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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
2
Local retailer invites shoppers to tour its shoe selection, boasting low and high priced lines. Advertises men’s shoes from 2.50 to 4.00 and up, with women’s styles featured in a prominent display of value and variety.
The Journal’s Farm Department reports on shorthorn hogs, sow management, and corn and hay yields. Farmers test seed, use Iowa wormer methods, and plan to show prize pigs at fairs. The piece highlights Shaver & Fry hogs, loans of sand for barns, and general county farming activity.
War Poultry Committees will organize lectures and cooperative efforts across counties to improve poultry culture. In Washington County the committee includes Mrs J Griffith as chair and local members, with the State College of Agriculture and U S Department of Agriculture coordinating.
Riverside April 5. Mr and Mrs Alvah Geret mourn the loss of their six months old son Donald who died Monday April 1 after a day of bronchial pneumonia. Surviving are the parents and three sisters Esther Opal and Mildred. Funeral Thursday at the M E church with Rev Collier officiating. Interment Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers Mildred Vochoska Blanche Adland Joy Lins levy Aileen McCreedy.
Estimated receipts and market prospects vary as Chicago traders track cattle hogs and sheep. Prices range from light to heavy grades with futures and daily averages noted, while receipts for today and tomorrow are reported alongside market direction.
A report finds that typewriting on parchment deeds is not durable with lines becoming illegible and some lines disappearing, despite being deposited only in recent years.
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