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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
2
Hog and cattle market notes from Hoge Baticago and Chicago with receipts and price ranges. Estimates show hogs, cattle, sheep, and lambs markets steady to higher, with top prices and weight-based categories listed. Exchange and shipment figures accompany the market report from Beach-Wickham Grain Co Iowa City.
A series of sale dates and sellers in Washington and surrounding Iowa towns. Buyers include Henson Washington with cattle on Sept 19, Welh Wagner Poland China hog sale Sept 19, Cunningham trustee Havre timber sale Sept 20, A Canning good Noble stock Sept 20 and dairy cows at Runner Sale Sept 20 10:30, L H Rinder Duroe hogs and dairy cows Sept 20, Sebe Jones Washington closing out sale Sept 22, Robt Sheetz Poland China sale Keota Sept 23, Ernest Carlson Washington Sept 27 Duroe Jersey sale, John Krebs Riverside Sept 29 Duroe sale, Hillhouse Brighton Sept 30 Spotted Poland China Sale, Nicola Son Duroe sale Oct 4 eight miles south of Washington, W R Gammon Washington Oct 10 Poland China Hog Sale, Shalla Knotek Bros Washington Oct 12 Duroe Jersey Sale.
The black mamba is described as the most dangerous South African snake. Its bite is nearly instantly fatal and the creature is noted for an irritable disposition. It frequently provokes a confrontation and attacks passing individuals with swift, unavoidable strikes.
About the Washington County Farm Bureau meeting at Earle Libe's farm near Washington. Farmers reviewed eleven bean varieties for hogging down and silage, noting Ito San matures early and Manchu and Black Eyebrow yield well. Expert Heitzman discussed soybeans boosting corn yields and priced cracked soybeans as hog feed. Purebred hog sales by Welsh and Wagner and others are noted for September 19 and 23 with stock improvements highlighted.
New York report states within a year USA airmail will enable a coast to coast 28 hour service and Alaska interior mail. Paul Henderson says first night routes may run Detroit to Chicago next month during aviation congress in Michigan city.
About three hundred Ottumwa high school boys have signed a pledge to abstain from tobacco, a record for Iowa high schools. Coach George Yount says habitual smokers will be barred from high school athletics due to detrimental effects on students.
Washington reports show coal loadings approaching a record with Monday totals reaching 258,658 cars. Exceeding September last year’s average by 11,251 cars and August’s daily average by 18.74 percent, the figures come despite the ongoing coal miners strike that began April 1.
In England a Great Dane received a medal after saving his master's life on a dark Cheshire road. A roaring wind blew as the man walked with his head down. The dog lapped up speed and leapt at the man, pushing him aside but was injured by a passing car.
The Nile River's mouth on the Mediterranean coast measures 153 miles between its extreme points. This width highlights the broad delta region where the river meets the sea.
Des Moines reports under the weight and measure law dairy commissioner R G Clark plans to have inspectors test gasoline pumps at filling stations to verify full measure. Washington sources say automobile owners lose 90 million pounds through short measure.
The text questions the meaning of eye spots on butterfly wings. It notes uncertainty among naturalists about their function and mentions the idea they deter predators by mimicking eyes. It also observes that many striking eye spots occur on the under wing surfaces.
Poultry and produce price list shows fresh laid eggs cream butter heavy hens light hens leghorn hens leghorn springs ducks old roosters geese turkeys pigeons with per pound or each pricing details. Hides values for beef and horse hides noted per pound and per animal.
A historical newspaper fragment lists per pound prices for various poultry items including fresh laid eggs, butter fat test cream, heavy and light hens, leghorn varieties, ducks, old roosters, geese, and turkeys. The snippet ends with a heading “THE RED PLAGUE.”
Lamont residents end a twelve week season at Central Park with high grade features, a comedy, newsreel or scenic pictures, and music. The community project is hailed as one of the most successful undertakings in town.
An curious musical instrument called the glass harmonica was devised by Benjamin Franklin using disks of varying sizes mounted on a spindle and turned by a treadle in water The player touched the wet disk edges to produce tones.
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