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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1940
Page
5
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago summary
Hogs supply tight with 300 head market. undertone steady. Week results show 15 to 25 cent rise overall. top at 6.75. Cattle: 100 head, choice fed steers and yearlings steady. heifers and wealers weaker. Week top around 11.85 for quality. Sheep: 2,000 head, native lambs down 15 to 25 cents. natives scarce, top quoted near 0.40 on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grain quotes and Indian rights in 1881 classic works
Chicago price notes show corn oats and soybeans with varying yellow and white grades. The text also references Helen Hunt Jackson Ramona described as the Indians Uncle Tom's Cabin, noting its 1881 publication and Jackson's role as special commissioner to investigate Indian affairs after gifting copies to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ramona
Helen Hunt Jackson
United States
Congress
Washington Lodge No 24 Regular Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No. 24 A F and A M announces a regular meeting on the first Friday of each month with Howard McBride as Worshipful Master and A W Yard as Secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
Howard McBride
W. M
A. W. Yard
Multiple Rail and Bus Schedules for Washington Dispatch
Readable fragments show rail line stops and regular and special services for Golden State Limited Calfornian locals and Davenport Kansas City services. Eastbound and westbound routes include No 3 Davenport local No 25 Southwest Limited and bus connections to Chicago with notes on ticket purchase locations.
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Golden State Limited
Washington
California
Knoxville
Sebbas
Coclwesneox
Omaha
Chicago
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
al Gantoni
Pensions for Soldiers A Longstanding Practice
The piece traces military pensions from ancient Rome to modern times, noting the personal pension as an early form. It cites Sully in the 16th century proposing economy by reducing pensions and recalls Plymouth’s 1636 rule granting pensions to maimed soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
Plymouth Pilgrims
They Eat Trees Name for Adirondacks Derived
The Adirondacks in northern New York derive their name from the Mohawk word ratirontaks meaning they eat trees, according to the Columbia University Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adirondacks
New York
Columbia University Press
Grain table snippet from Chicago market page
Open table shows Wheat prices with figures 716 percent and 74 75 percent trailing on a Chicago market page. The fragment suggests a grain price listing with daily percentages and possibly bid ask figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loyalty and Fines in Colonial Boston History
The WPA survey notes that 1681 Boston resident fined 10 shillings for saying “three monsters were born in Boston.” Authorities demanded loyalty to colonies towns and patriotism to government, with fines for disparaging remarks.
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WPA
Boston
Celtic Tongue Groups Remain Short List
A Columbia University Press study states the only Celtic tongued peoples today are Gaelic Irish and Highland Scots with distant cousins in Armorican Welsh and Breton of France.
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France
Columbia University Press
Thirteen New Patrolmen Join Iowa Safety Patrol
Friday twelve new patrolmen joined the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol, bringing total strength to 125 under Chief C. A. Knee. The group includes Donald Braden Red Oak to Ottumwa Raymond Connor Williamsburg Des Moines Dennis Lenihan Le Mars Atlantic Charles Fels Homestead Cedar Rapids Ralph Hindman Sioux City Denison Arthur Locke Woodward Des Moines Lee Holt Ottosen Cherokee Byron Hockenberry Council Bluffs Fort Dodge Arthur Evert Primghar Atlantic Robert Lamb Newton Mobr eea Melvin Howe Cedar Falls Mason City Arthur Longs Cherokee Cedar Falls Clifford Strand Newton West Liberty.
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Towa
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
C. A. Knee
Donald O. Braden
Red Oak
Ottumwa
Raymond Connor
Williamsburg
Des Moines
Dennis Lenihan
le Mars
Atlantic
Charles M. Fels
Homestead
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Hindman
Sioux City
Denison
Arthur Locke
Woodward
Lee W. Holt
Ottosen
Cherokee
Byron Hockenberry
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Arthur “Evert
Primghar
Robert L. Lamb
Newton
Mivreewa
Melvin Howe
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Arthur Longs
Clifford M. Strand
West Liberty
Iowa Daily Press
Heavy Rains Bring Flooding and Lightning Damage in Washington County
Washington county recorded one to two inches of rain with lightning causing barn fires and scattered damage. The Telford barn south of Ainsworth burned after a lightning strike, hay and items lost while cattle escaped. A tree damaged near Keota. Cotter saw an electric storm with a burning straw stack and a high 100 degree reading dropping to 70. Two and a half inches were measured in Franklin township with little wind or lightning damage reported. Overall crops face uncertainty but no major disasters reported.
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Washington County
Journal
Barr
Fred Telford
Ainsworth
Mutual
Jim” Thompson
Keota
John Custer
Cotter
John J. Jenkin
George Gilbert
Franklin Township
Franklin
Howard Hoyle
Death notice for Mrs. Edw. Kupka in Riverside Iowa
Mrs. Ed ward Kupka dies after long illness in Iowa City hospital. She leaves husband Edward and six children Robert Kenneth Wesley Edward Eugene and Shirley Ann. Surviving brothers and sisters listed. Funeral set for 2 pm Sunday at Riverside Methodist church conducted by American Legion Auxiliary member.
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Riverside
Edward Kupka
Iowa City
Myrle Mannsmith
Miller
Edna Nughes Manasmith
Kupka
Robert
Kenneth
Wesley
Edward Eugene
Shirley Ann
Orvi
Manasmith
Auburn
Nebraska
Lester Manasmith
Katona
Henry Manasmith
Shiverside
Ada Crossley
Cedar Falls
Ruth Ratglafs
Edna Singleman
Thelma Mole
Kuoka
Riverside Methodist Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Tragedy Touches UK War Service Kin in Mt Ayr
In Action The tragedy of the European the pastor Rev. Stuart C. Pet erson. Burial will be made in the Riverside cemetery. Mrs J E Bradley Mt Ayr learns her nephew in the British Royal Air Force has been killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart C. Peterson
Riverside Cemetery
J. E. Bradley
Mt. Ayr
Royal Air Force
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