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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1938
Page
7
Classified rates show 2 cents per word for the first insertion 14 cents per word for the second and third insertions 1 cent per word for each further insertion Minimum charge 25 cents The note promotes placing a 50 cent want ad in one day to reach more people than a personal representative in six months.
For sale notices include Timothy hay, 34ft14 posts, a second hand Chevrolet coupe, and seedlings. Also listed are strawberries, modern sanitary privies built by WPA, deep rooted cabbage plants, and two bull calves with contact numbers. Washington County Health Unit lists the privies for sale.
West Chester report notes Fred Forinash purchases the Regenhagen home on Amelia Street. Local events include Alma Ott funeral, Beverly Bell birthday, and a 25th wedding anniversary celebration for Lem Logan and Harriett.
Prices paid for various poultry products listed by W. S. Reister & Sons. Including cream types, eggs, hens, ducks, and Leghorn varieties with per pound and per dozen rates. Cull poultry rejected and lower quotes apply to defective birds.
April 4 1928 letter from L A Guy requests paper delivery for three months and a change of address from East Lake Florida to Brighton Iowa. Local notes report Mrs Keck sale crowds and bidders, oats and grass seeding, and a wire danger anecdote ending with a humorous editor prompt about reporters.
The fragment describes Tommy listening to his sailor uncle, humorous exchanges about stinging a wasp, a freshman bragging about a flivver, and classmates joking about outfits. It mentions Mr and Mrs F E Snider of Brighton R2 visiting on Monday and references local horse racing chatter including Seabiscuit and a Sodabiscuit joke and interest in Churchill Downs.
Visitors day of sale figures, greetings from families in Washington and surrounding towns. Notables Glenn Willits of Marion and Mrs Emil True visited for funerals. Mrs Julie Lehrer to attend Mrs E W Christinger household goods sale on April 16 in southwest Washington.
A surprise cooperative dinner honored Mr and Mrs James Chorpening with twenty nine attendees enjoying the event and the festive evening together.
Hogs sold 15 to 25 cents below yesterday's avg with top at 8.55 and various weights products trading 7.15 to 8.50. Cattle and calves steady with beef steers at 9.00 to 10.50 and yearlings 8.00 to 10.25 amid Chicago wholesale activity. Estimated tomorrow receipts include 7,000 cattle, 11,000 hogs, 6,000 sheep.
Negus Livestock auction in Washington runs every Tuesday at the Busby building near Milwaukee yards. Midway Sale at Columbus Junction every Wednesday. Community Sale every Friday at City Feed Yard. Mrs. K W Chrissinger’s household goods sale on April 16 at 217 West Tyler Street southwest Washington.
After major English races readers seek where to buy tickets though most lose money. At Aintree 1,700 winners earned 1 000 to 150 000 while 500 000 lost all. Three of every thousand ticket buyers won nothing. advice warns Americans to skip the risky bet and keep money.
The report lists price ranges for cattle cows bulls calves feeder and stocker categories, with stocker cows and heifers, and sheep including lambs commons yearlings ewes and feeders. Notable figures show lambs at 8.00 to 8.50 and ewes at 3.50 to 5.25.
The list presents open, high, low and close values for Wheat Corn Oats Rye across May July and Sept contracts. It includes percentage changes and assorted figures, indicating market activity in Chicago grain trading.
INS Produce notes a steady eggs market with 41 176 cases received. Extra firsts 17 percent and firsts 17 percent. current receipts 16, dirties 14. Lutter shows steady to easy market, various grades with 27 27 percent specials and 24 26 percent extras, firsts 22 23 percent, standards 25. Poultry market remains steady to easy with broilers and ducks movements.
The report records totals for geese 11 to 14, turkeys 18 to 31, and roosters 13% to 14 in May, highlighting year to date changes.
Chicago market notes show mixed bids with No 2 mixed at 60 to 61 for yellow No 2 white 60 percent to 60 and No 4 white 56 to 56 percent. No 8 mixed 58 and No 4 mixed 56 with yellow ranges 57 to 60 percent and sample grades around 53 to 55 percent.
Sculptural works were first produced in China during the Ch'in dynasty, dated 221 to 206 B.C. The note outlines early Chinese sculpture and its historical context in the Qin period.
In Birmingham the prime minister defends Britain’s upcoming friendship pact with Italy. He says socialists and liberals have misled the people and that he will eat his hat if wrong about the policy.
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