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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
2
Chicago December market news reports hogs at 53 000, including 20 000 di et, with top 9.50 and bulk 190-316 lb weights. Cattle and vealers show steady to strong demand with good and choice fed steers 1100-1500 lb at 12.15-14.56, vealers 11.00-14.50, lambs 12.50-13.60, ewes 4.60-6.90, stockers 10.5-16.75. Slaughter classes mix. cows 7.50-16.00, bulls 6.25-9.75.
Open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and Lard show varied shifts across December March May contracts. Grain prices edge up for some futures while others retreat with year start volatility and index movements noted in the Chicago market report.
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple wheat and corn varieties with percentages and grades, names of types such as yellow hard white and mixed, plus numeric qualifiers. It mentions fields or lots and includes stray phrases like Sarmatia and Parley. The passage resembles a technical grain bulletin with scattered figures and identifiers.
A garbled OCR snippet lists scattered figures and names such as March 11 and 199K Timothy. The legible items are sparse and unclear, offering no coherent event, location, or consistent parties to identify a concrete news item.
Columbia Pictures assembles a stellar team for Broadway Scandals a musical comedy at Rootheatre Friday and Saturday A roster of famed writers including Fred Thompson Joe Stone Tamner Manter Dave Dryer Sid Coslow Sam Coslow and others provide lyrics tunes and melodies The show promises a chorus of fifty plus a dance bench and features songs like What to Do Without You and Love s the Cause of All Blues with writers Franklin Trer and Claire among those credited The talent aims to match the success of Dryer's past hits Me and My Shadow Rainbow’s Round My Shoulder and The Spell of the Sues
December chatter covers hunting rumors, a new safe, a badger fight, family visits on farms with hogs and veal, plus road conditions and upcoming sales. Local residents Wilbur Long, Frank Taylor, Joe Murphy, Henry Burdo are mentioned amid community updates and estate notices near Washington and Crawfordville.
X A Lambert recounts a trip to Ainsworth for a school building minstrel show praising cast members and audience, noting Dorothy Reubsam and Ruth Norris stood out. He mentions Pr E O Conner with his wife and two girls, Mary Louise and Alma, and thanks David Elder for journal articles on his California trip.
A historical account notes Longmore, a member of an aspiring gang, succeeding in bringing the thief to justice and witnessing the joyous wedding of a young couple. The event marks a notable moment of penance and union in their community.
A tip to preserve a new car’s finish suggests parking it between other fresh vehicles. The advice implies that proximity to new cars can reduce damage and enhance appearance.
An advertisement claims Kruschen Salts can remove fat and improve vigor. It asserts fat loss in three weeks, increased energy, clearer skin, and brighter eyes, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The product is sold at Lemmon's Pharmacy and states an 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks.
Sherlock Holmes stars in a talking movie at the Gr eam theatre with Clive Brook in the title role. The plot follows the untimed murder of Captain Longmore leading Holmes across the Atlantic to New York as he tracks a murderers’ ring.
Markets list poultry eggs and meats with prices such as small pullet eggs per dozen 32 cents and leghorn springs per pound 16 cents. roasters and macks per pound, beef and hides noted with per pound values. sick poultry and crippled stock not sold. no market for certain hides.
A string of closing out sales announced by various sellers including O H Palmer Henry Hites Spencer Reed and others across West Chester Wellman Washington Kalona Rubio Wellston and Keota with dates from December 10 to December 19 noting farm estates ranches and properties up for sale and auction.
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