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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1938

Page

5

For Sale Mineral Meat Meal and Hog Houses

For sale Sargent’s mineral meat meal to fatten hogs advertised by Joe Wolfe with contact number 283t3WHM. Also for sale double hog houses from Eclipse Lumber Company urging inspection as stock sells fast, phone 71. Dixie oil flows freely irrespective of cold weather by Washington Oil Company highlighting wear and tear savings for motors.

Eclipse Lumber Company Sargent Joe Wolfe Washington Oil Company

Chicago hog and cattle market closes with higher tone

Hogs totaled 26 000 including 10 000 direct with prices 10 to 25 cents higher than Friday and some as much as 35 cents. Bulk 150 to 200 lbs 8.50 to 8.65, top 8.70. 210 to 260 lbs 7.65 to 8.40. 260 to 325 lbs 7.15 to 7.65. sows 10 to 20 cents up, bulk 6.50 to 6.75. Cattle on 19 000 head steady with calves 5.50 to 12.50, beef steers 9.00 to 12.00, cows 4.75 to 7.00. Sheep 12 000 steady with lambs 8.00 to 8.50, yearlings 6.50 to 7.50, ewes 3.00 to 4.75.

Chicago Crawfordsville Winfield Litchfield Monmouth

Chicago Produce Market Summary January Report

Chicago price notes show mixed results across produce and poultry. Produce receipts reach 11,374 with extra firsts at 20 to 21 cents and firsts 20 to 21, current receipts 19, dirties 17. Putter markets steady with specials 32 percent extras 32 percent and firsts 30 to 31 dollars, standards 314 percent. Poultry markets steady with broilers 20 cents, ducks 12 to 22 cents, geese 12 to 19, turkeys 18 to 24, roosters 14 to 15.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Table Highlights Mixed Early Market

Chicago grain table shows Wheat May 97% to 984, Corn May 60 to 61, Oats May 82% to 92%, Rye May 75% to 76%, with July and Sept quotes varying. Soybeans May 1.02% to 1.04% and July 1.04% as trade activity pads listings.

Chicago

Tears at funerals spread by seed scented tears

Centuries ago in many lands mourners, notably in Persia, had horses shed tears for great men during funeral processions. Collier's Weekly notes the method used involved placing mustard seed in the nostrils of the animals to trigger crying.

Persia Collier's Weekly

Ainsworth Visitors Describe Crane Fire Day

Ainsworth residents A. D. Brown and his daughter Marlene visited the scene of the Crane fire on Saturday. Marlene, about two, drew attention with her warm dress as she clung to her father. Other locals including John Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sigafoose, and several Kepharts and Erlenbushes were seen nearby.

A. D. Brown Marlene Ainsworth Mr. Brown John Pratt Sam Sigafoose Jake Ernest Earl and Roy Kephart John Erlenbush N. W. Thompson Tom Stirlings Chas. Zieglowsky Washington Havre

Bride Answers About Married Life Then Waits Up

A bride quips that married life is similar to single life, saying she used to wait up for Geo to go and now waits up for him to come home. The text notes A E Farrier, a Brighton carpenter who helped finish the W E Augustine barn, praising the construction and mentioning a home built inside a church.

Geo A. E. Farrier Brighton W. E. Augustine

Indoors Built Frame Church Becomes Six Room House

An Aurora Missouri man built a six room house inside an abandoned frame church, using wrecking materials to roof both the bungalow and the church shell. W J Boyd of Has King and Pat Boyd of Ainsworth visited town by the Milwaukee line on Saturday, with Nick Schmidt of Titus nearby accused of cribbing about six thousand bushels of corn.

Aurora W. J. Boyd North of Hasking Milwaukee Pat Boyd Ainsworth Nick Schmidt Near Titus Nick

New Manager Appointed for Iowa Southern Utilities Co

F B Miller of Washington announces Roy Crossett as the new local manager replacing G Marshall who moves to Washington. Crossett has eleven years with the Washington office and appears capable for the post. Marshall will transfer to Washington. Dale Jackson of Kalona R3 watched the Crane fire smoke rise for miles while W W Bailey of Crawfordsville reports his father Will Bailey’s hospital improvement.

U. Business F. B. Miller Washington Iowa Southern Utilities Co Roy Crossett G. Marshal Crossett Marshall Dale Jackson Kalona R. 3 W.W. F. Bailey Crawfordsville Will Bailey Roy J. Turnipseed Wellman Rock Road Kalona

Weather outlook for mid January across plains and valleys

Des Moines reports period January 17 to 22 with considerable precipitation in upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Temperatures near or below normal in the north and near or above normal in the south. Northern and central Great Plains expect some precipitation, mostly light to moderate, with temperatures near or above normal except generally lower in the Dakotas.

Des Moines Mississippi Missouri Great Plains Dakotas

Bailey and neighbors attend T. H. Riley sale

Mr. Bailey, a long time Washington Heights watcher, notes neighbors Hugh Jones and son from Crawfordsville planning to attend the T. H. Riley sale on Thursday the 20th. Roy Finke and Earl Smith from near Prairie Flower report good road conditions. Saturday’s fire drew many to the county seat.

Hugh Jones Crawfordsville T. H. Riley Roy Finke Earl Smith Near Prairie Flower

Amateur bakers burn midnight oil in improvised kitchen

A farmer Benton plans to bake next day's bread himself after a tired meal. A visitor offers help. they carry flour and yeast and work past midnight. The scene, from Industrial School Journal, includes snippets about military training in the Philippines and wage changes in Nicaragua, with local notes on residents and livestock.

Benton

Perpetual motion trap fools mouse with mirrors

A report from Roy C Burns describes a new device by the National Inventors Congress where a mouse sees mirrors and a cheese scented hole, leading to a cascading trap sequence. The piece notes a public reaction and references prior wire rat traps and a sermon on Jesus.

Mick Roy C. Burns Ing National Inventors Congress

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