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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1922
Page
6
Instructions from the Agricultural Department outline practical uses for wasted fruit peels and pulp. It highlights citrus by products such as candied peels marmalades and orange butter made from pineapple pulp and grapefruit scraps with potential small scale production. The report notes vinegar juice and citrate lime as valuable by products and showcases feasible home and small workshop methods.
A fragmentary line evokes judgment and flight into brutal beasts, reflecting a Shakespearean mood in a terse historical snippet.
Western retailers of agricultural implements join in educating youth to secure farming's future. Herbert J. Hodge says dealers support power farming and the Agri cultural Training Act. Demonstrations with tractors and field work will bring agriculture into communities through traveling experts.
An old quotation on human nature discusses how people exaggerate faults to influence friends, suggesting vanity and bias drive the act more than true gratitude. The line attributes a philosophical reflection to La Rochefoucauld about social perception and merit.
A local record notes the creation of a sundial named Arcert Pome. The initial event occurred in Home with the first hour split by noon and daylight shown by the sundial’s shadow.
A fragment from Lafcadio Hearn notes the soul will seek a society of its own rank, reflecting a concise, reflective maxim on social harmony and personal station.
A U S Department of Agriculture survey shows the 1922 hay crop moving at prices under last year across markets. No. 2 timothy averages about 21 per ton, prairie hay around 14, and alfalfa near 21.50. Movement delayed by wagon shortages. local supplies vary by region with North Carolina tightest.
The Associated Press reports plans for a large industrial museum by meat packers in Chicago. The institute aims to showcase modern packinghouse operations, conduct research, and educate workers with a three year funding of 50000 dollars annually for educational and research activities.
Fragmentary lines suggest a note of support for a man facing an event tomorrow. Content is unclear but implies belief in his capability and a call for fair credit.
A report notes a human voice can reach speeds around 206 words per minute and sparks interest in speech clinics. Experts discuss mechanisms of rapid articulation, the cognitive load on listeners, and potential training methods.
A public petition filed with the County Auditor urges the Board of Supervisors to rescind a September 18 tax levy and cut county taxes by at least 20 percent. Signers argue 1921 levies exceed property value declines, note rising living costs, and call for hearings with publication notices.
In accordance with state law the county authority certifies named persons as nominees of political parties for various offices to be voted for by qualified electors in Washington County at the general election held on Tuesday November 7 1922.
A scanned ticket listing candidates for United States Senator to fill a vacancy and various state and county offices. It names Smith W. Brookhart for Senate, N E Kendall for Governor, John Hammill for Lieutenant Governor, Walter Ramsay for Secretary of State, Glenn C. Haynes for Auditor, W J Burbank for Treasurer, Hen J Gibson for Attorney General, May Fe Francis for Superintendent, two Railroad Commissioners Dwight Lewis and Charles Webster, and Supreme Court Justice William J Evans with Truman S Stevens. It also lists district, county, and local officers with nominees and terms beginning January 1925 and January 1924.
A list of Democratic candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state auditor treasurer attorney general superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioners supreme court judge representatives in congress and county officers. Names include Clyde J Herring J R Files James C Murtagh Marie M Fredrickson V B Herbert H Kennedy Ernest R Mitchell Himena Hoffman J M Berry S N Parsons O A Byington Charles J Cash John M Lindly D W Hamilton Hilton M Rabenold Samuel T Donahue Arthur W Saarmann William Sutherland. Also local district and county posts across Iowa and Illinois lines referenced.
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