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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
2
Estimated receipts for hogs total 17 000 with holdover five. cattle receipts 4 000 with steady market. Hogs for heavy and medium weights fetch 9.15 to 9.55 for higher grades. sows and pigs priced likewise. Lambs and sheep show steady to strong, with lambs 6.75 to 8.75 for medium to prime. Receipts overall: hogs 19 112, cattle 9 57, sheep 22 612, calves 1 894.
Sale dates released listing September 17 for W R Gamon Poland China stock. September 20 for L H Rinner Noble Drocs and dairy cows. October 5 for E J Paul Washington Spotted Poland China stock.
Iowa corn is largely past frost danger according to the weather bureau weekly report. The crop ripened rapidly with about half well dented and 15 to 20 percent potentially uninjured by a moderate frost. Dry warm weather into September is key to minimal soft corn. plowing and harvesting progress fast while pastures and trucks need rain. Potatoes are generally poor and a large potato shipment is expected.
Mrs. Frank Embree and children spent Thursday night and Friday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Godlove. Mr. and Mrs. Will Crozier and daughter called at the W. F. Welliver home Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Burr Taylor came in Friday evening from Cedar Rapids.
New community club met at the large country house of Mr and Mrs Frank Henderson last Friday with about forty guests enjoying watermelons and grapes. The next meeting is planned at the Mac Gordon residence as the town officials welcome the rising group.
A Toledo Blade line notes that Sunday observance challenges a loafer more than the customary six day work ethic, framing it as a test of orthodoxy and discipline.
Chicago Livestock Bulletin reports mixed signals across cattle hog and sheep trades. Slower beef demand and easing receipts curb gains while western cattle liquidation persists and financing for feeders tightens. Hog prices hover near winter packer levels with export demand sustaining lard and ham sales abroad. Western lambs rise but cornbelt feeding remains cautious amid large stock movements toward autumn.
Fred Corney, a 42 year old musical clown, explains the lack of copyright for clowns and how he protects his tricks. He describes his workshop with a 20 by 10 foot room, a lathe, wooden contrivances, and the risk of imitation across continents while stressing that artistry and temperament determine lasting success.
Abundant feed and low prices promise partial recovery from last season's losses as winter feeding lowers output in the cornbelt and west of the Missouri. New Zealand lamb and mutton stocks have shifted to the British market or domestic use. Wool shows a lull but steady weekly trade while foreign markets stay firm. Hide trade remains firm yet quiet. Tanners resist price hikes while packers stay well sold. Overall, conditions look more encouraging than a few months ago.
An interview with a touring mime explains how audiences in Germany England France Italy and America respond differently. He notes Americans laugh easily while Germans prefer slower humor and French favor piquant pantomime. He recalls adapting shows for each country and stresses audience understanding is crucial.
Eugena Peek 15 and Leonard Peek 10 were sentenced in District Court to Eldora confinement for derailing a Milwaukee freight near Jerome Iowa on August 15. They placed railroad spikes on the rails and wired iron bolts on the right of way, narrowly avoiding a disaster.
Smelling salts can be made by placing lumps of ammonium carbonate in a bottle and covering them with lavender oil. The cost, per Experimental Science, is very low and the product is as good as some sold commercially.
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