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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
7
The notice lists pricing per word for multiple insertions with cents per word rates 2c for first insertion 114gc for second insertion 14c per word for third insertion and 1c per word for subsequent insertions. A minimum charge of 25¢ is stated and an example claims a 500¢ want ad reaches more people than a personal representative in six months.
The ad touts the 1938 Ford V-8 with long hood and attractive interior and invites readers to take a ride, from Mace Motor Co at 4312. Also offers for sale two bulls calved and two tires Bargain ground grip type 6.00x16 new never used with a 16 inch fan three speed oscillating lightly used. Prospective buyers to call S78 blue 45tf.
Sixteen children enrolled in a six week kindergarten class in Wellman under Helen Willson. Sessions run daily from 10 50 to 12 00, with eligibility requiring five years of age before September 1. A Ladies Aid meeting is set for Thursday at 2 pm with president Mrs Elmer Yoder returning from California.
All No 2 poultry including crooked breasts bare backs water blisters and extreme thinness to be bought at no less than quoted prices. All cull poultry rejected.
The piece recalls A E Putnam opening a Sigourney store 28 years earlier amid heavy snow and poor roads. It cites 1921 sales in Ainsworth and Hazens household goods event, a streetline snowstorm, roof collapses, and community meals despite the cold. Names include Mrs Hazens Ed Hotle Earl Ferguson and others. weather and sales anecdotes recur.
D. F. Macon reports brief notes from nearby towns including civic events, local meetings, and upcoming dates. The items highlight community activity, small-town concerns, and everyday local commerce across several municipalities.
Three youths in New York City were ordered to stop prying through sewers for gold after a magistrate heard their claims of mining in the underground. Louis Cassano, Anthony Cassano, and Joseph Marrone admitted scavenging old gold and valuables, yielding small sums and a single diamond line. The judge warned they would be arrested if they continued. Harry H. Knott departs for Kitchner, Ontario.
The sentence notes that dinner guests arrived Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J C Cannon.
Chicago cash corn figures dated April 7 show bids for mixed, yellow, and white grades. Prices range with No 2 at 60 percent, No 3 near 55 to 59, No 4 around mid-50s, and sample grade 31 to 54.
Beavers, described as natural engineers, shaped water management and conservation through their dam building long before humans constructed any dams. Their instinctive engineering influenced ecosystems and demonstrated sophisticated natural hydrology mastery.
Chicago markets show hogs at top 9.15 with 1 500 direct. 250 to 280 lb bids 8.60 8.90. cattle steady with beef steers 9.00 to 10.75. calves 6.40 to 11.00. sheep 10 000 head steady with lambs 8.50 to 9.00. poultry market steady with broilers 23 and turkeys 18 to 28.
Chicago market report notes steady receipts with 30,457 total and extra firsts 17 to 18 percent, firsts 17 to 17 percent, dirties 14 percent. Butter market described as easy with receipts also mentioned.
The report lists estimated carrot figures with Wheat at 58, Corn at 322, and Oats at 7. These figures reflect a snapshot of local agricultural commodity pricing.
Chicago Grain Table reports May and July futures for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with open high low and close values. Entries include May wheat 82 81 82, corn 60 60 59, oats 27 27 27, rye 58 59 58, and soybeans around 91 93 values with varying months and percentages.
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