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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1939
Page
7
March 27 chilly morning with notices from readers
A grain of local chatter fills the page with reader notes from Ainsworth Eastlake Corydon Wellman and Washington. Subscriptions travel and readers request papers sent to hospitals farms and kin while farm life and social visits pepper the column with names and places across Iowa.
The Boot Hospital A Night of Quirky Exchanges
A cobbler runs The Boot Hospital and debates mending a pair of boots that look beyond hope. An elderly lady questions the streetcar route while a conductor mislabels his own ribs as the National Bank, in a string of comic exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
Exploring Iowa's Outdoors Meet The Nematodes
In a compact science note, KOOY ABBOTT examines nematodes as ubiquitous yet unseen creatures. He details their global abundance in Iowa soils and waters, their harmful impact on humans and livestock, and their surprising role in uncovering heredity through nematode eggs and early experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kooy
Abbott
Apirta
Lowa
Chicago Livestock and Produce Markets Report
The Chicago market reports indicate hogs uneven and mostly 5 to 10 cents lower with top at 7.70 and cattle steady with calves at 12.75 to 13.00, vealers to 11.00, and sheep steady with fat lambs around 9.00 to 10.00 and choice ewes at 5.50. Produce shows butter firm with various grade prices and poultry markets steady across multiple categories.
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Chicago
Texas
Melnich
Marion County
Corn Belt
Iowa
Grain futures mixed as May to September zones hold steady
CHICAGO March 27 grain table shows corn oats and rye futures with May July and September positions. Prices hover near prior closes across multiple contracts with May corn at 47% July 49% and September 68% for corn while oats linger around 29% to 27% and rye around 41% to 42% as traders assess near term demand and weather impact.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Prices and Nematode Note
Chicago market data shows mixed price ranges for corn and oats with several color coded lots and a total of 95 cars for corn receipts. The column ends with a paragraph pondering the ecological role of nematodes and their potential impact if eliminated.
First Broadway Mention Traced to 1643 Land Transfer
The article notes Broadway first appears in 1643 as a land transfer location on a broad thorofare. It explains Broadway derives from its broad nature in contrast to a lane and compares it to highways elevated by Romans to aid drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Durazzo's historic name and broad clashes through time
Durazzo, part of the kingdom of Albania, traces to Epiamnus at the end of the seventh century BC. Ownership disputes sparked conflicts including the Peloponnesian War of 431 BC. The site changed hands repeatedly before Albania emerged as a state in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durazzo
Kingdom of
Albania
Epiamnus
REISTER'S MARKETS Prices And Poultry Buyback Details
Store prices for Tuesday list sweet cream sour cream and egg rates per dozen. Poultry buyback targets all No 2 birds including defective with payment at per pound delivery to plant. Advise on acceptance of crooked breasts bare backs water blisters and extreme thin poultry at value.
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Hennery
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