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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1924
Page
2
Daily Market Reports from Chicareo note hogs 10.60 to 10.90 on most weights with declines for lighter runs, cattle recep ts 22 000 with bids lower and feeders weak, and sheep markets extremely dull with prices slipping. Chicago rounds out with grain quotes: Wheat No 2 red 1.82, corn 1.31, oats 61-69, rye 1.46-1.48, barley 88-97.
One hundred delegates from 43 Cosmopolitan clubs attend the eighteenth annual convention in Ames. In Cedar Rapids A G Sudan of Chicago pleads guilty to transporting liquor, fined 300 dollars and serves 90 days in jail. In Council Bluffs Minnie Young, 16, is stopped from jumping from Douglas Street Bridge into the Missouri River after saying she was scolded by her father.
A reflective note on youth and love stating that love keeps youth alive and old age away. The piece suggests sixteen remains a time of vitality while sixty feels distant, urging readers to embrace perpetual youth through affection.
A sequence of farm and household goods sales scheduled around Washington and nearby towns. Listings include buyers J H McFarland near Ainsworth, Chas B Dunshee near Keota, Gus Croquet and others with dates from Dec 29 to Jan 28. Locations span Washington north to Tipton and surrounding farms.
Price list for poultry and livestock at Washington Produce Markets includes butterfat test at 88c per lb for cream, Weegee fresh at 47c per dot, hens and pullets priced by weight with variations for size, roosters by weight and breed, ducks and geese at per pound rates, and no market for cull or sick poultry, total 88.75.
Open High Low Close data for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Lord Ribs and Bellies on Dec 30 show shifts in prices. Wheat and corn hold near previous closes while rye and hog futures edge down. meat cuts begin trading January and May contracts with notable price spreads.
Wheat prices declined across May and July futures amid scattered selling and stop loss orders. May futures slipped to 1.74% and 1.50% for wheat in late trading, while corn and oats weakened on weaker overall grain demand and continued price pressure. Provisions also moved lower in sympathy with grain and hog values.
Chicago market report shows early trading slow but firm. United States shipments reach 277 cars with Wisconsin sacked round whites priced 1.15 to 1.25 per hundredweight, mixed bids from 1.10 to 1.35 for ordinary conditioned lots and bulk sales at 1.25 to 1.35.
In Caseyville near East St. Louis three generations of the Harrod family were buried together following funeral services. Mrs. Celia Harrod aged 65, her daughter Miss Aussie Harrod 31, and granddaughter Dorothy Brooks 3 perished in a deadly Friday blaze.
A summer resort provides a tense backdrop as a young woman longs for independence and romance. Ed arrives nightly to woo her while she works for Mr. Baker, a distant employer, until a dance ends with a whispered pledge and a wary chaperone watching.
A Columbia Record quote argues women will not be men’s equals until a woman can be slapped on the back and borrow a dollar, reflecting contentious views on gender equality.
A jumble of brief items from 1944 NBA Service notes odd incidents across cities and states. A man dressed as a golfer is arrested in Fort Worth while not linked to a crime. a Detroit club bans women smoking. fires set in New York apartment houses. a Chester man faces extortion charges. a will is set aside in Ohio. income tax lists prompt bluffing concerns. a bear attacks agents in Toledo. a New York man assaults his wife over smoking. Christmas gifts amid electrical commerce. cautions on trust and time management.
The article highlights Dr John McLoughlin dubbed Emperor of the West for 22 years ruling from Fort Vancouver Washington, a key figure in Pacific Northwest history. It details the Hudsons Bay Company dominance 1670 1816 and joint occupancy 1816 1846, with McLoughlin saving American missionaries and settlers and later losing position in 1846.
London scientists of the British Meteorological Department predict 1925 will be the driest year this century. The Associated Press reports the discovery links rainfall patterns to future wet or dry years and forecasts broad drought affecting Great Britain and beyond after Christmas.
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