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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market news lists estimated daily receipts for hogs 36 000 cattle 20 000 sheep 29 000 and beef steers prices across weights. It notes market movements up to 25 cents higher and totals for heavy light and feeder categories with specific price ranges. Also provides October 3, 1921 wheat and corn closes and cash grain quotes.
A sequence of forthcoming sales lists buyers and dates across Iowa and Washington. Harry Leffler and C C Free begin October 4 with household items and Pol and China stock. Other events include Oct 5 E J Paul spotted Poland China and Oct 7 Loveland Stock Farms Mt Pleasant public sale.
More than six thousand Cornell graduates and alumni will attend the sixty-ninth Fall Homecoming on October 29. Enrollment across Liberal Arts and other schools is rising, with a 15 percent overall increase and roughly equal numbers of men and women.
Iowa live stock breeders form the Iowa Pure Bred Live Stock Association to open a Latin American market for farm products. Seven thousand breeders support the plan with a Mexico City terminal. A. J. Faerber presides. O. M. Cabin is secretary treasurer. Jack Danciger serves on the executive committee. The Iowa Chamber of Commerce aids the marketing program.
Mt Pleasant Oct 3 Iowa Wesleyan signals a strong season with Messenger elected captain. The junior halfback turned quarterback brings leadership and two years of varsity play. The team, led by coach Garretson, fields seasoned veterans and fresh talent for a schedule headlined by Monmouth, Cornell, Carthage, and Central college games.
A Baeston Transcript quote notes effort improves odds of victory, while acknowledging success is not guaranteed. It contrasts persistent effort with reliance on certainty, highlighting perseverance as a path to better outcomes.
A cryptic note hints at a strained marriage as a woman keeps her husband in the dark about a patient Juan who has married. The exchange suggests hidden motives and elusive truth behind domestic ties.
A Wayside tale warns against burning bridges and urges careful steps before returning, emphasizing consequences of rash departures and the value of keeping paths open for future chances.
Knotek Brothers conducted a fall sale with strong home trade results and an average of $41.00. The top bid reached $190 for a boar from Milo Shalla's Pathfinder Jack. W. F. Schilling in Northfield advertised a "fire sale" to liquidate twelve purebred dairy bulls after a barn fire and loss of hay and silage.
Swift's Poultry Review reports heavy receipts with lower prices for live and dressed stock led by lighter weight spring chickens. Ex receipts are lighter with higher prices for good fresh stock. Butter prices hold steady though cream receipts are heavier. quality lags standard and improved cream quality would aid creameries.
Iowa State College dairy extension reports show offspring from pure bred sires on scrub cows greatly boost milk and butterfat. Examples include records rising from 4438 to 9008 pounds milk and 190.3 to 306.2 fat, and 5469 to 9870 milk and 247.5 to 415.5 fat. Extension offers guidance from Ames.
Fairfield reports A J Boyd appeared in district court before Judge Anderson and received a five year sentence at Ft Madison for receiving stolen goods. The court noted the vigorous prosecution but found no improper conduct and granted time for a bill of ex.
A court set Boyd's bond at five thousand dollars pending further legal action. The transcript process was extended to secure the case record.
Freda and Vera Denton, 11 and 16, were arrested for passing four or more worthless checks in Cedar Rapids. Freda admitted cashing several, while Vera awaits a preliminary hearing. The sisters and their mother recently moved from a Virginia Tennessee border village where their father is a merchant.
On the Mississippi at Muscatine on October 1 veteran rivermen saw the Nokemis pass upriver towing two barges. The large smoke free vessel, bound for Dubuque, appeared as fast as an excursion boat and surprised observers by lacking smoke stacks.
Capt Frank Hyatt commands a river tug that reaches Dubuque to attach to a record sized steel barge. The behemoth with a 75 foot beam 100 foot keel and 75 foot height will be towed to New Orleans as a loading dock and warehouse.
Col Charles Keller of the Corps of Engineers U S Army has been appointed engineer commissioner of the District of Columbia by President Harding. He succeeds Col Charles W Katz and is a World War I veteran with his latest post as assistant to General Leach. He was born in New York and graduated from West Point in 1890.
Des Moines area forecast calls for generally fair weather with local rain in the south portions Monday and again midweek with possible frosts. Farmers should watch for chilly nights and light frost risks across the valley and nearby regions.
A Brazilian case described by Dr Carlos Chag of the Medical College of Bella Horizonte details a rare nail cancer on a sixty year old man’s right great toe. The toe was amputated, the patient appeared cured, and then disappeared. microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis.
A well known ancient Chinese saying centers on a sage from the second century offered a bribe. He remains silent as others assume hesitation. He asserts Heaven and Earth know the deed and asks if anyone can claim ignorance.
A brief quotation attributes the line to the Nashville Tennessean noting half the world busy devising remedies while the other half inverting antidotes for remedies, reflecting a sharp observation on global effort.
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