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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1923
Page
2
Chicago market notes prudent hog receipts estimated at 5,000 with holdover around 15,901 and cattle receipts near 1,000. Prices show light declines for fats with best yearlings around 12. Cannere and cutters weaker. veal calves down 125 to 175. Fat lambs 95 to 125 lower. stockers steady to weak. Official yesterday totals: hogs 19,814. cattle 2,761. sheep 15,294.
A sequence of farm livestock and property auctions is scheduled in October and includes Plummers Public Sale near West Chester, Al Cocklin near Washington, Noble Sensation Duroc Jersey Sale, J E Adams Adm near Ainsworth, Welsh Wagner Pol and China Hog Sale, Forest Embree Shire Sale at Keota, Chas Nicola & Son near Washington Brigh ton, Ernest Carlson Duroc Jersey Hog Sale, Knotek Bros near Washington, Mrs Riley Miller near West Chester, and J C Bridges milk cow sale near Washington.
A veterinary report signed by Dr M E Dicken states no reactors in the second tuberculin test of JOHN SIMMERING'S DAIRY herd. The milk is sold at Johnson's Grocery Lyon's Bakery Nicola's Restaurant and the Chocolate Shop with wagon delivery citywide day and night.
A grand wedding cake shaped like a gran plane was crafted in sugar and other edible materials for the marriage of a celebrated musician. The cake included keys that produced sound when touched, delivering a striking edible replica of the aircraft.
Describes a cultural method where a baby several months old is fed a coarse meal. The mother gathers the meal in her hand, places it in the infant's mouth, and holds the child’s nose until the food is swallowed.
County Agent Pickford urges quick seed corn picking to avoid frost damage and preserve germ vitality. Field selection beats husking for vigor and germination, with 90 to 100 percent success if dried properly. Hessian fly dates for sowing wheat are near September 20, and volunteers should be destroyed to prevent infection. Potato spraying with Bordeaux mix increased yield by about 20 bushels per acre in demos, with Early Ohio varieties showing larger, heavier tubers.
A ditch that threatened to divide Hugh Newell’s Concord township field was narrowed by soil erosion dams. Brush dams built by H H Sanderlin of the Extension Department filled the ditch, allowing cross-field farming again. He will return November 6 7 to add more dams for interested landowners.
An order of sale directs a referee to auction the real estate of the Harrison et al in Washington County Iowa. On October 30 1923 the property including parts of sections 27 and 28 in township 76 north range 6 west will be offered to the highest bidder after opening the sale.
Public auction details for a parcel in Washington County Iowa describes the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 21 township 75 north range 6 west. Terms require 10 percent cash on sale day with balance by March 1 1924. Sale on premises at 2:00 PM. Dated September 9 1923 at Westerton Iowa.
Notices announce Fortnightly Literature and Musical departments meet at 2:30 and 7:45 with named hosts, Ad Club dinner at 6:30, and various committees meeting on upcoming Mondays and Tuesdays. Several events delayed or rescheduled due to weather or road conditions.
Pilotsburg Ladies Aid Society will meet with Mrs. Clara Fisher Wednesday afternoon. All members are requested to be present. 9413
The Pleasant Plains Missionary Society plans an all day meeting with Mrs Pete Berdo on Wednesday October 3. A Harmony club meeting with Mrs Lee Foster is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Delbert Jennings M C notes a Pythian Sisters regular meeting and K P banquet plans with large attendance desired.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a season rise in buffalo births totaling 118 calves. Calves were born at the Montana Hon range, Wind Cave in South Dakota, Niobrara reservation in Nebraska, and Sullys Hill in North Dakota, expanding the national herd.
Refrigeration is a modern science aiding mining by freezing surrounding earth to stop water inflow and heat. It allows miners to bore through water bearing strata and supply cool air to reach greater depths.
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