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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
2
Day’s averages show hogs higher with top around 11.65 for choice 140 lb weight. Butchers from 10.60 to 11.65 for various weights. Cattle supplies large, market steady to weak on grass cows, best yearlings up to 16.65. Sheep receipts 12000, fat lambs steady to strong, feeder lambs 13.50 to 14.00, ewes 4.25 to 7.25.
Grain prices show varied moves across Wheat Corn and Oats with incomplete data for several contracts. July Wheat edges higher while Sept and Dec futures display modest gains and mix of percentages, reflecting a uncertain session.
Grain prices listed for wheat and corn with multiple grades and counts. Oats show white and mixed entries with price ranges. Barley and Timothy quoted with ranges. Clover price tied to Bain.
Market notes show Clover listed for cash THO October and TRON December 1875 with 1425 value. Timothy priced cash 235 in December with 280, Alsike 1650 in October and 1675 in December.
Chicago July 26. Tomorrow's receipts include cattle with leading expectations for liveweight cattle numbers and market activity. Traders anticipate price range fluctuations amid supply and demand signals from regional feeding operations.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets claiming dramatic weight gain. It cites George H. Bulkely of Connecticut who allegedly increased from 119 to 152 pounds after using six boxes. The ad promises a money back guarantee if a buyer does not gain at least five pounds in sixty days and plans to sell through J. E. Lemmon's drug store.
Readable figures show 2 500 hogs 17 000 sheep and 10 000. Holdover hogs total 106 080.
Fox Films presents Tom Mix in Horseman of the Plains a high powered colorful Western at the Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday. Sally Blane Mernie Conklin Lew Harvey Charles Byers Grace Marvin and William Ryne appear in a tale of a man and a girl fighting to save a Wyoming ranch from grasping enemies. Directed by Benjamin Stoloff.
Miss Mildred Spaethe aged 20 died Monday evening in Colorado Springs where she had gone weeks before hoping to gain benefit from a climate change. Local notes report gatherings at Chautauqua Park and various visits as town residents attend religious meetings and plan district conventions.
Mrs Mary Dill and family note railway mail clerk Charles Dill is on vacation. Mr and Mrs Frank Moore announce a daughter born Monday. Mrs Nevada Acheson traveled to Lincoln Nebraska to visit her son Ivan and family. Mr and Mrs Harry Hall and children of Sioux City returned home after visiting the W C Hall home and were joined by Mrs Julia Williams who plans several weeks in Sioux City. Mr and Mrs James E Reaney and children Robert and Marjorie of Red Oak, formerly of the Junction, will visit here.
Keota residents share travel plans and family updates. Kathryn White travels to Sarah Mississippi after her husband Joe White’s father’s death. she plans to visit Pensacola before returning. Dwight Mound leaves Coe College for a position in Lancaster Ohio with Armstrong Linoleum. Residents Mildred and Martha Edmonston visit J A Sharp home. Alma Sharp enjoys a ten day vacation from Kalona. Laythams visit Nelson Missouri relatives. S K Leacock leaves bed for town errands after months ill. Paving progresses on No 2 highway.
Regular meeting times listed for Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 O E S and Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J. Meetings set for the second Thursday and third Tuesday each month at Mason Temple rooms. Notices include officers Alice Meek Della McBride Mrs lL A Jones Sara J Walker. Visiting members welcome.
The notice lists arrivals and departures for several lines including Golden State Limited and Express, Local Passengers, and Freight trains with specific times. It includes Knoxville Branch and St. Paul and Pacific lines with daily and weekday patterns, agent signatures, and service notes.
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