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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market notes estimated hog receipts 16,128 with 7,775 cattle and 673 sheep. Tops reach 14.80 for cattle with bulk around 13.75 to 14.65. hogs mix 12.75 to 14.70 depending on weight. Shipments include 241 hogs, 5,092 cattle, 13,672 sheep and 181 calves.
Iowa City grain report shows corn opening 1.24 to 1.26 range with Dec and May futures at 1.24% to 1.26%. Oats trade around 0.71 to 0.74 with May at 0.74. Cash market notes 125 cars of corn steady near 1.42 and oats 120 cars steady. Clover and coffee prices listed for March and December contracts.
A Geneva driver on the state road toward Waterloo had the windshield open a dragonfly flew in and struck the man in the face. He jerked the wheel into a ditch and through a fence causing a bad smash up. The sufferer cannot sue the fly for damages.
The article explains rain quantity is measured by gauges or pluviometers with Symon's model featuring a funnel shaped receiver and a smaller diameter glass measure. It notes the usual simplification where the internal area of the measure is one tenth of the funnel mouth.
A concise reflection on popularity guiding worthy aims and noble means, noting how public regard follows those who pursue noble ends, with a nod to Mavenfield as context for the idea.
The journal lists farm sale dates through November in Washington and nearby towns with buyers including W. A. Harper G. W. Dodder Jno. E. Griffith and H. W. Lineweaver. It also discusses crop prospects for 1920 including corn prices, inflation trends, labor strikes, and foreign demand affecting U. S. markets.
Uptown cream and egg buying station under Harold Hays offers top cash for produce today. Prices listed include eggs butter cream ducks geese turkeys and live animals with payment on delivery and high cash for hides furs and pelts. market unsettled.
Paris reports the number of American troops in France drops below 15,000 and falls steadily as repatriation of German prisoners finishes. General W L Connor notes most soldiers will depart within a month, with only four or five twins remaining in American custody in hospitals awaiting homeward travel via Coblenz.
Professor Schneider of Riga spoke in Stockholm claiming Bolsheviks executed 28 052 men women and children in Riga. He alleged drunken executioners wounded victims repeatedly and that young girls volunteered as executioners while promenading with rifles.
Paul S. Oaks of the United States air rail service flew from Mereland to Chicago and back in seven hours despite rain and fog. Officials call the feat one of the most remarkable in the service. The entire journey was guided by compass with limited visibility on the return leg.
The pilot Oaks undertook a long round trip from Cleveland to Chicago and back. The flight was described as one of the most remarkable of its kind with limited visibility during the return leg.
Merger of the northern central southern and Chicago district synods created the Illinois State Synod. The Northern Illinois Evangelical Synod convention adjourned in Rockford. O Garfield Reckstrath Coy L Steger and Paul L Wetzler were ordained.
The American army transport Great Northern sailed Oct 7 from Viadivestok with officers and 140 enlisted men bound for the United States. Det. 1S Frank Geider, an Austrian, was arrested by the police after release from federal prison and is held for deportation. Geiger was convicted of entering President Wilson's life in North Dakota in 1917.
The text estimates about 16,000,000 dead interred in the Roe man catacombe, described as vast and somber by the source. No additional context or corroborating details are provided.
Kenneth Romney of Montini, a Democratic holdover and cashier head of the financial department of the house of representatives, has been reappointed by the Republicans because of his efficiency.
A nurse entertained a restless patient by singing his favorite songs. A young boy urged her to sing again asking if she had enough tone left to perform the same tune once more.
A young crocodile, once hatched, rapidly becomes active and moves toward water. It hunts with eagerness and agility during its first week of freedom, showing early drive and athletic pursuit of prey.
Chile possesses approximately 187 million acres of land, but only about 26 million acres are suitable for cultivation. The figure highlights a substantial share of arid or marginal terrain, shaping agricultural potential and regional development. The data underscore limits to farming expansion within the country.
A New York Evening Telegraph note encourages steady effort and imitation of established work. It suggests that by following proven methods one can gradually improve and eventually innovate in their chosen task.
The first international exposition in the United States occurred in New York in 1853. The centennial exhibition was in Philadelphia in 1876 followed by the World's Columbian exposition in Chicago in 1893, the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904, and the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco in 1915, marking the era's major globally focused fairs.
Dr. Marcello Beldimi, a leading Italian scientist, asserts that men born January 1 to March 31 are stronger taller and more intelligent than those born in other months. His claim is supported by Decla Rovere's research.
A brief note mentions pleasant spring hours tied to a lineage described as sired by the above herd bear, signaling a seasonal or agricultural context without further detail.
Notice to hunters and trespassers that hunting and trespassing on our farms will not be permitted. Offenders will be dealt with under the law protecting property. Names listed include Edgar Porter and others.
An inventor presents a compact telephone table that folds to smaller dimensions for easy moving between rooms. The design emphasizes portability and space saving for small homes and offices.
The article describes a Pietist movement also known as Soparists within Lutheranism. Founder Spencer of Leipsic gathered followers at Collegia Pietas, a private meeting place. Attendees included ondatt clergy with no strict hierarchy and open address, akin to Quaker practice.
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