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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market roundup shows Oct 18 receipts for hogs 30 000 cattle 15 000 and sheep 16 000 with mostly steady to lower prices. Packing hogs and beef cattle range, with top hogs around 60 dollars and beef steers up to 11 75 in prime categories. Official yesterday receipts list hogs 31584 cattle 26828 sheep 50221 calves 3181 and shipments.
Advertisement from Commission Merchant John A Babcock urging consignments of livestock direct to him at Boome 27 20 Main Floor Exchange U S Yard Chicago Illinois. The notice promotes direct consignments and storage options.
The notice lists upcoming sales in Iowa with dates in October and sellers including C R and R N Marshall Ollie Ainsworth Keota Keota Mike Trier Keota John Wagner Washington Taylor and Taylor What Cheer Adams and Workman Columbus Junction Ernest Carlson Washington. Poland China and Duroc Jersey breeds are featured across several auctions.
Des Moines October 18 opposition grows to current road law that channels state funds to a primary system leaving farm to market highways underfunded. Joe Long advocates a state bond issue to fix neglected roads, proposing the 1924 election ask to authorize up to 596 million dollars in serial fifty year bonds for state road improvements.
The report details the cost of enforcing national prohibition for the last fiscal year, totaling $6,250,095.43, offset by $53,296,998.87 in assessments and $10,906,687.53 in seized property value. It notes salaries and travel as major expenses and cites 29,114 criminal cases with 17,962 convictions, plus extensive seizure totals and pending cases.
Iowa corn is selling for 1.25 a bushel in Denmark Iowa reports Carl Hald a Kimbaliton man back from his hometown He says Danes paid about a dollar more for Iowa corn shipments to Denmark speak of prosperous Danish farmers Hogs bring 20 cents a pound to finish.
Placing the notebook on one side then the other side of the desk as you write helps distribute strain on the eyes. The advice suggests alternating sides to keep focus steady and reduce fatigue during prolonged writing tasks.
A compact quotation highlights how art and power continue their old dynamic, reshaping day from night and time from space, suggesting enduring influence and change driven by artistic force.
In Cheyenne on October 18 Geronimo a notorious buffalo owned by Charles Irwin of the O ranch was killed after same cattle were found gored and fences breached Irwin ordered the animal put down and its life memorialized with a wall mount rug and a grave marker praising its fearsome reputation
New York, Oct. 18 Henry Ford bought for his own use a 15600 automobile built by the Lanchester Motor Company of Birmingham England. The car is described as the most expensive British automobile and the finest the company can produce.
Governor Kendall cites 50 000 unemployed in Iowa while Jasper county farmers report a corn husker shortage with fifty needed locally and twenty-five more sought from Hardin county. Newton Industrial Association and county agent offer five dozen jobs. Coke unloading at Central Iowa Utilities also has no workers at 85 cents an hour.
A warranty deed recorded in Tampa shows Mrs Nettie Davis deeded her 3 months old son to Mrs Norman L Wilson in Hardin County Texas last January. Wilson recently moved to Tampa and filed the deed to prove ownership.
Grinnell College announces Lester Duke of Washington as captain of the freshmen squad. The roster includes Armstrong and Junior Wood from Des Moines, Rogers of Sidney, Carter Brothers of Grinnell, and others from Eagle Grove Sioux City and Omaha, forming a strong freshman nucleus.
Grinnell residents report the Iver Thorson residence one mile east of the fair grounds burned to the ground yesterday. Firefighters arrived but flames were beyond control. Household goods saved scantily. Loss estimated at 12000 with 6000 insurance.
A Manhattan trend features rooftop cottages on tall buildings with Battery Park vistas. Noted residents Henry L. Doherty Percy A. Rockefeller and Sir Ashley Sparks have elaborate aerial dwellings atop prominent towers. Doherty’s 15 room bungalow on a Battery Park roof includes a gym squash court and a moving bed feature.
A saying warns that if a man possesses the raw material for being a blamed fool he cannot blame a fakir for exploiting chances in life. The remark reflects a skeptical view of blame and opportunity.
On October 18 at Watkon Ta a skull containing bees and honeycomb was found by Edith O Bailey Ellison Orr and Dr James Cassidy while exploring Indian mounds near Alla makee county. Road crews had unearthed skeletons along the roadway in the same area. The New Albia region hosts a cluster of over thirty mounds, some ten feet high and thirty feet wide.
Waterloo, Oct. 18 Clarence Eldridge sues to recover affections from Mildred Elliott wife of his, alleging her parents Charles C. and Nettie H. Elliott poisoned her mind. A settlement stipulation in district court provides Eldridge with one thousand dollars. The couple wed March 19, 1919 and separated Jan. 1, 1921. They have a seven month old child.
Plaintiff asks for damages totaling 20000 dollars. In their answer the defendants deny the plaintiff s allegations.
Among many peculiar trees in Australia the flame trees rise about 100 feet, the fire trees bloom scarlet red, and Indian figs stand as graceful lofty trees with brilliant color.
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