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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1921
Page
2
Chicago market update details hog cattle and sheep receipts and prices for the day. Includes wheat and corn price ranges and futures shifts, with estimates for hogs cattle calves and lambs and notes on market strength and stock levels.
General Armando Diaz commander in chief of the Italian armies tours the United States as one of Italy's delegates to the arms conference prior to its opening.
The article describes two elder ducks the common and the king s elder with king s elder supplying Greenland down and the common from Iceland. It notes ten thousand pounds of down are harvested annually from Iceland and contrasts size and plumage for the two varieties.
An expert offers tips for pleasant dreams including using low pillows to ease fear, keeping windows open, avoiding downy pillows, and leaving a nightlight for nervous individuals. The guidance emphasizes reducing anxiety and easing nighttime stress for better sleep.
Local notices list box suppers candy socials and programs at Cedar Center Prairie Flower Haskins and Pleasant Hill schools along with meetings for Pythian Sisters White Shrine Damascus Shrine and Queen Esthers. The Lexington Standard School hosts an oyster supper and post sale event with 6:30 start and 50 cent oysters.
A special called meeting of the American Legion will be held Tuesday evening October 25 to discuss Armistice Day Banquet and National convention matters. Attendance urged. Also club notices list upcoming meetings with Mrs. F L Wilson Minnie Knapp Esther Lovelett and others. K P work tonight at Castle Hall.
Journal reports farm department listings for Oct 24 to Oct 29 featuring multiple livestock auctions. Taylor and Taylor of What Cheer host Poland China sale Oct 25. Hillhouse and Miller at Righton. Adams and Workman at Columbus Junction closing out. Dunham Farm near Wapello near Oct 26. Swartvendruber Bender Herachberger north of Wellman with Guernsey sale Oct 27. Ernest Carlson Washington Duroe Jersey sale Oct 29.
The column notes steady cream receipts with no price changes and upcoming imports of New Zealand and Australian butter. It cites US Bureau of Markets data on eight butter grades, plus rising egg prices and ample poultry. It also covers Godlove Bouska’s profitable orchard spraying, a spring trial comparing sprayed vs unsprayed trees, and details of Iowa State College Farm and Home Week including the 19th annual State corn show with $1,500 in prizes and expanded exhibition space.
Instructions advise using pyrophosphate of soda to remove ink stains without harming fabric. Apply tallow first, wash with pyrophosphate until tallow and fur disappear, then use a mixture of four parts tartar and two parts powdered mium. The method is stated safe for cloth and may remove other stains.
Emporia Kansas October 24 government aid through the War Finance Corporation could discount at least 10 million dollars in frozen cattle paper held by Kansas banks to halt forced liquidation. P W Goebel urged rapid use of funds to rebuild reserves and keep producers in business.
A Kansas City gathering urged swift action to ease drought era pressure on farmers. Speakers blamed high railroad rates as cattlemen face losses and urged War Finance Corporation loans with bank guarantees. Officials warned banks against renewing nonessential loans and proposed a 90 day note to prevent overdue notes.
Ida B Wise Smith of Cedar Rapids told the Iowa WCTU convention in Ames that efforts to legalize light wines will fail. She argued prohibition strengthens governance, boosts thrift, and raises youth and national well being, predicting future stricter enforcement and a move toward a dry, law-abiding society. Public sentiment and a wide moral consensus would overwhelm any change to permit alcoholic beverages.
Mrs. Smith urges the W C T U to grow to a million members by 1924 to enforce Prohibition. She argues steady, persistent effort is needed to curb bootleggers and ensure the eighteenth amendment is respected. She notes public opinion was swayed to pass the law but not yet to uphold it fully.
Lt General Baron Jacques of the Belgian army will be a distinguished guest at the upcoming American Legion gathering. The event welcomes military officials and veterans to the forum.
A proberb warns that the best way to ensure results is to handle tasks personally rather than rely on others, suggesting skepticism about delegating chores or relying on external help. The line emphasizes self reliance and practical effort.
For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys the week is forecast with normal temperatures and generally fair conditions.
The article notes that about seven tenths of Earth’s surface is ocean, with oceans exceeding land area by 83 million square tiles. It states oceans hold 824 cubic miles of water, about fourteen times the volume of all land above sea level.
A reflective quote on art and criticism. Anatole France praises the critic who traces the soul’s journey through great works, framing judgment as an inner travelogue among timeless mas terpieces.
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