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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1926
Page
2
Hog receipts about 6 000 with most weights 11 85 to 12 05 and top at 12 10. sows 10 65 to 11 15. Cattle receipts 9 00?000 with fat steers at 8 50 to 11 00 and best heavies around 11 25. Sheep receipts 2 000 with fat lambs 12 75 to 13 50 and fat yearlings 9 00 to 10 00. feeding lambs 11 00 to 11 25. Trade mixed as buyers and shippers show demand.
Authorities say excess uric acid stems from faulty kidney action and causes joint pain fatigue backache and headaches. Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, are recommended by local people to aid kidney function.
Butter prices rise with receipts totaling 8342 tubs as creamery extras reach 54.5, standards 48.5, extra firsts 49.5, 52.5, firsts 44.5, seconds 40. Eggs hold steady with 117 cases received.
Livestock estimates from Chicago show Monday totals of 53 000 hogs 30 000 cattle and 20 000 sheep with hogs for all next week projected at 210 000.
Chicago cash corn quotes list No 2 mixed 76 No 3 mixed 43% No 5 mixed 70% to 73 No 2 yellow 70 to 77% No 3 yellow 75% to 76 No 4 yellow 71% to 74% No 5 yellow 67 to 68 No 6 yellow 64% to 71% No 2 white 77 No 5 white 73 No 6 white 71 Sample grade 61 to 67
Toledo market reports Clover cash 20.40 imported 22.50 domestic 17.50 for December February and March 17.55. December 17.50 asked. Timothy seed cash 2.55 with December 2 65.
Miss Harriet Phillips spent Thanksgiving with her parents in Fairfield while Cy Bush visits Crayton for recovery from a broken arm. Local families share meals, visits, and small tasks as residents like Sammie Fulton, Burl Pringle, and the Cherry and Briley households recount holiday happenings and farm chores.
Otto M Frey files a petition against W A Songer in Washington County Iowa asking for attachment and judgment on a 100 note plus 102 18 claim with eight percent interest from June 2 1926 and costs. The suit notes Songer is a non resident with unknown address and garnishments against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway for funds due to Songer. A hearing begins January 10 1927.
The journal states payment for advertisements will settle a dispute and a trial will confirm the terms. The call seeks revenue from ads to finance legal action and resolve the matter through court proceedings.
The issue recounts J Albert Williams's 25 years in business, a Keota trainyard incident with a near miss, and several city matters. It notes local hires and sales, a restaurant opening, a mayoral race, and the high school commencement with graduates and program details.
Excerpt notes a line about Columbus cursing around dine og the West Indies from a boy’s history paper in the Boston Transcript. The fragment preserves period voice and reading context.
A soap bears a name drawn from Suyvona an ancient Italian seaport famed for its soup production since early times. The article notes connections to the town and its historic culinary craft.
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