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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1927
Page
2
Chicago livestock prices ease as hogs sell mostly 7.25 to 9.00 per cwt with various weights and grades. receipts 55 000 hogs and 19 000 cattle. Hogs top around 9.00 for 210 to 300 lb weights and 8.60 to 8.95 for bulk 210 to 300 lb. Cattle show slow demand with best steers around 17.50 to 18.50 for heavyweights, feeders 12.00 to 17.00, cows 5.25 to 11.00, calves 7.00 to 14.00.
Chicago grain market update shows wheat and corn bids with various lot figures. Wheat lists two red and two hard categories with fractions. corn shows multiple yellow bids across four grades and price points.
Iowa sheriffs cannot claim gasoline refunds when on duty as they are paid mileage. A station prize lottery using license numbers is illegal. Legion official R. J. Laird may receive an annual railroad pass to aid disabled veterans. Supervisors may pay for rabies death of a dog bite. Fairgrounds under 320 acres are tax exempt if not used for profit.
The term haberdashery likely comes from the German phrase Habet ihr das meaning Have you that. German peddlers in the Middle Ages frequently sold small general utility items. The haberdasher was a trader of various trifles carried in a pack.
The Turkish government has prohibited the ancient Anatolian practice where male guests beat the bridegroom. Officials cited cultural tradition concerns and public safety as the rationale for the ban.
The document lists barley oats rye timothy and clover figures with varying percentages and prices. Entries show color and grade notes such as white and mixed labels with percentage ranges and a few small price figures for each crop.
The Toledo Seed Market shows Clover prices with cash and imported rates listed for December and February contracts. Cash prices range from 16.40 to 17.90, with December 17.55 and March 17.80 noted among figures.
Chicago dispatch notes tomorrow's livestock estimates with cattle at 13 000 hogs 53 000 and sheep 13 000. The figures reflect market activity and supply expectations for nearby trading.
Radio Digest lists numerous station programs for December 6 across WLIT WRVA WSMB and others. A feature on John Barrymore’s When a Man Loves highlights an extended Graham Theatre run with Dolores Costello and cast including Warner Oland and Sam De Grasse.
On Saturday at Hays dairy, buyers attended for business as records were challenged by average prices. Top cows sold around 100 to 112 dollars with several buyers named, including Allison Maas and Frank Mayhew. The report notes Duncan sale near Columbus Junction and upcoming Denison combination sale, highlighting demand for Shorthorn cattle and early morning purchases by Elam Johnson.
A humorous exchange about marriage after death is noted. Nick Tinnes led his journal as he works through winter duties and upcoming sales. Spencer Bell and family from near Columbus Junction visited Washington on Saturday.
A tourist queries auto tires in a village store. The saleswoman replies with a joking list of items including funeral wreaths life preservers invalid cushions and doughnuts as a quip from Extension Magazine.
The Washington press reports the formation of a home insurance company with incorporators led by J. H. Wilson and J. A. Henderson. Officers include J. H. Wilson as president and S. G. Owen as treasurer. Also noted are county fund transfers, church news, and local social notices from 1867 including marriages and building updates.
A large woman attended the Thursday wedding of J H Young and Lizzie N Laughead at the Laughead home with Rev I N Laughead officiating and a princely dinner. The couple departed for Monmouth Illinois on their bridal tour after congratulations in a joyous ceremony. Also announced is Capt Geo W Marsden of this place marrying Lizzie Dewey of Tecumseh Michigan who arrived last week after her illness improved and the couple now reside here.
The Washington Sportmans club organized on Friday evening selecting officers President Lyman Witcomb Vice President J G Stewart Treasurer Wm Glover and Secretary Chris Hartman.
Snow battlers mobilize in nine northwestern Iowa counties as winter descends. Seventy miles of snow fence already up and 813 miles of primary roads protected by the state highway commission. E W Dunn district engineer says snow removal gear is staged in county seats with 12 large trucks and multiple plows, 70 road patrolmen assigned to districts to oversee road conditions.
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