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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1925
Page
2
Chicago market notes show hog receipts and prices easing with steady demand for packing hogs and heavy weights while sheep and calves move unevenly. Cattle demand remains steady with best weighty steers selling around 10.50 and fat cows around 4.75 to 6.50, lambs active at 17.25 to 18.00, and futures for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies quoted at near day highs and lows.
Chicago February 27 official live stock estimates list hogs 8000 cattle 5600 and sheep 11000 for tomorrow source notes market outlook and shifting demand in mid February trade.
The article notes cannibalism persists in Papua within the British Empire border area near Australia. It cites a Papuan custom that a youth may not marry until he has shed human blood, highlighting brutal traditions in the region.
Community sale at Stock Yards in Noble Iowa runs February 28 with a closing out sale for George Limerman on March 2 three miles south of Washington.
A fragmented price list from Washington markets shows rates for cream butter per pound, eggs per dozen, various weights of hens and leghorns, ducks, geese, swan geese, and beef and horse hides. The text notes no market for cull sick or crippled poultry and includes miscellaneous figures and annotations.
Chicago market report lists wheat and corn prices by grade with bid ranges and fractions, alongside oats barley seeds and pork cuts including lard ribs bellies and prices for timothy and clover seed.
Berlin reports an unusually warm winter with Sweden and Germany noting record warmth. Stockholm observatory records show December 1924 as the warmest since 1789, while lack of snow hurts Sweden's lumber trade. Early Baltic storks and a blooming plum tree in Hildburghausen illustrate the season's oddities.
Three concurrent sources of dew are recognized: condensation from atmospheric moisture as dew forms, condensation of water vapor arising from the earth as dew rises, and moisture exhaled by plants.
In winter 1675 colonial forces led by Gov Josiah Winslow attacked a Narragansett fort near South Kingston. After a fierce siege 3,000 Indians defended the fort, many died by battle and cold. Benjamin Church finally breached the defenses and the fort burned, signaling the collapse of Narragansett power and the nearing end of the war. King Philip escaped, but Snake Squaw was captured, sealing a decisive turning point in New England’s great Indian War.
A seven inch bow lumber is cut to form a six pencil width wooden tube. The tube is shaped into six semi rounded sections and grooved to hold graphite lead. The halves are glued after lead insertion. The pencil lead is graphite.
The guidance notes that proper polishing involves moving with the grain to avoid rubbing in the wrong direction. It recommends using steadier strokes that follow the wood grain for a more even finish and quicker results.
W S S Broadcasting offers seeds with a satisfaction guarantee and promise to replace or refund unsatisfactory purchases. It lists sweet peas, pansy seed, lettuce, radish, and garden products, along with a note on testing seed corn and oats and a request for loyal local patronage.
The sermon links Christian living to progress in civilization and agriculture. It argues that quality living yields fruitfulness, not by effort alone but through union with Christ and pruning away distractions. Spiritual roots, divine love, and prayer fuel material abundance and social advancement.
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