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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
2
Estimated receipts hogs 21120 cattle 17647 sheep 25525 calves 2512. Market steady to mixed with highs around 13.00 for beef and 12.85 for heavy hogs. Receipts today also include cattle 39000 plus. top hogs around 12.50 to 13.00. Shipments show hogs 7100 etc.
Oats prices show varied bids with 71 percent readings and stiff tone in cash markets. Grain notes reference ample car loadings and steady markets for No 3 oats while Clover futures advance in March and December coffee quotes sit around 16.20 to 16.25 per unit.
Senator Capper argues farmers lose as consumer prices rise. He cites wheat sold at a loss, four and a half bushels of wheat per barrel of flour, and profits routed through the grain system. He calls for open markets, wheat and flour embargo relief, extended credits, and lower freight to aid farmers.
Virginia Marsh rejects an army dentist’s proposal, choosing to stay with her ailing mother and pursue a city career. The romantic arc unfolds as Dr. Ernest Harlow pursues her, while Virginia wrestles with duty, love, and the pull of modern life against rural roots.
The piece notes census taker work pays about $100 monthly now, yet few apply because most capable workers hold steady, higher paying jobs. It recalls 1900 when pay was $2 a day but applicants surged, with men out of work valuing $60 to $75 monthly. The writer suggests lessons from that era for younger generations.
A Marshalltown Times-Republican reflection recalls 19th and early 20th century hardship contrasts with modern prosperity. The piece notes 10 to 1 unemployment ratios, nickel prices for canned corn, and the need to curb spending hunger, shorten hours, and curb get-rich-quick profiteering to avoid repeating past miseries.
The Baptists of Sioux City host their four day annual convention drawing about 1 000 delegates. Key addresses come from Rev Howland Hanson of Des Moines and officers including President Henry Peterson of Council Bluffs. Sessions feature numerous ministers and lay leaders with banquets and youth program in the closing day.
Stockholders must pay their stock by October 25 at the F and M Bank. The notice appears in the Washington Farmers Elevator Company records urging timely payment to maintain ownership.
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