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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
2
Slow early trade with 23 000 head including 4 000 aired. Bulk prices: hogs 1185 to 1700 lbs, sows firm. Cattle trade steady with calves 1700 top. fed yearlings 750 to 950. cows 900 to 1225. Sheep active with higher bids, feeders strong. Corn 99 to 101, oats 46, rye 108, timothy 285 to 450. Estimated tomorrow: hogs 7,000 cattle 2,900 sheep 1,000.
Local families gather for the Godlove reunion at Lom bard Town City with many relatives from Columbus City and Columbus Junction visiting or staying with kin. Attendees include Mrs Farrington, J.C. Cherwinker, and Miss Dale Ebner among others. several travel to nearby towns for church, visiting relatives, and seasonal events. The week also notes Mrs E. Frey as a recent summer illness victim.
In Toledo market notes a seed listing shows Clover 142s with price 1 50 and dated entries Oct and Dec noting domestic and new stock levels with age references. Informal catalog fragment mentions Dee Timothy Alsthe Dee and a mix of ages 11 and 14 in unclear context.
The Chicago grain market shows varied open bids across wheat corn oats and rye with Sept and Dec futures displaying modest percentage changes and several months listed including Mar May and Dec. Spot readings include 11.96 for wheat and 1.00 for corn with several price marks in the 12 range and near 14 for oats amid a clutter of tentative figures and months.
Crowds gathered as Dundee Tailor owner and associates vanished with merchandise and thousands of dollars from customers. Police and store records show staged deliveries, padlocked doors, and unsettled accounts involving red and yellow hard wheat futures alongside jewelry values totaling up to twenty million dollars.
An OCR fragment references a Paris merchant author and rigid rules about appearance and conduct. It mentions companionship by estate, avoiding movement, and a ceremonial altar, with unclear details and several garbled phrases.
A fragmented 1910s style reflection argues parents hold the key to understanding their children. It contrasts quick tempers and neglectful self-absorption with the need for parental insight, urging mothers and fathers to recall their own youth and connect with offspring.
A brief note describes a peculiar scene with a fish catching expert and rows of cats in a harbor setting. The passage mentions guards, sailors, and a reference to the Detroit News as a source context.
A terse paraphrase replaces a verbose fragment about moistening gum for stamps. The text discusses preparing stamp adhesive with minimal delay and uses the phrase apply thirty, aiming for gun postage practice. It preserves obscure references to British stationery and aging handwriting context.
A scrambled note discusses a Lincoln quotation about the people and common sayings. It cites 1838 Clinton speech, a pamphlet by A. Wessete company, and a proverb list. It also tangentially mentions a ceremonial gavel used by a presiding officer and a White House timber origin claim tied to Coolidge era repairs.
The fragment notes a shift in global shoe making beginning with a large industry in a Mayttow area and Buckinghamshire figures. It mentions Lynn Mowe and Mili Kertland in Massachusetts as parts of the rising production and notes that Chinese entrants have since joined the field to manufacture boots and shoes worldwide.
Favorable weather drew crowds for the Columbus Junction fair with Wednesday racing drawing a larger attendance than daytime events. Ellen Ryan won a heat, George Rex won two heats, and Dor Hedgewood took the 218 pace. many horses from multiple states competed. The event featured chariot racing, stock shows, autos, poultry, and a lengthy grounds program praised for variety and entertainment. A Rock Island depot visit capped the day, with plans for Thursday and Friday racing noted along with reunions and local gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Carl Craig entertain relatives from Oregon this week. Arthur Lorack and Arlene visited the Wesley cheda home last Thursday. The community was visited by a day that helped corn but hindered threshing. Clover hulls swing into fall. results fair. Heck family and others visited Maliette home. cooking for threshers noted. Lorask and Burien hosted company. new McCormick Deering tractor admired. People pleased about road project through Vatter community. many feel like wearing a feather. Arthur Lorack and Arlene visited Iowa City.
Mrs I R Hunt of Oakville and three others will lead story telling at the Columbus Junction fair with sessions at the Farm Bureau building on Wednesday at four o clock and Thursday and Friday at three o clock. Visitors include Detroit residents Alongo Lewis and family and Columbus City relatives who joined the Weed Park outing for Paul Graft of Omaha.
Dr J A Padberg of the Nation Museums plans an expedition to União da Viera state of Paraná in southern Brazil to search for fossil remains. The aim is to locate prehistoric animal bones including a vertebra resembling a known specimen.
Fragmentary report notes the discovery of de pleigocene period stone tools near the Iguassu river headwaters at an altitudinal site. Dr. Padberg suggests the instruments are among the first of their kind found in both North and South America.
The Giant's Causeway lies on the Autrria coast in Northern Ireland, west of Bengore Head, about twelve miles northeast of Coleraine. The formation features basaltic columns arranged in a distinctive coastal landscape.
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