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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1926
Page
2
Hogs receipts 45 000 with demand narrow and prices mostly down across weights. Bulk hogs 14 49 to 14 75 with top 14 78. heavy hogs down about 25c. Cattle receipts 25 000 with fat steers weak to 2 lower, best matured steers around 10 50, yearlings 10 25, fat cattle 9 09 to 16 00. Sheep receipts 19 000 with fat lambs around 25c lower, ewes 6 50 top, westerns bid unevenly lower.
Chicago prices show Wheat No 2 red at 1 22 percent and other grades up to 1 56 percent. Corn values range from No 2 mixed 71 percent to No 6 yellow 64 66 percent. Oats No 2 white 38 39 percent and barley 67144 plus clover seed 12 28 dollars. Lard closes at 16 60.
Chicago on June 28 releases official live stock estimates for the next day. Here 26 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 10 000 reflect market projections and farm supply expectations.
Tele Seed Market in Toledo quotes Clow seed cash domestic 22.00, imported 17.50, October 26.50, December 26.25. Timothy seed cash 23.65, September 4.00 bid, October 3.85 asked.
Wesley Howard, an inmate from Des Moines serving seven years, escaped from a Fort Madison prison farm early yesterday. Bloodhounds tracked his trail toward Burlington but lost it.
A brief proverb asserts that a well bred child fears not the father's anger but his silence, implying restraint and enduring pressure within the family. The saying highlights the power of parental restraint over overt discipline in shaping behavior.
Prices listed for various poultry items including broilers by weight and type, hens, geese, ducks, and hides. No market for sick or crippled poultry. Listings include Cleghorn and Zoe Hens, old roosters, and horse hides with per pound rates.
Lodges Cyrus Chapter No 18 BR AL My regular meetings on Friday nights. Zeredatha Council No 21 R S M meets fourth Friday. Hethlichem Commandery No 45 meets third Friday. Washington Chapter No 98 meets second Thursday. Damascus Shrine No 10 meets third Tuesday at Masonic Temple. Amos Chapter De Molay meets first and third Mondays. Covenant Lodge No 101 meets Tuesdays with varying degree work. Washington Lodge No 26 and Albany P B A M hold regular meetings. Visiting members welcomed.
District Court of Washington County Iowa sets hearing for July 2 1926 to appoint administrator for the estate of George S Huffman absentee. Petitioner Claranna N Sells alleges disappearance over twenty years with property valued about 6000 dollars and names potential successors. Hearing details and deadlines provided.
A writ of special execution directs a public sheriff sale of Ethel M. Spera and W. H. Spera in Washington County Iowa. On July 12 1926 the property blocks Nine and Fourteen in Block One in Southwest Washington will be offered for cash between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. with possession rights to the winner. The sale follows George Teas v Ethel M. Spera and W. H. Spera and is conducted by Sheriff Charles M. Denison, June 1928.
The Minnesota division of the Izaak Walton League released a booklet titled Fish Lies and Liars. It compiles prize fish stories from the radio contest held during Tuesday night talks at WCCO. Compiled by Deane Rundlett and Miles Durkin in Minneapolis.
Listings detail June 20 1926 programs across KGO KMA WGOY WLW KDKA KFNF KMVA KOA KYW WDAF WEAF WEEI WCAHE KSD WWJ WCSH WSAT WTAG WGR WCCO WOC WTAM WJAR WGN WSAI WLIB and other stations. Highlights include Marjorie Kell Renton soprano concerts and various orchestras, mandolin quartets, and talk segments from 6 p m to 1 a m across cities like Pittsburgh Chicago Des Moines and New York with hour by hour schedules and station identifications.
Notices explain city water hardness causes inconvenience for Washing. Recommend adding one teaspoon of Rub-No-More Washing Powder to each gallon of water to save soap and soften water. Claims fifteen household uses and effective cleaning of sinks and tubs with no sand clogging drains.
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