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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1928
Page
2
Receipts near 1000 cattle and hogs with varied demand. Top hogs paid 90 per cwt for choice 200 to 240 lb. Feeder cattle trend higher for stockers while fat cows and butcher heifers rise. Prices differ by weight and grade across steers, heifers, and sows.
The Pea wer community hosts a Wednesday social on December 11 at 7 20 pm with Rev and Mrs Ham and Mr and Mrs Witey. The Daughters of the organization plan an initiation and officer elections. A large livestock sale features a 1928 International Livestock Exposition champion steer sold for 7 per pound to J C Penny Co of New York, with final bid around 8 19 per pound. The piece remembers local families and vendors, notes I H cow dinner, and highlights the Penny company sponsor role and the boy Clarence Specke with sister Emma.
Fragments recount a barnyard auction with a stubborn cow and sour milk mishaps. Eck Brumback recalls selling a troublesome cow last winter and a parsoned tale triggers laughter as H B Knight and local teachers Hazel Quamn and Marie Mayers arrive for a weekend with Myrtle Macon.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference produce market items and pricing terms including per dozen pallets horses hides ducks and general delivery notes. The text is garbled with illegible phrases and nonstandard units and lacks a coherent report or event.
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