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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1918
Page
2
Cattle and hog markets show weak to lower sentiment with slow opening. Estimated receipts today: hogs 36k, cattle 39k, sheep 60k. yesterday receipts 9,413 hogs and 3,582 cattle. Top hogs 18.50, calves and cows range 6.00 to 19.25 for primaries. feeders 10.25 to 13.25. cattle demand slow with price ranges broad and bids uneven.
Close of grain futures reported by E. W. Wagner & Co with manager B Hunt. Town City details and phone reference 726 indicate market summary for October and November contracts.
The text traces how sovereigns funded soldiers from ancient feudal lands to wartime plunder and taxes. It notes soldiers’ earnings came from royal pay and war spoils and references the evolution of military compensation mechanisms in historical contexts.
The text notes that owls and other night active birds show higher temperatures at night and cooler temperatures by day due to muscular heat production. It also gives a storage tip about keeping a hat box on a high shelf with a hinged edge so the hat can be removed without moving the box.
Grateful mothers from Wisconsin and Ohio report Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured severe croup and whooping cough in their children after other remedies failed. They claim early relief from throat inflammation and coughing with a single dose, noting the old remedy's continued efficacy for chest irritations and bronchial coughs.
Ernest Carlson offered pigs with an average of 101.80 per head and a top bid of 1525.00 for a standout boar named Premier Chief. Louis Rin ner of Noble bought through Mathess Bros. of Hoopville Illinois as contenders filled bids across the county.
A fragmented aphorism mix cites the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on inoculating the milkman’s voice with a new anesthetic and mentions nikalgia and sleep as cures. The Detroit Free Press quips that some never know when they are well off while others claim to know when the other man is.
Opinion notes that shifting clocks to save daylight has supporters and detractors. It argues daylight saving would require everyone to rise earlier, a universal change unlikely to occur.
A brief, pointed note on borrowers who crave more with each gain, suggesting a comic or satirical look at needy spending and the habit of overreaching in a small community or troupe. The piece hints at social mores and moral warnings without detailing specific individuals.
A quote by Orison Swett Marden warns that clinging to a failing, sickly ideal lowers standards and drags excellence toward mediocrity, urging readers to avoid remaining in the valley of failure.
In a witty exchange, two speakers recall Peggy’s coming of age and marriage to a coal magnate. They joke over her future status, asking if she will become a countess or duchess, and reveal she actually married into coal wealth as a coal-baroness.
A new natural history note adds a gnat in the genus Amulius to musk sources. The Hemiptera redavidae member, common in the Australian bush, at times releases a musky odor that scents the air.
A Stockton area teacher retelling Adams tale heard a pupil answer that the culprit in the garden was a sniper. The moment amused and surprised the class as the child spoke with confident misreading of the question.
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