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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1926

Page

2

Chicago live stock market report shows varied hog and cattle prices

Hogs on the Chicago market averaged around 250 pounds with prices from 9.75 to 19.90 per cwt and heavy hogs in narrow demand. pigs and light weights fluctuated with upward moves for some 12.75 to 13.50 ranges. Cattle receipts reached about 11,000 with strong gains for fed steers and yearlings and top yearlings around 10.85. sheep and lambs traded slow with price gains on fat lambs and feeding lambs around 14.90.

Chicago Western Rangers

Livestock Estimates for Tomorrow Released

Chicago August 24 official livestock estimates show hogs 15000 catt le 14000 and sheep 14000 for the next day with figures released for market planning by authorities.

Chicago

Toledo Seed Market Prices and Bids Report

Toledo seed market reports Clover seed car imports with prices 18.25 at August and 21.00 in October and 16.20 in December and February. Timothy seed old 2.90 new 3.10 with September and October 3.05.

Toledo Osio

Unusual Finland Region Described as Granite Plain

The article surveys Finland as part of the European Plain with a granite floor raised above sea level and carved into thousands of angular lakebasins forming a maze across the surface. It notes a Raittette margin and a girdle of steep cliffs with rocky islets along the coast.

Finland

Washington Produce Markets Price List Itemized

A historical price list from Washington Produce Markets detailing per pound and per dozen rates for eggs hens springs ducks geese beef hides and horse hides. Includes note that sick or crippled poultry have no market and various weight categories for hens and geese.

A Variety of Recipes in a Paper or Magazine

A writer notes that recipes appear in every periodical and praises a mother figure whose family praises her cooking. A Washington girl trained to say after meals “A good supper, Mamma” evokes memories of homes with good meals.

Washington

Celery Apple and Green Pepper Salad and Shamrock Crackers

Recipe reads a celery and apple salad with mayonnaise served on lettuce, plus cream cheese and cracker shamrocks with peppers. It describes dicing celery, shredding pepper, cubing apples, and mixing with mayo dressing, then arranging on lettuce with a cheese cracker garnish.

French Cream Potato Salad From Cornmeal Handbill

Recipe uses cold boiled potatoes celery onions salt pepper paprika and vinegar. Mix with cream and butter heated until melted, pour over potatoes and stir gently to keep chunks. Chill and serve cold.

Rustic Rice Pudding Recipe Bake Below Milk Level

A simple baking method uses 1 to 2 cups wall washed raw rice 1 to 2 cups sugar a pinch of salt and a dash of nutmeg. Add 1 quart milk then bake in a moderate oven 1 to 2 hours until rice peeks above the milk and the mixture resembles a hearty creamy pudding. Serve hot or cold. Adjust heat to prevent evaporation and stiffness.

Ham and Olive Cream Cheese Open Faced Sandwiches

A recipe fragment describes mixing ham olives pimento stuffed olives pickles celery green peppers onions and salad dressings with cream cheese to spread on buttered white bread. A second variant adds canned salmon celery pickles hard boiled egg and dressing on buttered bread slices.

Chicken Pepper Mint Hints in Mavronnatte Style

A short, recipe style note lists ingredients for a chicken dish: one cup finely chopped chicken, two tablespoons chopped green pepper, two tablespoons chopped zucchinis, one fourth teaspoon salt, and one fourth cup thick mavronnatte. The item reads like a fragment of kitchen instructions.

Twelve thin alicen of tomators and salad assemble

Recipe fragment lists twelve thin tomato slices and twelve lettuce pieces with chicken and dressing. It instructs layering lettuce on toast and topping with sliced buttered white bread pieces.

Simple cucumber pepper sandwich spread

A brief recipe instructs mixing one cup chopped cucumbers one fourth cup finely chopped green pepper and one fourth cup mayonnaise. The mixture is spread on buttered white bread slices just before serving.

Old Fashioned Tomato Relish Recipe Instructions

A rustic pickle style tomato relish recipe details steps to prepare sweet and tangy relish. It covers washing removing stems slicing tomatoes onions peppers and spices then soaking overnight draining and cooking until tender before jar storage.

Cucumber Preservation Steps and Brining Method

Instructions describe washing cucumbers, placing in a jar, adding salt and cold water to cover, and letting stand three hours. After draining and drying, cucumbers are added to a syrup mixture for further processing.

Spiced vinegar pickling mix tutorial

This excerpt outlines a method to flavor vinegar with spices. It lists quantities for sugar cloves bark cinnamon bay leaves allspice and describes boiling sugar with vinegar and water for three minutes. A muslin bag containing the spices is added to the boiling liquid before transferring to jars and sealing.

Announcements From West Chaster Matrons Groups

West Chaster Pythian Sisters hold regular meeting Tuesday August 24 with a candidate for initiation. The Kolah club meeting postponed indefinitely. Portnightly year books available at the Library. The O and W club to meet with Mrs Alfred Johnson tomorrow evening. The Rural Woman’s club to meet with Mrs E L Bartholow Thursday afternoon August 26. Wallace Mother’s circle social at Mrs Ralph Shannon’s home Wednesday 2 to 4:30. Garden department Portnightly club to meet Thursday seven thirty in Y M C A woman’s room with talks on evergreens and fall shrubs. Mrs Ed Myall to entertain U and I club Friday afternoon.

West Chaster Pythian Sisters Wallace Parent Teachers Association Wallace School Ralph Shannon Brere Garden Department Y. M

Social clubs and church events in West Chester notices

The note lists upcoming gatherings including Havre Social club at Mrs Hen and Mrs Will Miller home on Thursday August 26 and other meetings of Baptist ladies Independent club Woman's Home Missionary Society and Woman's Relief Corps. A Methodist Choir rehearsal is set for Thursday at 7 30 with a new movie promotion by Jesse J Miller.

Havre Hen Will Miller Thuredar Woman's Home Missionary Society of the West Chester Methodist Church Woman's Relief Corps of West Chester Methodist Choir Jesse J. Miller Journal

Society Notes Include Bridge Party and Picnic Attendees

Tonight Mrs Harvey Meek hosted a bridge party at Mrs Meeks West Main home for Ruth Vincent a bride elect. About 150 attended the First United Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at Sunset Park with a cafeteria style dinner and planned readings and a ball game. Out of town guests included Ree Rick and Fred Rick of Pittsburgh Edith Haynes of Cedar Rapids and Clara Burchett of Milton Iowa.

Harvey Meek Howard Miller Meek West Main Street Ruth Vincent Ralston Meek Tere First United Presbyterian Sunset Park Ree Fred Rick Pittsburgh Edith Haynes Cedar Rapida Clara Burchett Milton Towa

Wellman wellman area notes of injuries and local goings on

Aug 4 reports Mrs Wea Monter broke her hip in a fall and is hospitalized at UV hospital Iowa City. Several residents travel for visits and business in Davenport Cedar Rapids Kalamazoo and Town City. Edith Buck to marry Stanley Burrill at Town City Presbyterian church. Sam Stecker children injured by a runaway horse but no bones broken. Mrs Elmer Leighton mourned at home.

Wellman Wea Monter Iowa City Kardlee Bell Jr Meuther Marengo Davenport Harris McGuegin John Eddie Jones Margarete Chicago Indiana Jones Eardley Bell Jr C. Hambright Fred Schrader Bert Steinger Cedar Rapids Russell Weingarden Kalamazo Michigan Gerald and Frerette Teets Bell Boehme Katona Edith Buck Stanley Burrill Town City Presbyterian Church Willard Palmer Bhrort Palmer Sam Stecker

Tomorrow Radio Program Highlights and Schedule List

A 1926 Radio Digest listing tonights programs across stations KRKA WHZ WCCO WRVA WKGO WRAL WHAT WERAA WHAZ WIP WMC WOAW WEG WRC KDKA and more. It notes concert lineups orchestras readers Army band and various time slots including 4:30 dinner concert 7 Tamburitza orchestra 9-11 musical program and other regional broadcasts.

WKGO WRAL WHAT WERAA WHAZ WIP WMC WOAW WEG WRC WEAF New York U. S. Army Band WJAR WTAG WCAP KSD WGR WCAE WWJ WSAIL WEE Davis WEEL WOO WSAI WTAM Pana Troubadours WLIB WOC WCCO Sam ‘N Henry WGY Schenectady Eastman Theater

Grainville People Visit Kinross and Nearby Posts

Local Grainville residents describe travel and visits by relatives and friends including Clark Marrow of Long Beach California, Mrs Dr Miller and children in Kalona, and Raymond Austin of Dubuque. Henry Dorian travels to Kansas City to shop stock. Mrs Dorian and Mrs Roy Dorian visit Washington to see their mother. A Jersey cattle shipment arrives from Mississippi and Mrs E F I Coffer and daughters travel to Cedar Rapids. KN Foster and Max McCrabb are noted in town.

South Dakota Raymond Austin Dubuque Austin Henry Dorian Kansas City Henry Dorian Roy Dorian Washington Frank Huber W. OR. Darnell Elmer Berry Luluenent George Jersey Aneti Mississippi Marcia Helen Kathleene Cedar Rapids Max Berry KN. Foster The Security Savings Bank Max John Kinross Savings Bank

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