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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 40000 uneven up to 150 cents higher with varied weights and packing house ranges from 9.25 to 10.00 for heavy hogs and 6.60 to 9.30 for light weights. Cattle receipts 19000 beef steers higher with bulk around 10.00 to 10.50 for fed steers and 6.25 to 6.50 for stockers. Sheep receipts 17000 very dull with fat lambs steady to 20 cents lower and bulk feeding lambs 15.00 to 15.25.
Official figures list hogs at 54000 cattle 10000 and sheep 18000 for tomorrow in Chicago. The live stock estimates reflect market expectations and supply levels across the region.
In a fragmentary quote the narrator muses after Socrates about a son and fate, mentioning a sum of 1,050 people or units as the Folk Wander begins, illustrating a curious, almost theatrical meditation.
A glass heart device the size of a real heart, powered by a small electric motor and circulating red fluid through glass arteries, is shown in Dresden Germany to illustrate heart function for medical students.
East Side shopkeepers in New York City buy cast-off plates from denture owners to reclaim silver. A notable amount of metal is purchased at low cost, melted into solid nuggets after extraction.
Georgette crepe is a light sheer fabric with a fine crepe surface. It is woven in gum then boiled off and dyed or printed. Originated and named by Hans Brothus, it has since been widely copied.
Quote notes that every man shapes his own fate whether in success or failure. It argues personal responsibility and shared blame, asserting individuals bear some accountability for their circumstances regardless of outcome.
Journal ads list closing out sales with dates and locations for dealers including J W Hendrickson near Haskins, Duane McCreedy at Haskins, Charles E Dunsheer near Keota, Gus Croquet at Ainsworth, and Tipton and Simmerman near Washington with sales in late December and January.
A Chicago market summar is released listing bid quotes for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy seed and fats including wheat No 2 hard 1.66 to 1.69 percent corn No 2 mixed 1.26 No 3 mixed 1.22 and lard 16.70 ribs 14.87 bellies 15.87 with numerous grade distinctions and ranges for other grains and seeds.
Chicago traders noted active millers and exporters pushing prices higher as wheat and rye reached new seasonal highs. May and July futures posted gains before profit taking pressured the market, with corn and oats showing mixed moves and provisions remaining in strong demand.
Market price list shows butterfat test per pound and eyes per dozen, hens in two weight classes, spring ducks and geese prices, wet hides and horse hides, old roosters, and goose swan prices. Notably no market for cull or sick poultry.
District Court of Iowa in Washington County holds a case against Brighton State Bank with a receiver Robert L. Leach. Shareholders are notified to show cause why an order and decree for 100 percent stock assessment should not be entered by January 12, 1925, or face default. Brookhart Bros. represent the receiver.
A writ of special execution directs a public sale in Washington Iowa on December 30 1924 from 1 30 PM to 4 PM at the courthouse. The property is the north half of section 4 township 75 range 9 west except 40 acres east side in Washington County Iowa or as much as needed to satisfy the judgment of Union State Bank Keota Iowa against Walter Fisher and Anna Fisher.
District Court of Iowa Washington County notes ancillary administration for Eunice Scofield estate. Named parties include Keeley, Milla, Parkinson, Scofield family members, Buckmaster relatives, Marshall, Kennedy, and organizations such as the Foreign Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church. Describes real estate lots One Two and Three in Block Five Wilson's Addition South Washington.
When rheumatism settles in joints and causes agony Joint Ease offers quick lasting relief. Joint-Ease targets joint troubles with a clean penetrating preparation recommended by druggists. Mail orders filled cash or C O D Pope Laboratories Hallowell Maine advertisement.
The semi decennial census as of January 1 1925 will collect data from Iowa districts with enumerators visiting farms. Farmers must answer truthfully to improve understanding of indebtedness and financial conditions, while protecting individual privacy. group county figures released.
The petition in Washington County Iowa asks the court to authorize the sale and conveyance of Eunice B Scofield estate real estate. Heirs and unknown claimants are named as defendants with a January 12 1925 hearing set for the petition.
A collage of light notes from various places. a Salem New Jersey hiccough lasts three days. A Fort Worth auto victim into an ambulance wreck. Staten Island duck hunter feet frozen. Paris reports a wireless picture of the Prince of Wales. Kentucky University adopts crossword puzzles amid jokes about politics and popularity. Six wells burned near Los Angeles in a strange fire. Copyright 1924 NEA service.
Three persons were killed and several injured when a Great Northern train struck a street car at a Helena, Montana crossing. Police and railroad officials investigated the wreck as a crowd gathered at the scene.
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