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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1929
Page
2
A tie Kolah lab meeting is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon with Nis on November 1. The exact agenda and participants were not stated but the meeting aims to discuss ongoing work and future steps.
Hog weights and prices range from 90 to 160 pounds with latest averages near 11 to 14 dollars. Cattle receipts reach 18 000 with steady slaughter classes and mixed weights. steers and yearlings show moderate activity while feeder and milk-fed categories hold steady to higher values. Sheep receipts at 12 000 with fat lambs active and prices from 1 550 to 1 800 per head.
Fragmentary OCR data shows mixed figures and month abbreviations without clear article content. Readers see scattered percentages for May July Sep across crops or futures, but no coherent event, entity names, dates, or locations to anchor a factual summary.
Grain prices list old market quotes for Chicago and surrounding markets with figures for wheat corn oats rye and forage items. Includes color codes and percentages, plus a brief line about livestock posting in Thoago dated April 15.
A $6,000,000 suit by Henry McLeland against Ford Motor Company is filed in Oakland County Court. The amended bill alleges Ford still owes creditors part of the $8,900,000 paid to Lincoln company creditors, with further payments totaling $5,000,000. The stockholders of Lincoln company retain approximately 4,000 in an agreement with Henry Ford.
Chicago based rupture expert Seeley plans a one day demonstration from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a Washington hotel. He promises instant, widespread relief for various ruptures with his Spermatic Shield, claims England and Spain awards, and notes demonstrations will be offered without charge.
The article recalls local March and April happenings in Riverside including farm life details, weddings, and community figures. It mentions Ramona and Buttercup dairy yields, the Harper family wedding at First Methodist, and neighbors like James Lambdin, Dessie, and the Wheeler and Rackus families. It notes local businesses, school ties, and social visits, with references to paper subscriptions and community events.
Audubon county voters will go to the polls on Wednesday to decide if the county should issue 750,000 dollars in road bonds for paving primary highways in the canal area. If approved, bonds would fund paving of primary No. 7 and federal highway No. 71 north and south, according to county supervisors.
A radio report from Mount Evans states Commander Richard E. Byrd’s Arctic Zone station was heard clearly at over ten thousand miles away. The transmission, described by the Mount Evans station, confirms long distance reception across the Arctic region.
Market notes list butterfat test fresh Taid and per pound prices for Leghorn hens ducks heavy breeds and geese. Roosters and horsehides priced per pound with extra for poultry delivered. No market for sick thin or crippled poultry.
For sale notices list John Deere corn planter offered by Mrs Ella Thompson of Ainsworth Ro 1 and mammoth bron turkey eggs at 40 cents each totaling 4.40 dollars from Walter L Jones Route 5 Columbus Junction. Also advertised hay and other forage clover timothy, mower cultivator tractor RB0-13 Bus and a brooder RB26-1.
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