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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1927

Page

2

Chicago Market Livestock Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices

Market news from Chicago reports hog receipts at 28 000 with light hogs steady to Monday's best while others weak large packers inactive top 11.00 and various weight ranges shown hog prices from 9.75 to 11.00 for 160 250 lb animals cattle receipts 10 000 with steady to weak across grades sheep receipts 15 000 with fat native lambs active steady to strong and feeding lambs about 13 00 to 13 50 overall sale notes weekly price ranges and weights for steers heifers cows yearlings and calves remain listed by weight class and quality factors

Chicago Livestock Chicago ID Reaieo

Chicago Wheat and Corn Prices Reported in Grain Exchange

Chicago July 26 bid prices for wheat show various grades with fractional gains from 1.36% to 1.49% across 1 red 2 red and 3 red as well as 1 hard 2 hard 3 hard ranges. Corn futures display modest gains with 2 yellow 1.05% and 3 yellow 1.03 to 1.04% and 4 yellow near 1.00% in the afternoon update.

Chicago

Unclear OCR data with mixed color, grain, and price figures

Fragmentary text lists yellow and white color notes with percentages and prices, plus oats and crops like Putney and Clover. No coherent event or narrative. data appears as commodity pricing or grading figures without context.

Putney

Violin Labeled by Gaspa Duiffopgrugear Noted Collector

Johannes Robey, a renowned violin collector, owns a violin with a curious old Latin label. The inscription translates to a lament of the instrument’s life and silent death, identifying Gaspa Duiffopgrugear as the maker from the sixteenth century lutist tradition.

Johannes Robey Pathfinder Magazine Gaspa Duiffopgrugear

Peter the Delinquent's Firelit Confession

A boy named Peter is caught burning letters in a grate for the third time. His father contemplates punishment but the child suggests a writing remedy to make him remember the act.

Peter

Early U S Secretary Roles Under Washington and Jefferson

The first cabinet assigned Thomas Jefferson as secretary of state while he remained in France. John Jay served as secretary of foreign affairs and acted as secretary of state under the Articles of Confederation until Jefferson arrived in March 1700.

Thomas Jefferson Washington Jefferson France John Jay

No Superlative

An English teacher instructs an SA class to review a grammar point daily. She asks a student to supply the comparative form of adjectives and gives the cue high. After a pause the student hesitantly replies hello.

July Farm Life Notes Include Rain, Cattle, and Pigs

Daily farm chatter from Glendale to Kalona records showers, dry spells, and harvest efforts. Will Miller and Fred Donaldson manage cows, calves, and corn while J H McGraw and Albert Fellendorf tend clover, pigs, and chickens. Local visitors, family news, and small setbacks color a busy agricultural community day.

Harold Anderson Mr. Zook Glendale Wm. Millers Jr Will Mr. Millers Berdo Fred Timothy J. H. McGraw Albert Fellendorf Alex Marburgh Rhone Albert

Gerig reunion and community notices in Wayland

The Wayland notice lists the Gerig family reunion at J. G. Roth home with numerous attendees and related local events. It covers births, visits, illnesses, and funerals including John Birchall's passing and the Nebel twins birth, along with church activities and local travel notes.

Wayland Gerig J. G. Roth Suncggs John Imhoffs Chriss Hertigs Jess Roth Arthur Wyse Elmer Krabill Joe Kauffman Louie Kauffman Aaron Leichtus Noah Leichtys Jacob Koebels Joe Koebels Ben Koebels Arthur Taylors Dan Orendorts A. D. Blossers Melvin Gingerichs V2 Leichty Bernice Willard Minnie Sutter Sebastian Gerig Anna Wyse C. M. Roths Jake Gerigs P. G. Rotha Jake Boeses C. H. Roths Dan Roth Ezra Irene Amos Wyse Olive Maynard Jennie Meyer J. G. Meyer John Lerch Sterling Ohio David Beny Meyer Frank Nebel Finley Chapel Finley Cemetery Birchall Eliza Evans Birchall Jesse Peck Paul Leichty Ethel Saur Long Beach Calif H. J. Hoover Yoder Virginia Koebel Edd Wittrig Dave Witrig Iowa City Wittrigs California Ezra Wenger Chicago

Prize Is Bride T Miki Weds Osaka Heiress in San Francisco

Prize is the marriage match for T Miki of the Japanese Davis Cup team. He arrived in San Francisco to join his teammates. If he wins his matches, he will wed the Osaka Company heiress in Osaka.

T. Miki Osaka Company Osaka San Francisco

Origin of Farthing Name Traces to Fourting Grooves

Early Saxon pennies contained four grooves enabling easy breaking into equal parts. Each segment was called a fourthing, a term later corrupted to farthing through linguistic change.

Washington Markets Poultry and Produce Prices Listing

Market rates show butterfat test per pound at 38 Eyes fresh eggs per dozen at 20 Hass 960, Leghorns springs per pound 12 67 Springs Leghorns per pound 13 Old Roosters per pound Ducks Muscovy per pound Geese per pound 08 Geese swan and Chinese per pound 05 Beef Hides good per pound 07 Beef Hides glue per pound Horse Hides each 83.00 Gooseiners seeds 25 Live pigeons each 05 No market for thin sick or crippled poultry.

Sand carves Grand Canyon rather than quakes and eruptions

Authorities dispute the notion that earthquakes and volcanic activity shaped the Grand Canyon. They claim the river itself wore the canyon, aided by quartz sand carried downstream from mountain sources. The sand is harder than the rock layers it erodes.

Grand Canyon Colorado River

Bread From Bulrushes Delicacies Across Climates

The bulrush yields flour from long stalks and can produce good bread in many climates. Central Asian peoples favor it as a delicacy, while Icelanders use moss as a substitute, calling it bread from the stones.

Central Asia Iceland

The Judge in Disguise Sends a Late Bedtime Note

A northern town scene sees a judge leaving his lodgings at night in plain clothes to post a letter. Unrecognized by the on duty constable, he jokes about the old devil still awake. From his window he then signals that the old devil is going to bed.

London

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