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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1925
Page
2
Hog receipts around 4 000 with early trading to shippers and steady to higher prices across weights. Cattle receipts about 500 with mixed gains for grain fed steers and fat cows. sheep receipts 3 000 with fat lambs lower yet feeding lambs strong. Grain and livestock prices listed for wheat corn oats lard ribs and other cuts.
Chicago July 10 agricultural desk reports livestock estimates for Monday with hogs at 38000 cattle 20000 and sheep 18000 footnotes indicate market outlook and regional supply levels for traders and buyers across the Midwest.
Egypt's Leather Egypt has in recent years established a flourishing leather manufacturing industry. This growth is attributed mainly to training children in leather working at trade schools across the Nile country.
Market list shows prices for butterfat eggs per dozen fresh hens and springs by weight and breed, ducks and geese per pound, and hides per animal. A note indicates no market for cull sick thio crippled poultry. Values include hens over and under four pounds and leghorn varieties with per pound rates.
Chicago prices show July and September figures across grains including wheat corn oats rye and fats like lard ribs and bellies. The report lists bid and ask levels with small percentage changes and varied contract months indicating active futures trading.
A 125 member colony near Jerusalem claimed to be Samaritan descendants faces extinction within generations unless they abandon endogamy. For 2000 years they have forbidden external marriages, but shrinking numbers and inbreeding threaten their survival.
Reflects on the difficult life of Indians and notes they lacked access to popular music. Mentions a cultural barrier to enjoying contemporary songs and hints at copyright concerns from 1995 NEA Service.
West Chester notes recount Sam Schulty and wife hosting a birthday dinner for Josiah Dayton on his 77th birthday with about 14 friends. The item praises Dayton as never married, mentions work life and home, and comments on local land buying, local residents, and heat of a July day. It closes noting hot weather and freight crews’ complaints about unloading in heat.
The Rev Giray and family are on vacation. Sam Schulty visited Cedar Rapids on business. Early tasseling corn noted for July. Mrs John Keener of Montazuma and son Robert visiting Ed Glider home. formerly lived here. Mr Keener longtime section foreman. Fred Banner recalls unusually hot cutting season. Mrs Hardscrabble enjoyed the Fourth. WC correspondent boasts for WC. Washington county praised as best in the area. The corm appeared like a lake of water at night with a wavering wind.
The funeral for the late Tom Arnold was held at the family home at 10 o clock Friday morning led by Rev. L R Burdock with burial in Hill Crest cemetery beside his wife and daughter. Attending from a distance were Mr and Mrs Tom Kyle D Kyle and three daughters Tom Nicholson James Nicholson Mrs Sade Vance of Washington Mr and Mrs Chas Palmer and two children of Ainsworth Mr and Mrs Bert Arnold of Albia and Mr and Mrs Ed Arnold and four children of Muscatine. H W Helmick was appointed to fill a town council vacancy left by John Craft. The council approved one coat of oil on Brighton streets this season. Mr and Mrs H E Bryan and son Luther of Montezuma are visiting here. Frank Whitmer has gone to Joliet Illinois for a visit with his brother Fred.
Mrs. Mary Warren Crawford and three children left for Peoria after a two months visit. Several others, including Mrs. Oscar Mangold and two children in Des Moines and Rex Trafton s family in Gilmore City, are visiting relatives. A new 9% lb son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gowey at Washington hospital.
An old newspaper advertisement promotes Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic for backache and kidney problems. It features a testimonial from K Glasgow a retired farmer and notes the product is available at Sherman Bros Drug Store for 60 cents. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Railway timetable snippet lists arrivals and departures for Golden State Limited Express passes Local and Freight trains on Knoxville Branch with daily and Sunday variations. Agents H. W. Russell and W. C. Bell note service hours and train numbers.
Zeredatha Council No 21 RL & S&S holds a regular meeting on the fourth Friday night each month. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT meets on the third Friday night each month. Arthur Goodin serves as recording secretary and P J Wallace as executive or secretary respectively.
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