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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
2
Daily market report from Chicago dated June 29 shows hog receipts 46 000 with prices generally steady to 10 cents lower than Saturday. Cattle receipts 22 000 with fed steers uneven and yearlings steady to strong. Sheep receipts 17 000 fat lambs down about 25 cents with native ewes 6.25 to 7.50 and desirable natives 16 00 to 16 25.
Official live stock estimates for tomorrow include hogs at 24,000. cattle and sheep figures are incomplete in the broadcasted release.
A London Chronicle feature notes a critic debated James Agate and dismisses the line about screen idols being faultily faultless. The exchange recalls Tennyson’s 1855 verse and questions the critic’s claim.
The piece notes that before World War I Italian immigrants in the United States sent $15 million in receipts and American funds to Italy reached $16 million. It emphasizes that these remittances grew despite U.S. immigration restrictions limiting new arrivals.
A London newspaper notes the growing danger of cars on busy roads and reports pedestrians wear small red glass disks on their shoulders at night to reflect vehicle lights, signaling drivers that a pedestrian is ahead on the road.
Market page lists prices for butterfat cream, hens under and over 4 pounds, leghorn hens, eggs fresh by dozen, springs in two weight ranges, cocks, ducks, swan geese, beef and horse hides. No market for cull or sick poultry is noted.
Market notes show bid ranges for wheat corn and various futures grades in Chicago. Prices span Wheat No 2 hard 1.49 to 1.49 1 2 percent, Corn No 2 mixed around 1.01, Oats No 3 white 42 to 45 percent, Rye No 3 99, Barley 83 to 90, Timothy seed 6.85 to 8.00, Clover seed 20.00 to 27.75, Lard 16.85, Ribs 18.40, Bellies 21.75.
Chicago on June 29 notes wheat July prices around 1.48 with a 1.44 close, Sept 1.42, Dec 1.43. Corn July 1.06 to 1.00, Sept 1.01, Dec 1.00. Oats July 0.44, Sept 0.45, Dec 0.46. Rye July 1.01, Sept 1.03, Dec 1.06. Lake corn and beans show mixed quotes with July at 17.07 and Sept around 17.36. Ribs and bellies futures list July around 18.40 and 21.75 respectively.
The quote emphasizes that progress requires striving for greater goals beyond current achievements. It argues that satisfaction with one's present state is a moral failing when not reaching the utmost capabilities, harming both the individual and those who depend on them.
A special surgical pencil marks the skin for operative outlines, providing a clear guide where a normal pencil cannot. It is among the most interesting pencils, designed to aid surgeons before procedures.
The excerpt discusses music as both material and spiritual. It notes the material side is perceived by bearing and understood by intellect while the spiritual side reaches us through imagination and emotion in high quality music.
In week 12 of the season Western clubs press their case as Eastern rivals hold slight edges. White Sox ride seven straight wins to third place. Browns beat Tigers 8 2 ending Detroit’s nine-game streak. Senators open with Athletics 6 1. Pirates 5 2 over Red Sox. Giants 6 5 over Braves. St Louis gains on contenders.
On June 26 and July 4 civilians may enlist here to help raise local Company E to war strength during Defense Day. Civilian soldiers under reserve officer Carl Wolford will be asked to march in the parade.
A classroom moment captures a teacher turning to scold students who laugh behind her back. She sharply condemns the disrespect and asserts authority at the blackboard. The incident highlights classroom tensions and teacher authority.
A collection of wry quips about work weather mirrors and manners. The snippets range from dogs over goldfish to the value of a good mirror and the ironies of hurry. Copyright 1925 NEA Service Inc.
Marjorie Ballard and Albert Mefford receive two elaborate wedding notes offering five thousand dollars each with a condition to wed before noon. They devise a plan to accept both gifts by switching time zones at the B and M tracks and marry at Ezra Hochkinks’s West Springbrook home, triggering a $10,000 wager payoff for Dudley Maybrit. The ruse ends with humor as the time difference reveals the wager, not the brides.
The Keokuk school board voted to spend about 83000 dollars on remodeling the junior high and building an assembly and gymnasium addition. Local contractors will perform the work.
Des Moines June 28 report notes Council Bluffs plans to bid for the 1826 state golf tournament. Officials say enlarging the nine hole course to eighteen will place the club in good shape to stage the event next year.
Selfishness harms the selfish more than it harms others, denying important benefits to the saver of self. An Emerson reflection notes the personal cost of self centeredness and the moral penalty it exacts.
Eastbound and westbound railway time tables show arrivals and departs for multiple lines including CRE PP Golden State and Knoxville Branch. Trains listed with numbers, local passes freight and express services, with daily and Sunday patterns and station notes.
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