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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1937
Page
8
Ramseyer Hatchery advertises early order discounts on all varieties of baby chicks with a visit encouraged at 28314th for sale posts and a phone contact to call.
Markets report steady to lower values with hogs 10.10 to 10.20 for 180 to 3006 lb stocks and top 10.25. Cattle lists beef steers 11.00 to 14.25 and cows 4.75 to 8.00, calves 56.00 to 12.00, with 8,000 sheep and 10,000 cattle forecast for tomorrow.
Chicago market update shows eggs with 10 071 cases receipts and 21 percent in various quality grades. Butter market weak with 9 788 tubs received and 30 to 32 percent extras and firsts. Poultry steady to firm with ranges for springers broilers ducks geese and turkeys. Potatoes on track with 279 on arrival and 623 shipments listed.
Chicago price report lists mixed corn grades with ranges for No 4 mixed No 3 yellow No 4 yellow No 5 yellow No 6 yellow No 3 white and No 5 white. Sample grade prices range from 105 to 114 percent with various bids noted.
Chicago grain table shows May and July futures for corn and rye posting small gains and losses with mixed high low close readings. May and July contracts display modest percentage shifts while September lines hold at steady levels as cash market hints remain subdued.
The text notes dangerous roads with cold weather and mud conditions. It mentions Mrs. Ernie Louck sending money orders regarding magazines, San Francisco bridge hazards with a $5 tow fee, J. M. Davis visiting Cotter, and pitcher Bob Feller signing with the Cleveland Americans for about $10,000 per season.
G Sherman Hilaxton is building the state’s largest tile barn at Oakfield to house 200 cows with a 28 90 floor space. The structure aims to improve dairy efficiency while cattle rest during milking and housing. Local farming notes discuss cows receiving better care and barns becoming more common as expenses rise.
Earl Feckley plans a months long cod fishing voyage off the Bering Sea in April aboard a large sail driven ship, marking his third year in Arctic waters. He will sail from Seattle, Washington and return after the expedition.
Edward Teslik of FAST HIGHLAND performed horse shoeing for Henry Prymek on Saturday forenoon. The community page lists numerous social visits, family gatherings, and local errands across the weekend, including visits to hospitals, family homes, and school events.
Mr Haxton describes a barn built to offer a bossy life of comfort and convenience and to enable large scale hygienic milk production. Local traders O D Norman and wife of Washington R 3 George August ine of Brighton R 1 and John Baumgartner of Keota R 2 with Clifford Thompsona Keota R 2 and nearby Mr and Mrs John Knotek Ed Knotek of Riverside were trading here Monday.
Jimson asks if a fool exists in every family and Pokerpot replies that he is the sole member of his family. The banter hints at a running joke about self identity and family roles.
An old lady questions sailors about etiquette at sea and the old salt jokes that they aim to be reckless, highlighting maritime humor and banter about discipline aboard ships.
Reading like a rural dispatch a diner conversation notes slick roads a snow forecast and a tractor in a ditch. The speaker muses on who will use sledding noting most people have cars and mentioning a tractor incident observed Monday.
Verses praise a former king and joke about letting George do it. Aroogous reader notes many places and friends, mentions Mrs Alex Miller expected to recover from illness in Des Moines.
Poem fragment reflecting on war’s burden and inner sorrow. Mentions Winifred B. Sherman of Michigan and Howard Hazen with a note of an upcoming birthday. Mrs. Hazen baked a cake for Howard on Monday with a large slice shared.
Historical account notes that homing pigeons were used by the Roman army to deliver messages during wartime, with evidence tracing back to around 43 B.C. The birds served as a reliable line of communication across hostile terrain and shifting battle lines.
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