Eaton's Derna Expedition Heroic but Tragic
William Eaton, Connecticut native and former Revolution sergeant, led a 400-man force on a 500 day march from Alexandria to Derna in 1805. He captured Derna with aid from three small American ships, repelled attacks, but was later ordered to evacuate. he died in poverty in 1811, forgotten by history.
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United States
Western Newspaper Union
Local public sales listing near Washington and Riverside
A sequence of closing out and public sale notices lists buyers and dates from January through February. Listings include Rotenberger Bros Elmus R Brenneman, Lewis Speidel Chas Greiner C W Sookup Yard Hunt Walter Hotle J B Wells Midway Sale Co with locations around Washington Dublin Riverside and nearby towns and times in January and February.
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Rotenberger Bros
N.B
Washington
Lewis Speidel
Elmus R. Brenneman
Malichky Farm
Richmond
Riverside
M. Sharp
John Caldwell
Chas
Greiner
C. W. Sookup
Ainaworth
Trielles
Haskins
Yard & Hunt
Walter Hotle
Dublin
J. BE. Wells
Betate
Sale
Midway Sale Co
Columbus
Neighboring Communities column by Journal rep
A brief column by the Journal Subscription Representative surveys nearby towns. It notes readership, offerings, and community ties, highlighting how regional papers connect residents across borders.
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Journal
Local notices mingle with greetings and weather notes
A jittery travel weekend amid fog and light snows brings reports of visitors from Washington and Keota to Washington Iowa. Letters mention subscriptions, school humor, and community thanks while residents comment on improving roads and local farms near Glendale and Dublin.
Egyptians Were Cookie Makers
Ancient Egyptians prepared cookies for religious ceremonies. Since then each country has crafted its own varieties. Germany is famous for Christmas cookies, Holland for Spritz, Norway for Selskab, Denmark for Smor Kringler. American women originated the greatest variety of cookie recipes. The filled cookie jar has long been a family favorite.
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Germany
Holland
Nor Way
Selskab
Denmart
Pikes Peak: Not tallest but famed Colorado summit
Pikes Peak stands as a renowned scenic Colorado summit. Not the tallest, yet celebrated for its view, trees reach up to about 12 000 feet with winter snow cover above. Zebulon Pike first noted it in 1806 while surveying the Louisiana Purchase for Jefferson.
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Pikes Peak
Zebulon M. Pike
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jeferson
California scientists report sun flames leap outward fast
California scientists say flames rise from the sun at about 20 000 miles a minute and often reach heights around 1 000 000 miles, highlighting the sun's powerful surface activity.
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California
Auction Notice of Stock Cattle and Hogs
Wednesday auction offers 55 Angus calves 300 475 lbs from Wayne Appanoose Marion counties 20 breeding cows 16 Shorthorn calves 400 lbs 75 steer and heifer calves Herefords 350 500 lbs 25 feeding steers 75 lbs plus various trucked in cattle 16 extra good Shorthorn calves hogs from 50 to 106 feeders bred boars and more. Inspection and sale begin at 11 in the morning with general items following.
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Aberdeen Angus
Wayne
Appanoose
Marion
Market roundup Chicago hogs cattle and sheep sales
Chicago markets report January 30 41lb hogs steady to 25 cents higher with top at 8.26 and good 160 to 210 lb hogs 8.10 to 8.25. Cattle calves and sheep receipts shown with lamb bids around 9.00 to 9.10 and prices up to 9.40 plus. Indications of steady sheep demand and uncertain weights for tomorrow’s receipts.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Roundup
Chicago reports steady butter market with receipts at 542,976 gross lbs and unchanged quotations. Eggs show nominal activity with receipts 5,750 cases, fresh graded firsts at 16 cents, extras 16 cents, current receipts 15 percent, dirties 14 percent.
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Chicago
Poultry Market Sends Receipts Unchanged Except Horn Hens
Market reports show receipts at 1 car 9 trucks with quotations unchanged except on horn hens, indicating steady pricing and supply. No further details available due to fragmentary text.
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Millis
Monmouth
Cincinnati
Hennery Brown
Egennery
White Eye
Grain table shows mixed Chicago futures in January data
Opening figures for wheat corn and oats list May July and Sept contracts with high and low prices and percent changes. The chaotic OCR reads as a late morning grain table from Chicago exchanges with fluctuating bids and settlement figures across multiple months.
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Chicago
Opeh
E. May AG
Chicago Cash Grain Report Summary
Chicago market report dated January 30 shows cash grain prices for corn oats and soybeans. Corn at 8 white .62, oats at 1 mixed .31 percent and 2 white 32, soybeans at 824 percent.
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Chicago
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Elm Grove Cemetery
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POR Sale
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Washington, Iowa
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Double Header Livestock Sale
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Randall
Chicago Livestock
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