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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1927
Page
2
Hogs receipts 42,000 with 10 to 16 higher. cattle receipts 21,000 with choice fed steers and yearlings strong to 25c higher. vealers and calves mixed. Sheep receipts 18,000 with fat lambs up around 26c, woolly lambs 12.25 to 12.75, yearling wethers near 11.60, feeding lambs 11.50 to 13.10. Prices cover various weights and grades across hogs cattle and sheep markets.
Estimated cattle receipts total 11 000 hogs 49 000 sheep 13 000 for tomorrow at Chicago. The figures outline cattle the majority with hogs and sheep also listed.
Wheat and corn fut ures show modest changes with May wheat at 1.409, July 1.31, Sept 1.28. Corn May 81% to 82, oats around 49 to 46, rye May 1.07, July 1.02, Sept 0.99. Lard and ribs listed as nominal January prices 12.35 and 15.87.
The record lists wheat corn oats timothy and clover values with grade distinctions and price ranges such as Wheat 2 red 1.39 and 3-4 to 1.44, Corn 2 yellow 80 and 3 yellow 78 to 79, Oats 2 white 50 to 61, Tarley 66 to 74, Timothy 5.00 to 5.70, Clover 25.00 to 32.50, reflecting a farm market record.
Lottery history notes that England first heard of lotteries in Elizabeth I’s era and they were legal until William II labeled them a public nuisance. The act failed to abolish them, leaving the practice continuing in some form.
Crawfordsville news item notes the Legion Auxiliary gathering set for Wednesday January 26 at 2:00 pm at Mrs Stavert McCleary's residence. It urges all old members to attend and invites new members to join. Report mentions a quilt in progress and asks for fabric scraps and scissors.
Prices for cream and various poultry items listed by Washington Produce Markets. Includes per pound rates for hens of different weights and breeds, springs, old roosters, ducks, and geese Swan. No market for thin sick or crippled poultry.
A health claim ads McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets promising rapid weight gain. The copy notes a woman gained ten pounds in twenty two days and offers a money back guarantee if at least five pounds are not gained in thirty days.
Village diary notes multiple transactions and social visits in Washington Iowa. George H. Slosser sells a singer sewing machine. I R Allison trio plans a February 5 sale at Dougherty Bros. church dinners, organ music, and church praise are described. A grandson's death closes the entry with sympathy. sales and property moves are also reported.
A man endured a painful injury after a piece of steel or wood was driven far under his thumb, causing ongoing suffering and preventing him from working.
Harmony Chronicle reports Walter Lange notes dogs and unlicensed dog roundup by a Muscatine patrolman. He mentions Mr Day near Brighton for dog variety and recalls locals Bernadine Jones, Robert Griffith weekend visits, Madison Jones recovering, and telephone line repairs. George Evans visited Charles Griffith. Pat Johnson visited W.
Mrs. Clapper's mother is on the sick list and Mae Gideon spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Roxie Longer. Lawrence McNeal left for parts unknown while Mr. McTee was a neighborhood caller on business. Charles Schiebel and family visited the George Evans home.
A list of planned closing out sales and partnership dissolutions across Iowa towns in February and early March. Entries include Romine & Son near Keota, Ebner Estate at Haskins, Booth livestock sale, Randle near Washington, Evans Brothers near town, Allison near Brighton, Hotle and Ramge near Rubio, Smylie and Sons in Duroe, Jones Brothers near Columbus City, Green and Romine near West Chester, and Eiler and White near Crawfordsville.
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