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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1927
Page
2
Receipts at Chicago reached 35 000 hogs with uneven gains up to 25 cents. weights 160 to 200 pounds fetch around 10.50 to 19.80. Cattle receipts total 23 000 with fat steers and stockers steady to down 25 cents. good to choice fed steers 11.75 to 14.65. Sheep receipts 25 000 with native lambs 50 cents lower. most weights trend down.
Readable fragment lists futures prices for ribs and rye with dates Sept and Dec contracts. Includes multiple bid and ask figures and small percentage changes indicating modest shifts in value.
Chicago market notes show varied bids across grains with wheat ranging from 1.41 to 1.43 as a point of reference. Corn prices cited include 1.05 to 1.14 with several lots around 1.11 to 1.14 and oats and rye listings alongside labeled timothy and clover ranges.
A Fokker twin engined monoplane from the Dutch air service crashed at Seven Oaks near London shortly after leaving Corydon airdrome at 6 a m. The mechanic was killed and several passengers injured. Ambulances, police and first aid workers went to the scene. Eleven people were aboard including pilot Van Dij and the mechanic. The passengers were all Europeans and not seriously hurt.
Colors carry deep meanings for the Chinese people. Green signifies growth and life, gold stands for truth, and red symbolizes good fortune. These color associations permeate daily life and cultural practices.
Reports from Columbus Junction chautauqua cover social visits by Grover Neiswanger and family and Merle Jones in charge of the dining room. Missing hens concern Mrs Hattie Browning on the Letts farm, while John Quinn tends family illnesses and past duties as a conductor and banker Joe Jones travels from Irwin to attend.
Carl Wolfley vice president of the National Aeronautical Association urged the Commerce Department to halt further trans oceanic flights. He argued the purpose of aviation has been proven and continuing flights risk lives without added benefit. He cited Colonel Lindbergh agreeing oceanic passenger mail service is not feasible with current equipment.
A leopard was discovered in a Calcutta flat. The Boston Transcript quotes CNN speculating the animal entered the home to change its spots, framing the odd intrusion with a humorous line.
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