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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
2
Market opening reports indicate hog receipts about 35 000 with 1511 left over yesterday cattle receipts around 39 000 sheep about 31 000. Second report notes good hog steady to 5 higher and top hogs near 20 35 while cattle and sheep see varied steady to higher prices and high demand for choice grades.
Classified notice listing furnished by EB. W. Warner & Co of Iowa City and L B. Hunt Manner with phone number 726.
Turner Grain Co and M W Hewitt report cash close prices in St Louis for September 3. Prices cover No 1 red and hard red wheat, various corn and white corn, oats and rye with range figures. Chicago receipts list wheat corn oats for two days.
Mrs. Neurever of Hau Claire Wisconsin asserts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured her boy's severe croup after failed remedies. Mrs. Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio says a dose relieved her little girl's persistent cough and throat inflammation. The ad claims the long used remedy works for adults too and notes Leammon's Pharmacy in Washington as supplier.
The article explains that the carat system used by goldsmiths for assessing gold quality derives from the seed of an Abyssinian carat flower. The seed is noted as uniform in size, historically employed in weighing gold and precious stones.
The Birmingham Age Herald discusses euphemistic terms like led to the altar in relation to marriage histories. The editorial notes how phrases signal social norms around union and infidelity while avoiding blunt language.
Britain ferries more passengers by rail each year than most countries, ranking fourth in mileage. The report notes railways carry a large share of regional transit and remain a major transport mode alongside roads and ships.
A memo accompanying the president's proclamation indicates labor and supply costs could justify higher prices, but the president intends to keep 1919 crop prices stable. The document also notes a potential peace by mid 1920 as a factor in decision making.
Public notices announce sales from September 10 to October 12. Listings include Geo Dusenberry estate at an 185 acre farm near Washington, and multiple auctions in Iowa for Duroc Jerseys Chester Whites Poland Chinas and Dairy cattle. Individual buyers are John Wagner L H Rinner W C Brenneman J M Lord Son R F Smylie Mike Trier Ernest Carlson.
G W Dodder reports first seed corn harvest of the season east of town with 100 cars gathered on August 26. The piece notes favorable conditions and advises gathering all seed before frost, sharing a method where a wagon holds corn while hogs clean up the remainder, reducing labor and time.
Joe Wright of Jackson Township and Merwin Chadwick, now living near West Chester in Franklin Township, finalize a farm sale with Chadwick to take possession March 1 of the Wright farm in Highland Township north of Haskins. Chadwick plans to expand livestock breeding on the property. Limerman ships mules to St Louis and Des Moines, with another load Tuesday. Seed corn from the south shows late ripening at T D Hayes north of town, needing a longer season to mature.
President Wilson announced a government guaranteed minimum price of 2.20 dollars per bushel for the 1920 wheat crop. A disinterested commission will be appointed next spring to review the program.
The Breeders' Gazette notes a 3.8 percent rise in cattle in the community over the past year as market demand for light cattle and beef orders grows. The record army beef demand could quickly outpace supply, pressing farms to bolster stocks while range herds dwindle.
A reflective note on reasoning using vocal phrases in public discourse. The author argues political addresses sermons and editorials rely on emotional responses rather than genuine argument, labeling the rhetoric as ejaculations aimed at comfort or alarm.
A Maeterlinck quotation emphasizes that vision alone does not create improvement. daily effort is the source of a better life, and the elements of change arise from the discipline of everyday work.
A strong claim that true men show belief by doing. The message urges decisive effort to prove a hard task is achievable through steady, successful outcomes.
Washington county expects to plant 10,000 acres of fall wheat as surveys arrive from 28 of 125 school districts. Districts report 2,250 pledged acres so far with optimism that totals will meet or exceed the quota. County Agent Fedder son notes farmers are asked but not required to sow fall wheat.
A brief motivational note highlights that success grows from belief and action. It urges trying and making believe as a path to real achievement. The tone mirrors a midcentury inspirational column encouraging persistence and optimistic effort.
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