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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
7
Hogs 7,000 steady to 25 cents higher. good to choice weights up to 91.50 to 22.00. cattle and calves mixed with steers and yearlings steady to higher. top steer price 28.54 for 1,268 lb. heifers 21.50 to 25.00. cows and bulls mostly steady to up 25 cents. vealers steady to 1.00 lower. hogs and sheep futures noted with varied quotes across weight classes and grades.
A playful column riffs on March mischief and looming taxes. It notes hidden levies on shoes milk overalls fences plows soap gasoline and hunting licenses with a quip about buyers facing multiple charges as spring approaches. A joke about a daughter and her father ends with a jab at aging and vanity.
A Washington mother recalls her boy George reacting to sounds from the living room. She quotes a quip about a man shopping with five dollars and a grocer offering a pushcart, followed by a satirical history remark on early America and taxation.
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