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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1925

Page

2

Market Reports Chicago Hog Cattle And Sheep Prices Slide

June hog receipts 45 000 uneven demand for heavy butchers opened lower then steady to strong at Saturday prices packing sows largely unchanged. Slaughter pigs mostly lower with big packers quiet. Cattle receipts 16 000 with slow to steady demand. light yearlings and young stock show some strength. Sheep receipts 9 000 fat lambs and yearlings fairly active with good native and California grades near top for the period.

Chicago California

Official live stock estimates for tomorrow in Chicago

Chicago report shows tomorrow's stock outlook with hogs 22000 head cattle 9000 head and sheep 8000 head market observers note the higher receipts imply cautious trading for hogs and cattle while sheep supply remains steady with expected price activity.

Chicago

Physician on duty at terminal station for Holy Year pilgrims

Arrangements provide a physician on duty at the terminal railway station to treat arriving Holy Year pilgrims in need of emergency medical attention. The doctor will be available from early morning until after midnight throughout the summer season.

RCME

Why Skinny Folks Take Cod Liver Oil

Advertisement proudly claims cod liver oil builds weight and health. It cites cures for rickets anemia tuberculosis and malnutrition in both children and adults and promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets with a guarantee of five pounds in thirty days or refund. It highlights tablet form due to taste and odor.

McCoy McCoy Laboratories New York J. E. Lemmon

Chicago grain and hog prices mixed in early June report

Wheat Nos 2 red 1.87 to 1.91, 3 red 1.89. corn varieties range 1.03 to 2.12 with mixed and yellow grades listed. Oats and rye figures shown. barley, timothy, clover seeds, and lard products also cited with specific price ranges.

Chicago

Wheat and Corn Futures Lists July to December Prices

Commodities report shows wheat with July 1.67 to 1.68 and Dec 1.64. corn July 1.14 to 1.16 and Dec 1.16. oats and rye with mixed July to Sept values. lard rib bellies and tenderloin futures cited with July and Sept quotes. Prices appear in a compact market table format.

Local notes and farmers talk from West Chester

The West Chester column mentions Amos Alberson and Alex Millers in Journal photos, a Fathers and Sons banquet at the Baptist Church with Rev. Rogers preaching, a potato crop hit by bugs and frost, Mrs. Martin of Keota buying a 227 acre Haskins and Cotter farm, and related farm trade including a hotel and residence near Rubio.

Amos Alberson Journal Alex Millers Tony Doofrau Fathers and Sons Baptist Church Rogers Martin Keota Haskins and Cotter Rubio

Mrs. Martins Plans and Honest Family History

Mrs. Martin aims for California this winter and views land as the safest investment, citing her father as the county’s largest landowner. The text notes uncertainty over Peknik arrangements, mentions the June 21 birthday on the longest day, and explains no Sunday picnic will occur due to the date falling on a Sunday.

Odds and Ends of Curious Facts From 1925

A humorous collection notes elephants take 40 years to mature and men 200, warns ants may live 10 years if picnics are avoided, and a 1325 clock titled an old timer. It cites wild boars, Sheik meanings, Lapland misgivings, foreign pests, whale oil yield, Washington apple crop, and odd aphorisms about crops and light.

Community notices and social updates from Columbus Junction

Miss Margaret Huston hosts W M Belasa at her home Wednesday afternoon. The Old Clifton club meets Thursday with Mrs Warnie Moran. A city hall meeting Tuesday June 9 invites all involved in a fall fair. Miss Grace Arthur and Miss Gladys Rices trip to Colorado by motor. Wim Douthitt, Columbus high athletic coach, tours California and New Mexico. Effie Kelly and Randal Gentzler quieting in Cedar Rapids. Mrs J F McQueen to represent W R C at state convention in Jason City. Mrs S M Overholt attends Iowa City commencement. daughter Miss Marie graduates. June Methodist Missionary society meets at Mrs Frank Darrow. clothing meeting at Mrs A J Zion in Union Township. Royal Neighbor lodge initiates 3 candidates. Conesville lodge handles ritual. Thomas Dean of Nichols meets Miss Margaret Byrne, visiting from Oklahoma. Burlington Gazette shows Southeast Iowa and Illinois honor student photos. includes Miss Verlee Morrison and Miss Hope Huston. Miss Huston is niece of Howard Huston of this place. Twenty one youths featured. four are boys. Mrs Lucille Van Sant of New…

Columbus Margaret Huston W. M. B.elasa Clifton Columbus High Schoo California New Mexico Effie Kelly Randal Gentzler Cedar Rapids J. F. McQueen Jason City 8. M. Overholt Iowa City Marie Methodist Missionary Society Frank Darrow A. J. Zion Union Nichols Margaret Byrne Oklahoma Burlington Gazette Iowa Illinois Burlington Verlee Morrison Col. School Hope Huston Crawfordsville Huston Howard Huston Lucille van Sant New

Washington Produce Markets Poultry and Egg Prices Listed

The Washington market lists cream at 42 cents per pound and fresh eggs by the dot. Hens priced at 18 cents per pound for 4 pounds and over, 14 cents for under 4 pounds, leghorn at 14 cents, and various duck and goose prices. Horse hides sell for $3 each, with no market for culled poultry.

Aden

Chamberlain Medicine Co Trial Package Offer

Plainly write your name and address with 10 cents and this slip to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial set of Chamberlains Tablets for stomach troubles and constipation Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for cramps and diarrhoea Chamberlains Salve for burns wounds and skin issues Trial price is 10 cents and not to be missed

Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa Chamberlain

Local guests and teaching moves noted across towns

York City visits Mrs. Ellen Hamiston. Miss Lela Adamson elected to teach Ferndale school for 1925 26 will attend summer school at Iowa Wesleyan. Miss Ruth Lewis returns home from Cresco where she taught. Frank Johnston of Fort Morgan Colorado visits relatives here. A. J. Zion went to Florida. Creta Knauss visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J A Harmon in Marshalltown.

Lela Adamson Ferndale Iowa Wesleyan Ruth Lewis Cresco Frank Johnston Ft. Morgan Colo A. J. Zion Florida Creta Knauss J. A. Harmon Marshalltown

Straton Proposes Satirical Name for Rockefeller Church

New York June 8 Rev Dr John Roach Straton suggests the term Socony church for the new skyscraper edifice where Rev Dr Harry Emery Fos dick is to be pastor. Straton, noted fundamentalist and Calvary pastor, comments on the church naming idea.

Associated Press New York Socony Church John Roach Straton Harry Emery Fosdick Straton Calvary

Rockefellers Attend Park Avenue Sermon Mocked by Pastor

Dr Straton recounts a scene at Park Avenue Baptist with John Rockefeller Sr and John D. Rockefeller Jr in attendance. He notes dimes given to children and a misread plan for a grand “Socony” electric sign tied to Standard Oil branding as a dramatic sermon image.

John Rockefeller John DP. Jr Rockefeller

Telephone number changes for rural subscribers northeast of City

At the request of some patrons the newspaper lists new telephone numbers assigned to rural subscribers northeast of City. Readers should keep this list for reference until the new directory is issued.

Not enough context to form a headline

Phrase fragment notes a lucky youngster making a wild dive between two figures described as Standard Oil magnates and suggests preserving the moment above an altar, but lacks clear who where when and what event.

Standard Oil

Honey Dew Pig Meal Boosts Weaning Success and Growth

An advertisement promoting Honey Dew Pig Meal claims it mimics mother’s milk during weaning, preventing bowel trouble and speeding gains. In tests 90 pigs averaged 41 lbs to start while 98 pigs fed 41 days with Honey Dew reached 80 lbs, at under 4 cents per pound. It advises feeding sows to boost litter milk and offers dealer contact for farm carload purchases.

Elmore Nauman Mount City Western States Farmer's Exchange W. Fillmore St Chicago, Jr

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