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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1929
Page
2
Bulk weight ranges for cattle 160 to 250 pounds with prices 1046 to 1086. Butcher grades medium to choice for 250 to 50 pounds with 100 to 1085. Additional ranges cover 200 to 1015 to 1090 and 160 to 200 pounds 999 to 1990. 130 to 160 pounds 950. Hogs total 33,000 head including 3,000 packing sows. market very slow with many buyers bidding 0 to 125 lower than top 1090 paid for a 120 pound load.
A man recently convicted of marrying three women is described as formerly a master of unspecified trade, with limited readable context indicating prior occupation and details.
Market notes show 10 000 cattle and 3 000 calves, better grade mixed steers and yearlings steady, others slow to weak. Prices quoted for bulls, heifers, cows, veal, and feeders include highs of 1525 for 1403 1b bull locks, steers 1300-1500 lbs 1100-1300, and sheep top at 1650 with lambs unsold.
A Chicago market summary lists hogs at 19 000 head and sheep at 9 000 with various price quotes in corn and grain futures. The Dayton Grove correspondent reports plowing activity and local building projects by Mr Wade Ferguson and Mr and Mrs Marry Desenbery as a brief rural update.
Market list shows butter fat price per pound, eggs per dozen, various chicken breeds and weights, prices for spring and leghorn chickens, hides values for cattle and horses, and a note that no market exists for sick or eruptive poultry. Indicates delivery payment terms and general market activity at Washington auctions.
A cluttered, fragmentary report describes neighbors helping with farm work and a local American lawyer facing a murder defense fee. It mentions a Chinaman case, a lawyer’s fee of 509, and a window scene near Brighton with a speaker urging sight of the sun and moon as a party breaks up.
Fragmentary local chatter centers on Hungry Hollow’s farms and neighbors. A farmer notes chickens deter weeds while others discuss community figures, a farm on Main Street, and plans to Washington, with illness and recovery glimpsed among town residents.
A fragment from a rural journal recalls farm life and travels on a June day. It mentions a boss recovering, cows returning to chores, and a hike to town amid scarce Saturday journals. It notes farm tasks, plowing, and local figures Grace Hill Art Mayers Rev Klein Bob and Bell, Charley Griffiths, Mamock seat, and nearby neighbors.
An old advertisement touts Taniac as a pure root and bark medicine claiming 90 percent of sickness stems from digestion. It asserts Taniac relieves gas stomach pains dizziness nervousness and insomnia, improves appetite and energy, and offers money back if it fails. It names L B Simmons of Denver as a testimonial user.
The family spent the weekend in Marengo at the Arenehth home. Lew Chub and Mrs. Clarenes John son will meet Friday afternoon at Mrs. Clarenes John son’s residence. Ruth Seet is spending summer vacation at home and intends to teach in Frenchburg, Kentucky.
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