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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts hogs 20 000 cattle 16 000 sheep 22 000. Market slow opening bids down about a quarter. Hogs top 20.65 with slow packing demand and varying, calves and cattle steady to strong, lambs 17.65 to 18.50 with sheep firm. Receipts yesterday 11 708. shipments 6 095. Estimates today: hogs 16 050 cattle 23 000 lambs 1 013.
Grain market details from Town City supplier listing show B. W. Wagner & Co. promoting services with I. B. Hont as manager and a contact phone 726 for trade inquiries. Local market note appears in a storefront or business directory style entry.
Turner Grain Co and W M Hewitt report cash close prices in St Louis on September 19. Wheat and corn figures across multiple grades, including No 1 red wheat at 2.24 and yellow corn ranges from 1.40 to 1.68, with oats and rye listed in lower ranges.
Readers from Wisconsin and Ohio share experiences praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for curing croup and whooping cough in children and relief of coughs and chest tightness in adults. Letters claim rapid relief after first doses and note long standing use.
Four persons were found dead in a bedroom after a fire at Scott and Bim streets. Victims include Mrs. Ram Rosenfelt aged 28 and Manuel Rosenfelt, her father in law, aged 60. Others named Shirely Tosen and erome Rosenfelt perished. All died from suffocation.
The article notes a farmer estimating seed corn in a wagon at about ten bushels while inspecting a larger pile. It mentions his colts feeding themselves by playing with a granary spout, with no harm done and the oats still being eaten.
Pat Tobin west of Ainsworth preps corn field for fodder on Ed Feichtmeir's land using a new cutter to speed silo filling. He aims to begin on Wednesday at I K Beal's, seeking to keep all ears moving in one run. Everett Williams north of Ainsworth foresees a good sod corn crop despite late planting and frost risk.
C Merrifield returns from Kansas City with two year old steers weighing about 800 pounds to aid feed for summer crops. Nearby, stock east of Haskins works wheat drill with mules and horses. Ira Jones drills wheat on his father's place north of Riverside. Geo Hendrickson among orchards seeks spring spraying to match western apples. Harbison notes a Muscatine pony avoiding school trips. Ed Endicott buys nine Duroc gilts. Salladay and Florang update on livestock, barn work, and sorghum. Hogs shipped from Haskins, corn seed gathered, a grape bottling note.
N Edwards west of Gladwin endured spring misfortune with Poland China hogs but intends to stay with the breed. He plans to rebuild by adding stock and follows local Poland China herds. He just finished sowing 20 acres of fall wheat and will sow similar spring wheat. Wood storage fills cellar reducing coal use this winter.
Washington D C September 19 Every dairy herd in the United States officially credited as free from tuberculosis or having passed one test for certification is listed in a new publication by the Bureau of Animal Industry USDA Copies of the list are available for public distribution and inspection
The Bureau of Animal Industry will issue certificates of freedom from tuberculosis to owners of accredited herds. Certificate No. 1 goes to the United States Soldiers' Home in Washington DC. The Holstein Friesian dairy herd there includes 134 registered pure-bred cows and is among the oldest accredited herds. A nationwide effort with federal and state cooperation drives eradication, requiring two annual or three semi-annual tests and compliance with program rules. Updates will be issued if herd status changes.
The 60 acre Newt O Laughlin farm on the White Way sold yesterday for $400 per acre by O K Clapper. Buyers were C W and H F E Busby. Clapper called it one of the cheapest farms sold, considering location, land, improvements and soil quality for a home site.
Mr. Clapper, veteran land seller around Washington, predicts land will be cheaper at $400 to $500 per acre in five years depending on location and improvements. He argues this corn land will become inexpensive only with proper site improvements, noting his two decades of experience.
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced orders to local draft boards allowing voluntary induction of draft registrants into the navy and Marine corps and providing for drafts to these services if voluntary inductions fall short. Navy calls will go out before month's end and Marine corps contingents within a few weeks.
A reader note signals a mix of advertisements that may catch attention, inviting exploration of sales, services, and upcoming events across the town. The page promises varied offers and opportunities for residents to engage with businesses and community notices.
United States aviators report an American direct hit on a large German gun near Lachausse Lorraine destroying the gun. Nearby hits destroyed gun emplacements and a shell struck the dugouts where German gunners were taking cover.
In a Stockton area school a teacher described the biblical serpent in a Scripture lesson. A young student puzzled by the question answered with a modern twist, saying a sniper was the one who crept into the garden.
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