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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1920
Page
2
Market notes show receipts of 16,000 hogs and 7,650 cattle with steady to firm demand. Prices peak at 15.60 for hogs, with various weights and grades quoted. cattle and sheep also listed with ranges. Local trading bearish early, with cash demand for corn and oats improving as weather and car supply influence moves.
Commodity bulletin lists wheat corn oats barley and provisions with bid asks and closing prices for Dec through Sept dates, plus primary receipts and ship- ments figures and Chicago car lot sales ranges. Includes insurance rate bids and trading figures and weekly comparisons.
The first woman believed admitted to a male trade union is Miss Mary Baker who in the late sixties was unanimously elected to Chicago’s International Typographical Union branch.
An old Mason's hardware ad asks customers if they know the store and pledges one fixed price with posturing service. It is followed by agricultural notes warning hog producers about soil sickness from continuous lots and urging better sanitation, lime use, reseeding, and crop options to reduce losses.
The forecast suggests ideal weather and a likely corn price recovery in the next month or two. Readers holding old corn are advised to sell most of it to avoid a fall price drop this autumn. A separate note reports Iowa State College begins testing fence post staples with oak, willow, pine, cedar, and creosoted pine posts conducted by C A Poland.
Staples are driven into various post types in all methods and pulled out to test holding power. The investigation will be completed this fall and a bulletin with tabulated results and conclusions will be published for distribution to interested readers.
Service offers free removal of dead animals with dispatch by truck at our expense. Contact to arrange pickup as soon as possible.
A self contained, self regulating farm plant combines engine and generator in one unit. It powers machinery and charges batteries while running shafts, with no meters or rheostats. Built to high grade automobile standards, the Marco claims long life, easy operation, and widespread national appeal, though allotments may be limited.
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