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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1922
Page
2
Estimated receipts today total 19 000 hogs 9 293 holdovers and 14 000 cattle to 25 000 sheep. Hogs steady to strong with top 8 50 and weights 250 lbs up. sows and pigs mixed. Cattle slow with undertone weak early top 13 00. feeders and calves mixed. Lambs and yearlings show varying price ranges. receipts around 39 687 hogs cattle shop calves.
Beach-Wickham Grain Co of Burlington Iowa shows market tones on wheat corn and oats with ample car counts. Wheat 54 cars steady to 2 cents higher corn 190 cars higher oats 78 cars higher with grade ranges listed and Nos 2 3 corn and oats pricing. Livestock estimates for tomorrow include hogs 35000 cattle 13000 and sheep 14000.
Closing out sales announced for November and December include Ernest Carlson in Washington November 6 H J Simmering in West Monroe Street Washington November 7 Mike Trier in Keota Duroc Sale November 14 Lord and Son in Duroe near Ainsworth December 13 Alfred Nash four miles northwest of Crawfordsville sale date and location details provided.
The Associated Press reports Western Australia may adopt a revised liquor licensing bill. A state poll mechanism, a three member licensing court, a 2 percent levy, age limits, travelers exemptions, and restricted hours are proposed. Notes on registration, 9am to 7pm hours, and beer limits are included.
Washington County Iowa invites sealed bids by 1:30 p m on November 16 1922 for 19 items of Federal Aid Project No 182 including reinforced concrete box culverts extensions an I beam bridge with concrete floor and abutments. Bids include 5 percent bid bond. Plans and specs available at the county auditor engineer or State Highway Commission Ames Iowa. County may waive techities and reject all bids. October 30 1922.
The stage revival of DeKoven’s Robin Hood, first produced thirty one years ago, stands firm amid jazz era trends. May Valentine presents a refined, well sung and staged performance that appeals to lovers of melody and harmony, with a show slated for Thursday November 2 at the Greham Theatre.
The color green is widely linked to fickleness in cultural symbolism. Observers note that green denotes changeability and unpredictability across various social contexts and traditions.
The note recalls Tom Hood of 19th century fame who wrote Song of the Shirt in 1844 while ill in bed amid suffering and struggle. The brief highlights Hood's final illness and the creation of the well known poem.
Washington County notes from the Farm Bureau describe W. J. Brown near Wellman experimenting with a grain separator to thresh soybeans. He reports 15 bushels per acre, plans 20 acres next year, and cites ragweed challenges along with planned row planting and cultivations to improve yields. The report also notes feeding value of soybeans versus off meal and mentions hog cholera serum licensing requirements.
Throwgh J R Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Chicago businessmen discuss farmers economic problems and remedies. Legge of International Harvester cites decline in farm population and outlines fixes emphasizing organization better marketing and year round sales. He notes farm failures blamed on external limits and laments barriers to grain exchange membership. Renewing vaccinating permits mentioned briefly by Peter Malcolm state
A manuscript on Massachusetts birds describes common terns joining mackerel and bluefish feeding frenzies. Terns rise high then dive, striking the waves with speed as hundreds plunge, hover, and skim the sea while prey scatter and boil beneath.
The passage notes that in China young people face restrictions on affection and discussion of love. It claims lovemaking is taboo and even speaking of engagement is forbidden, with parents controlling matters from start to finish.
In a playful exchange Mrs. Johnson reads of a professor from the East who predicts dogs in heaven. Gap Johnson, echoing local humor from Rumpus Ridge, asserts agreement that life without dogs in heaven would be hell.
A Louisville Courier Journal note extols a wife who reliably sends her husband to work with a kiss and care. She helps him prepare, even adjusting his over shoes if needed, portraying practical devotion within marriage.
A strong sign of good health in children is steady gains in weight and height tied to a suitable diet. Plenty of deep sound sleep is also essential for healthy, normal growth.
A British vignette notes an American inventor creating a wire less receiving set fit into a finger ring and mocks a second American invention visible only through a microscope. The Passing Show, London, reports the witty jab about advancing mobile tech.
English Labour leaders announce plans for a general election bid with over 450 candidates for the House of Commons, far above the 1918 tally. The party cites strong recent support, extensive district organization, and active labor federations guiding thousands of volunteers to mobilize campaigns, speeches, and demonstrations.
Shipping interests urge the government to create a free port in Japan to enhance Japanese importers’ ability to compete with Hongkong merchants for Chinese trade. Kobe is seen as the best location for this port, with Mry Toru Ishii, managing director of Nippon Usen Kaisha, saying the absence of a free port keeps Japan from being the Orient’s trade center.
It is estimated that two thirds of the retail buying in the United States is done by women.
A fragment advises using Inside Vining from a fresh company cut in strips as peeled and place the stressed part on the entity.
Des Moines report warns Iowa egg dealers face a severe winter if weather and rising production continue. About 9,000 cases of cold stored eggs plus 1,000 cars at Davenport, 1,000 at Sioux City, and 1,500 cars statewide are held. Eggs bought last spring at about 27 1/2 cents per dozen now sell around 25 cents, signaling a 4 cent drop per dozen to dealers after costs.
Prices for fresh laid eggs buttterfat cream heavy hens light hens leghorn hens springs leghorn springs old roosters and live ducks geese turkeys and spare horse hides listed with per pound or each rates. Local market figures show horses hides priced at 3.00 each and assorted fowl values per pound.
Florence Edna May presents The Unloved Wife a three act play at the Graham theatre tonight Critics praise its human resonance and lifelike scenes urging mothers and daughters to see the show for relatable themes of love suffrage and independence.
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