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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
2
Chicago May 3 hogs 27000, slow trade with numbers mostly 10 to 20 cents lower than Wednesday. top 223 lb hogs about 10.15. butchers mixed weights 9.25 to 10.15. cattle receipts 9000, calves 4500, steers and yearlings soft. fat steers 12.25 to 13.50, slaughter classes 12.75 to 14.60. lambs 15.00 to 16.50 for good and choice, ewes 7.40 to 10.00, cull and common 7.25 to 8.25.
Toledo Clover seeds show cash 16.75 and futures Oct 17.75 and Dec 17.75 with cash import 13.75. Timothy lists cash 2.20 May 3.20 Dec 2.70. Alsike priced at cash 15.00.
Wheat prices range around 1.67 to 1.68 per bushel with a 2.0 percent move noted. Corn figures appear incomplete in the report.
The report lists bids for yellow and mixed feed, white varieties, and oats barley timothy and clover prices. Numbers show price ranges and quality grades across multiple lots with some shrinking demand.
The report lists opening, high, low and close figures for Wheat Corn and Oats across several months. May and July notes show modest gains and declines while September readings reflect varied activity.
Chicago on May 8 reports cattle 250 head hogs 5000 head and sheep 8000 head in livestock estimates.
Mr and Mrs Dave Schlatter were Olds callers Friday forenoon. Ed Miller family and Ben Miller attended Thursday evening. Alie Saltzman of Salem visited relatives over the weekend. Lyman Johnson and Velma visited the Ed Sponberg home Sunday evening. Mrs Effie Wittmer and children called on Lena Roth Sunday afternoon. W S Roth of Noble did repair work in the community Tuesday.
May 3 at Ainsworth residents report Emma Pratt injured by a car the day prior with hopes of no serious harm. Charley Stearns plans a Washington trip with grandchildren to see Miles Stearns and family. Locals note Henry Cnossen runs a beauty parlor and reports strong business. A new road east of town improves travel. Various residents and farm work updates, plus a few light anecdotes and jokes about Lincoln and hens.
A lighthearted exchange between two Scots ends with one noting he cannot find tobacco in his pockets, the other joking that the match will be unnecessary. The item sits among local notes mentioning neighbors, farm work, and a string of small community updates.
A Battle Creek physician cites constipation as a major misery. Rexall Or Derlies tablets attract water to the colon, soften waste, and promote a gentle natural movement without habit. Chew Rexal Orderlie at night for a bright start next day. 24 for 25 cents at Rexall Drug Store.
Tens of thousands of underweight men and women report gaining weight and vitality after using McCoy's Tablets. The ad promises a full guarantee: if after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes the user has not gained at least five pounds and feels improved, the druggist will refund the purchase.
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