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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1926
Page
2
Chicago cattle and hog receipts and price ranges reported with mixed changes. Hog masses show lighter weights down to 13.50 while 160 to 180 pound tops hit 13.60, cattle mostly steady to lower, fat cows and yearlings down, sheep and lambs mixed with steady to higher fat lamb quotes. Wheat corn oats and related grain futures quotes listed with daily highs lows and closes.
Unofficial figures from Chicago on Monday show livestock estimates with hogs at 46,000 cattle 22,000 and sheep 20,000. Hog totals for the coming week are expected to reach 125,000.
Wheat No 2 red traded around 1.73 to 1.74. Clover seed cash domestic 21.00 imported 14.35 October 16.50. Alsike cash L700 Timothy seed cash 3.35 September 3.50.
Chicago market report lists No 1 hard wheat at 1.68 percent No 2 hard 1.67 to 1.68 No 1 mixed 1.69 No 2 mixed 1.67 to 1.68 No 3 mixed 1.67 with corn prices ranging from 68 to 73 percent for various mixed and yellow grades Sample weights show No 2 white 72 to 73 percent No 4 white 68 to 69 percent Barley 67 to 69 Timothy seed 6.00 to 6.75 Clover seed 28.60 to 32.00 Lard 14.62 Rib a 16.00 Bellies 17.12
Day’s announcements update golf tournament pairings at the country club. New entries include Dr. W. S. Alcorn paired with Marsh W. Bailey and Dr. H. C. Hull versus Vic Westphal. L. B. Lupton meets John Westphal. Dr. W. W. Bowers may miss due to illness, with a possible replacement. Robert Thompson cannot play. Dinner Friday requires RSVP to Leslie Elcher by Thursday. open to all club members.
A dense listing of local Washington Iowa businesses and professionals including service stations leathers stores funeral directors attorneys real estate and banks. Entries mention Blaine J Holmes Willard service station Dicks Second Hand Store Tooman Leather Shop BreeSE Funeral Directors Wilson Applegate and several doctors and lawyers with addresses and phone numbers. The Journal advertises a broad community business directory.
Chicago station WGN broadcasts a half hour daily farm program from the Illinois Agricultural Association with market analysis and expert questions from the U S department of agriculture. Ohio State University’s WEAO airs free golf lessons by ex champion George Sargent every Thursday at 6 pm Central.
Radio listings present a May 2 schedule with multiple stations in New York Chicago Des Moines and more. Highlights include KFAB KTHS WEAF Atwater Kent hour WOC Symphony KOA Denver WGN Sam n Henry WJZ orchestral programs and the WLS organist Ralph Emerson plus the Little Brown Church motif.
An all star cast led by Ben Lyon Blanche Sweet and Lois Wilson stars in Bluebeard's Seven Wives a First National release. The Robert T Kane production follows a bank clerk turned movie star whose fame draws both admiration and trouble as his press agent exploits him. Blanche Merrill and Paul Selfield wrote the script directed by Alfred A Santell a noted feature comedy director.
Two ounce bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil promises rapid relief for bunions and soft corns. The ad claims pain ease within fifteen minutes and swelling reduction after several applications, with a money back guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other druggists.
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