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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1929
Page
2
Market listings show butcher grade cattle from 250 to 350 pounds averaging 1025 to 1560 with 200 to 250 pounds at 1025 to 1070 and 180 to 160 pounds at 990 to 1060. Packing sows range from 950 to 2010 with mid market at 99 to 150. Top price noted 1070 with some higher bids and references to OATTLI.
Chicago grain and livestock trade shows thin yearling demand and widespread price shifts. Strong to 25 cents higher for late trades, with light yearlings and all grades to new highs. bulls scarce and activity modest as buyers cover positions. Prices cited for varied weights and classes, including cows, heifers, stockers, and feeder lambs, amid overall steady to firm sentiment.
Fragmentary price list shows Chieso Cash Grain and 194.2 mix with corn trading around 89 to 92 percent quality ranges. Barley prices hover near mid sixties to sixties four, with various cash and futures mentions for February and March deliveries. Names Timothy Marett and Ke noted alongside cash figures for old and new contracts.
A country boy wields a sling in a sparrow tale illustrating ancient weaponry and skill. The narrative blends folklore with rustic practice, noting how stone and pebble shaped early human tools and hunting.
A cryptic line appears to reference Apotheos 3 within a pancake themed work titled a Transcript. The piece hints at a creative or experimental fragment involving culinary imagery and abstract naming. No clear narrative or concrete events are present in the readable text.
Afternoon chatter from February includes a Herr land sale with attendees and unsettled bids, a town weather look at late February warmth and dry roads, and casual mentions of local ads. The piece references a town in Maine, a hot dog humor line, and scattered names from community life.
Dialogue covers friendly gossip about privacy in daily life and a casual discussion of intimate questions. News snippets mention snow, neighbors, and a brief report from Colorado, Washington and California residents noting cold weather and family movements.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs J Sexton at 608 nd Avenue. Mrs C W Hedges will lead one lesson. A large attendance is hoped for.
Auction notices show closing out sales announced for February near Crawfordsville Dublin 2 miles west Washington and Havre. Vendors include Andy Sheetz Le Reemblossoming Clark G Tucker with distances given. List indicates sales scheduled from February 22 to February 26 with locations around Crawfordsville Dublin Washington Havre and Havre area.
Members of Gre C and Petuba husbands to be entertained at Henry Minick home Saturday. The Vriendshin club to meet with Mrs Lambert Friday, February 26, and RF Duras to discuss breeding sow sale.
Prices listed for cream butterfat and various poultry goods at Washington markets include fresh laid eggs per dozen, hens and pullets per pound, roosters from hatch 1928, old roosters, heavy breeds, and horsehides. The notice states no market for sick, thin, or crippled poultry or poultry with ailments.
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