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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
2
CATTLE receipts 7,000 calves 4,000. Slaughter classes and fed yearlings strong. beef dress trade bearish. Hogs and sheep also show varied bids with steers and cows moving slowly. Corn oats and wheat quotes listed. mastodon bones found near Ponca City. City notes and thanks sections included.
March 28 update from Chicago shows steady livestock prices with 7,000 head traded. Traders note moderate demand and stable bids across cattle and hogs as bids and receipts align.
Grain quotes show mixed moves at Chicago as May and July contracts edge higher and lower. The report lists opening, high, low, and when figures with percent changes for several months, indicating volatility in the early trading session.
Leghorn hens priced at 1 per Ib 2-2 fold roosters per Ib Ducks heavy breeds priced per Sheet hides paid per pound horsehides each over cent per pound Poultry delivered earns higher pay No market for sick or crippled poultry and no market for sick or thin birds
A correspondent recalls taking three women and two young girls to Iowa City. They visit Wallace Lumber, see Lee and Ben’s operations, observe the new state building, local homes, Holmes restaurant, and the Englert Theatre, with mentions of contractors Oliver Dunlap and Mr. Wallace. The writer notes busy days, long work shifts, and social calls with residents and merchants.
Fragmentary items show references to Ainsworth residents, a home goods sale by Wilcox, and a March 29 30 schedule. A debate at Marquette University vs Harvard University on emancipation and a Dalmatian linguist born in Amertes with Croatian English reading skills are also mentioned.
An old fashioned advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as safe for feverish, fretful, colicky babies and older children. It claims gentle dosing, quick sleep aid, and doctor endorsement with 90 percent recommendation and a long popularity record.
A jumble of sale notices lists items from eggs and poultry to oats and small appliances. Mentions selling full blood Rhode Island red eggs and white Pekin duck, Toulouse goose, a butter churn, stove, and other goods with scattered contact clues. Also notes Punahou Academy of Honolulu planning to travel 5,000 miles to the 35th Penn Relays this spring.
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