sium.” It mocks the scheme while suggesting memory loss treatment claims and invites the patient to consult a “Gruggist.”
Wheat prices eased in Chicago trading as May delivery fell on renewed rains in the southwest and expectations of farm legislation in Washington. July and September futures drifted, with Winnipeg weakness and heavy selling aiding the decline. Corn and oats showed firmer tones after a shaky start, while May delivery in corn rose on selling by holders. Provisions stayed firm with hog values supporting the market.
In Chicago on May 31 prices for old stock potatoes are about steady with 35 cars received and no sales recorded. New stock shows steady to firm prices with Bliss Triumphs No 1 bids around 2.40 to 2.80 in Alabama and 2.25 to 2.75 in Louisiana, mostly near 2.40.
A quote attributed to Aaron Martin Crane from Miinols Central Magazine extols worry as deadly to joy and life. It contrasts a peaceful mind with worry, noting that serenity sustains existence while unchecked worry harms individuals and harms close friends.
The article states Spain and the United States are the chief mercury producers with California and Texas supplying the entire local output. It notes cinnabar as the primary ore worked for mercury and that the metal occurs in only small quantities.
A fragment discusses the paradox of progress in the physical and technical realms versus industry relations. It argues the world has pursued a physical problem while neglecting industrial relations, concluding that the eleven attempt cannot be solved by physical means alone.
The piece notes Cincinnati calls itself The Queen City and The Paris of America while others call it Pork apella. Chicago is The Windy City and The Stick Yards City. Washington is dubbed The Federal City and The City of Magnificent Distances.
A seed testing guide from the National Crop Improvement Service explains a simple germination test using a blotter, water, and wicks. After five to six days count seeds with both strong roots and shoots to determine viability. if germination falls below 95 percent, replace with better seed since more planting cannot compensate the loss.
Iowa purebred dairy sire campaign organized in Des Moines with I. D. Hadley as chairman and C. B. Finley as executive secretary. A three-member executive committee leads the effort to raise a 3000 funding goal and promote use of purebred sires to reduce herd size and boost profits.
A boy declares the new neighborhood the greatest as he recounts daily fusses and fights among the local youths. The tale contrasts quiet surroundings with lively, sometimes turbulent, play among real boys of all ages.
HL Mencken notes that pep meaning vim and vigor derives from a shortened form of pepper, but pepper wasn’t widely used in the modern sense of pep. The coinage likely emerged from pepper as a suggestion rather than a meaning match.
Health developers claim 30 is the magic age for longevity and optimal health. They argue that those under thirty may be heavier than standard tables, but after thirty the longest life span favors individuals with weights consistently below the average.
The article argues there is no evidence Cleopatra wore red hair and notes ancient sources offer no clue to her hair color. It mentions her Ptolemaic Greek ancestry and cites Theocritus describing ancestor Ptolemy Philadelphus as light-haired with fair complexion.
The Water Safety Council of America in Chicago urges each community to convene joint civic meetings to map and fund swimming pools ensuring access for all. Publications like How to Swim and The Crawl Stroke (and new Water Sports) guide organizers and will be mailed upon request. The council seeks safe, sanitary swimming spots and welcomes public input.
A long roster of radio schedules from AP via Radio Digest lists WSB Atlanta WGN Chicago KYW Chicago WFAA Dallas WWJ Detroit WOC Davenport WEAF New York and others with times and program notes including musical concerts sermons choral clubs lectures and orchestral performances for weekdays and Mondays across cities from coast to coast. The page enumerates station names and times such as 7:30 6-9 9:20 11 and notes orchestras choirs and bands at venues like Capitol Theatre St Pauls Cathedral and various university programs.
Dr. A Iverson of Iowa State College urges using skim milk in whitewash to improve adhesion and durability. Replacing water with skimmilk enhances waterproofing due to casein and lime compounds that bind to wood, suggesting renewed whitewash for chicken coops and stables.
National Crop Improvement Service argues concrete reinforced roadways around freight yards speed farm shipments by rail. Farmers should unite in truck service to collect milk cans and produce for daily local freight. Taxpayers must ensure durable construction and prevent overloads on reinforced concrete roads.
Kiel May 1 145 former German naval officers have become farmers in the postwar era. Eight serve abroad with the rest remaining in the republic. Of 2,800 prewar commissioned officers 647 were killed 462 retained and 1,691 sought other work. Banks and officials hired 98 ex officers and many become merchants or clerks. One admiral serves as a courier in the Foreign Office.
A merchant notes the Journal ad caught attention and prompts business leads. The line emphasizes ad visibility and local commerce impact in the community.
A. J. Kailous of 900 S Iona Ave Washington reports long lasting kidney relief from Dean's Pills after back pain and irregular kidney function. He says the remedy strengthened his back and regulated secretions and that four years later he has not had a kidney attack. Sold 60 cents at Lemmon's Drug Store and other dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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