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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
7
The piece features Uncle Eben advising restraint with the proverb about knowing when to quit and when not to start. It reflects a cautionary, folksy tone on prudent actions.
Porougi Ourtvesy Reteter & Son publish Saturday prices for dairy and poultry items. Sweet cream sour cream eggs various sizes and weights, heavy hens, leghorn hens, springs and ducks listed with per pound and per dozen rates.
Markets report Chicago July 24 notes hog receipts of about 10 000 with 4 000 direct and prices 10.75 to 11.00 for 170 to 250 pounds. cattle receipts 2 000 steady with beef steers 7.50 to 9.50 per hundredweight and calves 4.50 to 8.00. Sheep 8 000 steady with lambs 10.00 to 10.75 and feeders 6.50 to 8.25. Estimated tomorrow's receipts show hogs 5 000 and cattle 2 000.
Chicago market update notes Eye Market firm receipts 9396 cases with extra firsts 21 percent and firsts 21. Current receipts 1946 with dirties 17 percent. Butter market steady with receipts 13 616, specials 34. M extras 044 and 53 percent. Extra firsts 15 and standards poultry receipts 55 trucks with fowls 13 to 46, springers 22 to 24, broilers 15 to 21 percent, leghorns noted.
The page shows a grain price table for Wheat Corn Oats and Rye with July to December figures. It lists opening, high, low and closing values for each commodity and month, indicating volatile price ranges.
Classified note lists a east by side black milk cow and Jersey cow just fresh for sale. Other items include ducks turkeys chickens potatoes and various farm goods with price ranges and track numbers.
Chicago market notes show No 2 mixed corn at 95 4 cents to 96, No 2 yellow around 89 to 92, No 2 white near 82 to 82 1/2 cents. Prices reflect standard market quotes for mixed, yellow, and white corn commodities.
The Journal’s subscription representative features neighboring towns and their local events. Readers learn about community happenings, upcoming sales, meetings, and services emphasized for regional residents.
A July 20 1936 Anoka Minnesota letter from John H Burham and local readers recalls extreme heat of 106F over two days and ongoing need for rain for corn and alfalfa. It mentions subscriptions to the Evening Journal, visits from relatives traveling via Springfield Keokuk and Decatur, and local farm activity around Ralph Livingston’s farm with horses and cattle.
The document records extensive claims for dragging labor and materials, with numerous individuals and firms listed, totaling labor and service costs. It covers action items, approvals, and financial transfers by the county board including bridge and culvert work, and bids for road work.
The board met by call after a Friday recess. Contracts awarded to Risk Construction Co Washington for bridges and culverts 2222.69 and to J B Hannahs West Point for grading 18041.48. chairman authorized to sign. Appointments include W S Eldridge to Old Age Assistance Board term ending July 1 1933 and KK R Burham to Soldiers Relief Commission term three years from July 1 1946. Dane Company bond approved. Board officers listed.
James Bunting of Chester England plans an appeal after being excommunicated by the Church of England the first such act in 100 years. The sentence follows a conviction for failing to honor thy father and mother after his parents died by their own hand amid hardship.
A reflective piece argues that a man with common sense avoids unnecessary risks, yet remains guided by fear, humor, and decency in his approach to life.
A terse reflection on patriotism equating to hollow talk about national loyalty. The fragment suggests criticism of a sentiment that emphasizes slogans over substantive actions. It hints at a debate over genuine civic virtue versus performative nationalistic rhetoric.
Readable data fragment lists Soyuran Mamie and Chicago No 2 yellow 12 percent with sample yellow 124 and Des Moines 102. The incomplete OCR note presents product identifiers and city references without full context or narrative details.
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