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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1923
Page
2
Chicago market notes estimated receipts hogs 39 000 cattle 15 000 sheep 16 000. Prices steady for butchers and fat lambs firm. cattle and slaughter steers mixed with several loads of western crushers. Official yesterday totals show large hogs and cattle, with grain co commentary on rye wheat corn oats and futures.
Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn hosted the What-so-Ever class and husbands for a Halloween masquerade party last Friday. Ghosts greeted guests and games and music followed a menu of weiner sandwiches pumpkin pies ice cream and coffee.
The mayor announces a Thursday morning start for collecting empty cans and unsightly trash. Residents are urged to prepare by boxing or barrel stacking at the alley or curb so nothing is left uncovered.
A fragment notes chairs of nonsense exist in colleges though renamed. A for sale ad could dispose of them. The terse items imply playful critique of academic titles and marketing.
The Iowa Parole Board released records showing how Ernest Rathbun was freed from Fort Madison in 1924 after accumulating honor time and good behavior credits. Officials note the board had no role in his release and that Rathbun remains a fugitive outside Iowa, complicating extradition.
Iowa City report quotes Prof Antonio Heras of the State University of Iowa on two major Mexico issues. He cites land distribution to peons and mass education as key challenges, noting peons gradually owning land aids stability and that many educated Mexicans volunteer as teachers amid financial limits. He sees a rosy future with Obregon recognition and Mexico’s artistic culture evident in festivals, songs, and ruins, and highlights a flourishing artistic movement inspired by indigenous heritage.
A reflective line contrasts rare moments when genuine affection shapes human paths. It suggests love can alter destinies even amid ordinary life.
Mrs J J Binnek of Minneapolis reports relief from long standing pains and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recommends the product to others and shares her improved health and weight.
Mrs W E Shaw of Chicago testifies that after severe female weakness she could not stand and spent half her time in bed. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health and urges others to try it.
The writer known for andanzas and divagaciones has compiled selections from his essays and short stories into De la Vida Norteamericana. Previously published in El Imparcial, these observations chronicle American life and culture.
A brief overheard remark on a boat notes a speaker asking if the world’s end is near and another replying it is nearer than ever before. The exchange suggests a mood of apocalyptic speculation rather than a reported event.
A single pair of sparrows with a nest of young consumes about 3,000 insects weekly, illustrating their significant pest control role.
Poisoning rats to prevent plague is dangerous because fleas remain on living rats, but when a rat dies its body becomes a new source for other warm blooded hosts.
F H Seeley rupture expert from Chicago and Philadelphia will be at Congress Hotel Washington Wednesday only October 31 to present the Spermatic Shield claiming rapid closure in 10 days and no surgery. He cites government documents and warns against elastic trusses with understraps.
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