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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
7
A cryptic line lists measures and quantities: 20e doz and vie doz with context suggesting a ledger or coded entry. The fragment hints at paired items and counts, possibly inventory or pricing shorthand, but lacks full details or clear subjects.
Local sale column lists weekly auctions and public sales in Crawfordsville area including City Feed Yard sales on Wednesdays and Fridays at various spots. Entries name sellers such as John White Martin & Gingerich Walter Duvall J C Huston and Maurice Meyer with dates in February and locations around Washington Wellman Coppock Wayland Alneworth and Crawfords.
The notice lists daily rail services with local and limited trains, including Eastbound No. 3 Local at 7:08 am and No. 4 Golden State Limited, plus No. 2 and No. 44 Californian stops. It notes station agents Anderson and W. C. Bell and mentions regular meetings of Washington Lodge No. 26 AF&AM.
HASKINS Feb 6 Officers of the church met at the country home of K. A. Mathers to discuss church affairs with Rev. Voorhies of Marion present. Christine Watts visited her cousin John St. Clair in Davenport to coach a third grade pupil and expects to return March 1. Ladies Aid met with Una Cordon. fourteen members and one visitor attended. A waffle or manioca supper was planned for Feb 15 in the church basement. refreshments followed.
Market totals list hogs at 16 000 head with bulk 180 to 240 pounds and top 5 55. Cattle 4 000 with calves 1 000. medium to good cattle 8 50 to 9 25 with some at 10. Best yearlings 1 65 and some loads 10 00 to 10 75. Sheep 9 000 with fat lambs steady around 8 75 to 9 15 and ewes steady. Estimated receipts for tomorrow include 12 000 hogs 1 000 cattle and 6 000 sheep.
Chicago grain market showing wheat corn oats rye with May and July futures mostly steady to higher. losses appear in some lines with Sept and Sept. positions showing modest changes amid fluctuating open high low close values across wheat corn oats and rye contracts.
Chicago market report lists cash grain quotes for February 8. Corn ranges include yellow about 58 to 59 of bushel, white corn around 66, oats from 38 to 54, soybeans mixed with several yellow varieties around 105.
A Des Moines safety list urges pedestrians to avoid careless behavior and follow crossings rules. Chief Knee of the highway safety patrol warns a careless pedestrian can cause accidents and outlines key actions like using crossings, facing traffic, and teaching children street safety. The article also notes local community events and unrelated notices from the same issue.
A substitute for gasoline made mainly from pulverized coal and light fuel oil has proven capable of running a normal car in tests. The inventor is Dr. F. W. Godwin of the Armour Institute of Technology, and the product may hit the market within a year priced at 10 cents a gallon including taxes.
The American Foundation for Animal Health reports hog mange and mange mites are a major loss to U S hogs with 25 to 40 percent infested in some areas. Farmers lose two to four dollars per hog and markets deduct value from afflicted animals. Sanitation and dipping with oilers help, while advanced cases need veterinary care.
The ostrich is described as the oldest living form of bird in this brief note highlighting its status among avians.
The Peruvian prize highlights the most valuable bird due to its guano production. The cor morant earns recognition for its role in enriching soil and supporting local ecosystems.
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