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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1926
Page
2
Housereceipts 17 009 hogs mostly steady to higher with 150 to 160 lb averages at 19.80, cattle receipts 3 006 slow with killing classes steady, sheep receipts 6 000 fat lambs steady to strong and heavy feeding lambs weak in a broad trading day at Chicago markets.
Official livestock estimates for tomorrow list hogs 2000 fewer cattle 1000 more and sheep 1000 fewer. Mrs Harry Duncan returned to Ainsworth after visiting her mother Mrs M L Orris in Chicago yesterday.
Mrs Huston and her daughter Hope from Crawfordsville traveled to Washington yesterday to do some shopping, enjoying the trip together and visiting local shops.
Mrs. Jake Plecker died Wednesday night at the home of Ralph Bull. She had lived with them most of the time since Mr. Plecker’s death. Ruth was her granddaughter.
A kindly elder laments loss and observes sorrow in town life. Mrs. Roy Carr of Pomona California visits her sister here. Muriel Kirkpatrick gathers blackberries near Harper. Hess Shrader travels to Williamsburg for an appendectomy by Dr Wyatt and Dr Braden. Threshing waits on heavy rains. Lee Davisson and Jil Hanley visit Town City. Opal Green weekends in Keota.
Local column from Sandy Hook reports busy threshing on 22 1/2 acres yielding nearly 800 bushels, mentions George Garrett and Joe Wolfe, updates on tomato and cucumber canning, garden conditions, and farm dogs, with notes on Sunday School attendance and community happenings around July.
Poultry price list shows per pound rates for hens of various weights and grades, springs, ducks, geese, and beef hides. Notes indicate no market for crippled poultry and prices for horseshoes not listed. Prices include 206 to ¢ per pound ranges and specific per dozen figures for fresh hinnings.
Readers are urged to start the day with Quaker Oats for a balanced breakfast. The ad touts 16 grams of protein, 58 percent carbohydrates, vitamins, and fiber, claiming quick and regular energy. grocers offer Quick Quaker and regular Quaker Oats.
Tomorrow’s lineup lists KGO Harmony Four and WLW Crescendos with various arenas including KDKA Pittsburgh 7.20 band concert and WEAF New York 6:30 musical comedy hits. Stations cover orchestras ensembles and concert numbers across WEAF WNY markets.
A neighbor says she finished eleven good shirts for her men folks last week to keep them in clean clothes through the summer as chicks rise and the coop is cleaned with fresh earth.
Maynard Brown traveled to Burlington today to spend the day and attend the Eismann Radio conference noted as meeting yesterday today and tomorrow. Miss Gladwyn Curan from Missouri and Miss Beatrice Albert from Eldon are returning home after a visit at Mrs. George Trott’s. J F Simpson departed last evening for a ten day trip across Colorado and Kansas visiting relatives. Mildred Craig from West Chester heads to Belknap Iowa for a house party with Parsons College friends.
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