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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1929

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Hogs and Cattle Market Across Weights

Hogs saw 9,000 head with 2,000 direct sales and prices 15 to 25 cents higher. Tops reached 1190 for bulk good to 160 to 200 lbs and 1150 to 1185 for 220 to 250 lbs. packing sow prices around 960, butchers tests 1015 to 1125 for 350 to 450 lbs. pigs 90 to 130 lbs 1000 to 1150. Cattle offerings included 1,500 calves with markets limited. steers to 1700 at 1500 lb ranges. vealers 1600+, heifers and cows varied. fed yearlings 450 to 950. lambs and ewes noted with ranges 450 to 1200. Grain quotes show mixed Chicago bids with wheat near 141 to 148 and corn around 102 to 105.

Chicago

Chicago Cash Grain Wheat and Oats Market Summary

Market notes show mixed grain quotes with multiple wheat calls around 124 to 128 percent, mixed values near 125 percent, and notes on yellow and white classifications. Oats and barley listings appear with varying percentages and a Toledo Seed Market line listing clover values and cash terms for domestic and imported lots.

Toledo

Amusements and Denny in New Graham Screen Comedy

A Reginald Denny photo signals a comedy titled His Lucky Day coming to Graham for a Saturday screening. The film, a Universal release, features Denny in dual roles amid a plot about a young man courting a father and a renter’s misadventures under a veteran director.

Denny Reginald Denny Graham Thatomedian Universal de Cline

Warner Delivers Wild Screen Journey Through Mad World

Warner gives a fine performance as protector of the party guiding a madman through a wilderness to Mayan ruins where the group is marooned amid flying doors hidden passages and a blend of horror and humor never seen before on screen. Stark Mad proves brisk entertainment.

Warner Rippit B Rood Entertainment

Journal Ad Design Promises Healthful Home Ventilation

A draft describes an envisioned residence with a healthful lighting plan and a central ventilating system powering all areas. The design aims to keep a quiet street atmosphere and reduce weather impact while avoiding large wall usage for the architect.

Tom Tyler Stars in Romantic Action Western at Piraham Theater

The film features Tom Tyler in a romantic action role with thrilling fight scenes. Supporting cast includes Frankie Darro Erhlyne Clar Barney Furey Harry Woots Lew Meeham and Tom Brooker as the cast portrays true western life with the camera bringing human warmth to the story.

Tom Tyler Piraham Theater Reayler Ting Frankie Darro Erhlyne Clar Barney Furey Harry Woots Lew Meeham Tom Brooker Henge Chetion

Bock Collection Shows Printer’s Art at Best

The British Museum hosts a 200 volume Bock collection exhibition illustrating the printer’s art from the last decade. It displays medieval European illuminated scripts alongside modern master prints from England Scotland the United States France Germany Spain and Poland. Experts say printing has greatly improved since the twentieth century’s turn.

British Museum Europe England Scotland United States France Germany Hot Law Spain Haly Poland Berghum

OAS Tape 5 Stark Mad and Jungle Capers

Warner Bros mystery comedy opens at the Fox with Jerome Kingston story and Lloyd Bacon scenario. Cast includes Mr. B. Warner Louise Jacqueline Logan Henry F. Walthall Lonel Belmore Claude Giltingwater Andre Beranger Warner Richmond Floyd Shackford and Tungawurga the gorilla who is really a star. A party visits Central America jungle to seek the founder’s son, with jungle terrors and Bungawunga’s odd antics driving the action.

Warner Bros Fox Jerome Kingston Harates Lloyd Bacon Lightnin Mr. B. Warner Louise Jacqueline Logan Henry F. Walthall Lonel Belmore Claude Giltingwater Andre Beranger Warner Richmond Floyd Shackford Tungawurga Turgens Gorilla Central America Hhe Te Xn Bungawunga Himelf

Fragmented dialogue echoes past life events

Vague excerpts reveal a heated exchange about past events and trials since a year ago. Two speakers recount difficult life changes, one becoming a groom and the other feeling mistreated, with tense blame and unresolved questions lingering in the conversation.

Wes Degan Drake

Fright Clock Strikes Heard Across Miles in Wireless Test

A technical note describes a test where a clock bell at eleven o'clock at Daventey emits 22 strokes. Observers hear the strikes at distances up to four to six miles via wireless signals, with sound waves following and preceding the wireless reception, illustrating the interaction of timing signals and audible bells.

Ottee Patrica Witts Daventey

Weenen area notes disrupt natives with rain curse claim

The fragment references natives near Weenen in Natal, alleging a rain curse tied to the death of Shizuekawaye, former Menin chief of dropsy, while a tense dispute surfaces among local groups and Maritzburg parrots, with a head boy presence noted.

Weenen Navi Shizuekawaye He Menin Natal Maritzburg

Bolhara Tea Drinkers A Vague Lokal Nonsense

A garbled account mentions Bolhara and Boktara with tea, Ninaan, Hirst and Gokhara. The piece describes a breakfast tea in a shieh tread, favored foods like mutton, and a daily tea ritual with four cakes and suet. The passage blends names, places, and dishes in unclear fashion.

Boktara Ninaan

Iowa Woman Reports 25 Pound Weight Gain Claim

A reader notes a claim from an Iowa woman that she has gained 25 pounds after taking Sargon. The report describes her as feeling better and healthier for the first time in some period, supporting the anecdote with positive gains but lacks independent verification.

Iowa Sargon

Mrs Bertha Guenett Credits Sargon Soft Mass

Mrs Bertha Guenett of Connell Bluffs reports a severe stomach trouble with gas pains headaches and nervousness. She says three bottles of Sargon Soft Mass restored appetite and relieved discomfort along with weight gain and improved nerves. She praises the medicine highly.

Sargon Bertha Guenett Fifth Ave Connell Bluffs Washan Bros

Revival meeting attendance prompt at shrine lodge

A revivalist asks attendees to raise tins as a show of support and reveals women hiding with their husbands. The scene references Shrine No. 10 at Center Pines and Yard’s Masonic Temple rooms, noting regular meetings on the third Tuesday and first Friday of each month with listed officers and a secretary.

M i Cig Center

Railway Time Table Summary

Rail schedule lists various arrivals and departures by number and line from Knoxville Branch to El Paso. Items include Golden State Limited at 2:06 am, Southwest Limited, Local Passenger trains, mixed trains, and daily or semiweekly services with agent annotations. Key routes connect California and regional destinations with noted days and frequencies.

Cote Ladle Ees Westhound California Passen Knoxville

High Breeds of Horses and Anecdotes in Historical Note

The article discusses Arabian horse purity from Damascus to the Euphrates and in Arabia, noting Turkish sultan studies classifying three breeds since the 15th century. It adds a curious anecdote about Chang and Eng linked to wine tolerance, and mentions hunting trespass prohibitions north of town.

Damascus Euphrates Arabia Turkey Chang Eng

Fragmentary date column items from FE Journal catalog

A series of dated entries lists various cattle, polands, and shipments with names such as Knotek Bros, Duncan & Sons, John Jenkins, John Wagner, Robi G Sheerz, J. Oak & Sons, W. R. Gamon & Sons, and L. D. Robinson. Includes a note about a pound pair of glasses labeled with the same owner for ad payment.

L. D. Robinson

Washington Produce Markets Listings and Prices

Market notes list prices for cream butterfat tests per pound and eggs per dozen, fresh laid hens by head, Leghorn hens per pound, spring roasters per dozen, chickens per pack, hides per unit, pony hides each, and tarp deliver options. No market or lot for crippled poultry appears in the fragment.

Foghorn Springs

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