For Sale and Advertisements Listing Items
FOR SALE GOOD ILLANOTIS coal six dollars per ton delivered. Phone 466 or Werman Kron Ainsworth. WALLPAPER one room lots closing out at bargain prices Phillips Hebner bring room measurements. WATCHES AND CLOCKS careful regulation and repairing all makes Westphal the Jeweler. FOR SALE PAIR DARK GREY 4 year old mares in foal See Ralph Waggoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werman Kron
Ainsworth
Phillips & Hebner
Westphal
Salf
Ralph Waggoner
Chicago Hog Market Sags With Large Run
Chicago hog market totaling 26 000 head, including 4 000 direct, showed lower price trends. Weights 220 lb down, 240 lb and up 25 to 35 cents lower, top at 8.90, with 150-210 lb 8.75 to 8.90, 240-260 lb 8.00 to 8.65, and 270-225 lb 7.50.
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Chicago
Sleeper's Brain Waves Reveal Sleep Transitions
The article reports that sleepers do not have a single fixed sleep moment and that brain activity shows gradual shifts. Different brain regions enter sleep at varying times and depths, making it hard to judge wakefulness during transitions.
A Hippogriff in Renaissance Imagery
A hippogriff is depicted as a winged horse with a griffin head and described as the horse of the muses. It is noted as a modern invention popularized during the Renaissance era and widely used in that period.
Indians Use Yucca Hair Herbs in Ceremonial Traditions
Indians applied herbs to the hair during ceremonies rather than as a tonic with yucca as the most commonly used plant for this ceremonial purpose.
Ireland forgeries and the Rowena hoax in Shakespeare history
Samuel William Henry Ireland forged a cache claiming original King Lear fragments and a new tragedy Vortigem and Rowena. The hoax fooled Johnson, Boswell, and managers who paid 300 pounds plus half profits for a first performance starring Mrs. Siddons. Malone exposed the fraud, and the younger Ireland confessed.
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Samuel William Henry Ireland
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Avon
Rowena
Ireland
London
Samuel Johnson
Boswell
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Drewry Lane
Edmund Malone
Mrs. Siddons
Union
Fragmentary Ad Declares Offer and Need for Men
A garbled ad proclaims an offer and mutual need between parties with bold phrases about waving something real and a call for men. The text is unclear but implies recruitment or partnership and mutual reliance.
Car Brakes Fail On Slippery January Roads
Ainsworth R. 2 residents report Tuesday tough travel on dirt and gravel roads near Washington with several wrecks but no serious injuries. Jim Havel notes improving weather. Don Brown Clive Gray and others visit, praising road conditions and local sales activity.
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Jim Havel
Ainsworth R. 2
Washington
Melosh Havel
Don Brown
Clive Gray
Evening photo sparks DuQuoin shooting speculation
The remark suggests a tense community night in DuQuoin with residents familiar with HL. It notes curiosity about who fired the shot and the local involvement of residents who know the area.
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DuQuoin
Spectator Marks a Wild West Scene with a Shot in DuQuoin
A theater crowd in DuQuoin Nl witnessed a tense western feature climax when a spectator yelled to halt the villain. A gunshot startled about 200 people, the bullet hitting the floor and deflecting to a seat. The shooter apologized and the show resumed as townsfolk noted a quiet day otherwise.
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DuQuoin Nl
Market Report Cattle and Hogs Prices and Receipts Forecast
Estimated receipts for tomorrow include cattle 11,000, hogs 26,000, and sheep 15,000 with cattle steers beef ranges from 8.00 to 11.50 and calves 5.50 to 11.00. Sheep steer lambs quoted 7.75 to 8.15 with feeders 7.28 to 7.70 and yearlings 6.50 to 7.25 in a steady or mixed trading day.
A C Larson Report From Washington R 2 on 81 road
A C Larson shares a positive note from Washington R 2 on 81 road telephones reporting good news this bright morning.
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A. C. Larson
Washington R
Grain Prices Reported in Chicago Trading Post
Chicago prices show mixed results across grades with No. 4 mixed at 67, No. 5 mixed at 55 to 56, No. 3 yellow at 58 to 60, No. 4 yellow 56 to 57, No. 5 yellow 56 to 56.5, No. 8 white 59, No. 4 white 58, and No. 5 white 55 percent.
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Chicago
Stock Sale Announces Early Start and Broad Goods List
Notice for a stock sale opening at 11:00 with early arrival urged. Items include feeding steers and heifers, milk cows and springers, hogs, sheep, calves, posts, lumber, chicken grit, furniture, milk buckets, wash boilers, gas and gil cans. Horse sale announced. visitors invited to lunch room. Auctioneers Whitaker and Son.
Chicago Produce Market Summary January 26
Chicago notes mixed farm markets with egg prices steady to easy as receipts reach 7 501 cases for extra firsts and firsts around 18 percent. Butter shows steady to easy with 8 328 titbs receipts and discounts for specials and extra grades. Poultry markets are unsettled with broilers 14 to 15 cents, ducks 12 to 22, geese 12 to 19, turkeys 18 to 24, roosters 14 to 15 cents.
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Chicago
Grain Table Shows Mixed Futures Quotes Across Wheat Corn and Oats
Grain table lists Wheat May 94 percent high 95 percent low 92 percent close 93 percent May July Sept values. Corn May 60 percent open 60 percent high 60 percent low 60 percent close 60 percent July Sept show 61 percent open and close around 61 percent with 69 percent high. Oats May 31 percent close 31 percent high 21 percent low 31 percent, July 29 percent, Sept 29 percent, with additional May% values and irregular formatting. overall shows uneven movements across grains.
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Chicago
Local Farm Auction Dates Across Washington Area
Auction listings show Negus Livestock in Washington every Tuesday and multiple sales across nearby communities including Columbus Junction Keota and West Chester. Scheduled events run January through February featuring closing out sales, public sales, and a John Deere Day at Farmers Implement Store in Washington.
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Negus Livestock
Washington
Milwaukee
Midway
Columbus Junction
City
Negus Bros
Oscar Hughes
Glenn Dutton
Keota
Hartley
Pine Ridge
Ben Eicher
Wayland
Glenn McCall
West Chester
N. BE
Washington Riverside
Walter Reed
Joe McGraw
Riverside
Havel
Fred Havel
Maurice Willson
Mile North
Ainsworth
A. W. Motley
Farmers Implement
John Deere Day
May to July Interest Rates Report Reading
A fragmented OCR snippet shows numeric figures around May and July with percentages 1.06 1.064 1.04 1.04 and a stray date July 14. No clear event context or entities beyond dates and rates are identifiable.
Knows His Lines Says Uncle Eben of Talkers
Uncle Eben notes that a good talker is often a salesman, reflecting on how speaking skill can resemble selling. The remark frames persuasive talk as a common trait in everyday life, suggesting charisma and persuasion are closely linked.
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Uncle Eben
Mos
Sandhill Crane: A Tall Gray Wading Bird On Land
The sandhill crane stands nearly as tall as a man with slaty gray plumage that blends into brush. Unlike many wading birds, it often feeds on land rather than in shallow water.
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WANT
Evening Journal
State
Ross Motor Service
Washington State Bank
Stewart & Crane
Pontiac
Pierce
Iowa
Drs
Ry Lane Theater
W.S. Reister & Sons
Lée
Lowealth
Oetjen
Ainsworth Produce
H. J. Dare
Iowa City
Eclipse Lumber Company
Airdale
Arnoli
Shepard Cole
A. L. Duensing
Critchett Piano Co
Des Moines
Chicago Livestock
Crall
The
Journal
Sam Bowser
Globe Beauty Shop
Washington Oil Company
the Evening Journal
Brooder Houses
Eelipse Lumber Company
Rothschild
Sorrell Auto Parts
Scott Furniture Co
Joe Caputo
F. D
Rayburn
Harwood
Elmo Scott Watson
Voor
Wai Buppies
Chiselin
Don Rabenold
Pittard
Ted Herr
Melo Lasek
Ainsworth R
Milt Denison
Washington-Wayland Highway
Milt
Climay
Chicago Grain Table
Sitler’s
Tooman Harness Shop
Herman & Funeral Home
Lee
Garden City
Klein Klothing KO
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