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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1928
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 46,000 and cattle 19,000. Hogs mostly 15 to 25 higher than Friday with top 10.40 for 185 to 260 lb. feeders and sows range 8.00 to 10.40 for light weights and 8.60 to 9.50 for sows. Cattle and calves steady to firm on better grades. slaughter steers 13.40 to 15.00, heifers 13.25 to 15.00, cows 7.75 to 11.75, bulls 9.00 to 10.25.
Cutter to medium 7.00 to 9.15, milk-fed good to choice 11.50 to 14.00, stocker steers 11.75 to 13.00, sheep receipts 9,000. Slaughter classes steady, dry fed yearlings higher, feeder trade weak. Lambs good to choice 15.00 to 16.75, ewes 4.09 to 7.25, cull and common 1.75 to 6.50.
Chicago cash grain market lists Wheat and Corn ranges with color grades plus Oats, Barley, Timothy, and Clover values. Mixed colors show varied percentages across 2 to 9 units, with use of percent figures and nonstandard marks.
A reader letter from Worried Mother prompts Ring Lardner to publish a satirical reply about handling unruly children. The mock exchange includes crude anecdotes, threats, and exaggerated discipline as a defense of tough parenting, ending with a boastful invitation to contact the writer. Long Island, N. Y. (Bell Syndicate).
June rains boost crops across Iowa with fertile observations from the Fetes Homestead area. Frank Kuhn, Earl Nicola, and Arthur Nicola’s boys map field work, oats drilled, and fine Short horn calves. Jap Bidwell’s riverside property shines with a tidy house, fence lines, roses, and a beacon to fishing 42 feet from the yard.
The text mentions Edgewater Lodge and Jap with a radio manning the convention at Kansas City. It notes future Huston Texas appearance on June 26 and includes local figures like Cochran, Brighton’s revival, and calls on Chas Bennett and A. J. Johnson. It also references James F. Lowe and son, Harry Mullikin, and W. M. Keeley sale on June 21.
Scientific research links sharp dust particles to respiratory illness and higher mortality among granite workers. Dust shapes, especially sharp corners, injure mucous membranes and can lead to chronic sinus conditions and tuberculosis. Efforts include calciums chloride dust suppression on roads and other protective measures.
OCR fragment lists July and September quotations with percentages and decimals for corn and oats, including harvest and delivery markers. Numbers appear alongside incomplete labels such as Der and Dec, lacking clear context or dates.
Clover shows cash 1710 in Oct 1890 and 1800 in Dec with 1560 imp. Timothy records cash 225 and 265 in Dec. Alsike lists cash 1525 in Aug and 1609 in unspecified period.
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