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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1927
Page
2
Hog and cattle receipts dominate the market with hogs 210 lbs down and most packing sows steady to 15 cents lower. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. best fed steers 13.75 with others 11.00 to 14.60. Sheep and lambs show small gains and broad price spreads. fat lambs and feeding lambs firm to higher in parts, with heavy ewes and veals varying across weights.
Wyman residents enjoy a busy travel weekend with Mrs. BE V Humphreys and family visiting Iowa City aided by Miss Winifred Humphreys. Kenneth and Juanita Rees return from ten days with northern friends. Several families plan trips to Mississippi, Missouri, and Colorado. Six carloads of stock are shipped with Buffington and Johnson.
The report lists ewe prices from 4.00 to 7.25 per unit for medium to choice grades. Feeding lambs range from 11.50 to 13.75 for medium to choice quality.
Open prices for Chicago grain quotes show early session activity with notable highs and lows. Market participants watch for shifts in supply cues as the day progresses.
The Chicago cash grain market shows mixed bids with wheat ranges from 1.39% to 1.43% for various grades and corn values around 1.05 to 1.13 percent for multiple categories. Oats and barley edges rise with oats near 44 to 50 percent and barley from 72 to 84. Rye sits at No 2. Timothy and clover quotes move within established bands.
VEO reports on Sunday school kindness from Arlene Soeten and other local visits. Families, funerals, baptisms, and reunions are listed with names and places across Fairfield, Pleasant Plain, and nearby farms. Activities include threshing, blackberrying, and church events with many extended family appearances.
The document explains that standard milk has about ST percent water and 13 percent solids. Evaporated milk removes about 60 percent of the water, making it more than twice as rich as bottled milk.
In a brisk update from Grains of Gold and Purina Mills, fall garden products like Crimson Giant radish and C A Wood preserver are highlighted for mite protection and seed success. Frank Pulver of Keota visits for C A Wood preserver orders, while alfalfa seed sales grow. Purina Chicken Chowder is recommended to boost winter egg profits, and readers are urged to read a Purina Mills bill about hog profits.
Local notes from Crook's Oil Station region recount court activity with Judge Fletcher and lawyers Wal ter Keiper and Dayton McNeil. Residents like John Orris and Tom Robertson appear in casual daily life updates alongside farm scenes, livestock, and property details.
James D. Beckler files a district court petition seeking foreclosure of a mortgage on 422 acres in Township 75 North Range 9 West. Defendants include G C Bennett Alma M Bennett H L Nehls and J P Rodgers with interest claimed at 7 1/2 percent from 1927. The action seeks judgment for 754 60 plus costs and appointment of a receiver to collect rents. Default possible if defendants fail to appear by September term 1927.
John Pounds, known in England as a cobbler and famed philanthropist, gained renown for self denying acts in rescuing and training poor youths in Portsmouth while supporting himself through his trade.
Boston Transcript notes a Minneapolis advertisement claiming a delayed but available product line with 250 newborn babies offered alongside other items priced at 5.95 and a special 2.49 each. The line suggests a sensational or mock ad rather than a straightforward commerce item.
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