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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
2
Hog receipts mix with market mostly 19 to 15 higher, top roasts and pork cuts listed. Hogs ranged 160 to 280 pounds at 1150 to 1160, butchers and medium grades shown 250 to 350 pounds around 1045 to 1140. Sow and gilt activity noted with several price lines and lighter tonnage.
Toledo Grain Market reports mixed activity with oats soybeans and timothy showing varied price shifts. Hog cattle and sheep receipts rise as buyers push for steady-to-strong demand with cutters and vealers fluctuating amid seasonal demand and midwest stock movements.
Richmond noted as a lively town with film chatter about The House of Horror starring Louise Fazenda and Chester Konklin. The article mentions two former schoolmates turned actors and highlights previews at the Fox Theatre with a mix of local notes and upcoming entertainment.
An ad touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a quick fix for weak stomachs claiming dramatic relief within two weeks. It asserts three daily doses for five weeks build lasting digestion and promises a money back guarantee via Lemmon's Pharmacy. The copy mentions strong selling in drugstores and urges readers to request the product.
County by county notes list Hog Cholera in Conroy Parnell New Hampton Monticello and mange in pigs at Vietor Wilton Junction Stanwood and other towns. Hemorrhagic septicemia appears in pigs and cattle across Preston Denver Fulton Manchester New Hampton and more. Contagious abortion in cattle noted near Cedar Rapids Williamsburg and Rock Island area with influenza in farm horses and roup in chickens.
Brighton May 7 Bright on High School class night held at the Methodist church. The reception room fitted as a reception hall. Dinning room decorated in purple and gold. Tables square with central floral bank of sweet peas. Menu and toast program list springtime courses and toasts. Several local families noted among attendees and relatives visiting from Des Moines Ottumwa Wayland Fairfield and Winfield.
The report lists visits by Mrs Clarence Van Winkle and family, Take Faber of Fairfield at Ed Shepherd’s home, Mr and Mrs Fred Robinson, Mr and Mrs Clarence Locke of Fairfield, Mrs Rebecca Bancroft returning from Chica Hayfield and Columbus Junction, Mr and Mrs Boyd Hicks and son visiting K M Elmor, Rotary Luncheon attendees W W Jamison R Hinson Dan Peters and others, H W Helmick family dinner at L B Helmick’s to celebrate Mildred’s fifth birthday, J F Frain J L Stone at S Ett’s Ottumwa home, D C Berry visiting Mediapolis and son Jesse, and Mrs Berry accompanying him home.
Poultry market note lists butter fat content and per pound prices for hens Leghorn roosters ducks heavy breeds geese beet hides and horsehides with an emphasis on no market for sick thin or crippled poultry.
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