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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1927
Page
2
Chicago beef and hog prices show slow trade with hogs at 210 lb declines, prices detailed across weight classes from heavy to light. Cattle receipts 10,000 with steady fed steers and yearlings and strong bulls, vealers active. sheep and lambs receipts 16,000 with fat lambs strong and Idaho lambs priced above 13.75 at week’s end.
Chicago grain report notes open prices with sessions showing high and low points as traders react to early market data. Market observers expect volatility amid unsettled demand and weather cues from nearby months.
Chicago market report lists wheat corn oats barley rye timothy and clover bid prices. Grain types include hard durum white and mixed wheat with ranges from 1.35 to 1.37 per unit, corn from 1.01 to 1.14, oats around 44 to 45 cents, barley 70 to 78, rye 96 to 96 and timothy 4.00 to 4.25, clover 20.00 to 30.00 per unit.
The local name Vessey derives from Vesey and means wet or fenny land near Water. It is Cornish British in origin and may be pronounced with a long or short e.
A reformer suggests that anyone applying for a marriage license should undergo examinations, perhaps an intelligence test, sparking debate on easy access to marriage. The exchange hints at broader calls for verification before wedlock.
Pilotsburg reports busy farming with Jake Bishop machine starting at Will Keenig's. Yields are fair as Charlie Brown hulks clover for Will Blum. A late summer rain came Thursday evening not enough. Local deaths include Mrs. John Hoefort of Iowa City. Communities share visits and family mentions as residents and relatives gather.
A rollicking Universal comedy opens at the Fox theatre featuring the debut of Little Billy. The cast includes Madie Kennedy Creighton Hale Ethel Shannon Flora Finch and David Butler with Harley Knoles directing and Arthur Hoerl adapting the script.
August 3 report describes 18 fine horses averaging about 1800 pounds for Chicago with two large roan teams and other strong mounts. Observations include brisk Brighton business, local shop cleanliness, and letters from readers like J C Peck praising the Journal. Wheat yields cited and Michigan roads discussed with comments on hard roads and cider. Grazing details and local commerce are noted along with a trip by D F Macon and mentions of Frank Sample in Eaton Rapids.
Washington County Farm Bureau notes plan for Baby Beef Pure Bred Sow and Litter and Market Pig Clubs to exhibit at the county show and parts at the Iowa State Fair. About 45 pigs may be shown with strong competition especially in Purebred Duroc Jersey class. Plans call for Aug 24 with shipping to the State Fair after the show.
Columbus Junction reports a Friday six o'clock picnic supper at Chautauqua Park hosted by the P. N. G. circle of Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge and their husbands. Local residents share travel and family news including visits and health updates among area families.
Funeral services for Mrs. D. D. Mapes, who died at her son George Jones home at 86, were held Monday at 2 p.m. A PFO chapter meeting was held Monday at Mrs. W. E. Ruston home. Gertrude Owen returns from Purdue University. Fragments note visits by Frank Farley family and others in Iowa and Missouri.
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