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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1926
Page
2
Chicago market receipts of hogs 6,000 with uneven demand. Hogs mixed declines 16 to 50 cents, top 18.50. cattle receipts 1,000, seasonable supply with heavies predominant, prices mostly down. sheep receipts 1,000 with fat lambs and yearlings showing strength in limited sales.
Chicago price report lists Sept to May contracts for wheat corn oats rye and lard with small percentage changes and basis moves. Trading shows fractional gains in several months while others slip slightly, reflecting uneven demand and market volatility.
Aug 18 report details the Hopi snake dance ceremony on the mesa north of Here. Antelope clan priests prepare sacred altars and waters, while Snake clan members hunt and handle rattlesnakes for the plaza ritual. Visitors from afar observe a process of prayers, chants, and ceremonial feeding before the finale on the open plaza.
Unofficial Monday estimates show hogs 41 006 cattle 000 sheep 25 000 with a total of about 125 000 for next week.
The Toledo seed market lists Clover weed cash imports with values in 1825 and monthly figures for October September and December. The entry also records Timothyvold at several price points and 0%5 margins across several months.
An expedition of naturalists near Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands investigates how herrings reach the dinner table. They note millions are caught and eaten, yet many die before spawning or adolescence while facing predators and fisheries.
Thais La Pe a New York dancer sues after a hotel ejection alleging private detectives damaged her legs shown in a photograph. Her legs are insured for 200000 dollars and she seeks 500000 dollars in damages in the New York Supreme Court.
A large circus elephant named Tubby escaped his moorings and trampled hedges, broke fences, and toppled clotheslines through a Tarupa residential area. Residents watched as Tubby wandered until his trainer guided him back to the circus.
Owners of a balky heifer caused a forest fire by using a forest tire as propulsion after other means failed. The burning tire moved the animal and ignited the woods, prompting action by the tire warden against the owners.
A 1926 listing outlines tomorrow’s radio schedule with stations KFAPR WEAF WJIR KDKA KYW WCAP WOR WGN WLS and others. It notes orchestras Edison company Capitol Theater and hotel ensembles plus church services and musical programs across major markets.
The listing shows prices for poultry and animal hides by weight and type. Includes per pound rates for cream and fresh laid eggs, hens by weight, springs, ducks, geese, beef and calf hides, and horse hides, with a note that poultry is not accepted if sick, thin, or crippled.
Mr and Mrs E F Rehmel and daughter Irma from St Petersburg Fla visited Wellston relatives including the Teeters and Harveys. Several residents traveled, threshing delays due to rains, bridge repair ongoing, and multiple local visits and home tasks recorded.
The Monona County board of supervisors rejected bids for graveling on primary road No 12 at a luncheon for the former Spanish War Veterans. A rescheduled setting is planned for August 34.
Baur of West Cheater preached a fine sermon and seems to have a bright future. The duet by Miss Mary Scranton and Mr Wayne Emery delighted attendees. Mr and Mrs Roy F Pread of Alnaworth spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Levi Shidler.
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