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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1925
Page
2
Thinning thugs receipts in Chicago show cattle steady to firm with fed steers up to 25 cents higher and strength in choice and higher-weight classes. Pigs and sheep sectors follow with gains in fat lambs and feeding lambs, while packers and shippers maintain active buying amid tight supplies.
Toledo report shows domestic cash prices for clover seed at 18.50, 16.00, 16.00, 16.26, 15.25, 16.25 and Timothy seed at 2.25 for November and December and 3.50 for March. Prices are given in cash terms with months specified.
The Zapotecs of southern Mexico were a powerful nation rivaling the Aztecs. They fell under Spanish rule in 1526 after conquest.
Wheat and corn prices listed for various grades and mixes in Chicago on Nov 25. The report covers oats rye barley and seeds with figures for sample grades lard bellies and rite values also included.
A cavern in Romania known as Joseph’s Gallery will echo human voices, marking a notable acoustic experiment in a historic site. Researchers intend to study how sound travels in the cavern’s chambers and reproduce the effect for visitors.
Washington County Farm Bureau urges youths aged ten to nineteen to start feeding baby calves now for the county show and state fair. The group reports eighteen members plan to feed calves, with ten already acquiring stock. Hogging down corn experiments show profits with tonnage and mineral supplements, plus grazing and water needs for pigs. A radio poultry short course from Iowa State College is outlined with weekly lessons starting November 1925.
In a speech to 7,000 farmers, President Pearson urged strict control measures against the European corn borer. He compared the cost of running the experiment station to less than one tenth of what Iowans spend yearly on cigarettes. Poultry records note October flocks totaling 34,552 laying hens producing 207,025 eggs, averaging 19.30 eggs per hen, with receipts of $70,244.62 and feed costs of $7,599.32, yielding a net of $62,645.31.
A new remedy named Joint-Base is advertised as easing joint stiffness swelling and inflammation. The product is sold by Sherman Bros Lemmon's Pharmacy and other pharmacists at a price of 60 cents per tube.
The Farm Bureau schedules A W Rudnick of Iowa State College to demonstrate Cheddar cheese making on the farm. Demonstrations set for December 17 and 18 with two sessions daily. One site likely at Grant Griffith farm near Wellman. other location not yet determined.
The mad stone, allegedly found in deer stomachs, is claimed to remove snake venom. Scientific experts refute the stone’s curative powers and dismiss its medicinal virtue.
Rail timetable page lists westbound and eastbound Golden State trains with arrival and departure times. It includes No. 3 Golden State Limited, No. 29 and 49 passenger runs, No. 11 Express, No. 50 Local, No. 480 Local Local Freight, and No. 436 Local Freight with daily or Sunday exceptions. Agents W. Russell and J. C. McKay noted.
The list shows per pound and per item prices for poultry and beef at Washington Produce Markets. Includes hens, springs, ducks, geese, beef hides and horse hides with stated rates and notes no market for culled poultry.
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