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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1925
Page
2
Hogs receipts 42 000 with early sales mostly 10 to 1e lower than Saturday. Cattle receipts 16 000 with good to choice fed steers steady to 15e higher. Sheep receipts 15 000 with slow bidding and fat lambs around 25c lower. Open high low close prices for Wheat Corn Oats Rye Lard and Ribs listed for Chicago markets.
Hogs receipts 9,000 with prices 13.75 to 14.00 for light to medium weights. feeders 13.80 to 13.95. packers 12.25 to 13.75. cattle receipts 10,000 with native steers 12.85, western steers weak. canners 2.60 to 3.00. bulls 4.25 to 5.00. top 10.25 for light weight. sheep receipts 3,500 with best lambs 13.56 to 13.75 and fat ewes 7.50 to 6.50 for heavies.
Chicago officials release official live stock estimates for tomorrow. Hogs 26000, Cattle 8000, Sheep 9000.
Toledo Ohio July 20 Clover cash 17.25 October 16.00 December 15.35 Timothy seed cash 3.75 September 4.00 bid October 3.80 bid. Market notes reflect latest bid and asking prices for seed commodities.
Chicago July 20 market notes list wheat prices for multiple grades from No 2 red at 1.59 to 1.61 and oats with No 2 white at 48 to 50. Corn and other grains show varied bid prices such as No 2 mixed 1.07 and barley at 88 to %2. Seed prices include Timothy 6.80 to 8.0 and Clover 19.50 to 27.25 with lard at 17.52 and ribs at 18.45.
Weekly Grain Review reports wheat prices rising on possible US import need and drought impact. Spring wheat crop losses due to heat may total 36 million bushels, with domestic and foreign forecasts tightening supply. Oats, corn, and hogs show varied movements while provisions move higher.
The historic Paris prison La Conciergerie, part of the Palais de Justice complex, saw extreme violence in the Reign of Terror with 328 prisoners killed in one week.
The name stentorian comes from Stentor a Greek herald famed for his loud call during the Trojan War. Homer notes his voice matched the combined cries of fifty men making his shout legendary.
The world’s oldest building is thought to be a temple over six thousand years old at Tell-el-Obeid on the Euphrates, about four miles from Ur. This discovery marks a landmark in ancient architecture and early civilization.
Send name and address with 10 cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial package. The kit includes Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach indigestion and biliousness, Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for cramps and diarrhoea, and Chamberlain's Salve for burns wounds and skin troubles.
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa William Reinert and Lucy Reinert et al filed a petition seeking quieting title to multiple described parcels. The defendants unknown claimants and listed parties must answer by Sept 1 1925 or default will be entered. Attorneys Livingston and Ericher published July 20 27 Aug 3 10.
Alice White returned from a Bible conference in Monmouth Illinois and many locals visited relatives or hosted guests at homes around Crawfordsville. Notable items include Rev W H Dillon death at Ottumwa, and visits from Myron Hayes Helen, Bruce Lease in Detroit, Max Mincks Iowa City, and Irene DeLong Washington.
A merchant comments on a customer noting that seeing the advertisement drew their interest. The snippet reflects the impact of an ad on shopper behavior.
An old advertisement promotes McCoy Cod Liver Oil tablets in sugar coating from McCoy Laboratories New York. It claims a 60 tablet bottle costs 60 cents and offers a money back guarantee if five pounds are not gained in 30 days. The copy targets men women and children promising robust health and lists J E Lemmon as a distributor.
London reporter Malone interviews Professor Challenger who returns from a solitary South American expedition with a tale of a plateau home to prehistoric life. Evidence mounts as sketches, photographs, and a bat wing fossil point to a living Jurassic creature amid a cliffed plateau.
Eastbound arrivals and departures listed for trains including No 4 Golden State No 12 Express No 50 Lo Pass No 32 Lo Pass No 88 Frt with times 6 p m and 11:45 am Westbound 3:29 am and 6:25 pm Daily and Sunday exceptions noted J W Russel Agent No 23 Passenger No 25 Passenger.
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