Reading tastes in Washington stores and mail orders in 1858
A Washington survey finds news stands brisk for magazines especially women's fashion issues, with mail subscriptions dominating Digest readers. Pulp and detective titles sell locally, while photo and true experience magazines draw fans. Comics attract adults, and book editions span classics and dictionaries. readers split evenly by gender with younger buyers prevalent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
Washington
Reading Habits of Washington Residents Revealed
A brief survey at the Washington post office and two newsstands shows Reader's Digest leads monthly mail copies at about 1,000. Weekly Lifes, Collier, and Saturday Evening Post also have large mail subs, with Life and Look around 275–450 readers. Better Homes and Gardens tops monthlies with roughly 750 readers locally.
Farm magazines crowd Washington mail with 3000 copies
Farm magazines send bulging mail sacks to Washington with about 3000 copies in total. The market is highly competitive and subscriptions are cheap. Among top circulators are Wallace's Farmer Successful Farming Iowa Bureau Farmer Farm Journal Drover’s Journal and Farm Bureau Spokesman.
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Washington
Wallace's Farmer
Successful Farming
Iowa Bureau Farmer
Farm Journal
Drover’'s Journal
Farm = Bureau Spokesman
Churches Expand Circulation to Washington Readers
Church publications such as the Catholic Messenger Christian Advocate Presbyterian Life and United Presbyterian arrive in the largest numbers with several hundred copies added for Washington readers. Other church papers also reach readers by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Messenger
Christian Advocate
Presbyterian Life
The
United Presbyterian
Washington
Magazine Subscriptions Arrive by Mail to Washington Post Office
About 100 National Geographic subscribers receive each month via mail, with Atlantic and Harpers totaling around 15. Other magazines sold at news stands bring roughly 125 mail orders, plus several newspapers like Chicago Tribune and Wall Street Journal in bundles. Des Moines Register leads mail subscribers. book clubs are under 50.
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Washington
Postoffice
Washington Post Office
Postal Service
Post Office
National Geographic Magazine
Washington Post
Atlantic
Harpers
Chicago Tribunes
Des Moines Register
Wall Street Journal
Resignation at Washington Post Office Leaves Custodian Vacancy
Marion Griffin resigned as custodian at the Washington post office creating an unfilled vacancy reported by postmaster Jay Brown. Griffin, employed by Farm Service Company, held a position restricted to ex service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Griffin
Washington
Jay Brown
Mr. Griffin
Farm Service Company
Alma Johnston Visits Lord Home
Alma Johnston of Charlotte North Carolina visits relatives in the Lord family home in North Xenia. Guests include Mrs Kate Acheson and Mr Generva Johnston of Washington, with multiple 4 H activities noted and a bridal shower honoring Dorothy Clett. Additional visits from Delores Howell and Delores Simons are recorded.
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Alma Johnston
Lord Home
Glen Lord
North Xenia
Charlotte N. C
Jim Clegg
Miss Johnston
YWCA
Kate Acheson
Generva Johnston
Washington
Clegg
Mae McCreedy
Winnie Gordon
Herman Wagenknecht
Gerald Smith
Cherrie
Fairfield
Vince Skubal
Cotter Church
Dorothy Clett
Dorothy Davis
Alma V. Taylor
Cincinnati
Ohio
George Lord
Miss Taylor
Spessard
Ainsworth
Miss
Everette Mundt
Coal Valley, Jr
Delores Simons
Davenport
Gen
Betty
Clara Godlove
Haskins
Rudy Wagenknecht
Anna Wagenknecht
Lou
Ruth Wagenknecht
Chicago
Joplin Stockyards Swept by Flames
Firemen held a major blaze at the Joplin stockyards in Missouri, threatening one of Southwest Missouri's largest facilities. Hundreds of animals were burned to death as flames, driven by wind, raged through two blocks and endangered nearby lumber and feed companies. Damage was estimated well over 150000 dollars.
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Joplin
Missouri
Omaha
Dwicht
Shradel Grocery
Alvin Veggy
Washington Iowa Want Ad Publishers Record
Public notice page lists Want Ads publishers Shannon and Co with editors Elder Morris and Shannon. Includes management, office staff, and publication details. Indicates second class matter under March 3, 1879 act and affiliations with press associations and circulation audits.
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Washington
Jons Elder
Shannon & Co
R E. Shannon
Dave FR. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Stoward Hazen
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Presse
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Prospect of Biggest Stock Show at Town State Fair
Des Moines IDPA reports the 94th annual Town State Fair runs Aug 25 to Sep 1 with over 8500 total entries including 5000 in 4 H and FFA. Open classes feature 703 horses 2315 swine 1700 cattle and 670 sheep. Premiums exceed 120000, livestock value over 2 million, with entrants from many states and Iowa restricted swine show. Exhibitors must keep stock until after Labor Day.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Lioyrd B. Cunningham
State Fair Board
Cunningham
Iowa State
Scenes from the Kitchen Window by Mrs Luckey
Riverside notes mix humor recipes and daily life anecdotes from a local columnist. The piece mentions cedar donkey shakers seen before a Democratic convention and small town scenes including a falling meteor reportedly sighted near Omaha.
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Marge Luckey
Riverside
Hatcherymen Attend Five Day Poultry Disease School
Victor Lee Klopfenstein of Porters Elevator Washington will join hatcherymen druggists and feed dealers in completing a five day Dealer Training School Course in poultry diseases and management conducted by Porters Elevator in West Chester.
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Victor Lee Klopfenstein
Washington
Porters Elevator
West Chester
Low Quality Cattle Should Be Moved Now Declares Economist
Iowa State College extension economist Francis Kutish warns drought moved cattle from the South and Southwest should be sold now to avoid further price declines. He notes cow prices have fallen since mid June with beef cows at Omaha dropping from 28.25 in early August 1951 to 15.50 to 19 in early August 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Omaha
School Session at Dr Salsbury's Laboratories
A school will be held from August 11 to August 15 at Dr Salsbury's Laboratories in Charles City Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Salsbury
Charles City
Iowa
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Venting Journal
the Home Journal
the Companion
Bruce Cowden
Saturday Evening Post
Colliers
Mail
Post
Time
Newsweek
United States News
Pathfinder
American
Red Book
Cosmopolitan
Ladies Home Journal
Woman's Home Companion
Good Housekeeping
McCall's
Journal
Evans Auto Parts
West Madison ST. Washington
Case and
New Holland Wagons
Buerkens and
Heider
John Deere
Washington CO. Farm Stores
Delores Howell
Muscatine
Marion Howell
West Jefferson Street
Frigidaire
Minnesota
Simmon
Emma Leppert
V. Crull
Bill Bruty
Scaslaseaie
Frank Kos
University Hospital
Billy
EGG Markets
Rock Island Produce CO
Reisters
Upstairs In Journal
Washington Concrete
12Th St
Rock Island
Miles
General Motors
Pontiac
America
Stewart & Crone
Second Avenue
Washington, Iowa
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