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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
2
Chicago hog prices open steady to higher with first sales strong. Top hogs reach 17.85 while packers pay 15.50 to 17.65 for various grades. Cattle and lamb markets rise, with good and prime meats quoted 15.25 to 18.25 and lambs around 15.00. Receipts and shipments noted for yesterday and today.
Fragmentary OCR shows strong corn pricing with a noted 1.29 percent rise alongside oats at 13 percent and 73 percent readings, suggesting mixed commodity movements in early session trading.
Fragmentary lines praise pleasing customers and urge sharing with neighbors. The garbled text hints at a business ad or slogan mix with misspellings and jumbled phrases. No clear event, date, or proper names identifiable.
Dates listed for public sales and closing out sales near Washington Riverside Ainsworth Columbus Junction Brighton Haskins and Prairie Flower. Entries include buyers John Simmering Carl Swails J H Anderson Harry Mishler Frank Smith H F Kensler C R Shafer H W Wentworth Noel and Donahue with sale closings on Dec 3 to Dec 18.
Secretary Sidney Coon of the Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance association announces the settlement of claims with policy holders. Listed are Frank A. Shebeck for a cow at $80, William C. Longer for a heifer $30, S. S. Welch for half interest in a mule $56.60, M. W. Welch for half interest $56.60, W. A. Romine for a colt $30, J. S. Horn for damage to a house $5, Tt. FE. Huber for a steer $72.50, H. B. Porter for a calf $32.50, Sarah Shaum for damage to a house $11.75, W. J. Crawford for two cows $128, Henry Testroet for damage to a house $5.75, Dan Rose and sisters for a colt $75, W. W. Wilson for barn machinery and grain $1,800, and Virgil Jones for a mare $150.
Farmers seek guidance on when prices will normalise and how Argentine beef and wool imports from Australia may affect domestic costs. They want reliable data on beef and corn projections, labor wages in relation to farm prices, and wool supplies, but no solid statistics are available yet.
Forecast for December 27 period for upper Mississippi and lower Mississippi valleys. Generally fair with possible snow Sunday night or Monday in the extreme upper Mississippi valley and again midweek. No decided temperature changes.
Notice from Pauley T. Brown manager prohibits hunters trappers and trespassers on the B C N Stock Farm near Verdi and warns they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Date shown as 30thm.
Sophocles creates a sharp portrayal of ambition and deceit as Gai pursues ruinous schemes. The fragment hints at political or personal betrayal, emphasizing the dangers of treacherous aims and moral downfall.
A short meditation on worry undermining work and progress. It urges careful, faithful effort and resilience, noting that failure today can improve tomorrow. It cautions against letting small worries spoil ongoing honest labor.
In a playful vignette Harry struggles to draw a horse, focusing on its legs. After several failed attempts he asks how a horse's legs begin, illustrating a light moment about animal anatomy and drawing difficulty.
A dialectal quip from Uncle Fhen argues education is a blessing yet warns that a man who spends time signing ten U s would be better off if he could not write, reflecting rural humor on literacy.
A county farmer described hogs dropping feed by 80 of 300 with weakness and drooping backs. After vet treatment for scours, most pigs resumed full feeding. Vaccination cost proved cheaper than losses. Some herds faced pneumonia, but others recovered quickly. Grant Kennedy of the Farmers Union plans to focus work in southern Keokuk County.
A short, reflective quotation on wise laws restraining a nation through strength and defense rather than bonds of oppression. Mentions mail chains as metaphor for protective power, attributed to Russian sentiment.
A fragment quotes Maele Eben on men who will work or fight but hesitate over which path to choose. The dialect notes indecision and contemplation.
A dialect line voices Uncle Eben saying the man who is always kicking has no real trouble in mind. real trouble comes when you are too stunned to kick. The quote captures a folksy view of resilience and perception of hardship.
A note on a remarkable Javanese orchid, the grammatophelium, described as having all its sewers open simultaneously and all withering at once, highlighting its unusual collective behavior.
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