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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts and market activity for cattle hogs and sheep show varied demand. Hogs mostly sold 10 to 15 lower than Saturday with top around 18.00 and practical top 17.85, while cattle and calves showed strength in good lots and feeders, and sheep and lambs moved unevenly higher with strong items up to 16.00 for prime and 14.25 for good lambs. Receipts and shipments numbers accompany the day's trading context.
Grain futures closing figures furnished by FE. W. Wagner & Co of Iowa City under manager B. Hunt. Local market data available by phone 726.
The text argues that skilled workers deserve fair pay and that true compensation comes from the satisfaction of good work, not only money. It notes that in this generation good workmen are scarce and that dedication yields rewards beyond financial pay.
In a Boston Eve oiling transcript a wife says she provokes her husband to lose his temper so he will concede and give her what she wants in atonement. The dialogue shows tensions over control and bargaining within a strained marriage.
Letters from Mrs T Neurever of Fau Claire Wisconsin and Mrs D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for curing severe croup and whooping cough in children after other remedies failed. The notices claim quick relief from coughs chest irritation and bronchial symptoms with pharmacy recommendations.
The Deere Plow Company urges dealers to consider the farm horse as a faithful flexible steady and profitable power source alongside machinery. The notice frames horses as essential partners in powering farm work valuable for enduring reliability.
A series of public sale notices lists dates and sellers across Iowa towns. George W. Stewart of Washington, Griffin Workman & Co near Haskins, M. Crandall & C. Lowe near Brighton, joint stock by Taylor and Lawson at What Cheer and Thornburg, C E Griffith at Wellston, B Griffith near Wellston, J C Lemley near Washington closing November 2, Weaver & Gardner at Wapello, Duroc Jerseys, and R F Smylie at Columbus Junction with Duroc Jersey notes.
Local reports note J. V. Spevacek relies on a single field and favors cross bred hogs for feedlot gains. Spevacek uses Spotted Poland and Poland China crosses while preserving pure stock sows for future pig sales. The Kalona Duroc sale featured top sow at 125 dollars and boars near 50 dollars amid modest attendance and weather impacts. Yoder then sold Guernsey cows with top price 175 dollars and other cows near 100 to 159 dollars, while the Path finder gift from Hanks & Bishop showed strong interest for a high priced investment. Ernest Carlson commented on the Duroc sale and the Path finder gift’s value.
A discussion urges balancing promotion of tractor drawn implements with continued support for horse drawn gear. It notes horses remain essential to farming, while tractors grow in use and a solid service foundation for tractor operations is worthwhile.
Prairie Farmer argues a severe coming labor shortage requires German prisoners for heavy farm tasks. It urges Washington to plan transport and handling so prisoners are available as spring work starts.
Local columns compile quick updates from area neighborhoods with brief notes on events, residents, and community happenings. Reports highlight ongoing projects, school happenings, and public interest items across several blocks.
In Washington County a series of brief notices reports arrivals and departures in local households. Births, marriages, deaths, and personals fill the column with short updates on residents.
Cedar Rapids reports eight cents a bushel as the husking price after a meeting of county agents from 20 counties. A resolution directs agents to report farmers paying more than this to their county council of defense, as huskers were expected to push prices higher.
Des Moines reports show ministers professors and men teachers out of work due to quarantine join corn harvests to help with the epidemic. Women teachers take nursing roles while conventions are canceled and elections proceed with added clerks. Business slows but expected to rebound after bans lift.
In Washington county the Farmers Union unanimously approves corn husking prices. The schedule varies by elevator use, with fines to fund the Red Cross. The committee orders enforcement.
West Chester records note a townwide quarantine with no church services and few cars as a flu scare spreads. farming remains active with husking and stock shipments to Chicago while school closes for weeks and several residents visit Cedar Rapids or western state relatives.
In Rubio Rubio on October 17 reports say church services and schools are closed as influenza cases are rumored though not confirmed. Foreman John Couch’s crew painting the river bridge affected by illness. one worker dies after leaving for home. Local residents note care for the sick and ongoing efforts amid the outbreak.
Chas Rowe and family moved to Keota on Tuesday. Miss Olive Moore visited her cousin Thelma Eckerman this week. Mrs. George Barrett is ill with influenza. Friends mourn the death of Miss Agnus Topping at Wellman Thursday afternoon. Sailor Fay Rowe is home on a seven day furlough from the Great Lakes Training Station. Lou Fordice and daughter Cora visited Iowa City on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs John Strain returned to Rockford Iowa after visiting relatives in Crawfordsville Laura Eisele came home from a school near Keota closed due to state quarantine Miss Sadie Davis returned from Milo where she is principal as schools closed Funeral for John Bain held today with interment in Wayland cemetery
A Chicago record notes men quarrel and fight over opinions rather than facts, reflecting a social commentary on public discourse and intellectual disputes in the city.
A short classified note indicates a sale listing appears in the Journal. The ad seeks buyers and outlines item availability, with contact details implied by standard classified format. Local readers are invited to inquire for purchase.
United States Food Administrator J. F. Deems in Iowa notified hog owners that the Food Administration will continue the minimum price of 15.50 per hundredweight for the average packers' drove at Chicago. The advisory committee, including W. Hunt, A. Sykes, and Professor John Edward, recommended calculating price via average farm value of corn and packers' drive averages, with October guidance aiming for roughly 18.50 per hundredweight at Chicago, acknowledging daily market fluctuations.
The article emphasizes the food program as a fighting effort where every fighter counts and contributions matter.
Des Moines reports that four minute men will deliver speeches during Oct 20 to 26 to urge food conservation under the U S food administration. influenza quarantine has halted public speaking but 20 000 speakers will rise to promote Hoover's plan for reduced consumption and waste. A home card appealing for voluntary effort will be released Oct 27 with distribution starting Oct 28 to be hung in kitchens nationwide.
The card explains its role as a concise, period appropriate headline and summary that capture a readable, factual item from a source. It aims to present the main event, key entities, places, dates, and numbers in a compact two line card suited for quick reader skimming.
London dispatch reports that up to the present nearly 1,000,000 British lives have been sacrificed in the war, according to information received by Reuters.
Two hundred fifty soldier farmers from Camp Grant will help Illinois farmers husk corn. After pleas from the state defense council and Chicago agricultural committees, Maj. F. B. Eastman approved the plan. Each soldier receives a two month furlough and is paid by the government while away, with farmers compensating the men. The soldiers are experienced farmers who had left their farms for military service.
Des Moines Indiana reports outlook for October 21 to 26 in the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. The week starts fair and cooler, warms to a local rain on Wednesday, then ends fair and cooler. Local conditions vary by area.
In Samoan waters women fish without nets or hooks by wading into shallows and forming a ring. The plentiful fish are easily caught as they jostle into the circle. Each fish caught is tossed alive into a back basket with quick, decisive movements.
A call to attack injustice universally and seek only what is just. It stresses respecting the rights of everyone including those who harmed you, and safeguarding liberty and property for all without exception.
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