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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market notes show today’s hogs receipts about 14 000 with holdover 12 520 and cattle receipts 14 000. Sheep receipts around 45 000 with prices near 7 60 to 8 25 for various weights. calves and veal also listed. Livestock market generally weak to 25 cents slower with steady to lower grain quotes and wheat and corn futures provided.
Advertisement lists consignments to Booms Exchange on the main floor yard in Chicago Illinois with emphasis on direct livestock handling and sale. The brief mentions CT S and S as possible sellers or divisions.
Auction notices list multiple sales across Iowa with dates in late October. Farms and sellers include C R and R N Marshall Ollie Tow Poland China sale on Oct 19, C M Taylor & Son near Ainsworth on Oct 19, Mike Trier in Keota on Oct 19, John Wagner in Washington on Oct 22, Taylor & Taylor What Cheer on Oct 24 with Spotted Poland China, Adams and Workman Columbus Junction on Oct 26 with Dunham Farm sale near Wapello, Swartzendruber Bender Herschberger north of Wellman on Oct 27 with Guernseys, and Ernest Carlson Washington on Oct 29 with a Duroc Jersey sale.
Washington October 19 The Shantung Award tied to disarmament talks in Washington is linked to a major reforestation effort in China. Dean John Reisner of the University of Nanking reports that Anhwei province flood damage spurred three large railways to undertake reforestation to curb floods and create future markets. Charles Lathrop Pack notes the devastated area equals about 15 000 square miles with around four million people affected.
Sir Ernest Badge head of the Egyptian department at the British Museum discusses ancient Egyptian fashion with London women. He notes long outdoor cloaks and silk undergowns with ankle length skirts, hair to shoulders, and parlor maid styles, contrasting them with modern bobbed hair and short skirts.
Sir Henry Layard mocked omniscience by praising Mor tadella da Bologna as the greatest, claiming even famed painters would fall into a trap by admitting ignorance of her work. The joke lands only at home when readers realize Mortadella is a pun.
Farm Bureau notes recount vaccination efforts using Ce serum and virus, the culling and caponizing campaigns at Rennie Dawson and Geo Hell's, and a county wide push to boost capon production. J Hanly reports full district membership, while Ames Experimental Farm hosts a feeder day with varied mineral mixtures and trial feeds for practical guidance.
A county discussion notes Pete Huber supporting hard roads, arguing business logic like heavier rails and double tracking. The piece questions his detail and recalls a poultry anecdote, then mentions Swine Feeders Day on November 15.
Ames Oct 19 Tom C Stone extension sheep specialist at Iowa State College died Sunday in Newton hospital after a three and a half week illness from ptomaine poisoning with complications He underwent surgery Friday and relapsed He leaves a mother two sisters and a brother He co owned a purebred Oxford sheep farm in Stonington Ill and was a member of Acacia and Alpha Gamma Rho He had served with extension service since June 25 1918 and services will be held Wednesday.
Des Moines reports Hon James W Helden of Scranton chairing the state highway commission as 10000 men toil on 154 highway projects spanning 94 counties. Many projects start late in the season while a $75000000 federal program aims to keep workers employed through winter, with deep cuts and fills possible despite extreme cold and storms.
The Alabama argil laces moth, a serious cotton pest, breeds up to seven generations yearly in Gulf sites. If all offspring survived to the fourth generation, one moth's progeny could reach over 100,000,000,000 individuals, according to the Science Service.
Iowa hog cholera shows no widespread spread with favorable weather aiding corn husking and fall plowing. Alfalfa yields excellent. pasture provides feed. early sown winter wheat looks good while late sown wheat varies. Hog and cattle receipts shift at markets. corn and oats shipments dip slightly. Ustich cites crop yields and conditions across wheat and corn sectors. public health nursing plans discussed in Town with centralized guidance to improve statewide reporting and standards.
At the October meeting the state board of health appointed Miss Anna M. Drake RN of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association as director of public health nurses for Iowa. The move comes after sustained demand from nurses for leadership and coordination.
Lesson outlines Pauls travels to Greece and Treas with his friends noting Jewish plots, healing of Eutychus, and his farewell to Ephesian elders. It highlights ministry themes of humility, faithfulness, repentance, and warnings about false teachers. Paul's seven day Tyre stay and journey to Philip and Jerusalem are summarized with emphasis on devotion and readiness to suffer for the ministry.
A reflective line from Jeremy Taylor urging appreciation of today. It counsels accepting divine blessings and patiently bearing evils as the day belongs to the present, since yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not yet. The message emphasizes living in the moment with faith.
A poetic fragment reflecting on approaching the divine. The sun and fire warn against intrusion into divine counsels. The speaker contemplates the elusive Light beyond human reach and comprehension.
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