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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1929
Page
2
Receipts show 15 000 sheep with fat lambs holding near 16 85 while bulk 16 10 to 16 50. Feeder steers good weights quoted 1075 to 1150. Ewes and lambs vary with culls 275 to 750 and feeder lambs 1450 to 1600.
The piece records a mixed winter mood from a local correspondent noting mild days and frequent dampness across the United States, and then shifts to personal anecdotes. It recalls gifts from Mr. Davison, a health scare, a journal subscription, a day with friends, car and sale details, and plans for future purchases including an airplane stock car idea.
For sale items include wood usta as hers braces and other supplies. Also listed is a yearling Poland China male hog a Guernsey bull some hay and a Brahma or King light breed. A 20 acre farm 314 miles from Muscatine Iowa is offered by H. Waine West Chester Iowa.
A fragmented record lists seed market data for February 1770 and March 1780 including clove oats and Timothy values. It notes cash import figures and imports to 100 and 127 livres with mentions of Fans Keb and Mai Alsike varieties plus 1925 Web pricing.
Chicago grain and livestock notes show March wheat at 1.28 with futures around 1.32 for May and July contracts. Corn and oats prices mix with mixed percentage changes and bid quotes. Livestock estimates from Chicago on February 19 project tomorrow’s cattle receipts at about 7,000 head.
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a fast cure for common childhood ailments. It claims to boost appetite, regulate digestion, and increase energy, citing a Scranton mother’s testimonial about improved health in her child after use. The endorsement emphasizes physician approval and urges requesting the product by its full name.
A fragment lists per pound prices for poultry and livestock including hens pullets eghorn mens and pullets roosters 1928 hatch leghorn old roosters and heavy duck breeds with extra charge for pour no market for sick or crippled birds and no delivery for damaged stock.
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