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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
2
Market news from Chicago shows hog receipts at 60,000 with most bids 10 to 15 lower. Listings cover choice to heavy hogs, sows, and cutters with price ranges for different weights and quality. Lambs and yearlings sold mixed with bulk fat lambs and feeding types, prices quoted for good to common grades, plus notes on marketing days and nearby grain prices.
Chicago livestock market report shows cattle and hogs estimated receipts at 38,000 and sheep at 11,000. The January period reflects strong demand with steady bidding across fat cattle and hog divisions and notable activity in feeder cattle transactions.
Wheat futures show Mar 1.16 and May 1.18, with July at 1.20. Corn and oats figures appear as Mar and May readings, with July continuing near 4.6 and 4.8. The data reflects intraday price levels across March May and July contracts.
Family and friends from Wellman Keota Sigourney and surrounding areas gathered for Christmas and holiday visits. Many households hosted relatives and traveled to parental homes in Wellman Harper Cedar Rapids and Washington for gatherings and Sunday calls.
Kalona tone correspondent notes an unsure date and person, with fragmentary wording. The piece mentions Kalona, possibly a local event, and a correspondent named Alie, but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
Fragmentary text mentions a correspondent on Sunday, travel to Town City, a Congo friend Sehamas Bis, names Umar, Dewison, Wellman, and a court note dated January. The passage is disjointed and lacks a coherent event or date.
January 3 items urge returning magazines to Dougherty Bros for county home delivery, praise kind neighbors like Mrs Maggie Williams, and thank Crawfordsville readers for letters and subscriptions. The column lists local happenings, sales, weather, plant talk, and jokes about journal distribution and social ties in a bustling small town.
About twenty tons of hay in barn listed by Isador Han seal with Haskins phone. Also two Jersey cows TB tested and high producers. Also a good action shotgun for sale at 12 f Garage on Iowa Ave. Aaron Crawfordsville listings note contact Charles Ashby and others.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mrs Mi orton Tiffany of Washington, later Keota, and a Los Angeles reference. The readable text hints at a nameless local note about a person and movement, but no clear event or date is established.
Iowa farm officials report the fall pig crop rose about 12 percent from 1927, with Illinois and Kansas among corn belt states showing gains. Survey data from December 1 indicate west and northwest Iowa saw the largest increases, while producers plan about five percent more sows for next spring, though actual farrowings often lag intentions.
The church hosts a 1929 Resolution Night on Sunday inviting members to submit proposals. A committee will read and consider each resolution with the aim of selecting a worthwhile contribution for adoption.
Washington produce markets report shows Ighorn and Aes participating in a brisk market day. Buyers and sellers gathered at stalls, with prices and availability cited for several common fruits and vegetables.
Des Moines reports Iowa's presidential electors chose Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis for the state's thirteen votes. The electors, housed yesterday, sent the votes to Washington by registered mail. Governor Jean Hammill presided over the electoral college with W A Hunt of Ottumwa as secretary.
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