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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
2
Cattle receipts 5 000 slow with fed steers lower and cows easy. Sheep 11 000, fat lambs up to 15 cents higher and feeding lambs strong. Hogs 35 000 market active with light sales and 140 to 200 pound pigs mixed around 12.00 with buyers bid higher on certain lots.
Braden Mrs M Maxwell corresp app notes eleven members and two and a half children attended a Braden club gathering at the Delbert Maxwell home Wednesday afternoon. Louise Smith and Delbert Maxwell led the entertainment with a yellow and white menu. A postponed oyster supper was planned at Earl Berkshire's home Friday to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs James Long who are moving soon.
Nelson Beamblossom of Wayland attended the all day meeting at the Pleasant Hill church reported by Karl Kephart correspondent.
Prices for cream butterfat 46 cents per pound, eggs per dozen, hens by weight, springs and ducks by pound, and horse hides listed. No market for thin sick or crippled poultry.
Howard Sigeroase and Frank Pearson order Purina Pig Chow for January 15 deliveries. Advertises Purina Chicken Chowder for eggs, Dr Hess products, Clover and Foll-tex soil aids, and nucleus seed sales. Carey Salt shipments noted with Klein Bros. Keota promoting quality and poultry care.
Brief items from nearby towns compiled by the Journal's subscription representative. Snaps include local events, appointments, and small civic notices gathered from community columns and public notices in the region.
A field sale on January 6 in the Wilson D. Martin event drew close neighbors and friends, who donated a full set of silver spoons and shared details on prices for livestock, corn, hay, and chickens. Local figures G.J. Juzeler and J. Gabby advertised upcoming events at Winfield and Crawfordsville, while residents noted visitors and chatter about future auctions and local happenings. The piece preserves names, places, and prices, reflecting a small-town market report tone.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Pratt visited Sunday evening at Mack Been. The Ladies Aid met at the church Wednesday afternoon with good attendance. Plans for the Geo Weigman event on Monday January 10 were discussed and lunches will be served. There are some cases of measles in the neighborhood.
A quoted maxim attributed to E. W. Howe notes that a man is always reckoned to seek a good time, describing the scarcity of that thing in life.
A sequence of public sales is listed around Washington with sellers including Mike Trier Duroe Jersey Breed Sow, Knotek Bros Duroe bred Sow, High land Dairy Jay Brewer, G M Humble, Charles F Bush, Meint Koehler, and H F Busby. Dates span January 17 to January 26 with multiple farm and Poland China bred sow sales and closing out events.
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