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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts for hogs 24 000 and cattle 32 000 with steady to higher trends. Beef steers mostly steady to higher, pork cuts quoted with varied ranges. Sheep and lambs show slower openings while receipts and shipments noted for hogs, cattle, sheep and calves.
The column lists farm auctions and sales across Iowa counties on October dates, including Mahannahs near North English, Koch near Brighton, Kron near Riverside, and others from October 14 to 36. It also reports a veterinary note noting vermis pneumonia as the primary cause of pig disease, with recommendations for laxatives, turpentine in slop, separating sick and well pigs, and thorough cleaning of pig yards to curb parasite eggs.
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports average weight per cubic foot of settled silage at various depths from 10 to 30 feet. It also explains how to compute total silage volume in a silo by using radius to find cubic feet per foot of depth and multiplying by depth.
Iowa faces a potato shortfall with production about half a normal year says A T Erwin chief in truck crops at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. He advises immediate storage to cushion prices as shortages spread to cabbage and onion crops due to bad weather and onion thrips.
The piece discusses farmers facing uncertain wheat prices after the government guarantee ends. It notes 1919 crop figures were smaller than forecast and suggests little surplus will exist once domestic and foreign demand is met, implying no strong reason for a price drop in 1920 and encouraging farmers to plant to their average acreage.
Forecast for Oct 13 to Oct 18 calls for fair and cool conditions with frequent frosts across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Des Moines area expected to see clear skies and chilly mornings.
Five young men from Chicago allegedly lined up 140 patrons at a Kenosha gambling house on October 18, robbed them of 12000 dollars in cash and 2000 dollars in jewelry, and fled. Zion City police halted the group after a half hour gun battle, capturing two and recovering part of the money. three suspects remain at large.
The transport Northern Pacific arrived and the War Department ordered troops from Camp Merritt to Hoboken to assist in unloading the vessel. Thousands of striking longshoremen watched as troops moved cargo with little disturbance.
Telephone experts advise keeping the mouth four inches from the transmitter to extend the speaking range by about 220 miles. Carelessness in using a telephone is a common transmission issue. Best results come from allowing about half an inch between mouth and transmitter.
Mrs Mina C Van Winkle of New ark New Jersey heads the women arenn o of the Washington police department a bureau under fire at a compressional committee Newring She testified Edward B McLean editor and owner of the Washington Post threatened to use his influence from the DH to have the bureau abolished McLean denied threats calling the bureau a dangerous toy for women to play with
A recipe for a heat resisting cement mixes sulfur resin and tallow in parts to form a paste with powdered glass. The mixture must be heated before use.
County Agent Walker and Roy Finister took a diseased hog to Ames for postmortem inspection. Lungs showed abnormalities including lung worms and firm fluid filled tissue, with early pus formation indicating advancing disease. Dr L E Willey contributed expert pathology notes.
Uncle Eben muses on why the smallest man longs for the big bass drum while the largest man prefers the ukulele in a playful regional scene. The talking phrase hints at contrasting desires among sizes and roles in a humorous town vignette.
A 35 year old pet seagull named Charlie, owned by the bistiep of iy luis, died after a long stay in the Palace gardens. The bird was captured on the Dorset coast and spent 26 years as a resident there. From the Mail Paris.
A House bill introduced by Representative Green of Massachusetts proposes repealing all emergency shipping regulations and the president’s requisition powers over ships and related property. It would terminate controls on freights and charters, halt further Shipping Board expansions, and direct transfer of acquired property to the board. The act also plans ship sales with extended payments up to ten years.
An uptown cream and buying station under Harold Hays promotes steady service and fair prices for produce. Advertised rates list butter, eggs, poultry, ducks, turkeys, pigeons, and rabbits with per pound or per item pricing and a note promising honest treatment.
Felix F Palmieri editor of Universal Mexico City argues that establishing a chain of American banks in Mexico would resolve trade differences between Mexico and the United States. He is traveling with Mexican business men en route to Mexico City.
Chicago dispatch reports two men found dead in their shops with skulls crushed by an iron bar. Victims include Antonio Brindzotara, fruit store owner at 150 South Wells Street, and Isaac Gan why, a tailor at 178 West Van Buren Street.
Carlos Gonzales Morena, a distinguished Buenos Aires figure and Paris visitor, toured Washington as the Argentine embassy guest. She traveled to North America to arrange attendance for her oldest son at Cornell University and is now in New York.
Plutarch notes Cato’s regrets include entrusting a secret to a woman and traveling by water when land was possible. He also laments wasting a day without any important business, a reflection on wasted time and prudence.
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