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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1928
Page
2
Hog prices showed strong to higher on light to medium weights with top at 11.60 while heavy weights held steady. Cattle receipts near 2,000 with fed steers firm to higher and best heavies around 15.50, slaughter classes varied by weight. Sheep receipts 9,000 with feeding lambs active and values rising for choicer weights.
Chicago Gash Grain Wheat shows multiple lots with prices and percentages for red, hard, mixed, and yellow varieties. Corn includes mixed and yellow lines with percentages, plus white and SG notes. Oats, Barley, Timothy, and Clover list ranges and unit figures across several grades and months.
Allan Rice underwent a goitre removal at the University Hospital in Iowa City and is reported recovering well. Mrs. W. D. Fishburn returns home after visiting the How ard Crozier household. H. H. Westbrook and two grandchildren visit Washington from Letts. Edna Mae Hartman tours South and North English and Williamsburg on business. Mrs. C H Doolittle and daughter Carolyn May visit Chalmers family in Cedar Rapids. William Farrell of Shell Roxana visits on business in town. Mary Hartman and Esther Orhoung host guests from Fairfield. D. F. Maron, auctioneer, Washington, Iowa. Mrs. William Holland and daughter Faye return from St Louis after two weeks with Holland relatives. Frank Bandy travels to Town City on a short business trip. Alfred Peterson of Chicago visits grandparents in Chalmers neighborhood.
The film Code of the Scarlet shot largely in California with Crestline Crestuse area serving as stand in for Canadian Rockies. Director Harry J. Brown chose the Sierra Madre mountains and Crestline for three weeks with stars Cladys McConnell Ed Brady J P McGowan Dot Farley Sheldon Lewis Joe Rickson Hal Sauter. Tomorrows cattle hogs and sheep receipts reported in Chicago.
Customers visit the store for Dr Hess remedies, Stockman treatments, Fly Tex, Worm Powder, and Stock Tonic along with Sargents Chick Feed. Tracey’s Dairy buys B. WK. Salt orders rise as a car arrives soon. alfalfa seed promotion urges early ordering.
A summer heat wave draws farmers to town while Columbus Junction Gazette promotes Muscatine and Wapello fairs. Aura Jones leads as president and W. G. Robertson as secretary. Oat crop yields rise to 65 bushels per acre with minimal threat to crops. A U S Army car from Fort Sill appears, and the town band thrills with sacred numbers.
Eyewitness account describes an army car leaving with Jim Cunningham aboard while his sister rode beside an unidentified man. The vehicle’s departure followed earlier rapid firing by another car before it gained speed.
A prospective customer pushes back against a financial statement request claiming he runs a restaurant not a general store and keeps no assets or liabilities on hand. He warns against meddling and hints at possible retaliation if pressed, mentioning a man named Roger Jones. The snippet also notes heavy rain hindering threshing and crop prospects.
A 1920s style cautionary note urges drivers to follow parking rules observe safety near curves and avoid speeding. It warns against risky behavior including trying to impress a love interest with dangerous stunts after drinking and cautions polygamous behavior.
The piece highlights Red Grange as a speed icon performing in a fast paced show. Audiences are invited to see him tonight and Saturday at the New Graham venue.
A Battle Creek physician asserts constipation causes widespread misery and introduces Rexall Orderlie tablets. The remedy draws water into the dry bowel to soften waste and promote a gentle natural movement without habit formation. Chew before bed and enjoy relief next day. get 24 tablets at Rexall Drug Store.
The Chicago grain market shows varied opening moves with wheat at Sept and Dec futures posting modest gains or declines, corn futures fluctuating and lingering around the 1.0 percent change marks, while oats display small shifts across Sept, Dec, and Mar contracts reflecting a cautious start to trading.
Seed market figures show Clover cash 1740 and cash import 1425 with Oct 1850 and Dec 1825. Timothy lists cash 230 and Dec 275. Alsike records cash 1625 in Oct and 1625.
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