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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1939
Page
5
Substantial coverage from the Journal's Subscription Representative D. F. Macon outlining offerings, community connections, and reader subscription options across neighboring towns. Highlights include services, rates, and contact details for local engagement.
The item records a March 18 gathering near Coppock with Jack Riley recounting starting years ago and losses from high water. It lists numerous neighbors visiting Keota and Crawfordsville, sharing farm notes, subscriptions, and plans, including mentions of guests from Riverside Eureka and Bridgeport California.
Potatoes are blamed for the Great War by claiming their introduction to northern Europe increased population. From Snowdon's summit, about 36 mountains and 32 lakes may be visible in clear weather.
Dr Chas Brown operates a chiropractic practice offering neurocalometer service. Office is opposite the courthouse, downstairs, with a listed office phone 102 and residence phone 814.
Hogs steady with prices down 25 to 35 cents for the week. top closing at 7.80 and late sales 7.56 to 7.75 for 170 to 220 pound hogs. Cattle market steady to higher. fed steers and yearlings up 25 cents, fat cows up to 25 cents, best light yearlings 12.25, heifers 11.50, top steer 13.75, weekly average around 10.50. Sheep near steady. fat lambs 26 to 36 cents higher, top 9.60, ewes up to 6.30.
Chicago March 18 grain report shows mixed results for corn with several lots listed across grades yellow and white at varied percentages. Receipts total 67 cars indicating modest movement in the market for today.
Chicago reports March 18 receipts at 1 054 504 pounds with extra firsts 22 and specials 22 percent. Market steady with totals of 0 280 cases and notable second and standard yields.
Open high low and close figures for wheat corn and oats appear for several contracts with May July and Sept maturities. Data shows mixed percentages across Wheat Corn and Oats with prices ranging near fifty to sixty cents and several 68 69 percent readings.
Mrs Elizabeth Young and Mrs Donald Smith called on Mrs H L Huber. Mr and Mrs Millerd Anderson and son visited with Mrs Elizabeth Young. Joan Patterson stays with grandmother and attends Straw college. The Claire Neff family moved out. Mrs Neff and children remain at the Niles home. Everett Chorpening works for Don Huber in Walter Jackson’s absence due to flu. Lee Jones visited Washington Monday.
William Theodore Black, 71, of Brighton, died last evening at his home after collapsing while splitting wood. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Brighton home with burial in the Antioch cemetery near Pleasant Plain and Fairfield. He was born February 16, 1868, near Fairfield, Jefferson county, and lived there until moving to Brighton last October. He was a retired farmer and survived by his wife and four stepchildren, plus several relatives. The article also notes the official end of World War I as August 31, 1921.
The Netherlands, about 40 percent of whose land lies below sea level, is uniquely protected by dikes from floods. Collier's Weekly notes that since Roman times the cumulative length of sea walls built and rebuilt totals roughly 200000 miles.
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