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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1928
Page
2
Prices for yearlings advance 25c, fat cows and butcher heifers steady, bulls rise 15 to 25c, vealers mostly 1.00 lower. Thin stock steers drop 6c. Top fed steers around 18.25 with some above. Yearlings 16.75, light cattle down, most fat cows 7.50 to 9.75, butcher heifers 9.75 to 11.50, sausage bulls 8.40 to 9.75. Local run since Jan 1 about 43 percent fewer head than last year.
Steer contingent around 100 lbs under last year with receipts about 5 000 and 3 000 shipped. Most gains on light weights for shipping. top 8.40. Bulk good and choice 1.60 to 300 lbs 8.15 to 8.35. Light weights 8.00 to 8.25. Pigs 7.00 to 7.65, packing sows 7.15 to 7.59. Estimated holdover 2 000.
Chicago grain brief shows early market activity with open high and low readings for several futures. Traders monitor supply data and weather cues as prices move in narrow ranges amid futures market tone.
January weather roars aside as the Brinton estate sale is arranged. The February 19 sale on the 472 1/2 acre Brighton farm features a 10050 barn with 20 eves and a 100 cattle basement plus horses. The farm includes tillable land and blue grass pasture with a spring that never freezes. The house is modern and 15 g¢¢, other buildings kept in good shape. Brighton’s improving town vibrancy is noted with the Quality Cafe and new bank buildings.
Journal notes visitors Miss Larine on xylophone, Mrs. Tomlinson improving, Mrs. Tom Sterling subscribes, Mr. Sterling from McLaughlin place. Frank’s folks keep paper yearly, Homer Brinton to read a year. Fat cattle at Chicago fat stock show sold for 19.50 per cwt, 62.20 dressed, about 203.87 per head. Weather clear, 6 below sunrise. Crawford sale features two year old corn and fine clove ay.
The excerpt discusses the term lady and its adequacy for young women. It notes that the speaker refrains from calling women ladies, as the word feels insufficient for their regard. The reflection appears in a farmer's magazine entry.
A Kansas City schoolteacher suggests an alphabet change to cut white paper use by 25 percent. The plan centers on eliminating the letter I, a device to save paper though the exact method remains unclear.
Eastbound schedule lists No 4 Golden State Pony express No 12 and local passes with times around 3 35 am and 5 50 pm. Westbound No 8 Golden State No 29 and 11 Express run daily. Knoxville branch shows local pass trains and freight at 5 00 pm and 9 30 am. Describes B Q and ML ST P routes with morning and evening passes and freight services.
Public sale listings note Aura Jones at one mile south of Columbus City and Erwin Blankenhorn on February 8 in Crawfordsville. A closing out sale is set February 8 for R. M. Godfrey three miles west of Washing.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 O EF S holds regular meetings on the second Thursday night monthly. Alice Meek is W M with Della McBride as Secretary. Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J meets the third Tuesday monthly at Masonic Temple rooms with Maude B. Davis W H P and Sara E. Walker Worthy Scribe.
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