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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1929

Page

2

Market Summary: Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices and Loads

Hogs ledger shows 18 000 head through direct and heavier gains 10 to 15 cents higher on heavy hogs with top 11 65 for 170 to 200 lb butchers range 985 to 1165 for 200 to 950 lb, sows up. calves totals 2000 with light knife on fed cattle with ships bid 25 to 40 cents lower. beef yearlings steady. Slaughter steers 1300 to 1700, 1100 to 1300 1325 to 1790, heifers 1350. cows 775 to 1550, bulls 675 to 1100, vealers 1475 to 1759. stocker steers 875 to 1200. native lambs 1325 to near 1400.

Lamb Market Report With Prices and Grades

Lamb prices listed by weight and grade show steady feeding lambs with good and choice categories ranging 1250 to 1875 for feeders. Ewes are noted as medium to choice with various weights and cull and common ranges, while fat ewes slow and 550 down indicates slower movement at lighter weights.

Grain and livestock price snapshot across markets

A dated market note lists wheat, corn, oats, rye and lard quotes for various contract months. Prices show daily and deferred values with mild fluctuations, including wheat September around 1.30 to 1.40, corn near 1.02, oats around 45 to 51, rye near 1.01 to 1.24, and lard near 11.85 to 12.45.

le Mar Toy Iy Lake

Wheat quality figures and grade listings

The document lists several wheat quality entries including hard red and yellow varieties with assay ranges such as 1 hard 126 to 127 and 2 hard 12h to 126 percent. It references yellow hard 126 and yellow 124 to 12h with 4 yellow 121 to 125 and northern grades 126% to 12612.

Mixed grain prices and feeds across several crops

A fragmented price list for mixed corn and mixed grains shows numerous entries such as mixed 126 and mixed 124 with densities from 101% to 102% for corn, yellow and white varieties, plus several entries for oats, rye, Zarley, Timothy and clover with varying ranges. The note reads like an agricultural market bulletin listing quantities and percentages alongside prices per unit.

Timothy

Livestock Receipt Estimates Reported for Tomorrow

In Chicago the August 28 report lists estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow. Hogs 22,000 head, cattle 8,000, sheep 16,000. Market notes include Toled o Seed Market Clover prices for various feeds and forms with December and October figures.

Chicago

Shady Player features quartet of stars in Havana casino setting

Phyllis Haver leads in The Shady Player at Graham theatre with Robert Armstrong Louis Wolheim and Russel Gleason. The script by Jack Jungmeyer from a title by Leonard Praskins and Richard Sharpe, directed by E H Griffith, follows a compact cast through colorfully staged casino scenes.

Phyllis Haver Pathe Star Havana Miss Hayer Robert Armstrong Louis Wolheim Russel Gleason Gleason James Gleason Lucille Webster

Hollywood bungalow party stars on screen

A vivid scene shows a bungalow party with Filasdonv leading Hollywood stars at a premiere. The article previews William Haines’s A Man’s Man at the Fox, noting the film departs from backstage life and offers human touches, wit, and satire on Hollywood. James Cruze directs a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romance with Josephine Herdy and Marc Rusch among the cast.

Hollywood Filasdonv Parsde Hollywood Life William Haines Fox James Cruze Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Josephine Herdy Marc Rusch

Local Social Roundup From Eldon and Fairfield

Community notices recount visits and entertainments across Eldon Fairfield and nearby. Families like the Rice Dut ton Simmons and PriskCircle share gatherings, hog delivery by Keri Harken at Fairfield, and health notes from Joe Pacha after tonsil surgery. Visitors include Walter Bray family and Rogers kin with Ward Barker and Clitterd relatives.

Fred Simmons Luther Flmore Harry Hamilton Esther Johnson Ford Donald Goeney Loren Roberts Keri Harken Fairfield Joe Pacha Kirksville Gordon Dana Tonecille Edith Mae George Pray Glenn Bearchamp Christie Zea Walter Bray's C. C. Rogers Ward Barker Floyd Rogers Floresce Florine Mexico

August 28 Notes From Indiana Polis and Nearby Visits

August 28 report covers Nate Black visiting his mother in Indianapolis and meeting Ab Hall who works for a wealthy man. Ab may tour Washington in September and plans to visit Sunnee Park and a Crooked Creek swimming hole. Also notes Myrtle Jean and mother traveling to Burlington Junction and Tingley, Iowa, and local gatherings including a Hotle reunion at Sunset Park with about ninety attendees.

Nate Black Indianapolis Ind Macon Washington Sunee Park Crooked Creek Myrtle Jean Burlington Junction Tingley Iowa

Farmer's toil and mirth through a grain-stained year

A rural diary combines farm chores with humor and toil. The narrator describes dawn routines milking ten cows feeding poultry, cleaning barns, harnessing horses, and hauling hay. He reflects on struggle and scant cash, then notes a journal subscription gift and a meeting with traveler Lewis Yoder en route to the state fair mule show.

Nancy Lewis Yoder Kalona

Funerals Held for Cal­vin Hoskins and Mahlon Roberts

Funeral services were held Sunday and Monday at Pleasant Plain for Calvin Hoskins and Mahlon Roberts, brothers in law, with many relatives and friends attending. Burial followed at Friend Cemetery. Mr and Mrs Towle Williams and son mourn the death of Mahlon Roberts. George Leman, Jimmie Leman and Phoebe Weldon of Washington attended the Glenn Beauchamp home for dinner. Wee Farmers Union locals met for a picnic supper at Luther Ellmore’s. Mr Clark Roberts and Mrs Mabel Roberts Kirkpatrick of Coldwell Idaho attended the funeral of their father, traveling from Coldwell. Miss Marie Beauchamp and Herbert Daggett of Hayfield visited Glenn Beauchamp and family.

Calvin Hoskins Pleasant Plain Malkon Roberts Friend Cemetery Towle Williams William Mahlon Rob George Leman Jimmie Leman Phoeb Weldon Washington Glenn Bearchamp Wee Farmers Union Luther Ellmore Clark Roberts Mabel Roberts Kirkpatrick Coldwell Idaho Remetis Coldgwell

Local notes on transfers and island lore in Missouri

Lewis Nebel from Noble Kansas City area in town this morning to arrange subscriptions and discuss future sales. Frank Ferris of Old Monroe Missouri reportedly crosses to his 1400 acre island home by boat, a tale tied to historic ducks and early settlers. Family visits include J H Kelley and Floyd Kelley with two girls, who reportedly caught very long fish though not as long as Ode Ferguson’s, per J H Kelley.

Lewis Nebel Noble Frank Ferris Old Monroe Daniel Boone Frank Badger J. H. Kelley Floyd Kelley Frank J. H. Kelly Ode Ferguson

Why Take Life Too Seriously At College

A young man returns home from college at term end and jokes that he passed everything except two Studebakers and a Pierce Arrow, claiming airplane motors must have been in them. His mother and a waiter riff on motors and displacement as humorous bit.

Courtroom Quip Echoes In Vivid Testimony Across Humorous Exchange

In a lively exchange Judge and defendant spar as the man repeats a muttered phonetic oath. The courtroom scene highlights tension and humor as the judge demands clarification after a speeding arrest noted as his fifth offense. Dorothy’s heel remark and Rastus’s banter add color to the proceedings.

Rastus

Man Loses Finger to Circular Saw in Vancouver Workyard

An unemployed countryman in Vancouver attempted to inspect a circular saw and witnesses report his finger was severed. The foreman questioned him as the injured man gazed at the stump and muttered that another finger was lost. A separate note mentions Sam Doran's sale drawing a large crowd with mixed prices.

Vancouver Sam Doran

Small Iowa land auction and local market notes

The article notes a parcel near Sharon Center, Iowa selling at auction for 227.75 per acre and mentions H. H. Huber, A. J. Huber, and Hary Dusenberry sending stock to the Chicago market. It also records a program booking error apology and reflects on small town business outlook after Davenport discussions about local shopping and road locations. Irvin Coffey’s farm near Washington is praised for its improvement and upkeep.

Sharon Center Iowa H. H. Huber A. J. Huber Hary Dusenberry Chicago Davenport Irvin Coffey Washington

Dog Receives Dollar Removal Surgery in Montana Clinic

A Great Falls veterinary surgeon at a dog and cat hospital operated to remove a silver dollar from a dog's stomach. The procedure succeeded, the coin was recovered, and the dog recovered health.

Great Falls Ment

Dayton visitors and local callers noted at Westchester J

Dayton correspondents report Dr. Bower and Frank J L Wilson of Washington were callers Thursday. Mrs. Wood of Omaha Nebr and daughter Marion are visiting friends while Daryl and his wife are here. Mrs. Wood is Mrs. Daryl Dayton's mother and Miss Marion is a visitor.

Dr. Bower Frank JL. Wilson Washington Wood Omaha Nebr Marion Daryl Mrs. Wood Daryl Dayton

Washington Produce Markets Poultry and Hides Rates

Market listing details prices for poultry and livestock products including cream butterfat per pound and hens per dozen, leghorn hens per pound, spring chickens per week, ducks per pound, calf hides per shin, horse hides each, and extra charge for poultry delivered. No market for sick or crippled poultry.

Notice against hunting and trespassing on Shalla properties

All hunting and trespassing on our properties north of town positively prohibited. J. F. Shalla. Geo. Shalla. Ed Shalla.

J. F. Shalla Geo Shalla

Journal's Sale Date Column Highlights Regional Auctions

The Journal lists upcoming sales by date and seller across Iowa towns including Riverside Columbus Junction Washington Keota Polands and Duvocs. Sept 30 to Oct 12 feature Knotek Bros Duncan W A Duncan Ta Oct 3 John Jenkins Shorthorns Wagner H J Oak Sons Gamon Sons.

Knotek Bros Durees Riverside Iowa W. A. Duncan Polands Columbus Junction John Jenkins

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