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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
2
Illinois market data shows hog receipts near 3,000 with mixed advances and strong shippers activity. Cattle receipts around 500 with higher choice fed steers. grass runs and western crossers noted with varying prices. Soy and grain futures close mixed with wheat around 1.66 and corn about 1.04 per bushel.
Two Argentine riders Braun and Schik aim to reach New York by motorcycle with a sidecar. They left Port Madryn May 17 and have traveled through Buenos Aires, planning a route via Rosario, La Paz, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Central America to the United States.
Chicago spot and futures quotes for wheat corn and oats list multiple grades with price ranges. Wheat No 2 red at 1.75 No 1 hard at 1.69 to 1.70 Corn No 2 mixed at 1.96 Rye and hemp details scarce. Seed and animal product prices include timothy seed clover seed lard and ribs with misc values.
The Riverside Senior Ladies Needle club held a six o'clock picnic dinner at the ball park on Thursday evening. Thirty five members attended and enjoyed games and dancing with music by Mr Old D. Craig on violin. Miss Mary Yeery departed Tuesday for a several weeks visit with friends in Davenport.
Mr and Mrs Philip Gerdes and family dined at the Martin Westen home after Sunday school. Neighbors report summer flu cases. Threshing ends for 1925 with optimistic notes on rain and a circus visit. Delegates from Iowa attended the Southeastern Iowa Sunday school convention at Clarence with 175 at a closing picnic.
A brief note compares a small man with a large temper as a risky profile for insurance. The line suggests that temperament can influence risk assessment.
August report from Des Moines cites third straight week of drought limiting corn growth across the state. Cool weather slowed deterioration, 75 percent threshing complete, oats yields strong but state crop likely below 10 year average. rain needed for corn and potatoes, with scattered local results in Bremer Fayette Clayton Dubuque and other counties.
Southeast district reporters describe a bumper honey crop and varied crop conditions. Rain from Washington Rain on the 30th aided corn. hail lightly damaged some fields. moisture scarce in many areas. stock water low. wells running dry. Corn moisture and pasture needs, fruit and crops uneven. overall farming prospects mixed with rain as a critical need.
A. J. Kallous, retired farmer of Washington Iowa, credits Doan’s Pills with long lasting kidney relief. He says the remedy strengthened his back and regulated kidney function, and that over four years later he has not suffered another attack. Sold 60c at Lemmon’s Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co. manufacturers.
Cass notes two showers helped corn and milk cows fed while pastures dried up and small grain yields about half a crop. Votawattanie reports damage from drought with dead pastures and little feed. Mills describes cool weather aiding corn but rain needed and streams dry. Montgomery warns rain must come soon to save corn. Adams says corn crop injured by dryness. Page says rain saved corn but pastures poor and fall plowing hard.
A fragment lists La P railroad time tables with eastbound and westbound arrivals and departures for multiple trains. It notes KnoxVille Branch services with local passenger and freight trains and agent stations at H. W. Russel and J. C. McKay.
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