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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1927
Page
2
Hogs receipts listed at 27 000 head with prices steady to 10 cents above average. Top at 8.90 with bulk 210 to 300 pound hogs averaging 8.45 to 8.85, lighter weights 7.40 to 8.20, packing sows 7.50 to 7.85, and slaughter pigs 6.75 to 7.60 for 90 to 130 pounds.
Receipts around 12 000 with fed steers steady to strong and spots higher while stockers and feeders are slow. Best yearlings around 17 1 2 dollars with mixed 17 35. stockers 9 to 10 50. vealers 12 50 to 13 00. Slaughter cattle quote steers 14 50 to 18 25 heavy, and other weights 13 25 to 17 75, cows 6 35 to 11 50, calves 7 00 to 14 50, feeders 7 75 to 12 00.
Chicago grain prices show varied moves on December 7 with Wheat and Corn posting modest gains while Oats hold near prior levels. Wheat December edges up to around 1.295 with March and May futures near 1.33 and 1.38 respectively. Corn December holds around 0.91 to 0.95, while Oats hover near 0.52 to 0.62 in front months.
Toledo seed market lists prices for Clover Timothy and Alsike with cash and future dates. Values shown include Dec Jan Feb Mar figures and notes on imported cash rates.
Chicago forecast shows 9,000 cattle 49,000 hogs and 13,000 sheep expected to move to market tomorrow, indicating strong livestock activity for the region.
Five insurance companies named as defendants in a federal suit filed in Dubuque Iowa to collect 150000 on the Central Trust Building Mason City destroyed by fire last winter. Action moved from Cerro Gordo county district court. C O Wilkinson represents receivers of the building.
Depositors in the closed Iowa Loans and Trust company bank of Des Moines will get a ten percent dividend, about 450000 dollars, within fifteen days per Judge Lester Thompson. Total reimbursement rises to fifty percent within a year. The bank closed a year ago, tying up about seven million dollars in deposits.
In Clinton Iowa two people may face man slaughter charges after a crash that killed Mrs. J K Daniels of Seymour Wisconsin. Ed Voespel, driver, and his companion Mrs. Viola Garber were arrested after Daniels’ car crashed into her vehicle and burst into flames.
An advertisement urges sending ten cents to Foley and Co. in Chicago for a trial bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup plus trial packets of Foley Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The copy claims these remedies help millions and asks readers to include name and address.
Warm rain dulls travel as Duncan Shorthorn sale is set for Thursday near Columbus Junction. Roads north of town were dragged and workers like Bruty Salterberg and Beenblossom toiled on Coponock road. Robert Gault returns from Chicago with cattle on a slow market, cattle prices vary little. Frank McKune owns a vast 200 acre farm with good roads and 125 acres of corn, ample livestock and sturdy buildings. Reading the Journal helps pass time as the day includes light humor about auctioneers and old stock stories. The Davison and Leeper families are noted hosts with honey gifts and hospitality.
A humorous Zoo page item recalls a monkey remarking on a new experience, spoken as the animal scratches its back, reflecting playful wildlife captions in the periodical.
Crawfordsville resident F G Maxwell leaves a four dollar check at Dou gherty's to aid the needy. Victor Oswalt from Brighton R1 forwards his Journal subscription mentioning a business visit. H G Jarrard expresses a wish to continue support, tearfully requesting the aid not end.
A series of weekend and weekday events are posted including a Presbyterian social at the church Friday at 7 30 and a Baptist bazaar article drive to deliver Friday afternoon. The Wellston school plans a program and candy social Friday night December 9 with Jane Lechner.
Universal Jewel presents Francis X. Bushman and Anna Q Nilsson in The Thirteenth Juror at the Fox theatre. A gripping tale of enduring friendship and courtroom intrigue, adapting the famed Broadway play Counsel for the Defense with stylish performances and strong legal drama.
The article notes ancient Dutch customs with animal executions. A cat hanged at Longueville in 1476 for biting an infant, a steer publicly executed at Meddelbourg in 1571 for gorging a woman, and a cow put to death for attacking a girl.
A famed physician’s Thoxine is advertised to stop stubborn coughs quickly by addressing inflammation and irritation. Marketed as safe for all ages with no harmful drugs, it claims to halt night coughs or sore throat within 15 minutes. Available in 34¢ 60¢ and $1.00 from MecDaniel's and other drug stores.
George Kramer, a meter reader for Fort Dodge gas and electric, discovered the bodies while coming to collect a bill. The two men shared bachelor quarters in a single basement room.
Fort Dodge Iowa December 7. Mrs Water Scherff 28 mother of eight was accidentally shot when her husband waved a greeting with his revolver. He had carried the gun after a store robbery and believed the safety catch was on.
R E Canning a Monroe county supervisor is temporarily ousted by a district court order and seeks an immediate trial on charges of irregularity in office. He is accused of taking a ham and a cane of lard from the county farm without paying. Judge R W Smith said trial could occur within ten days. The note adds a historical aside about the Chaldeans and sundials.
A New England city enacted an ordinance banning bathtub use without doctor guidance, aiming to safeguard public health. The measure reflects concerns about medical oversight and personal welfare in daily routines.
An itemized notice lists dec dates for multiple estate and farm sales near West Chester, including Dec 14 near Washington and Chester, Dec 15 Crawfordsville, Dec 16 Underwood and Porter Estate in Ainsworth, Dec 20 closing out farm sale, and Dec 21 Howard Leacox closing out sale at Wellston. G W Wright and Son also noted with 12 mine.
A Chicago reader at 651 E 46th St reports a stubborn lingering cough quickly yielded to Foley's Honey and Tar Compound after the druggist advised its proven medicinal value. The testimonial highlights the product as dependable for cough relief.
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