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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1928
Page
2
Chicago livestock market report shows receipts of 67 000 hogs and 16 000 cattle with overall bid activity softer by 10 to 15 cents. Early top hogs 8.45 with weights 150 to 325 pounds and lighter hogs uneven with common weights around 7.50. Cattle futures mixed as heavyweights steady to lower. best steer prices near 18.75, light yearlings and heifers firm with bulls abundant and feeders subdued.
The listing shows price ranges for various cattle grades and weights. Good and choice steer prices span 15.00 to 18.75 per hundredweight with subsets for 1060 to 1500 Ibs. Other categories include good and medium cows 6.2 to 8.50 and calves 7.00 to 9.50, plus feeders and stock cattle 7.75 to 12.00 for common to choice steers.
Chicago grain prices edged higher on wheat with March and May contracts rising to around 1.29 percent and 1.30 percent. Corn and oats showed softer to mixed moves with May and July positions fluctuating near the 92 to 93 cent and 52 to 65 cent ranges respectively.
Chicago bid prices list wheat corn oats rye barley and timothy with quotes by grade and month. Wheat ranges from 1.29 to 1.80 per unit while corn shows values around 82 to 87. oats mostly 44 to 57. rye at 1.07 to 1.08. barley 0.86 to 0.94. timothy 2.85 to 3.10. clover from 22.25 to 29.75 per unit.
The report lists prices for clover and timothy seeds at the Toledo seed market with cash and installment futures. Clover shows February and March cash around 18.75 and 18.70 with imp options near 16.50. Timothy and Alsike seeds are quoted with March prices near 2.15 for Timothy and 16.60 for Alsike.
Political announcement states the speaker will run again for County Recorder to succeed herself, subject to Republican voters in the June primaries. The notice is signed by Mrs. Bellerick, 286tf mon.
A reflective line cites Phillips Brooks comparing character to bells that sound sweet music when touched, suggesting ethical resonance and unintended harmony arising from virtue and conduct.
A misty morning brings unusual weather for travelers with 32 degrees at 7 45 p m. Local farmer George Gilbert on R 5 extols saving on farm costs and recalls a profitable calf raised years ago. Town visitors include Mr and Mrs Barnes from Rubio Col Joe McGraw from Keota and W D Stafford from Havre with light gossip about farming real estate and family plans.
The item notes Marian Parker’s relation to Charley Thomas’s brother’s wife Ben’s wife and remarks Charley finds Parker highly regarded. It also mentions Ode Ferguson’s horseradish mishap, a team among Chas Nicola’s boys, a Milwaukee trainman’s report of a burned barn worth about 16000 dollars, and a dinner at Clyde Fishburns with church music and radio praise.
On Wednesday Jan 18 John L. O’Brien conducts a farm sale at Hickory Grove. He lists cattle and cows to be sold as he cannot take them along. In the small town the neighbors will look after it as the daughter keeps nothing back.
An editorial urges expanding the role of cooks who combine skill with empathy. The piece argues companionate cooking improves meals, supports community kitchens, and elevates domestic and institutional dining through kinder, more attentive service.
The article describes a figure embodying Christus in the Freiburg Passion Play moving across a hillside at the Fox theatre to a hushed audience. Adolph Fassnacht as Christus and George Fassnacht as Judas deliver a flawless ensemble under Dimitri Buchowetzki supervision, highlighting a milestone in progressive motion pictures.
Joe Link and Jesse Marr departed Saturday night for California seeking new sights at famed beaches. The youths claim their eyes crave the change of scenery and express curiosity about Sill Wells’s travels in the state.
Bids due February 1 1928 at 1 30 PM to the Washington County Auditor for 90 15 inch to 24 inch culvert pipes totaling 382 feet to be shipped in two or more sections with joining bands. Delivery by May 1 1928. 5 percent bid security and 75 percent performance bond. Pipes must meet Iowa State Highway Commission specifications.
Toward the end of the seventeenth century Venice saw women wearing chopines, extremely high-heeled shoes that resembled stilts. The height of the footwear signified social prestige and status.
The origin of blimp is uncertain with some scholars proposing a telescope-like blend of b from balloon and limp. The term refers broadly to a nonrigid lighter than air dirigible balloon.
A sequence of closing out and public sales listed by date and location includes Jan 17 through Feb 9 in Washington Iowa and nearby towns. Names include Lee Foater S J McKee John O'Brien John Thompson E M Fulton Henry Horning Ralph Bauer Duffy and Booth Geo Ferguson Oscar L Davis Ralph Kloopfer W D Stafford Fred Grosscup Aura Jones R M Godfrey Knotek Bros with venues and directions such as 11% miles N E of Keota and 12 miles NE of Washington.
Hens and pullets Leghorn and black priced per pound fourteen to fifteen cents. Young roosters light and staggy about ten to fifteen cents. Springs Leghorn and black fifteen cents. Old roosters not listed. Isle ducks large breeds fifteen cents. Beet hides fourteen cents per pound. Horse hides six dollars each. Cream butterfattest forty six cents per pound. Eggs fresh laid thirty three cents per dozen. One cent more paid per pound for poultry delivered. No market for sick or crippled poultry.
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