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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1926
Page
2
Hogs receipts 11000, top 14.15 for 210 250 lb averages. Cattle receipts 16000, largely fed steer run with general drag, yearlings to shippers 12.70, heavies around 11.00. Sheep receipts 20000, fat lambs 25 cents higher, westerns near 14, natives to small killers 14.25, fat ewes 6.00 to 6.75, feeders 13.75 yesterday.
Livestock estimates show hogs 13 000 head cattle 21 000 head and sheep 21 000 head planned for auction tomorrow in Chicago.
Defense counsel in the Daugherty Miller conspiracy trial said at 11 30 this morning that only one more witness would be called and the defense would rest. Summations and charge to follow with indications the case could go to the jury this week.
The Roane Iron Company mine in Rockwood Tennessee shows two more fatalities as rescue teams confirm the deaths of Charles Davis and Jess Dale. Eight miners are now dead with twenty unaccounted for amid after damp conditions and rumors of fire, while reserve crews guard the site.
The Iowa state department of agriculture will supervise all serum released by the U S Department of Agriculture for hog cholera treatment. Secretary Mark G Thornburg said officials hesitated when federal officials proposed a 15 day test in place of 21 days and asked serum makers to assume responsibility, which they refused. Farmers may sign waivers to obtain treatment.
Twenty people are confirmed dead and hundreds are homeless in Sonora after last week's unprecedented rains. Rescue and salvage efforts continue as officials warn of starvation without immediate aid.
Paris report records Georges Clemenceau refusing to join the French Academy after being elected in 1918. He mocked the immortals and discarded invitations and literature, never accepting the monthly 100 franc indemnity, and avoided any official reception or speeches praising others.
The bureau of standards notes that cast iron rusting depends on exposure conditions. In standard atmospheric exposure cast iron is superior to wrought iron and older steel forms. Some new alloy steels rival cast iron in rust resistance.
At LeMars Iowa on October 6 Colonel Smith W Brookhart Republican senatorial nominee rebutted Claude R Porter Democratic foe over farm crop values. Brookhart pressed cooperative banking reserve cheaper transport via inland waterways and argued Porter overstated Iowa crop value by including farm fed grain and not deducting feeduse.
United Presbyterian synod of Iowa holds its sixty seventh annual convention in Waterloo naming Rev. R. E. Lackey of Ewart Iowa as moderator for the coming term. Rev. S A McCollam of Newton is vice moderator and Rev. W C Porter of Crawfordsville assistant clerk with Rev A L Davidson of Coin Ia stated clerk. The gathering includes 100 ministers and elders representing about 10 000 members across four presbyteries with territory reaching into Missouri and South Dakota.
A remark about Jenny Becker’s profile sparked a notable personal shift described as living sideways. The source credits a casual compliment as the catalyst for the change in behavior and outlook.
A diary like survey documents farmers and residents around Graham farms east of town. John Godwin, Marty, and other locals appear helping wash and manage chores while discussing farm sales, hogs, and corn yields. Joe Pieper’s black mules prompt an invitation to a Washington show October 7-8 as others comment on land and road life.
A prehistoric tool described as a club crafted from a mammoth foreleg is cited as a favored weapon by ancient cave peoples. The detail highlights early human ingenuity in weapon making.
Washington County Farm Bureau outlines a 1927 program including tuberculosis eradication swine management clothing for women junior clubs and marketing and economics work. Members will vote at October November township meetings on community project priorities and several demonstrations and storage guidance are planned.
The Chinese method of measuring the day divides it into 12 equal periods of two hours each, differing from the western 24 hour day. This system assigns a distinct name to each two hour block and reflects traditional timekeeping practices.
The celebrated French author and statesman Chateaubriand traveled extensively in America in 1791 and 1793. He returned to France in September 1793 and joined the royalist army.
The quote argues that true right action serves the universal good and grants a person the right to act when such tendency guides behavior. It attributes the sentiment to Hutchinsen and frames ethics as aiming for collective welfare through practical deeds.
Market notices show pricing for butter per pound and eggs per dozen, hens by weight, ducks and geese, beef and horse hides, and poultry deliveries. Multiple farm auctions and closings are listed with dates and locations around Washington and nearby towns.
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