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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts and market tone for Chicago live stock show buyers indifferent and bids lower. Hogs top at 26.00 with varied prices for butcher, packer, and light hogs while cattle and calves post mixed results and steady to lower trade. Breeding ewes by state and lamb feeders noted alongside large daily receipts and yesterday’s shipments.
Iowa City store FE Wagner Co lists furnishings under manager L B Hunt with phone contact 726 for inquiries and purchases. The brief notice cites Iowa City Iowa as the locale and provides a business contact for customer arrangements.
Turner Grain Co and W. M. Hewitt report cash close prices for Kansas City grain including No 1 wheat 2.25 No 2 red wheat 2.21 2.22 No 3 red wheat 2.19 No 5 corn 1.46 No 4 yellow corn 1.52 No 5 yellow corn 1.45 No 3 white oats 0.724 0.73 No 4 white oats 0.71 No 1 yellow corn 1.55 Chicago receipts list wheat 741 cars corn 407 oats 373.
A Spurgeon quote warns that anger harms both the body and spirit. It argues a red face and raised back spoil one's figure, rage Shortens life and poisons peace, noting that passion can even kill.
Bulgarian carpets have evolved from domestic woven goods under Turkish rule to refined pieces since Bulgaria's 1878 liberation. In the past decade their design, texture, finish, and style have surpassed Turkish, Romanian, Serbian, and Greek carpets.
An old saying from Uncle Eben notes that both the talkative man and the silent man keep others guessing about their thoughts. The remark underscores a folk wisdom about communication and perception.
Mrs T Nevrever of Eau Claire Wisconsin and Mrs D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio praise Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy for severe croup coughing and whooping cough. They report quick relief after trying other remedies and note its longstanding use for adults and children. The letters mention the product aiding throat irritation, chest soreness, and grippe coughs.
Listings announce closing-out, timber, and farm auctions in multiple towns including Brighton Keota Morning Sun Wellston Unionville Dublin Washington and Westminster with dates from Sept 25 to Oct 29. Names include William Dusenberg Koehl Bros Wehr Bros Hopping and Lemley along with stock types Duroc Jerseys Poland China and Chester Whites.
O L Page plans to move from Titus to an eighty acre parcel near Nira, while H R Meyer will relocate to a smaller dwelling. Ernest Arnold rents 100 acres in Monona county and ships out from Charles Farrier’s, taking garden truck and chickens. 8 H Maitlen will move into Arnolds old house and O M Farrier buys Maitlen’s house and land, planning to relocate.
Chas continues sowing wheat while the Farrier sorghum mill runs. Hloah Farrier assists for several days, coordinating work between crops and milling operations.
Sanford Swartzeweitzer finds potato yields light and notes the benefit of harrow use versus fork work. Harry Dunbar delayed ground harrowing after plowing but with cross harrowing and a roller he restores the field. He sows 12 acres.
R Borkoski nears 10 acres of wheat with clover seed uncertain for profit. Jarley Buzzard and Son plow 60 acres for wheat with a three bottom tractor. Mrs Stannard sows wheat and plans corn gathering after binder work while Stannard helps fill the silo. Loraine assists with clover hulls and Gowey seed looks promising. Ed Singleton reports sorghum made from cane on poor ground resembles honey. soil quality affects grade. John Deering’s cane yielded little juice.
R E Brinning gathers corn by half load for hogs with good yields and easy wagon transport. He hopes to tile more fields this fall but sourcing help remains a challenge. A spring tile shows strong returns in corn yield this summer. Frank Feltz near Valley reports about 140 white pigs of similar size growing well in a large yard.
Washington reports from the food administration show the national food bill has risen 3 14 percent in the past year. The surge in local retail prices is blamed on population influx, higher wages, and increased costs for rent clothing and transportation.
Chicago authorities report a powerfully destructive bomb, similar to a prior federal blast, found in a secret basement vault at Leo Kreutzinger 4877 North Hermitage. Kreutzinger, head of a family with pro German charges, is held on a 10000 dollar bond for sedition. he is described as a skilled mechanic who worked near night shifts in a munition plant and claimed loyalty to Mayor Thomason.
A brief dialogue reveals Mr Lawhead pleading for warmth while Miss Brushley rebuffs him, stating she has nothing more to say and comparing his note to fishing. The exchange underscores a cold response and clear boundary set by Miss Brushley.
Frank, the youngest of three brothers, rushes to a neighbor to share the joyous news of a baby sister arriving at their home. He exclaims that there is a new baby at one house and that it is a girl.
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