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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1927
Page
2
Chicago market news reports strong receipts with hogs at strong top prices and mixed gains across weights. Cattle and calf classes show firmness in heavy steers while vealers and stockers vary, sheep and lambs steady to slow with clipped lambs strongest and higher demand for desirable ewes and feeding stock.
Chicago market prices show Wheat across grades from 1 red to 4 hard trading around 1.33 to 1.47 dollars per bushel. Corn prices for yellow white and mixed varieties run from about 0.82 to 0.86 dollars, with oats near 0.45 to 0.53, barley 0.85 to 0.93, rye No 3 at 1.08, timothy 4.00 to 5.25 and clover 30.00 to 36.00 per unit.
Rosita Forbes recalls travels where death looms in both East and West. An American diplomat meets a cheerful mandarin executed soon after, a desert emir orders a hanging with a brother accompanying the caravan, and a Syrian hostess recounts a patriot’s death at French hands.
A May 14, 1927 journal entry recalls a Rock Island route special train with conductor George Dowell and crew including engineer Ed Koushok. The narrative follows stations, factories, stockyards, and local figures, ending with personal notes on crew and residents and a prayer for safety.
A New York conference on trust company advertising heard that three of four institutions extending trust services advertise. The local newspaper emerged as the top medium for reach and prestige, with 929 of 1267 respondents using papers and 338 not. Folders and booklets reach fewer people, the speaker said.
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