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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1919
Page
2
Chicago market notes show hogs with 15000 received today plus holdover of 745. Cattle receipts estimated at 2000 and sheep at 4000 as opening market figures.
Hogs market steady to 2.50 higher with top hog price 18.25 on 250 lb and up. Cattle receipts 2,000 with mixed changes across classes, best heavy native steers 50-75c lower, stockers and feeders generally down, veal calves up to 1.00. Sheep and lambs show slight gains in killed lambs and steady fat sheep and yearlings with breeding ewes uneven.
Close of grain futures shows declines across corn and other commodities. The report lists figures for corn grades and car settlements, with March and December coffee futures noted and general price shifts for No 2 and No 3 wheat and related commodities.
The passage contrasts discarding the old as insufficient or false with discarding the small due to disgust. It notes genius aims to surpass predecessors while imitators merely imitate, and distinguishes reason driven discard from disgust driven discard.
Mine Alice McConnell has been re elected president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Letter Carriers in Buffalo. The brief notice confirms her continuation in the post and notes her longtime involvement with the group.
R L Tracey of Brighton township shows amber cane forage on one acre can feed 25 cows for weeks with grazing in June. He feeds green forage each evening after milking and adds one pound ground grain per four pounds milk.
The article warns that wheat scab is the season’s most serious disease, infecting heads during flowering and leaving pink mold on kernels. It advises seed wheat after oats or other small grains, selects disease-free seed, thorough fan cleaning, and seed treatment with 40 percent formaldehyde to reduce scab and related issues.
Wagner weekly review notes corn and oats prices under pressure with a potential shift to lower values. It highlights hogs profit on December corn basis, signals January February new corn movement, and warns on profiteering laws affecting delivery months. It cites Argentina, US and Canadian wheat surpluses and Europe arrivals.
With cooler weather the egg markets advanced and a lower poultry market is expected due to supply. Grass shortages cut butter fat supply raising prices. cream and eggs should be delivered by ten for best value. Prices listed include cream per pound and hides and pelts values.
Ask Baird Brothers Wisconsin Holstein breeders. They spend over $600 yearly on advertising and about $300 more for office expenses including stationery postage pedigrees and stenographic fees. The firm emphasizes first class stock and notes how over five years they built a business exceeding $10,000 annually, mainly from surplus bulls.
Ohio feeder buyers arrived in Chicago with orders to place thin cattle only if they can be bought around ten dollars per hundredweight. The market sentiment shows caution since last spring as feeders wrestle with high initial costs and competition with packers.
A farmer explains moving from guesswork to measured farming. They bought a milk machine, a small herd of pure bred cows, and scales to record milk weight. They adopted tested seed corn and oats, learning that appearance does not guarantee results and embracing data over intuition.
Traders report heavier cattle and hog runs at the Chicago yards drive prices down. Despite a prior week of lighter receipts, larger runs and seasonal fall migrations push most grades down with only a few yearlings maintaining higher values. Top native lambs drop to 15.25 as packers face government regulation and costly supplies.
A New York farmer writes that removing guesswork in grading apples potatoes and other produce leads to clearer quality and greater profits. He asserts the improved method proves itself and will be popular with buyers.
In Carpenters travel notes a Himalaya girl is described wearing heavy brass or precious metal nose rings and silver bells in the hair, reflecting Himalayan and Ganges valley ornament customs. The essay contrasts cross region jewelry practices from China to India across women noted for loaded adornment.
The Chicago Daily News notes that Henry and Harry are linked by usage. It recalls Henry VI’s reign beginning 1422 and a money coin called the Harry noble, plus a Henry VII era Harry great. The saying In Jerusalem shall Harry die is attributed to Henry IV.
The device known as cork legs derives its name not from its composition but from the inventor, a Dr. Cork.
Des Moines reports warn that the European corn borer could devastate Iowa crops within a year or two. Ames entomologist Prof E B Ball cites infested districts in New England, urged federal action, a $2 million first-year appropriation, and a quarantine to halt spread to Illinois Iowa and southern Minnesota.
Mrs Myrtle Priebiem and children visited Iowa City to spend a day with Nettie and returned to South Dakota. Otto Frey and family Joe Witmer and wife were in Iowa City on business. J Mast Arthur Mitchell and wives visited Lee Mast. Esther Zehr starts Prospect school term. Carl Frey arrived home from overseas. Residents attended Home Coming in Washington. Lulu Woods of Martinsburg visits. Harry and Alvin Wenger plan to attend Bluffton College. Stella Rinner returns from Duluth and Austin Minnesota with visiting aunt. Philathia Sunday school girls met Esther Zehr. Bob Matthews of Kansas City visited this week.
In New York on September 13 a prominent publisher advocated a temporary shutdown of magazines and books to force workers into needed industries. The proposal suggests three months of halted output to ease tensions and address wage standards during a fast-developing labor crisis.
General Archague Poream of Armenia arrives in America to expand Armenian relief efforts. Torcom, a graduate of the West Point of France and veteran of every war in Europe since 1012, plans broader humanitarian aid.
The Salvation Army pledges to carry on its work aiding demobilized soldiers and urban poor as Uncle Sam withdraws. A national drive seeks $13 million for the coming year to fund relief and restoration, replacing wartime fundraising with efficient service.
Governors of 22 states join the national drive for 13 million dollars to fund the Salvation Army’s home service work in the United States. Governor Harding of Town serves on the national committee and praises the campaign and the Army’s postwar service.
Responding to a farmer appeal, the Salvation Army will open a free employment bureau in Chicago to supply farm help for the Western states. Part of a campaign seeking 2,270,000 will be directed in Illinois from September 22 to 29 to support this bureau.
Children on Ash Street gather for a daily sprinkler social event, a popular pastime in the neighborhood. The activity draws local families and showcases simple summer fun as kids chase water and laugh together.
During a walk with a friend I wore a very narrow skirt. A man lifted me onto the sidewalk to help me over a high earth, then tipped his hat and left. I was mortified and have not worn the skirt since.
The article notes that wartime engineering work in Mesopotamia largely benefits peaceful development, yielding substantial long term advantages to the country.
A yawn satisfies a natural demand for air. The deep inhale brings more oxygen to the blood and improves arterial blood flow, producing an immediate sense of relief and stimulation.
Demand from the United States drives soy beans sold in Japan at 12.25 dollars per 100 pounds. The price reflects robust trade activity and favorable market conditions for U S exports to Japan.
Honorable Mackenzie King former Labor Minister in Laurier cabinet announces a run in a by election. After election he is expected to take his seat in the House of Commons. He is known to Americans for ties to the Rockefeller Foundation fund.
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