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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
2
Estimated receipts today include 6,900 cattle and 13,000 hogs with holdovers of 10,838 hogs and 10,83 cattle. Beef steers and veal calves show strength while lambs gain 25 to 50 cents. schedules cover weights from light to heavy and include prices for feeders and stockers across multiple classes.
A aboard the British steamer Dryden detained man claiming the name Mortle Fox denies knowledge of Mrs. Katherine Lou Jackson's death in Detroit. Police seek Eugene Leroy. body found mutilated in an unclaimed trunk. He says his mother lives at 225 Augusta avenue, Toronto, and is guarded by four maritime police.
Furnished by REACH WICKHAM GRAIN CO. Morrison Building Washington Iowa Chicago official cash close shows corn and oats steady wheat up to 3 cents higher. Toledo cash lists corn oats clover timothy prices with several grade splits and futures-like figures for nearby months.
Mexican bandit Pedro Zamora who abducted several Americans and a British subject near Cuale Jalisco is reported surrounded by 3000 Mexican troops. He is said to have freed all captives except American W A Gardiner and British W B Johnson to press guarantees from the government. General Calles has traveled from Mexico City to Guadalajara to negotiate Zamora's surrender.
Fierce rioting in Belfast on Clonallon Street with troops firing on protesters. Casualties unknown, fire brigade trapped by stone-throwing crowds amid clashes. In Utah, Senator Reed Smoot was unanimously renominated by the state Republican convention in Salt Lake City.
AMES IOWA AUG 26 Seed corn weeks run Sept 20 to Oct 2 as Governor Harding urges farmers to select seed, stressing higher corn per acre and per man, with frost risk notes from Iowa State College. Warnings of hog prices and soybeans as feed appear alongside hog market outlooks and purity price cautions for pure breds.
A Wallace's Farmer critique argues publicity should reflect merit in price setting for pure-bred livestock. The piece warns against inflated or fictitious high prices and says such hype harms the industry’s goal of improving breeding stock nationwide. It stresses that general price averages align with commercial breeding value.
Will Hays national chairman will testify before the Senate committee on presidential campaign expenditures in Chicago next Monday and disclose startling figures about Democratic campaign funds. The statement was issued from Republican national headquarters in New York on August 27.
The group led by Major and Mrs. Sneath at 101% N Marion Ave requests clothing furniture and other necessities to support city needy. They focus on jail hospital street and house to house outreach plus mission and church work and visiting the sick.
A brief price list shows current rates for dairy and poultry items. Cream butter fat content, fresh laid eggs, hens per pound, old roosters per pound, spring chicks per pound, and ducks per pound are quoted with a 52 cent per pound reference for ducks.
Free removal of dead animals offered with dedicated call line and immediate truck dispatch at no cost to the customer. Service promotes prompt pickup and responsible disposal.
Physicians debate rheumatism causes but agree germs in blood provoke it. S S S blood purifier cleanses blood to remove disease germs, offering genuine relief. Sold by druggists with free literature and medical advice from Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga.
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