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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
2
Chicago Des 12 AP reports futures and current bids with cattle receipts around 1,000 head and hogs lighter. heavy butchers top at 50, cull and cutter weights down. sheep receipts near 15,000 with fat lambs strong. Traders note buyers paying higher weights over 170 pounds and steady to higher market.
A historical grain market brief lists varied wheat and corn price figures across months, including Mar May Dec and Jan values. It notes percentages, cash terms, and multiple tracked commodities with scattered figures for Chicago area grain grades and feeds.
A rambling, first person report from a December sale day near Birney and Riverside. Buyers and clerks like W W Wilson Art Anderson C J Reed figure prominently as horses, hogs and turkeys move, with weather, snow, and local gossip shaping the day. Mentions of Fort Birney auction crew, lunches, errors in sale bills, and plans for December 14 horse sale wrap the update.
The youth of the church are preparing a Christmas program directed by Mrs. H. J. Schrage with the community literary society postponing events until after the holiday season. Nearby residents, including the Widmer and Imhoff families, were noted in everyday activities such as shopping, haying, and help chores around farms.
Fragmentary report recalls Morrison visiting West Chester from Washington years ago. Mentions Mrs Ross and sister, local friends, a possible public notice of a trip, and a weather front with extreme cold and brief warmth. Pollard preached at the United Presbytery church as a separate item in the fragment.
Riverside residents gathered for a Monday whist event hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rush. Tables were set and players included Bryant Salladay and Dr. 8.2 with laughter and socializing throughout the evening.
STRINGTOWN December report notes Mrs. Joe Wenger of Washington Des Moines died last Wednesday evening leaving her husband and five children. Graber and Ohm relatives attended her funeral on Monday. Esther Wenger and Lydia Mastis were among those visiting family in Forest Wil. Raymond and Harry Wenger were seen Friday night into Saturday morning.
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