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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
8
Mrs Marty Moree returns from Lone Tree West Liberty and Iowa City and reports no shoveling with instant loading at the coal pocket. Several residents travel for home changes and sales while Dean’s serves hot meals and caf offers.
Long string of tire prices and garage ads mix with travelers and visitors notes. Local residents visit relatives in Ottumwa Crawfordsville and Monmouth while Dean’s dining room and White Way Garage advertise service.
The notice lists prices for hens at 8 cents, springs at 12 cents, butter at 20 cents, and corn at 59 cents. It also notes chamois shins and sponges for autos, detailing oiled tanned chamois and sheep wool sponges.
Martin Moehn closed a $400,000 deal last week trading his large farm near Burlington Iowa for another property and cash consideration. Local reports verify the sale involved substantial farmland assets and reflected activity in Iowa agricultural markets.
Mr Moehn exchanges a Chicago apartment building for a 1 160 acre Indiana truck farm at North Chicago. The farm features ten acre tracts, twelve tenant houses, drainage improvements, and crops including potatoes onions cabbage and mint. Holsteen & Hill arranged the half million dollar deal with deeds transferred from Burlington.
Report notes Tibetan daily cleansing uses melted butter rather than water. Butter stored in the ground may remain usable for decades, with some accounts claiming up to sixty years.
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