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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1938
Page
7
Classified rates listed by word, first insertion at 2 cents per word, second at 14 cents per word, third at 1 percent per word, and 1 cent per word for each subsequent insertion. Minimum charge 25 cents. Repeats emphasize reach of classified ads.
HOGS 11000 head including 10500 direct. light weights top at 8.65. 265 to 300 lbs 7.50 to 7.75. holdovers 1000. CATTLE 500 steady. calves 100 steady. beef steers 9.00 to 18.90. mediums 6.00 to 9.00. yearlings 6.50 to 13.00. cows 4.75 to 7.00. bulls 5.00 to 7.56. SHEEP 2500 steady. lambs 8.25 to 8.85. yearlings 7.00 to 8.00. ewes 2.00 to 4.00.
Chicago reports mixed egg and butter markets with steady to easy conditions. Egg receipts reach 8 138 cases with adjusted lot prices for extras and firsts. butter receipts total 7 709 pounds with similar price spreads. Poultry shows steady demand across broilers ducks geese and turkeys with price ranges noted for each category.
Chicago cash grain prices list from January 8 shows No. 3 mixed 59 percent, No. 4 mixed 57 to 59, No. 5 mixed 56 to 67, No. 2 yellow 62, No. 3 yellow 60 to 61 4 percent, No. 4 white 59 to 60, sample grade 55, and estimated carrots 154.
Readable fragments show numbers and month words with percent figures. The text lacks a complete event or clear subjects but signals financial or stock notation linked to May and July values. No clear person organization or place is identified to anchor a fuller summary.
Chicago grain table shows Wheat futures for May July and Sept trading around 7 to 9 percent, with oddities in the figures. Corn contracts for May July and Sept display ranges near 62 to 76 percent, though several entries are unclear or garbled.
The notice lists Negaa Livestock Auction in Washington every Tuesday and Midway Sale for Columbu Junction every Wednesday along with Community Sale Fridays at City Feed Yard. It includes January 12 through January 27 closing out sales in multiple towns such as Riverside Wellman Kalona and Washington with names like John Krebs Godwin Rosas Pence T H Riley Admx Mil dred Ft Turnipseed Joe McGraw and Oscar Hughes and details of locales and distances for each sale.
The record recalls mild January weather with clear roads and travel. Mrs. C N Putnam visited Ainsworth and Grace Stone for a fine dinner and a friendly country visit at the Stone farm. Tourists from Clinton Iowa visited Washington and old friends in town.
A literary exchange centers on poets who, according to a lecturer, set their verse afire. A critic counters that some writers fail to inject sufficient heat into their poems and verses.
Mrs Gotrich jokes about a mix up at the drugstore producing ice cream instead of cold cream. Catter notes Henry excels in French Spanish and algebra. Mr and Mrs J H W Thompson of Keota R 3 visit and renew their subscription while reporting their son Bob’s progress at Ames.
Harold’s new bride reveals he has started a hunger strike refusing all meals she prepares. A group including Johnny Sullivan from Burlington and others such as Larry Montgomery Livingston Hollingsworth Milt Denison shared roughly 2000 stories at the Congress hotel with many being true and Bill Steele confirming it.
Readable text shows a fragment about a 70 percent figure labeled ne Oy and unclear context. Not enough detail to identify person, place, or event.
Iowa officials say the 1927 legislature set doors at 30 inches for school buses, though it intended 24 inches. Deputy Commissioner Horace Tate reports the error will force manufacturers to build a special door unless amended. An amendment is hoped after the next session as letters from manufacturers flood the department seeking width guidance.
The article notes Arabian horses stand out due to a square, sharply chiseled head contour, a defining breed feature highlighted for its distinctive facial profile.
A fragment recalls married men called bachelors among Herve native men on Atchin Island New Hebrides who avoid women and live apart with meals. It notes a mother dog and seven puppies bound for an eastern state and a show dog bought for four good automobiles. It ends with spring hats and robins near year end.
A fragment recalls a longing for riches and a mansion yet ends with gratitude for a simple place to sleep. Margaret RR Doerschel of Indiana notes, and Brighton’s McClintic Bros. of R. 1 with a neighbor, identified as Washington business men, commented that slightly warmer weather would help.
A quirky item notes a one hundred three year old Canadian printer famed for numerous typos and fears death. It also mentions beautiful weather continuing this Saturday for out of state readers and ponders who the following refers to.
J Hall Paxton secretary of the American embassy in Nanking is pictured on arrival at Alameda California aboard the China Clipper plane. The report notes his presence relates to the Panay sinking incident in China and the broader U S tensions with China. Paxton suffered a leg wound in the events surrounding the gunboat Panay.
Locals in Cadiz call the city The Silver Dish for its tumble of whitewashed roofs that slope toward the sea, reflecting sunlight against the blue water and sky.
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