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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
Chicago hog prices rise with top at 29.00 as receipts approach 21 000. cattle and sheep receipts near 16 090 and 23 000 respectively. Market shows mostly higher than yesterday’s averages despite limited trading and steady to softer overall demand.
Turner Grain Co and W M Hewitt report cash close figures in St Louis for September including No 1 red wheat at 2.24 to 2.25 and various grades of corn, oats, and rye. Chicago receipts list 1669 wheat cars, 53 corn cars, 1445 oats cars.
An old-time remedy claim touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for severe croup and whooping cough based on a milkman’s anecdotes. Testimonials from Gilkeson and others in Youngstown discuss children recovering, urging readers to try the product via Lemmon's Pharmacy and similar outlets.
Emerson notes that conversation reveals both character and thought, underscoring speech as a window into inner nature. The reflection invites readers to consider how dialogue exposes beliefs and habits in daily life.
A historical note explains the epithet Blue-Bellied Yankees once used for New Englanders and clarifies that Pennsylvania Dutch originally referred to a language from German dialects. Over time Dutch described the people who spoke that language, though the term derives from Germany not Holland.
Public auction notices list September dates for Geo Dusenberry estate 185 acre farm near Washington with Poland Chinas and Duroc Jerseys through late September. Additional sales cover Noble Kalona Columbus Junction Ainsworth Dublin and Keota areas with various breeds. The report includes farming updates on plowing moisture, winter wheat, and a dairy cow’s high milk yield illustrating the value of association records. Wisconsin reference Hoards Dairyman notes the cow’s potential.
Readers are advised a history of a Percheron horse in columnist possession has been loaned and not returned. Please return to the Journal office.
The State Government guarantees 83 cents per bushel for wheat and the Commonwealth adds 12 cents, totaling 95 cents. An Australian food order, effective last April, highlights cereal grains and sugar in wartime rations with farmers allowed 4.4 pounds of sugar per four bushels of grain delivered.
On a cold March day I attended a cattle auction and bought about ten head at prices from 125 dollars each. A notable blue cow, described as a 3 teat animal, was shown in the ring weighing around 1400 pounds. I did not bid further.
A threshing engine at the Jacob Matiken farm in Ingham township exploded on a Saturday afternoon. Engineer George Murphy, 28, was injured but expected to recover. A horse was killed and another injured. the team valued at $400. The boiler ends blew out and a water tank was hurled fifty rods away.
The article discusses early propulsion methods for ships and notes that oars were the first independent means of movement. It cites rede Garay at Barcelona as an early example of applying land vehicle propulsion concepts to vessels.
Notes on seed corn and wheat yields warn farmers to select seed ear before freezing weather. With no old crib corn, plant two seasons worth and source seed from known varieties or neighboring fields. Southwest Iowa reports drought harming seed quality, urging surplus seed from local harvest to find a market.
Will Todd of Cedar Township reports his seed corn near maturity and notes last year’s frost on October 6. The National Swine Show in Cedar Rapids runs September 20 to October 5, 1918 with prizes for corn exhibits. Washington county corn competes for honors with entries expected.
D D Stephens August threshers report from Ainsworth to Crawfordsville shows 5032 bushels of wheat. Marquis smooth spring yields 17.3 bu per acre from 720 bu, Early Java bearded spring yields 29.5 bu per acre from 2173 bu, with 72 acres winter wheat producing 44 bu more than 177 acres Early Java.
General Horvath reports New Pietosmith as General Morvaih the anti Bolshevik leader attempts to seize control of St Herie but is halted by the Allies.
In the evening transcript Mrs A claims she must provoke her husband to trigger his temper so she can extract what she wants. Mrs B responds that provoking him proves his reactions and yields control.
Community roundups from local correspondents highlight daily events across neighborhoods. Readers share brief notes on gatherings, notices, and concerns affecting residents and nearby businesses.
Short notices from Washington County include personal letters, births, marriages, deaths, and other life events. Names and places appear with brief updates on status and timing, reflecting local society activity.
Richland reports a large Monday morning enrollment as Supt Teeters departs for military service and the board searches for a temporary replacement. In town news, the Poinsettia club hosts a Des Moines hospital benefit tea, funeral for Leland Elmore follows an auto crash near Veo, and seven local boys prepare for the upcoming championship camp.
Miss Esther Savage leaves for West Chester to teach next year. Miss Bell Brinton goes to Hivanston Wyoming for a teaching post. Several families spent Sunday with relatives in Brighton and nearby towns. Schools begin Monday with a slate of teachers at Pleasant Crowe Greenvale Clay and others including Mildred Savage heading to Ankeny.
Mrs Emerson Dayton of Kalona visited the J A Walker home. Washington visitors included Imaal Wednesday meeting Alan Beck of Waterloo. The Columbus Junction fair drew several locals. Eugene Owen returned to Vinton. The County Home License was discussed. Mrs W E Leet and daughter Ruth spent Thursday in Washington. Mrs Arden Hayes hosted relatives from Grand Island Neb. Lyall Moore of Harper moves to J B Moore home. Jennie Bradford visited in Washington at W F Leet’s.
Mrs Sidney Smith and her children from Washington returned home Sunday evening after a short visit with the parental McCaleb family. Mr and Mrs W E B Augustine spent Sunday afternoon with Caleb Lemley at Titus where Mrs Lemley has been ill this past week.
Mrs Art Canard and three girls visited the J B McCaleb home on Sunday afternoon. W E Augustine sold hogs to Will Horse Monday evening. Rob MecCaleb visited friends in Washington Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Jesse Augustine and children from near Brighton returned home Saturday evening due to the illness of the lady's sister Lila Wolfe who is in a Washington hospital and very poorly.
Reports from Havre detail visits and social calls across families in Will Easter Clear, Pleasant Hill church activities, and relatives in Richmond Crawfordsville and Washington. Notable items include farewells for Bryan Swift and Howard McBride heading to Camp Dodge, and the infant burial at Pleasant Hill cemetery.
Several from the community attended the memorial services in Washington Sunday afternoon. Families and residents are visiting, with news of school opening, new students, and local births. Special Sunday services are planned for young ladies who will lead the music.
Miss Dora Woodburn visiting Crawfordsville during vacation from Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Miss Emma Wonderly returns to Moody Bible Institute in Chicago after weeks with relatives in Crawfordsville and Monmouth Illinois. Truce Leese Clarke Gormley Farrel Rex Long and Lloyd Patterson depart for Camp Dodge. Howard Crozier spends day in Washington.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER is promoted as a gentle laxative for stomach disorders and liver inactivity. It claims to ease sick headaches constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gas-induced palpitations by regulating digestion and purifying the blood. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
A three-year-old girl visiting her aunt felt pain from homesickness after hearing adults discuss a sore throat. Later she asked the time, was told 0:45, and voiced a desire to go home because it hurt her homesickness.
Capt James Wallace Harper died in Crawfordsville at about 11:20 pm aged 85. Born August 10, 1833 near Cadiz Ohio he moved to Iowa at 19 and later married Martha Agnes Russell in 1868. A veteran of the 25th Iowa his promotions included sergeant first lieutenant and captain before mustering out in 1865. He was a carpenter and longtime local Mason with four children, two of whom survived. Funeral plans not yet set.
Lucie B Miller, son of Judge B H Miller, shot himself at his mother in law Mrs Mary Fisher’s home in Anamosa while visiting relatives. He was about 32, a Dixon mail clerk, married with a young daughter, and cited health problems as the likely cause.
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