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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
7
The feed shows high 1.1145 and low around 1.09 with close near 1.10 percent changes noted. Additional lines indicate minor AO values and fluctuating quotes around 1.08 1.10.
Mr and Mrs Doyle Sands stay with the latter s parents near New London. Bobby Hesseltine visits grandparents Albert and Mrs Hesseltine. Dale Riley visits home folks briefly before leaving for Minnesota harvest work. Victor Hesseltine and Habn boys harvest Tipton fields. Frank Sands slowly improves after illness. John Mulhern makes a Washington business call.
Dock Johnson of Washington admires Iowa’s cool nights and plans to return Friday or Monday. The note mentions friends from Brighton and Washington, local tradesmen like A. J. Morgan, E. W. Kessell, and R. S. Borkoski, and memories of 1995 to 1906. It cites crops, rain, and market notes while praising community ties and a Beitel estate purchase.
Chicago markets show hogs at 13 000 head with 3 000 direct and steady gains for many weights. Cattle numbers 7 500 steady with beef steers 7.50 to 9.50 and calves 4.50 to 9.00. sheep 8 000 steady with lambs 10.00 to 10.75 and yearlings 6.00 to 8.50.
Chicago reports firm produce receipts in Biggs and steady market for Kutter. Poultry market unsettled with varied percentages for fowls springers broilers and turkeys. Potatoes on track arrivals and shipments show market slightly stronger.
Chicago market notes show No 1 yellow at 102 cents, No 2 yellow 102 to 1021 2 cents, No 8 yellow 100 to 101 cents, No 4 yellow 100, No 2 mixed 111, No 8 white 110, sample grade 95 to 96 percent. Estimated receipts 43 percent carlots.
Acknowledgment to S. M. Brinton and his neighbor to the west on the north side for caring during illness. The note mentions he now reads his home daily and the Centennial book. Also thanks Gene McClelland for two years of companionship with Mr. Benton.
C P Grosscup and wife debated keeping the Evening Journal while driving in Macon for home news. Clarence asked for a dollar and was told to give him one, not their last. The note thanks Mr and Mrs Grosscup and mentions she is well informed on crop conditions during the dry period.
A. H. Brinton in Brighton joined the Evening Journal Subscription. The note thanks him and hopes he continues with the thousands of home daily readers.
The Cathedral of the City of Mexico sits near the ruins of the Aztec temple razed in 1521. Foundations began in 1573 with completion around 1811. The structure extends about 460 feet in length and its towers reach 204 feet in height.
A Saturday sale starts at 12 50 featuring a large consignment of stored furniture including walnut pieces. The listing also offers cattle cows calves and springers, sows with pigs, White Rock pullets, posts, and other items. Local buyers will be present and buyers can bring real calves to Macon Auci.
Local market lists prices for dairy and poultry items. Sweet cream 85 cents per pound, No 1 sour cream 33 8 cents per pound, No 2 sour cream 33 8 cents per pound. Hens, eggs, and poultry rates include heavy hens 4 1/2 pounds at 12 cents per pound and Leghorn hens 8 cents per pound. Old roosters 8 cents per pound, ducks and geese also priced.
A Maine narrator recalls Cedric Wigglesworth the schoolmaster of Cherry Creek. Despite mockery over his clothes and skills he wins respect by teaching without beating pupils, later delivering a decisive defeat to Slim Thomas, prompting his departure from the town.
A fragment notes the cold pole in the Western Hemisphere at Rensselaer harbor in Northwest Greenland with temperatures stated as extreme low values. The text uses unclear terms like 70 scarces below vera, gryte and lacks clear dates or organizations.
Dispute over the sword of Joan of Arc in a Dion museum centers on its authenticity. Critics argue the blade decorations date to 1575, not Joan's era, while supporters cite an alleged Merimee letter claiming the sword was given to Joan and worn, though not used in battle.
Jud Tunkins quotes Jud Tooting noting envy at prize ring earnings versus regular battery wages. The remark highlights the disparity between athletic prize money and common labor pay.
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