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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
2
Cattle receipts 400 with varied changes across classes. Choice fed steers steady to strong. native and grassers mixed. Sheep receipts 1,000 with fat lambs and feeding lambs showing softer and stronger trends respectively. Hogs receipts 3,509 with lighter weights testing. top and bulk price ranges provided.
Chicago market bulletin lists open high and close prices for wheat corn oats lard ribs and rye for Sept Dec Mar and Jan contracts. Prices show fractional changes with slight upticks in several futures and mixed results across commodities.
Chicago on August 31 reports mixed grain quotes across wheat corn oats barley and rye. Wheat ranges from 1.40 to 1.49 dollars per bushel with several hard and red classifications listed alongside oats and barley prices. Game notes absent.
A piece notes that Chinese disputes avoid physical fighting. Instead participants shout and ridicule each other to force the other to "lose face." The crowd's laughter marks defeat as surely as a knockout.
A dated tip advises applying oil to stiff locks using a feather dipped in oil. Insert the feather through the keyhole and twist side to side to loosen dirt and free jammed parts.
A reflection on nobility through the idea that ego fades when one acts nobly. The passage cautions that self-absorption drains beauty and purpose, comparing self to a faded bloom.
A dated listing of Sunday radio programs for KDKA KFNF KMA WDAF WFHH WR VA WSMB WSBT and WEAF chain stations. It outlines times and offerings such as concerts services organ pieces and choir performances across cities including Pittsburgh Shenandoah Los Angeles Denver San Francisco Chicago and New York with acts like Cap ital theater ensembles Atwater Kent soprano Ann Mack and various orchestras.
Radio Digest lists 1927 stations and times for KHJ KYW WEBH WGN WGY WHAS WIP WJJD WLS WMAQ WOAI Wai KDKA Shenandoah KOA Denver KOA Minneapolis WDAF WEAF WSAI WLIT WTIC WRE WCSH WTAM WDAF WSAI WWJ WSAI WRC WHO Des Moines Victoria Four Horsemen etc with evening concerts and dance programs noted for several markets.
A passage notes a cucumber stuffed with pearls from an Arabian Nights tale. The fanciful image of priceless pearls bursting from a cool cucumber delighted children, though the meal would be realistically unappetizing.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa Mrs J P Ryan of Washington Iowa has assigned to E C Eicher Assignee for the benefit of creditors all property used in the bakery at 111 North Marion Avenue Washington Iowa Notice to file claims under oath within three months from August 6 1927 August 6 13 20 27 September 3 10
Grace Hill notes Dor othy Beitel of Muscatine visiting her grandparents B. F. Beitel and family. Residents recall the Hardscrabble picnic with a fine program and music. Other items include visits by Rev S Gateshon of Dawn Missouri and relatives in Wisconsin.
Larger crops and well managed pastures suppress weed growth. Small grain and hay stands smother weeds, and fertilized pastures with proper grazing yield fewer weeds and more grass than poorly managed ones.
A Pacific coastal spider species crawls on rocks and coral at low tide but vanishes as the tide comes in. Each spider retreats to a crevice and spins a waterproof silk sheet over its refuge.
Community column recounts farm life near Ainsworth Nebraska with names like Ralph Atchison Bonnie Cheek and J. B. Spencer. Mentions trips to Oklahoma and Kansas, livestock sales, pony and cow chatter, upcoming fairs and reunions, local dining at a country club, and humorous anecdotes from residents and visitors.
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