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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1935
Page
7
Chicago markets show hog receipts around 13 000 with varied weights and prices from 8.65 to 9.60 a pound, cattle and calves totals about 6 000 with steady to uneven demand. Slaughter cattle and feeders range from 4 75 to 12 50 for different weights, with cows and bulls mixed in price and demand, while stocker and feeder activity is noted but details incomplete.
Prices paid Wednesday for delivered produce include Sweet Cream 28e per lb No 1 Sour Cream 2ie per lb and Sour Cream 1e per lb. Various vegetables and poultry prices listed per dozen or pound, with weights specified for hens and roosters.
Cattle buyers quote steer weights from 500 to 1050 pounds with prime grades 7 to 8.75 and lower categories 4.75 to 6. Car lots and medium classes noted. Estimated Wednesday receipts: cattle 6000 and sheep 8000. spring lambs steady with yearlings slow. slaughter lambs rated good to choice 7.60 to 9.25 and 6.35 to 7.75 for medium. Ewes 90 to 150 pounds. medium and choice 2.00 to 3.50. common and medium 1.50 to 2.60.
Chicago reports morning market results across commodities. Produce shows firm receipts and varied grades. butter remains easy with high extras and firsts. Poultry market steady with mixed percentages across fowls broilers and turkeys. Potatoes on track with strong arrivals and shipments.
Chicago June 25 United Press corn bids list No 2 yellow at 85 to 86 cents per bushel No 3 yellow 84 cents to 84 No 4 yellow 83 cents. Receipts total 36 cars.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows began in England in the early eighteenth century as a rival to Freemasonry. The Manchester Unity founded the English branch in 1818 and introduced the order to America in 1819, with the American branch marking its centennial in 1919. Relations with Manchester Unity separated in 1842, after which the two have operated independently.
June 26 community sale at City Feed Yard lists Paulyne Ann Conrad selling household goods at 211 East Second Street Washington. Local notice promotes the Saturday event with items for sale and directions to the location.
Reports by D F Macon, subscription representative for the journal, include brief items on local happenings, readership, and service notes. The column conveys community updates, reader inquiries, and distribution details in a concise, period-voiced style.
The report notes unusually heavy rain in June with warnings that ground is saturated and may lead to floods. The author observes persistent showers on the 25th and 26th, suggesting continuing high moisture and potential water issues.
Reports describe bottom land planted after Monday with rain Tuesday morning stopping field work. Warren Longs cut alfalfa a heavy crop while others plowed corn. Dublin road dragged well. J H Seethout and family tended garden. Jim Seethout injured toe but not badly. Patrice Ann and others press sheep profits, with Joe A Conrad of Crawfordsville renewing his Evening Journal subscription.
A reader thanks Mr. W. H. Wage of Crawfordsville for ensuring his Journal arrives by town mail. The note thanks Mr. Hagie and editor for correcting errors. References to water, corn prospects on bottom land, and a forecast of a favorable Wednesday for a coured sale in the Evening Journal.
Fragmented report recalls a costly mishap on Florida property with a quoted exchange about ownership and a $50 charge for mule hire to pull a car out. No definitive names or dates are given.
A Washington Post excerpt notes the sparse writing record of U S presidents. It cites diaries by Washington Jefferson Madison Polk and Lincoln, writings by Adams Van Buren Buchanan Cleveland Roosevelt Wilson Coolidge and Taft, plus other literary efforts and diaries some of which may have been destroyed.
A wild Jungle cock lord dominates a small brood of hens and causes fatal harm to weaker males in a disputed pecking order. The scene depicts a harsh display of dominance within a confined avian group.
The article notes England produces about one million wine hundred ten thousand tons of salt yearly, mainly from Cheshire and Worcestershire. It boosts wheat by four to twelve bushels per acre, harms apple trees and vines, and can destroy all plant life at sixteen bushels per acre. It mentions salt as a widely distributed mineral, even produced by volcanoes, citing the Montreal Herald.
According to local tradition the sword of state in Shakespeare's birthplace was taken from its scabbard in August 1014 as an official notice of war. The blade, carried by Shakespeare's father during his term as high bailiff 1508 to 1509, follows a custom of unsheathing during war and sheathing again after peace is declared.
The Bureau of Fisheries notes the Mediterranean sponge fishery is ancient and supplies over half the world’s value. American coast fisheries produce the largest quantity but include many lower priced sponges, reducing value to about three quarters of the Mediterranean.
The cooking setup aboard Columbus's Santa Maria used a large square iron stove with a raised rear, two tripods holding big iron pots, and underneath are ingots burned. Heating relied on stoves fueled by charcoal and wood.
The article discusses people described as possessing absolute pitch the ability to identify or produce any note without a reference tone. It notes skepticism and belief about the talent, and that having this gift does not necessarily equal high musical skill.
Sonny's teacher required daily arithmetic sheets and Sonny submitted two each day for a week, showing unusual energy. His mother praised him highly and Sonny quipped that he must wait next week for the class to catch up.
A July 1917 educators meeting in Washington led to the formation of the American Junior Red Cross. President Wilson, then head of the American Red Cross, proclaimed in September 1917 that schools should enroll in the Junior Red Cross department.
The text lists vegetables and their supposed health benefits with claims such as asparagus purifying the blood spinach aiding kidneys celery calming the nervous system beets and turnips as appetizers tomatoes acting on the liver lettuce cooling the system beans nutritive and onions and garlic stimulating circulation and saliva to aid digestion.
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