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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1929
Page
2
Markets report hog receipts 25 000 with direct hogs 12 000 and prices mostly 18 to lower. Top 1140, 1160 to 1125 for good to choice hogs. Cattle receipts 9 000 with calves 4 000 and fed steers and yearlings down to 25 under prior. Slaughter steers good to choice 1200 to 1540 dollars, various cuts listed with price ranges. Includes barley and grain figures and notes on regional price activity.
Listings show cream butter fat content per Ih and per lot, hens per tb, roosters and heavy ducks price per pound, hides per 1b, and horses for hire with delivery terms. No market for sick, thin, or crippled ponies noted.
A fragmented diary style note describes a performer torn between tidy dress clothes and a provocative shaving act to entertain the audience. The writer voices Mut-Victorian wrath and questions decorum, hinting at a theatrical scene nearing social limits.
Dr Caldwell warns that constipation can occur despite diet and exercise and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, non habit forming remedy. He advises natural living, avoiding drastic purges, and daily bowel movement with a proper nightly dose for a noticeable change by morning.
Crawfordsville Louisiana residents observe May basket tradition as Miss Veda Twinam returns from Chicago for a week’s vacation and Mrs Milton White and Witte comes home. United Presbyterian church members held yesterday’s cleaning drive and church efforts.
Mrs Daisy Simmering and neighbors on Rural Route 4 report visits and family gatherings through April. Ed Simmering, Helen Caldwell and Roy Kephart families are noted, with multiple Kephart relatives visiting and others at the Simmering and Caldwell homes on Sundays.
Riverside residents share weather notes and daily life, from cold damp May beginnings to garden work. The Riverside column records visits among neighbors, arrivals of relatives, local chatter, and a forthcoming May wedding, with community events and small-town humor peppered through ordinary days.
Riverside April 30 Mrs J te Meeks af] the death of her husband Peter F Fessler at a hospital in Salina Kanes. Mr Ressler was born here and has many kin among the eighty nearby. His wife mourns with sons and daughters and a widespread circle. A son in law and other relatives attended the funeral as the community remembered the deceased.
Dayton Grove correspondent reports nine members gathered Friday afternoon for a pleasant meeting at Mrs. Dasenberry's home. The next gathering was planned with Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Leet noted as hosts. Details mention Charles Johnson's horse accident and Grace Duvall's weekend visit with Edd Duvall.
April 30 reports show Mr and Mrs Atrs S teorgs Tray hosting Mr and Mrs Clarence C Dama and La nd Faith Mas, and Mr and Mrs Arie Goet ter noon gatherings. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Or Gower and Mrs Katie Rlee with Puss. Mr and Mrs R A Spalding visited Fairfield Saturday afternoon for a treatment.
Chicago May 1 The Cook county grand jury returned conspiracy indictments against an alleged police and political protection ring tied to a million dollar slot machine racket. Named were Dr William H Reid Arthur F Dyer Captains Patrick J Collins De M Malloy Richard P Gill Mick Tobin Hugh McCarthy Mich es Still Edward O'Donnell Danny McFall James O'Brien and others. Evidence cited $400000 moved by two operators in three months.
Keokuk May 1 A man named Mason was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary after being convicted on five forgery counts. Judge Craigin district court handed down the punishment late yesterday. The report mentions Henry Williams’s home and a family meeting anticipated by Tusy Bee and others, though details are unclear from the fragment.
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