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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
2
Market report from Chicago shows cattle receipts 11 000 with feeder stock scarce and values mostly steady to lower for heavy weights. Sheep receipts 16 000 with fat lambs steady to higher for select weights. hogs receipts 21 000 with slow demand and prices 10 to 25 cents lower across most categories.
Market list shows hens under 4 pounds at 15 cents per pound, spring chickens at 20 and 15 cents, old roosters at 0 cents, ducks and geese various rates, hides and creamed butterfat values, no market for sick or crippled poultry. No further context or dates provided.
A testimonial claims Maya's cures stomach liver and intestinal ailments by removing mucus and reducing inflammation. The author notes prior medicines failed in St Louis but Maya's prompted a complete turnaround with money refunded if not satisfied.
Fragmentary OCR shows numbers like May .99 99% 98% 99% and July 97 97% .96% 9744. No clear entities or events identified to form a full news item or record.
Toledo market notes show cash and future quotes for Clover seed with domestic price 22.75 and imported 20.40, plus Dec and Feb values. Timothy cash old at 2.65 with Dec and Feb activity, and Alsike cash at 20.85. hay priced around 25.00.
Riverside residents report holiday traveling and family visits as Cedar Rapids and Iowa City guests return home. Mr and Mrs Clement Schnoebelen hosted relatives from Cedar Rapids and Mt Vernon over the weekend while Miss Margaret Jacobsmeier returns from Houghton. Other travelers include Miss Mary Saunders from Fort Madison and Richard Yegey visiting with relatives in Riverside.
Lillian Vondrasek and family correspondence records multiple visits in New Palestine. Several households including the Laney Vondrasek Soukup Petsel Malichky Wolra Sojka and Cline families share Christmas and Sunday gatherings with relatives and neighbors.
The page compiles radio schedules for many stations with feature programs and concerts, then presents a lengthy court filing notice in Washington County Iowa. It lists corporate defendants led by Bruns Seed Company and heirs to several banks and railroads, warning of a petition to file by December 30, 1926, to assert ownership of described real estate in Washington County Iowa and to resolve junior claims under a receivership decree.
In Washington County Iowa in district court a purported last will dated February 10 1920 for Margaret Ann Hawthrone has been filed and opened. A hearing to prove and probate the will is set for January 3 1927 at the Washington Court House before the district court or clerk. Interested parties must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated.
Iowa probate notice announces hearing for the last will and testament of Joseph Carson dated 1912 and codicil 1920. Hearing to determine probate validity set for January 3 1927 at 9:00 AM in Washington County Court House. All interested parties must appear to show cause why the instrument should not be probated.
By order of D C Kilgore, clerk of the district court, a legal notice references the estate proceedings for the deceased. The document cites dates in 1926 and names D C Kilgore as the clerk handling the matter.
In a case filed by Harry L. Snakeenberg Trustee for a trust deed lender, the plaintiff seeks to quiet the fee simple title to specified real estate and bar all defendants and unknown claimants from any adverse claims. The petition notes errors in record title and warns that unless defendants appear by January 2, 1927, a default and judgment will be entered at the January 1927 district court term in Washington Iowa.
A Harmony school program directed by Miss Helen Jones featured a Christmas tree and Santa Claus. Afterward a reception honored Mr. and Mrs John Evans and family who are moving to Kentucky. Outside guests included Otto Schiebel and Jarrard. Miss Clara Wallace, the new state inspector of Normal Schools, attended and was wished success. The community extends New Year wishes.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Wyse and relatives including Roger and Betty with Mrs Ben Meyer and Norman Dean left for a two week visit near Stryker Ohio. Other locals visited relatives over Christmas and noted business calls in Washington and Riverside. Frankfort on Main contributed 15000 marks to the Goethe house preservation.
A newspaper ad states payment will be provided after a trial as a condition to proceed. The notice emphasizes that the advertiser seeks funds now with a promise of reimbursement upon favorable outcome.
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