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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market report shows estimated hog receipts at 4000 and cattle at 1000 with holdovers around 6406. Hog prices vary by weight from 7.90 to 8.50 for common to best grades, heavy sows 6.75 to 7.50, pigs 7.85 to 8.40. cattle and sheep receipts listed with official figures from the prior day.
A list of upcoming livestock sales in Crawfordsville and vicinity shows October auctions led by John R. Fye in Ollie for Poland China stock on Oct. 15, with additional Poland China, Jersey, and Dunham Farm sales scheduled through Oct. 29 by various sellers including P. J. Welsh, C. R. Marshall, Taylor & Son, Mike Trier, John Wagner, Taylor & Taylor, Adams and Workman, and Ernest Carlson in Washington, Ollie, Ainsworth, Keota, Columbus Junction, What Cheer, and Wapello.
Frank Bentley of Waterloo and Will Brown and wife of Morning Sun visited relatives here with Bentley's sister Mrs. J B McCleary. C L Blake and family spent the day with kin at Mepdiapolis. Mabel Crooks returns from Monmouth to weekend at home. Brightonian literary society opened the season at the opera house with a program including Mendelssohn and a Ladies Home Journal number. Some unruly boys caused annoyance. R S Cunningham of Washington visited relatives. David Johns recovered enough to be up.
Mrs Haight of South Eighth Street Washington reports dull aches in kidneys and hip area with knife like pains and vision issues when standing. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills as directed she found relief and continues to recommend the remedy, noting it never fails to ease attacks.
Town resident returns yesterday after illness to visit Mr and Mrs J D Hamil and their daughter Mrs Cecil Leave of Ft Madison. The scene centers on family ties and the local visit by a relative recently ill, highlighting community support during recovery.
Des Moines reports a dramatic rise in Iowa insurance deposits from 32.9 million in 1909 to 147.4 million by Oct 1 this year, a 350 percent gain. The expansion followed the 1914 creation of the insurance department under Commissioner A. C. Savage, improving oversight and staffing at the statehouse.
Emma C. Swanson of Stratford sues C. E. Bloomquist of Grant township for $10,000 claiming he promised to marry her in August 1920 and did not follow through. A second suit asks Bloomquist be found the father of an illegitimate child born June 28, 1921, with Swanson alleging she worked as housekeeper Sept. 9, 1919 to Dec. 12, 1920 and seeks maintenance for the child.
A brief quotation from the Havensville Kan Review describes the urge to return home with a grievance and encounter visiting company that obliges polite agreement. The passage conveys small town social friction and neighborly expectations.
The J. M. Lord and Sen Duroc sale Wednesday averaged a little under 39 dollars. The mare staff sold well with good prices. Gilta weakly demanded but entire offering found homes in the local community. No outside buyers were sought, reflecting a strong local Duroe market.
The piece notes bankers and financiers are active with financing rising while speculation remains low. It cites factors like Federal Reserve ratios and Liberty Bond progress as positives and outlines concerns such as tax confusion and German financial turmoil. It foresees a hopeful sentiment shift as armament conference nears and anticipates profitable scale stock purchases.
Keota Eagle reports Keota O O F Knights of Pythias and Masonic lodges purchase Mary Charlton's Broad way building for 10 000 with possession by March 1 1922 The two story brick structure houses Purity Pharmacy F F Marsh Iowa Gas and Electric Co and K P hall upstairs The lodges plan moves after alterations while continuing to meet at the old hall above Bower Sanders Co on Broad Street
A professor asks his pupil how he wakes, and Jelunie replies he simply opened his eyes and there he was, a playful exchange highlighting the simplicity of starting the day. The line carries a gentle, reflective mood from a historical text.
In Des Moines a cross section of women form a “woman's ticket” for city offices and several seek posts including state superintendent. The fifth regional LWV convention will be in Des Moines November 21 22 with officers from the National League present and hundreds of women from multiple states expected. A Des Moines conference on November 2 aims to press Washington for tax relief via armament limits, led by business and civic leaders urging Iowa to back reduced taxes.
A local market price listing shows fresh laid bees per dozen for immediate sale and dairy and poultry rates. Cream labeled butter fattest per pound, hens and springs priced per pound, old roosters per pound, geese per pound, ducks per pound, and turkeys priced per pound.
The conference data aligns with the opening of the annual meeting of the state teachers association, marking the start of proceedings and formal sessions.
The article explains how sun rays concentrated by a very large glass lens cause extreme heat. It cites Archimedes and a London inventor Mr Parker who built a three foot diameter flint glass lens. The device allegedly amplified heat to tens of thousands of degrees, melting metals and reducing a diamond.
A Philadelphia mother reports her sixteen year old daughter’s monthly trouble eased by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urges its use. The letter praises the product and invites publication. It also describes common female ailments and recommends the compound as a remedy for young women with headaches backache irregularities and nervousness.
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