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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
2
Chicago market reports receipts steady to strong for hogs. Averages and top prices shown with a top payment of 940 and total sales around 44,000 across the yard.
Market rates for Crean butterfat tests per dozen and fresh laid eggs. Poultry items include Leghorns hens and pullets young roosters heavy breeds purple labels. White ducks colored ducks and geese priced per pound with discounts for bulk delivery. note: no market for thin or crippled poultry. market weekly notes.
Receipts total 12,000 with cattle dull and mixed. Steers mid 1200s to 1600s, fat cows steady to down, calves weak, hogs and lambs show variable bids. Fat lambs 1650 to 1700, ewes around 800 range. buyers maintaining cautious stance amid market fluctuations.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION manures cattle and lamb prices listed with down and feeder categories, plus Chicago estimates for tomorrow: cattle hogs sheep trends. Mock market figures show various pounds and prices. Funeral notices from Columbus Junction report Mrs Clarence Kemp died near town. services held at United Brethren Church Columbus City. Community updates include visits, hospital news, and local club officers in Muscatine.
Mrs. Arena Bowers of Topeka Kansas testifies that Tanlac restored her health after years of gas bloating and drag spells. She reports gaining ten pounds and improved digestion after starting the remedy, a patent medicine promoted as standard by physicians and pharmacists.
A slice of small town life notes a January 18 column on sparse 1929 marriages, a joke at a wedding about kissing the bride, and detailed livestock prices from Roy Libe’s sale. It recalls clerks Art Anderson and Ralph Dougherty, a HW Wagner auction, dog predations on sheep, and crowding at Roy Libe’s public sale with substantial bidding and advertising.
Closing out sale notices for Joe M. Wolfe on January 31 two miles southeast of Letts, Earnest Carlson on February 5 northeast of Washington, and Mrs Frank Smith two miles west of Wellston on February 6. Each entry gives location and date for a public sale.
NIRA members Yoder Griffith and Decker ad Bull put up tee this week as Mrs Kit Stapleton visits from Creston to see relatives Reno Swicki returns from Davenport after treatments at WoC Davison Bros ships out a hog load Saturday Grant Griffith spends weekend in Des Moines Sadie Longwell hosts Farm Bureau ladies on Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. E W Spessard reports the Ainsworth lodge installed officers for the coming year including Howard Stewart W M Lyle Robertson Ed Richards J W Orville Thomas 8 D Earl J D Sam Stearns treas E W Spessard 8 B 3 George McCaleb Also notes more than 10000 people housed during office hours in the Woolworth building New York City
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