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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
2
Hog receipts today 32 000 with steady to higher demand. cattle estimated 21 000. sheep 27 000. beef steers and heifers show mixed prices with top heavy weights 17.00 to 19.50 for prime, veal calves 17.00 to 18.25, feeder and stocker cattle varied, lambs 12.25 to 15.50, and overall receipts hogs 14 699 cattle 15 388 sheep 26 004 calves 2 269 with shipments breaking out by class.
E W Wagner & Co provides a clob of grain futures with figures for corn oats and coffee. Prices listed include March and December contracts with specific ton and car counts and price ranges.
The text notes that breaking a looking glass brings seven years of bad luck for the breaker and mentions that peacock feathers were once seen as sickness bearers but later became decorative in homes.
A blunt critic who speaks to faces often brags about his boldness afterward, highlighting the trouble of backing up frank talk with bragging.
A blunt quote reveals frustration as a speaker recalls paying ten dollars plus costs to tell two officers what he thought of a certain man. The exchange hints at a local dispute and a charged confrontation with police.
The reservoir of a new fountain pen holds as much ink as an ordinary small bottle and is shaped to fit the hand comfortably.
The article stresses strict cleanliness in poultry houses roosts and equipment, plus ample light and air to prevent lice mites and disease. It cites H H Kildee of Iowa State College on silage fodder vs dry corn fodder and notes surprising growth and benefits of a new clover variety for pasture, hay, and bee production.
R S Herrick of Iowa State College extension reports the Iowa apple crop is high quality especially sprayed fruit. He notes the color rivals Northwest regions and urges growers visiting Des Moines from November 11 to 14 to learn about spraying results and equipment.
A clover variety developed by the Iowa Experiment Station in 1916 shows strong growth and vigor with eight foot tall reports from Oregon stations. Seed distribution began two years ago and the plant boasts an extended bloom period enhancing bee pasture despite heat and drought, notes A I Root.
Uptown cream and egg buying station under Harold Hays offers cash for produce today including cream per pound, ducks per pound, turkeys per pound, and other fowl with various prices. Also paying top cash for hides furs and pelts on delivery day. market unsettled.
A vintage health ad argues that excess eating harms digestion and kidneys. It urges sparing meals, especially meat, thorough chewing, and self control over appetite. The text promotes Chamberlain's Tablets after supper and credits Lemmon's Drug Store as the advertiser.
Crawfordsville reports the funeral service for Mrs. Solomon White at 2:30 PM in the United Presbyterian church with services by Rev. W. G. Robertson. Attendants include pallbearers Floyd Maxwell Fred McElroy Raymond Duncan Eli White and many other relatives and visitors from Washington Cedar Rapids Des Moines Columbus Junction and Ainsworth. Mrs Emma Bennett of Washington also visited the previous day. Reverend Clark of Washington was a visitor in town.
Thieves blew a vault door at a nearby blacksmith shop and opened deposit boxes with a hammer stealing $35,000 in Liberty bonds tied to 100 depositors of the State Bank of Sherrard Illinois. Police seek links to a Mason City theft of $19,000 in Liberty bonds a night earlier.
The Helena grand jury in Phillips county Arkansas returns twenty-one indictments charging numerous defendants in the recent negro uprising near Blagne. More than 100 cases await investigation as the panel resumes sessions.
Paris authorities admit no remedy for a coal shortage causing fuel scarcity in poorer quarters. Cold weather not yet serious but residents suffer as supply gaps deepen.
A quirky old tale contrasts a tired genius who writes ideas at night with his son who sleeps ten hours easily. The piece notes the father's nocturnal bursts of brilliance and the son's effortless rest, creating a humorous juxtaposition between restless creativity and easy slumber.
Des Moines October report quotes Fred A. Canfield president of the Iowa Federation of Labor urging organized labor to guide industrial readjustment. He warns of radical forces internal and external, calls for leadership through unions to stabilize the economy and defend democracy amid postwar upheaval.
Justice F L Gaynor of the Iowa Supreme Court was stopped by police in Marshalltown while traveling with relatives from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids. He argued extenuating circumstances and the mayor deferred action, releasing him without a fine.
In Portland on October 30 investigators from two gumshoe units and three from the United States revenue service dug in a basement at 728 Wilson street. They sought a sit believed buried in the earthen floor amid a scene of a deep, dark cellar.
Health authorities in Saranac Lake New York claim the town is the first in the world to be flyless. Despite unusually hot weather the summer brought a notable decline in flies as officials credit sanitation and public efforts.
The article notes that the town spent about $1000 to eliminate a fly nuisance. The method involved screening manure and frequent removal, with a confident prediction that next year will see none at all.
In Christina Pennsylvania a large turtle found by Chas P Sweiher bore carved letters reading J Homsher 1840 on its shell. Homsher was a prominent figure in lower Langaster county and died years ago, leaving a curious link to a bygone era.
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