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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1927
Page
2
Chicago market report lists hog receipts at 40 000 and cattle at 14 000 with broad price ranges. Hog top around 11.00 and 160 to 200 pounds 10.65 to 10.90. cattle bulls and vealers steady to 25c higher with best heavy steers at 14.25 and top fed steers 13.00. Sheep and lambs show fat lambs active and native grades improving. range lambs around 14.50 and western choices above 14.85.
The Chicago Grain Open shows mixed futures with July wheat around 1.41 to 1.414, Sept at 1.384, and July corn near 0.99 to 1.01 with Sept around 1.03 to 1.06 as market moves reflect daily highs and lows. Market data includes percent changes and bid-ask ranges for wheat and corn contracts.
New York July 25 Jack Dempsey admits he does not know if his punch on Sharkey was a foul and says he does not believe he won by a foul. Sharkey and Gibbons weigh in with cautious opinions as critics note a string of disputed fouls in Dempsey’s career. Tex Rickard reports overwhelming public demand for a return match with Tunney and defends Dempsey’s showmanship and revenue impact.
Chicago July 25 market snapshot shows bid ranges for wheat corn oats barley and forage. Columns list various grades and sample figures for 1 to 6 units across red hard yellow white oats and forage items with specific price bands and no notable changes from prior values.
A Boston Transcript piece quotes Cervantes as he started to write Don Quixote remarking I guess I will take a knight off The note hints at his early muse and the literary path that produced the famed novel.
A Benton Illinois courtroom delivered life sentences for Hyland and Newman while Birger received the death penalty. Witnesses described an emotional scene as Birger and his co-defendants were led away, with Birger offering a brief word to his sister.
The article explains how gullies can be filled and reclaimed by building self-saving dams using stakes brush straw logs loose rock or woven wire. It notes permanent dams may use earth masonry or concrete and that initial gullies often form when a plow is dragged or a wagon is driven across a wet sloping field.
Large crowd at D. J. Ross sale with visitors from Floris across Eldon. Mentions upcoming Mrs. McDonald sale in Washington and Stephen sale in Keota. Humorous anecdotes about locals, farm yields, and a note of thanks from Eckerman family in Tingley. Includes family visits, travel plans, and community chatter from Washington county Iowa dated July 23, 1927.
The Seventieth Congress will focus on aviation and radio this winter in Washington. It plans military and naval flying support and aid to promote commercial aviation, with debates over funding and subsidies. There is talk of unifying government radio activities, challenging by service branches, and honoring Lindbergh and other aviators as five-year programs seek over 1,000 new combat aircraft.
Riverside July 22 plans for St. Marys parish jubilee include a Pontifical high mass by Bishop elect Rev Henry P Rohlmann, banquet for visiting clergy, then a program of speeches and entertainment. A general committee helps Rev Jacobsmeier prepare. Newborn Juanita Mary arrives at the home of Mr and Mrs Anto Kiefer.
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