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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1939
Page
7
D F Macon reports on journal subscription updates and changes in service terms. Readers learn about new rates and how to renew, with emphasis on subscriber benefits and contact details for the representative.
Report on January sales day at Crawfordsville featuring J M Martins sale from 11 to 1 46 with bidders from Peoria and towns including Keota West Chester Riverside Wellman Mt. Union Ainsworth Wayland Burlington Morning Sun Winfield Washington Columbus Junction and more. High prices noted with mules up to 300 dollars oats 31 cents per bushel and corn 51 cents. Advertisers and community reporters praise turnout and support for the Evening Journal while listing residents who attended and contributed.
Mrs Anna Rath celebrated her birthday with friends at the Albert Petsel and J J Florang homes. Guests included Mr and Mrs Gail Murdock, Mr and Mrs Frank Mincer, Mr and Mrs James Dvorak Jr, Mr and Mrs James Swalles, Mr and Mrs Milt Birka and others.
The line All the world is queer save thee and me is often misattributed but one version credits Robert Owen born 1771 died 1858. It appears in connection with his 1828 severance of business relations with partner William Allen in a notable historical context.
Two forged coins were found among 450 Henry II era coins unearthed at Hornechurch England. The fragments indicate a fifteenth century style fraud practiced earlier in the thirteenth century.
Quotation from Ruskin encourages traveling with intention to stay, perform kindnesses, speak truth, and make friends in every place. The message frames life as a sequence of deliberate small acts that build character and connections.
Large consignment sale opens on time with over 100 cattle including fresh cows, yearlings, bulls and fat heifers. Sheep and hogs offered, with vaccinated gilts to farrow in March and various sows. Harness, lumber, furniture, stock bags, hollering posts, real calves and hides listed. Manure spreader and boars sought.
Clay scene reports a Ladies club dinner at the Herman Eagle home with host Mrs Eagle. Nearby visits include Leo Melensky calling on Tuesday, Barbara Dawson visiting Mrs Lucy Morgan, Katherine Henry at Gren Vale School, and Ruth Smith teaching near Ottumwa. W. O. Morgan and family welcomed Fairfield visitors Sunday. H A Woodford travels in California.
Reports describe large herds of Kiang or wild asses along with wild horses and camels across deserts in northwest Chinese Turkestan, highlighting diverse fauna in the arid region.
Report notes contestants in Turkish wrestling grapple with oil to deter throws as slick bodies impede grips and balance, influencing match dynamics and technique choices. The observation highlights how oiliness reduces throwing opportunities and shifts emphasis to pinning and control.
A historic Yellow River flood in 1887 devastates northern China, reportedly drowning up to a million people and leaving vast areas submerged. Official figures vary as famine follows, with refugee movements and widespread relief efforts recorded.
Market report notes hogs trading 20.000 head with prices 10 to 20 cents lower and top at 7.70. Good to choice hogs 160 to 190 pounds 7.50 to 7.70. Packing sows 6.15 to 6.50. Cattle receipts 9,500 with calves 1,200 and fed steers 8.75 to 11.75, top 15.50 for weighty steers. Sheep 5,000 with fat lambs 8.50 to 8.75. Estimated next day receipts: cattle 5,000 hogs 15,000 sheep 9,000.
Produce markets in Chicago on January 11 show steady pricing across butter eggs poultry. Butter receipts total 726312 pounds with various grade ranges. eggs receipts 9599 cases with graded firsts and dirties. poultry receipts include trucks with ducks geese hens spring chicks and broilers with a range of percentages listed for each category.
Chicago cash grain report lists wheat at 67 cents per bushel, corn receipts at 23 carloads, with mixed yellow and white varieties and soybeans shown at 84 percent bids. Prices vary by mix and color across multiple lots, reflecting a active January trading day.
Noah Widmer loses two hogs when strawstack collapses Saturday night. The incident occurs as communities share weekend visits and family gatherings across STRINGTOWN with neighbors including the Widmer, Gillspie, Krabill, and Krabill families noted in the day's social ties and dinners.
The Indian Creek community held a school house program in Sandy Hook with Mrs. Geneva Corpman as chair. The event featured radio station notes, a contest on J F F initials, musical numbers by Maurice and Carol Farrier, and a vote to continue winter meetings. The group elected Mrs. Mineart as president and Mrs. Corpman as secretary and formed four districts. The Brighton Go Getters 4H met for an all day bread making session. The school Citizenship club elected Grace Rich president and published monthly papers.
The term kowtow comes from a Chinese ritual of profound homage and submission. It blends ko meaning knock and tou meaning head, describing kneeling three times and touching the ground with the forehead before the emperor.
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