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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1920

Page

2

Daily Market Reports Opening Market in Chicago

Estimated receipts today show 27,000 cattle and 8,000 sheep with steady to lower prices. Wheat and corn futures trade mixed with cash markets in Peoria Chicago and Toledo listing varied bids for barley oats and rye as livestock and feeder prices adjust.

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Fox Theatre Secures Big Stage Hit Blind Youth For Saturday

Fox Theatre brings the photoplay Blind Youth to town for Saturday showings. Adapted from the stage by Lou and Willierd Mack it blends humor romance and drama across continents from Greenwich Village to Paris and Fifth Avenue New York. The picture promises lively off stage action not possible on stage and an entertaining evening for audiences.

FOX Theatre National Pic Lou Willierd Mack Greenwich Village Atelieus Paris Montmartre Fifth Avenue N. Y Lou Tellegen Washington

Rock Island Cuts Force in Cedar Rapids Shops

In Cedar Rapids fifty men will be laid off with a Friday night start following Chicago orders. The Rock Island railroad shops have reduced the working crew to ninety, all mechanics or helpers, as part of a broader wage and output adjustment over the past two weeks.

Cedar Rapids Chicago Rock Island Railroad

Seniority Ignored as Younger Employee Goes First

A brief note reports that the company disregarded seniority rules with the younger mother in service being assigned first, describing a dispute over order of steps and fairness.

Women peers and Algerian customs described in brief

In Britain twenty five peeresses exist with titles including five countesses one duchess two viscountesses and the rest baronesses. Algerian Arab women may leave home only once weekly and attend graveyard meditation sessions. A want ad will sell it.

Great Britain Algeria

Closing out farm sales and exports of new plant introductions

A long list of farm department closing out sales across towns including Riverside and West Chester with dates from Nov 23 to Dec 3. The issue also describes Embarkation of African emigrants to the US for experimental plots by the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction and details on exotic plants and trees, pistache, china hawthorn, and elm suitability for windstorms. It notes poultry culling work and advice on hen care, spray rings, and orchard management.

Rickey and Mather Wellman Critz & Lone Riverside P. S. Boshart Wayland Kerr, Stouffer West Chester F. B J. M. Lord & Son Ainsworth Henry Leeffler Quackins L. V. Hagen Clyde Hillhouse Washington J. H. Hamm China Weactterranean California Levant Florida Department of Agriculture Queensland Australia Dogota Frank Taylor Crawfordsville O. F. Laubach Chester LaFever Cedar Township Farm Bureau Jackson Township R. Zeck R. Stewart John George Stewart Frank Stewart Ross Crawford

Dairy Breeds and Milk Production in Cattle

After years of effort dairy cattle have developed cows that produce milk and butter fat. Beef breeds focus on offspring, not milk, so dairy traits come from dairy line ancestry. The author suggests adding pure bred dairy heifers to boys and girls calf clubs to improve national milk supplies.

Interurban Car Burns Near Mount Vernon

Cedar Rapids reports an interurban blaze after a broken trolley pole and damaged diaphragm caused a car fire near Mount Vernon. The incident followed a Thursday rush of specials for Cornell football fans, with the 40 p.m. Mount Vernon to Lisbon train breaking just as the trouble started.

Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Interurban Cornell Lisbon

Blaze on Trolley Extends to Bridge Edge

A trolley fire at the edge of town erupted after a fall near a large interurban bridge. The car burned rapidly with two passengers aboard and no casualties. Firefighters could not reach the blaze due to high tension wires. Field engineers worked overnight to repair the broken lines and restore power.

Filedriciana

Car Schedule From Mount Vernon to Cedar Rapids

Informal notice states a car will run from Mount Vernon to Cedar Rapids at 7:45 a m Friday. No further details on operator or stops are provided.

Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids

The Reckoning From Yonkers Statesman Snippet

A brief quip contrasts a defeated candidate choosing to run with the idea of running versus not running. The note touches on political calculation and self‑assessment amid a harvest forecast for France. The line ends with a generic ad line about awareness.

Yonkers Statesman

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