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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1925
Page
2
Hog prices opened 10 cents higher with active demand and light receipts. Cattle show steady to weak demand with fat cows and feeders in broad demand, veal calves steady. sheep and lambs mix of steady and softer bids as weights and grades vary across buyers.
Official livestock estimates released in Chicago set tomorrow's totals at 16 000 hogs 4 000 cattle and 11 000 sheep with regional market implications.
At the Geneva International Automobile Show, American manufacturers ranked second with 21 cars in the 98 exhibit total. France contributed 38 cars to the display.
The University of Iowa college of medicine bought 6000 psychology and psychiatry volumes known as the Pick library. The collection, owned by a Prague resident, is en route to Iowa City from Bohemia.
A historical price list shows dairy cream and butterfat values per pound and poultry rates for hens by weight, leghorn hens, old roosters, large ducks, geese and swans per pound, beef hides, horse hides at three dollars each, and a note that no market exists for cull sick thin or crippled poultry.
Wheat none. Corn mixed prices across grades with slight percentages. Oats varied with different white and yellow grades. Rye none. Barley and timothy seed showed modest ranges. Clover seed and lard prices listed, with ride, bellies, and other fat prices noted.
Open high low close quotes for wheat corn oats rye and rib and bellies on April 14 in Chicago show May and July futures with varied gains and losses across commodities. Strength in wheat and corn contrasts with softer oats and mixed rye after early trading.
Grettire Algarrsson and a crew depart Fallmouth on the Ice land bound for Liverpool to start a polar expedition. They will dash to the pole in a blimp type airship carrying thirty tons of gas cylinders and claim a British victory over Roald Amundsen in an air race.
Former Governor Kendall and wife join a world tour and send a letter from Japan noting scarce traffic regulations in Kyoto and other cities. He contrasts Japan’s traffic with Des Moines rules while praising temples and Cryptomeria avenues near Nikko.
Local notices list meetings for The Standard Bearers of the Meth viet Church at Mabel Morton home, various church classes and social events at Methodist and other churches, plus fraternal and auxiliary clubs like D A, Moose, Rebekah, Pythian, G A R. Dates include April 14 15 16 17 1925 with times and locations.
A state trooper on furlough led a hijacking attempt at the Benson estate on Ditch Plain, injuring him and a companion. Fellow troopers traced the crime and seized $250,000 worth of liquor after raiding Dickerson’s storage and destroying 1,000 cases in a field. Dickerson, the estate caretaker, claimed no bootlegging ties beyond offering storage space.
The sloth, a purely arboreal Central and South American mammal, spends most of life hanging upside down in trees and rarely descends. The behavior highlights its adaptation to an arboreal niche and slow, energy conserving lifestyle in its forest habitats.
John McGraw, at the helm of the New York Giants, pursues a fifth consecutive National League pennant in 1925. With a record of 10 championship flags and four straight pennants, he has shaped one of baseball’s most enduring managerial legacies since taking charge in 1902.
Elaine Hammerstein leads the screen adaptation of Driftwood in a dramatic tale of romance and betrayal. Red Bishop appears as the cafe owner bent on securing Bobo, while Hammerstein also plays the governor’s wife in a story of passion and consequence directed by R. G. Edwards.
Ryan, Scott and McQuillan helped the victory as Jackson replaced Bancroft at shortstop last year. McGraw’s leadership left the team with one reliable outfielder and strategic moves involving Kelley and Terry. Wilson, Walker, Meusel, Kelly and Southworth contributed in fly catching to keep the team ahead of Chicago by one pennant. Boston, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh follow with nine, five and four titles.
Timings and train numbers listed for westbound and Knoxville branch services. Includes No 4 Golden State SNUG No 12 Express No 3 Golden State Limited No 29 Tip No 49 Lo Pass No 11 Express No 7 No 450 No 430 Local Pass No 836 No 429 Local Pass No 449 Local Pass with daily exceptions and agent notes.
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