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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered city and team references including Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston and various surnames. No coherent event, score, or outcome can be determined from the readable portions.
The local team beat Hedrick 4 to 2 after a back and forth start. Hedrick opened with two runs in the first half, with scoring aided by walks and an error before the locals pulled ahead.
The Hedrick team defeated Washington as George and Lucas scored in the second inning and Leverich and McNeely added runs in the sixth. Lucas pitched effectively after the first inning while Washington failed to score after the early threat. The game featured strong fielding by George in center and was followed by notes of local travel and obituaries including Mrs. Riley and Christina Barker.
A large crowd attends a baseball game described as the season’s largest turnout. Before the game, the Arizona Cowboy coat performs cow punching stunts as part of an exhibition. The event then proceeds with the game, drawing notable spectator interest.
A reflective note on the inevitability of change and the ephemeral nature of beauty. The writer contemplates how every moment, like a flower, is part of a larger cycle where glory fades with time.
Fragmentary listing shows multiple city matchups and players including New York Washington Boston Chicago Cleveland and St. Louis. Mentions scores and pairings such as Krause and Thomas versus Cilcotte and Kleinow as well as Summers and Stanage with Young and Sullivan.
Fragmentary records show multiple small games across cities including Indianapolis Columbus St Paul Kansas City Louisville and Minneapolis. Data includes team abbreviations and vague scores with inconsistent formatting from telegraph style standings.
NOTICER TO PROPERTY OWNERS offers limited time painting and decorating at rock bottom prices. Competent men only are employed no boys. Louis Baird Vione 460 Black 106 South Ave B 1316.
This piece argues housekeeping is an art and science needing planning and study. Rose Terry compares cooking and cleaning to literary creation, urging women to view daily tasks as important societal contributions and to strive for continuous improvement with dignity.
Indiana and Illinois expect generally fair and cooler today with fair conditions tomorrow and moderate west to northwest winds. Wisconsin also shows fair and cooler today with fair conditions tomorrow and west winds.
Market notes show estimated receipts 14000 with 2500 cattle and 15000 sheep. Prospects described as steady to strong with heavy shipping grades at 6.50 to 6.20 and rough at 6.47 to 6.20, mixed packers around 6.10 to 6.55.
Chicago notes steady to higher openings across cattle and hogs with estimated receipts about 14000 today and 2500 tomorrow. Pigs hogs and beef prices listed by grade show steady to firm spreads with cattle and sheep markets also steady.
The Chicago market report lists prevailing prices for grain and related goods in Washington City, including straw by load and bale, flour per sack, bran per hundred, shorts per hundred, corn meal, butter, and other staples. The notice is furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company with address details in Chicago.
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