This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1919
Page
2
Second report from Chicago notes hog receipts about 17 000 with holdovers 16 545 and slower trade. Cattle arrivals about 12 000 with opening slow and weak undertone. beef steers and veal calves show varying quotes. sheep receipts about 32 000 with steady start and firmer upper end for natives and yearling lambs.
Market update shows corn opening at 1.625 to 1.625, with highs and lows near 1.60 as Sept and Dec futures edge lower. Oats follow, with May and Dec trading around 0.70 to 0.74. Cash grain shows 185 cars of corn at 1.64 to 1.65, oats 115 cars at 0.70 to 0.72, and March clover at 29.00.
Ames reports a major military training push at the state college. An armory 150 by 300 feet will be built between the armory and chemistry buildings with a drill ground for football use. Thirty horses will be shipped to the college before fall opening, then thirty more each year for three years, for artillery use. Students choose Infantry artillery or engineering corps.
In Cedar Rapids the Douglas company debates whether to rebuild its starch factory here or move to Des Moines and other cities. The firm collected 3 million dollars in insurance after a recent explosion. Artesian water is deemed essential for the feature cost here.
The page lists several Sept and Oct livestock sales near Wellston Washington Noble Keota and Brighton with Duroc Jersey and Poland China listings. It also cites C S Nichols of Iowa State suggesting rural home sewage disposal plants costing 60 to 240 dollars and promoting a free bulletin from the Engineering Experiment Station Ames Iowa.
Men who have seen the Poland China hogs to be offered by the Breeders Association at Washington on September 25th praise them as a fine, unusually uniform Big Type herd. They urge all Polands enthusiasts not to miss the event.
A county agent reflects on cattle judging in Delaware county and the Shorthorn Breeders Association dinner. He urges stock men to value education and breeding improvements over prize money and to learn from defeats by seeking superior stock to buy and improve their herds.
The Jones county rocks near Monticello yield the world’s richest corals, crinoids, and sea life fossils. Prof. A O Thomas of the University of Iowa gathers specimens for the Iowa City museum, estimating ten years to study deposits. Fossils rival Gotland in development, with University and British Museum collections expanding nationwide.
Delegates representing 110000 farmers from central and western France gathered in Blois to denounce what they call arbitrary measures to cut living costs that mainly hurt farmers. They demand equal representation on price setting committees and oppose any limits on farming hours, urging unremitting toil to boost production.
Ames reports a $1,000,000 livestock parade at the central Iowa fair September 23 to 26. The lineup includes a $200 rooster a herd of $2,000 hogs a $10,000 cow and a $20,000 stallion. A special building has been erected for the chickens and directors aim to make it Iowa’s largest livestock show outside the state fair.
Three more hogs were shown in Cass County than in Missouri state fair. Cass County display had 607 hogs with forty five exhibitors. Total fair attendance reached 40 000 and profits totaled 5000 dollars.
Two Wapello girls Minnie Severns and Eva Anderson were taken from a passenger train in Eldon with Winfield youth Harold Hatton. They had left Wapello to attend the Winfield fair and rode the blinds to Burlington and Fairfield. Their arrest ends the disappearance mystery and the parents were notified. Severns faces potential state reformatory placement.
Mort Pitts and Mrs Louie Bussy who eloped were located in St Paul and brought back Saturday morning by Sheriff Martin and County Attorney Shepherd. They were jailed in Allison after leaving last Sunday with her six month old baby and leaving three other children. Pitts faces Mann act prosecution.
Lou Rinner of Noble reports strong interest in his Duroc sale stock with the auction set for September 26. The event highlights his farm’s breeding program and market demand for quality hogs.
W S Reistert & Sons advertise butter eggs poultry and cream market with free parking at their main plant 120 East Third St Sept Mth. Markets show poultry down bee steady butter high. weather warm prompts frequent marketing. Prices for cream butter fat per pound rabbit beef hides kip hides calf hides horse hides and pelts listed with varied per unit values.
J. B. Davidson of Iowa State College chairs a committee with farm equipment manufacturers to cut costs through standardization. The effort targets uniform belt speeds pulley sizes hitches and capacity ratings to reduce waste from many odd sizes and styles. The group cites past wagon track changes and suggests eliminating variations like left hand plows to save money for farmers.
Detertion ranks first as a cause for divorcee with cruelty second and adultery third. The list outlines why couples dissolve marriage, highlighting primary and secondary grounds cited in the period.
Webster City faces gasoline drought as stations run dry after a railroad strike. Farmers and residents rely on kerosene to reach home while service stations remain closed and gas may be scarce for days.
Tom Ballard of Des Moines died after a car missed a bridge four miles east of Lenox Iowa early yesterday. The vehicle wrecked and Ballard died shortly after with a lone unharmed companion securing aid from nearby farmers. Des Moines men later arrived to assist.
Frank Hopper, a farmer, approached a mule and kicked it. He sustained injuries requiring hospital treatment after the confrontation, highlighting the old stereotype of mule kicks.
A car crash left a dead man whose identity could not be disclosed after all marks were removed. Whiskey traces were found at the wreck. J. F. Maharry was injured at a Knowlton railway crossing when a south wind muffled the approach of a train that struck the car’s rear. His injuries were not thought fatal.
The Rev Sampson Cocks of Adair Iowa and his family plan a England trip funded by a $520 purse from Presbyterian church members. The congregation raised the funds to grant him a vacation abroad with his family.
Margaretha Kock administratrix of Ludwign Kock estate sues Ella Haan in District Court for $6,000 in notes, an automobile and a watch claiming they were to be Kock’s property upon death. Haan asserts the items belonged to her per their understanding. Replevin secured the car. hinges depend on case outcome.
A short note in the want column hints at a listed item available for sale or inquiry. The column directs readers to contact details and specifies a deadline or condition for purchase.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.