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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1927

Page

2

Chicago livestock market brisk with hogs and cattle up at midweek

Chicago market reports show hog receipts near 18 000 with steady to higher prices across weights. Hogs top around 10.10 with several weight classes and sow prices listed, while cattle receipts about 3 000 feature steady killing classes, vealers improving, steers and heifers varying by weight, and sheep trading slowly with fat lambs near steady.

Chicago Livestock Chicago Mediun California

Market Report Lambs and Ewes Prices

Prices for lambs show light and handyweight at 13.75 per hundredweight, 84 pounds down. Medium choice 13.00 to 15.00. cull and common 11.00 to 13.00. Ewes range from 6.25 to 7.75 for common to choice, with canners and cutters 1.75 to 5.25.

Calfornia

Chicago Grain futures mixed across wheat corn and oats

Chicago May grain prices show slight gains for some contracts and declines for others. Wheat July and oats August display small shifts while corn and rye hold near prior closes amid steady activity and incomplete data points.

Chicago Grain Prices and Ranges for Wheat Corn Oats Barley

Chicago markets report grain quotations for May 20 with wheat at 1.43 to 1.52 in various hard classifications, corn yellow and white ranges near 89 to 92, oats mid 40s to low 50s, barley and timothy and clover values listed, showing mixed bid levels across several grades and samples.

Chicago

Toledo Seed Market Prices Report

Market notes list seed prices with Clover, Timothy, Butter, and hay values. Entries show cash imports and domestic figures with modest fluctuations.

Toledo Dee Timothy

Boundaries of the Great American Desert Defined

The description sets the outer limits as the Rockies and ranges in New Mexico and Texas to the east, the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges to the west, with British Columbia to the north and the Mexican boundary to the south. It characterizes the area as arid wasteland covering about 550,000 square miles.

Great America Desert Rockies New Mexico Texas Sierra Nevadas Cascade Ranges British Columbia

Chilean aristocrats rule a republic of few families

The government of Chile has long been controlled by a small number of leading families, making the nation one of the most aristocratic republics in the Americas.

Chile America

Garden and farm supply sale highlights from Purina era

A broad local catalog note lists grain dusts and pesticides for corn and vegetables, farm supplies from Purina feeds to pig tonics, seeds and bulbs, garden tools, fertilizers, and a pumpkin seed display incentive with prizes. It promotes plant and pest care, poultry gear, and seasonal offers with window displays and special pricing.

Crawfordsville Briefs Include Ministers Plans and Visits

Milo Sorden traveled from Webster Tuesday for band practice. Rev. W C Porter, delegate to the United Presbyterian General Assembly in Washington, D C, left for St Louis and will be away four Sabbaths. Mrs Emma Millson returned Wednesday night from Iowa City and Muscatine after visiting friends.

Crawfordsville Milo Sorden Webster W. C. Porter United Presbyterian General Assembly Washington, D. C St. Louis Emma Millson Iowa City Muscatine

Sabbath School and Services At Local Church

A church announces 10 am Sabbath school 11 am morning service 6 30 pm junior meeting and 6 30 pm C E meeting led by Rosita White with Rev E W Griffith as pastor. Morning and evening sermons by Rev P H Hayley who recently graduated in Dallas Texas are expected. Bible guides and memory verses given. Bell tones emphasize encouragement and devotion.

Wollet Twinam P. H. Hayley Dallas Texas W. C. Porter Church of the Glad Hand Sodom Jesus Christ Rosita White

Church Services Outline for May 22

Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with Dr Thomas Osborne district superintendent preach at the eleven o clock service and a communion service to follow Junior league and Epworth league meet at 6 30 p m The pastor William G Barr extends a cordial invitation to all to attend.

Epworth Thomas Osborne William G. Barr

Help to Success Restful thoughts ease anxious days

A motivational line by Margaret Stone urges shifting focus from anxious concerns to restful, constructive thoughts. It promotes mental calm as a path to achievement and personal well being.

Margaret Stone

Garden of Spain and its fertile Andalusia described

The passage notes Andalusia in southern Spain as the Garden of Spain and granary due to its extraordinarily fertile soil. It is traversed by the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges shaping its landscape and climate.

Andalusia Spain Sierra Nevada

Expression of Loyalty Reflection on standing for national anthem

The origin of the standing custom for a national anthem traces to ancient military practice. In the Middle Ages the practice expanded to include all persons during patriotic demonstrations.

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