FOR SALE ITEMS AND SEED OFFERS IN IOWA AREA
For sale notices include new hampshire red chicks Thursday from W Gallagher and Gotz PIGSKIN BRACES styled by Pioneer. Listings cover old mattresses converted to inner springs, drain tile by United Mattress and Washington Brick & Tile, a work horse from Hochstetler seed store Kalona, and national hybrid seed corn with two new 1988 Iowa yield test varieties. Contact H L Walker or Joe Pieper for delivery options.
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NEW Hampshire Red Chicks
Gallagher
Gotz
Iowa
H. L. Walker
Joe Pieper
Local skating party draws Crawfordsville crowd
Mary Manners reports a goodly number from Crawfordsville attended a Washington rink skating party on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark visited Burlington Friday to see their daughter Mrs. Kenneth Kilpatrick. Mrs. Gertie Clark, visiting Burlington, returned home with them. William Davidson and family of Quincy Illinois were briefly in town Friday on the way to Waterloo for a wedding. Mrs. Bruce Hanna and Mrs. Lloyd Coon, visiting them, returned home.
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Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Washington Rink
E. L. Clark
Burlington
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Gertie Clark
William Davidson
Quincy
Waterloo
Bruce Hanna
Lloyd Coon
Family notices from Howard Sigafoose farm visit
April 26 reports show Lute Sigafoose and family hosting visitors at the Howard Sigafoose home. Mentions of Ed Benson from Des Moines, Forrest Walker’s travel, and farm work by Clarence Petratz and neighbor W. A. Samuelson with the Glenn Davis farm. The tone blends casual war talk with daily rural life observations.
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Howard Sigafoose
Lute Sigafoose
Sigafoose
Howard
Lute
Ed Benson
Des Moines
Verdi Home Life Notes and Local Encounters
A collection of small social snippets from Verdi and nearby, detailing visits and greetings. Neighbors like Elsie, Maggie, and Nancy share personal updates, with mentions of farm life near Walnut, Ed Colton, Basil Derby, and Joe Toledo. The tone recalls a friendly rural community page.
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Ed Colton
Basil Derby
Maggie
News Notes By the Journal Subscription Representative
D F Macon presents a concise column detailing subscription updates, new rates, and service changes. The piece notes regional readership growth, agent reach, and upcoming renewal drives across the paper’s district.
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Journal
Nebraska field notes on farm labor and livestock
In a provincial farm column, Neb. neighbor John Lowe and his wife are described as hard workers in the field. The piece notes their 117 pigs with ten sows and four unborn piglets, plus a fine assortment of fall pigs, a 12-month-old orange variety calf for market, and a 1100-pound horse with distinctive mane and tail among cattle finishing in flesh.
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John Lowe
Bald horse owned by Charles Phillips in Washington
A 1300 pound bald mare owned by Charles Phillips of Valley Washington lacks hair on hide mane or tail and has velvet skin. Nearby Mrs Opal Meath Brighten signs up for her home daily. Funeral at St Pauls church for Mrs Zieglowsky near Havre draws many relatives and friends. A Valley quartet sings as Rev Klein presides.
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Washington
Charles Phillips
Valley
St. Paul's
Zieglowsky
Havre
Klein
Funeral services honor Silas Caldwell and Pleasant Hill church
The community gathers for Silas Caldwell's funeral at the Christian church with Rev Carter delivering a true message and two solos fitting the occasion. West Chester residents Mrs Leser Lease and Mrs Mere Statler attend along with Journal readers. Walter Ravers thanks subscribers and notes Miss Louiss Eyestone is hired as Pleasant east of Grace Hill teacher for next year with salary increase.
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Christian Church
Silas Caldwell
Pleasant Hill
Iowa
Carter
Leser Lease
Mere Statler
West Chester
Washington K
Journal
Louiss
Pleasant
Grace Hill
Weathered Demands Amid Market Constraints
A fragmented note describes mixed reactions to rain with Saturday restrictions for merchants, a cinema crew avoiding rain on Sunday, and farmers awaiting clearer conditions before work resumes. The text reflects conflicting priorities across local groups amid unsettled weather.
Homer Paulsgrove of Xenia Suffers Paralytic Stroke
Homer Paulsgrove of Xenia is ill after a stroke of apoplexy last Saturday. He has been semi conscious with right arm and throat muscles paralyzed and has been unable to take nourishment. He showed some improvement Tuesday morning with hopes for a speedy recovery.
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Carol Stephens
Nema
Homer Paulsgrove
Grace Walker
Will Walker
Aineworth
Robert Stephens
Mary Jane
Marthe
Barbera
West Chester
Dewey Stephens
Freida van Horn
Udell
Wayne Norman
CL Club
George Lord
Keith
U.S. Navy
Naval Hospital
Mare Island
San Francisco
James Clegg
Frank van Horn
Winfield
Mary van Hort
Life in a Stall Teaches Horses to Rest Standing
A note from the Christian Science Monitor explains horses can stay upright for months, resting their legs via a special muscular mechanism. The article highlights how nature equips them to conserve energy while remaining standing.
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Nature
Christian Science Monitor
Calgarian Reverend Removes Wartime Grafted Toe
The Rev. H. M. Hamnett of Calgary Alberta chose amputation of a big toe grafted from a German soldier. He joked the toe had acted up during the European war crisis and quipped about asking Hitler for guidance after removal. He likened the incident to a crowded street car joke about a foot in the aisle.
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H. M. Hamnett
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Hamnett
Hitler
Winfield Plans to Attend UI for Masters Degree
The article notes Winfield intends to enroll at the State University in Iowa City to pursue a Master’s degree as spring field work begins with tractors signaling the season. It mentions a late start and contrasts current equipment with twenty years ago.
Orthodoxy Defined by True Belief and Creed Standards
The term orthodoxy derives from Greek roots meaning right opinion and is used to distinguish correct Christian faith as stated in church creeds from adherents relying on human creeds and ceremonies. The distinction hinges on demonstrable knowledge of God versus ritualistic practice.
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Christian Science Monitor
From Kastana to Chestnut: A Tree’s Global Names
The chestnut tree derives its name from Kastana, a Greek city in the Peloponnese, the tree’s first home. As it spread to France and other lands, its name evolved from kastana to chataigne and later to chestnut in many languages.
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Kastana
Greece
Peloponnese
France
Chicago Market Reports Mixed, Hogs Steady to Firm
Chicago markets show 8 000 hogs barely active with prices 5 to 10 cents higher and top at 7.15 for 170 to 250 lb. cattle 9 500 with fat steers 25+ lower, best heifers around 10.50, light offerings weaker. sheep 7 000 with fat lambs 15 to 25 cents lower and most wool lambs under 10.15. Tomorrow's bids project cattle 8 000 hogs 9 000 sheep 7 000.
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Chicago
Grain table from Chicago released in April report
Chicago April 26 Grain table lists Wheat May 689.70 high 695% close 695 July 69 69% 69% Sept 69% 70% 69% 704 Corn May 485% 148% 48% July 50 00% 50 Sept 50% .51 Oats May 8.0K 1305% 20% July 28% .28% Sept 27% 27% Rye May 41.96 41% 41% 41% July 43% .43 Sept 44% .44% 444% 1445
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Chicago
Chicago Cass Grain Market Report April 26
Cash grain prices for Chicago on April 26 show wheat and corn with mixed bids and color coded bids. Wheat and corn values vary with percentages noted for yellow and white kernels across different lots, indicating a fluctuating market.
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Chicago
Cass
Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Crop report shows oats with mixed and white varieties selling around 31 to 34 cents per bushel and four white oats at 38 cents. Soybeans have no sales. Corn receipts total 125 ears.
Chicago Produce Market Report April 26
Eggs market unsettled with receipts of 37 450 cases all quot. unchanged. Poultry market steady with receipts of 1 car 37 trucks ducks 12 to 15 percent. all other quotations unchanged. Potatoes market slightly weaker with arrivals 100 on track 280 shipments 627.
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Chicago
A Boy Should Choose Vocation Without Haste
A cautious view argues boys deserve time to select a fitting vocation rather than being rushed into any occupation merely for bread and butter. The stance highlights long term fulfillment over immediate financial pressure.
REISTER'S MARKETS PRICE LIST AT THURSDAY SALE
REISTER'S MARKETS lists prices paid Thursday for dairy and poultry. Sweet cream 21 1 2 cents, No 1 sour cream 19 1 2, Th No 2 sour cream 17 1 2, Hennery Brown eggs 14 cents per dozen, Hennery White eggs 14 cents per dozen, No 8 two cents per pound. They pay by delivery to plant. poultry with defects valued at stated rates.
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Hennery Brown
Hennery
SUE Weld Meerer
Community Sale Offers Livestock and Goods Across Lots
Whitaker & Son managers announce a Friday sale featuring 20 yearling steers, fat cows, heavy springers, and bulls. They seek 200 hogs, 20 sow sows, and boars, plus 100 ewes with lambs and other sheep. Posts, lumber, chicks, and various furniture and a Maytag engine are also listed.
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Whittaker & Son
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Ainsworth
J. D Rabenoid
Harry Reed
Pont
Red
Schmoeder
Hari Little
Pioneer Drug
Don Maxwell
Arnold
Wm. Hesseltine
Miller’s Garage
East Main St
Ottumwa
Gore
C. R
M Pierce Dorks
North Iowa
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Munity
Vera
Public Sale House
Peter Graber
Moorth
Wayland
Elmer L Graber
Morning Sun Rendering Works
Roy Brewer
So. Ave
E. D. Rayburn
South Side Square
Philips & Hebner
P. P. Graber
O. E Campbell
Black
West Monroe
Raim- Seger’s Hatchery
Bartholow & Son
Eclipse Lumber Company
Ray Padmer
Pen Eldridge
Washington Oil Company
Ford Sk
Atreet
W. C. Allis Chalmers
Pioneer Drug Store
Flynn Bros
Erkshire
Sam Baker
W. Ro Gamon
Pioneer
United Mattress Company
Washington Brick & Tile Factory
Hochstetler Seed Store
Kalona
Henry Francis Bruty
the Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Evening Journal
North Marion
G. A. Reinert
Schroeder
Kilgore
Nebraska
Helen
Floyd
Will i Betty
John
Billy, Jr
Amy
Douglas
Forrest Walker
Clarence
Edward Petratz
W. A. Samuelson
Glenn Davis
Mandy
Ouch
Elsie
Jimmy
B. J. Pausy
Lyle Wilson
Walnut
Hanks
William Griswold
Verdi
William i
Joe Toledo
Nancy
Charles Probsthen
Brookhart and
The
Washington Journal
Dury
Tucker
Wife
Dad
Donald Tueckers
D. F. Macon
Hiram
Neb
Walter Ravers
Xenia
Chicago Livestock
Igor
Leroy Pratt
A. B. Schmoeller
Reister’s Markets
Washington, Lows
W. S. Reister & Sons
Sodlertear
Grahams Department Stores
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