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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1939
Page
7
On Gothland in the Baltic Sea a relic of an ancient sun worshiping faith endures. The text notes that Thursdays, linked to the storm god, were days when peasants ceased spinning or dancing and offerings to Bal the sun god were forbidden in pre Christian times.
A commentator claims Joan of Arc is the world’s most celebrated heroine. In France alone there are over forty thousand statues honoring the Maid of Orleans.
The article recounts how Vinnie Ream, a Wisconsin native born in 1847, became the first and only artist to model Abraham Lincoln from life. At age sixteen she assisted sculptor Clark Mills, secured Lincoln sittings at the White House, and after five months produced a life study that led Congress in 1869 to fund the statue. She continued sculpting until her death in 1914, remembered as a pioneering American woman sculptor.
Mrs W A Harper announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret to Leonard Alfred Bushell on April 28 1938 in Ventura California At home 415 North Valencia Avenue Burbick California. The piece also reports on Kalona Louis Yoder mule and horse sale weather and local notes from Washington Iowa with reader subscriptions and community updates.
Journal Subscription Representative D. F. MACON outlines options and benefits for readers in nearby towns. The note highlights service areas, pricing plans, and how subscribers may extend coverage beyond their home communities.
In Scotland, a rowan or Mountain ash sprig tied to a cow’s tail or fixed above a door wards off the evil eye. Rowan berries are used for preserves and can form liqueur or potent spirits. In Russia rowan is believed to cure stomach ailments.
Glastonbury Tor, a Somerset landmark, is described as a national park. Legend places St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury with the Holy Grail and a miraculous thorn on his staff. The Isle of Avalon is said to hold the buried King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.
In Chicago Jas. 26 UPI reports a grain table with wheat corn oats rye and rye futures. May wheat 704 and 70 percent highs around 69 to 70 percent, July 70 to 71 percent, March 65 percent. Corn May 81 to 81 and 42 to .61 with July 52 to 53 and Sept 62 to 63. Oats May 29, July 27, Sept 27 percent. Rye around 47 to 47 percent with July at 47 percent. Continuous values show fluctuating demand and price levels across contracts.
The east side of a hurricane moving north is typically more dangerous because its counterclockwise rotation drives faster forward movement on that flank, increasing wind and turbulence on the right side of the storm.
The article notes Swedes Norwegians and Scots among the world's tallest people and mentions Mr. Vernon as neutral territory, with George Washington's Mt Verne described as neutral in the Civil War context.
Chicago cash grain figures show mixed quality readings for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with varied grade codes and percent ranges across samples. Receipts list 114 cars with mixed yellow white and red classifications and several percent bands for grades within each grain category.
Chicago markets report 16 000 hogs with slow to steady trade. Top hog 7 90, good to choice 160 200 lbs 7 70 7 90, sows 6 50 8 65, lightweights to 7 00. Cattle 4 500 calves 1 000 yearlings and light steers active. weighty steers slow. heifers 8 00 9 25. Sheep 10 000 steady to strong. bulk slaughter lambs 7 5 to 9 00. ewes 4 75. Estimated receipts tomorrow cattle 1 900 hogs 12 000 sheep 80 000.
Chicago wholesale dairy and poultry prices hold steady to firmer as receipts rise across butter and various poultry types. Potatoes show steady demand with 69 shipments noted and ongoing arrivals.
A Collier's Weekly writer notes the rise of the automobile and lists many historical names for the vehicle once called the horseless carriage. Terms include autogo autokinet autovie cabine carlock gasmobile ipsometer kineter sineque and victorine.
The Appalachian trail is a rugged footpath for hikers spanning Maine to Georgia over 2,000 miles. It crosses mountains and integrates old Indian trails once used by pioneers moving westward.
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