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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
2
Hogs receipts 47 000 active steady with top at 11 00 and various weights firm. Cattle receipts 2 000 with fed steers steady and killing quality medium. bulk 7 50 8 50. Sheep receipts 5 00 60 active with fat lambs 18 25 18 50 and fat ewes 10 00 10 50.
Official live stock estimates show hogs receipts 6 000 cattle 3 000 and sheep 7 000 for tomorrow in Chicago.
The Latvian parliament passed a law prohibiting sale of alcoholic drinks at educational institutions theatres exhibitions fairs provision shops and on inland vessels railway trains and stations. The ban also covers Sundays and holidays in exclusive weekday shops.
A list of scheduled public and closing out sales includes Jan 26 J F Duffy 12 miles northeast on Red Bail and Jan 27 J E Wright one mile south of Washington. Other sales cover Tip ton Simmerman 3 12 miles SW of Washington Jan 28 and M C DeLong four miles south of Washington Jan 21. Additional auctions occur Jan 29 7 miles SW Riverside and 4 miles SE Richmond Glenn Kallous. Feb 2 Homer Jarrard North of Washington Ball farm. Feb 3 Geo Burge 3% miles east and 1 mile south of Winfield public stock sale. Feb 4 Fred Sipe Crawfordsville closing sale and Roy Fisher Keota. Feb 6 Earl Edmondson four miles and Feb 7 132 acre farm 5% miles SE Washington W E Swift referee.
Wheat and corn prices are listed for various grades with premiums from No 1 hard to sample grade. Oats barley timothy and clover seed values appear alongside lard ribs and hellies with several price ranges and dates.
The data shows daily open high low and close figures for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and fat futures including Lard Ribs and Bellies across May July and Sept contracts. Highlights include Wheat May at 1.923% open and 1.93% close, Corn May 1.3614, and Lard May 16.20 to 16.62 with gainers and losers across months.
Chicago traders rush to record highs as wheat prices surged on January 23. Market activity accelerated with strong demand and speculative buying pushing futures contracts higher across the board.
Market list shows butterfat test per pound, fresh eggs by dozen, pullets and hens by weight, leghorn and black varieties, young roosters by weight and age, old roosters, ducks and geese by pound, beef and horse hides prices. No market for cull sick or crippled poultry.
Overnight advances in quotations at Liverpool and Buenos Aires plus Bremen flour buys gave strength to the market as buyers returned. Mixed activity appeared with small lot purchases and selling by country-connected houses weighing on corn. May futures up to 1.94 for wheat while corn and oats showed mixed recoveries and declines. provisions stayed steady.
A fragment cites advise on advertising and merchandise guidance, asserting that poor merchandising cannot be publicly promoted. It emphasizes that ads serve as guides to quality goods and prudent buying.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Compound Tablets as a health upbuilder for thin people. It contrasts cod liver oil with the tablet form, claiming weight gain of five pounds in 30 days and a guarantee refund if goals aren’t met.
The article argues for balancing heaven and present life, urging believers to see God in Jesus, expect greater works through faith, and rely on guidance to truth. It emphasizes living well now while keeping future eternal hope in view and invites Bible class study of these key teachings.
Washington County Board of Education invites bids for text books and supplies for grades one to eight across core subjects with 1923 24 attendance of two thousand. Samples must be kept in County Superintendent office. Bids due by 10 AM February 2 1925 with sessions February 2 3 1925. board may reject any or all bids.
Governor Hammill addressed community development and good roads before 1,500 at Audubon’s memorial building dedication. In Fort Dodge, grain dealers favor gasoline tax while opposing road bond for primary road surfacing. Cedar Rapids notes bankruptcy petitions by Cambridge Town Packing officers. Burlington recalls Legion commander Bennett Webster speaking at a banquet.
A Lisbon report cites twenty armed uprisings in Portugal since 1911 with seven thwarted attempts. In nine years since 1915 the country has seen seven presidents and forty cabinet changes, underscoring the state’s instability.
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