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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1922
Page
2
Chicago prices show mixed livestock activity with hogs and calves steady to weak and cattle and sheep varied by weight. Estimated receipts today total 69,924 across hogs, cattle, sheep, and calves with shipments and market figures from Beach-Wickham Grain Co in Burlington Iowa.
Open high close Wheat prices mixed with small moves in futures and cash markets. Chicago cash wheat steady to lower with 43 cars traded. corn 147 cars. oats 77 cars. Old No 3 white oats 41 1 4 48. No 2 yellow corn 68 4 70. No 2 hard wheat 1.17 1.18. Tomorrow hogs 18 000 cattle 16 000 sheep 22 000.
Sale dates listed include November 1 and 8 at Hanan near Wellston for Holstein dairy cows, November 4 in Washington for Duroc hogs, November 7 in Keota for Duroc hogs, November 14 for Lord Son Duroc sale at Ainsworth, and December 14 for Alfred Nash at Crawfordsville area closing out sale.
Dr Macon auctioneer Wash n lows phone 251 Red 74 cod lyr William James at the Model ing parlor fixed shoes Miss Clara Wallace county superintendent and Miss Haines county nurse attend mental meetings in Des Moines Eat homing Scotch style at 1st U P church dining room 5 30 Potatoes Car No 1 Minn white on track Wednesday and today 70c 2112 J A Cunninghams Sons
Arch Best Oxfords and Hood fabrics advertised. Clark and Enslin offer union suits for fall in sizes 6 8 10 12 at 60 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Matthess visit Des Moines relatives. Jessie Long recovering after appendicitis operation. Mrs. O P Hicks injured in buggy collision but not seriously hurt. Dr Nathan Hale returns from Boston fellowship and reports family well. Morehouse family in Placentia California with Lyle running a newspaper and wife Cadie gaining weight.
Hubam sweet clover grown on Harry Limbocker’s half acre plot yielded about 25 pounds of seed after oats were harvested, with an expected 20 pounds clean seed. The crop showed unusual vigor under poor conditions, while a bi annual sweet clover nearby grew well but will not seed until next summer. The district livestock farm bureau also discusses hog house plans and poultry market trends, noting light poultry car shortages and firmer butterfat prices amid quality concerns in cream delivery.
Farmers report hogs sick with pneumonia tied to abrupt temperature swings. Hogs should be sheltered to avoid chilling and drafts from open doors and ventilators. Pneumonia or hog flu is noted as a key factor in hog cholera risk.
Iowa programs for the International Grain and Hay Show tied to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago outline $10,000 in cash premiums. Iowa Grain and Small Grain Growers Association will have a rep to unpack and return exhibits. The Farm Bureau promotes two day shipping courses at Cedar Rapids November 15–16 and discusses reducing shrink, losses, and marketing costs.
Father Bernard Vaughan a leading Jesuit priest and brother of the late Cardinal Vaughan died in London at his home. He was born August 1847 in Courtfield Herefordshire and ordained in 1876 after a family with many clergy. He once toured the United States Canada and parts of Alaska.
Home baked beans and chicken pie advertised for the cafeteria in the 1st U P dining room on Friday November 3, 2113. Economy Shoe Store lists rubbers to fit all shapes and sizes of shoes. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Parisian Sage to make hair soft and glossy without changing natural color.
Senator Cummins argues the 1920 transportation act did not cause high freight rates and contends without the act railroads would face massive deficits. He defends fair return rates, rejects overvaluation claims, and criticizes proposals for government ownership while addressing farmers’ concerns at a Fort Des Moines banquet.
In Crawfordsville Iowa the I O O F hall hosted a masked Halloween party by the American Legion boys and Ladies Auxiliary with corn shocks jack o lanterns black cats and witches as decorations. Guests enjoyed fortune telling by a witch with a brew and refreshments. Mrs Jack Bigham and daughter returned to Wantaga South Carolina after visiting her mother Mrs John Shaffer. Reverend A B Hightshoe left Ottumwa after attending Walter Orris funeral. Mr and Mrs J P Jones and children visited Mt Pleasant on Sabbath.
The Sunset express from New Orleans to San Francisco and the Wortham carnival train collided at Adeline Louisiana. Three carnival followers died and six were injured, all victims aboard the circus train. The wreck involved a locomotive on the passenger train plowing into sleeping cars of the circus train after both trains on a double track could not stop in time.
Des Moines reports that six hundred candidates were initiated into the Ku Klux Klan in a woodland near Des Moines. Cars lined the highway for two hours as members from Boone Mason City Cedar Rapids Nevada Osceola and Des Moines joined guests from Los Angeles Seattle and Houston. It was Iowa's largest single initiation and drew substantial turnout.
A Kenosha Wisconsin mother testifies to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound easing postnatal troubles. She credits it with helping her after childbirth and urges others to try it, noting the remedy has long been used and recommended by mothers and grandmothers.
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