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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
2
Receipts across cattle hogs and sheep show steady to firm conditions. Hogs mostly steady under 249 pounds with top at 1105. cattle trading from 1300 to 1500 for prime steers and yearlings, calves and cows varying by grade. sheep receipts 17,000 with springers weak to steady and fat lambs at 1238 to 1250, roe and ewes noted.
The report lists grain prices and bids including Wheat Corn Oats and Barley with various grades and percentages. It references cash trades and futures like Timothy Clover and Alsike in Chicago, noting implied prices and bids for May and other terms.
The Fox Theatre hosts a two night premiere featuring Marshall Neilan directing Lloyd Hamilton in a talkie debut building on their silent era collaboration. Early reviews praise Hamilton’s strong first talkie showing and James as a leading performer drawing interest from audiences.
The article discusses Belle Bexrepp and Pine Cast in a production featuring Toeuiuey on a stage event. It credits Ford for the photoworld influence and mentions The Tron Moras and Bad Men as context. Miss Bennett is noted for a tender performance alongside Stella Dallas.
Market notes on fruit and vegetable pricing including cream quantity per Ty Hens and Jon Roosters references, heavy duck breeds prices, and oil market adjustments with per ton and per cent details.
A curative elixir named Dave's Mentha Pepisin promises quick relief from acute indigestion. The advertisement touts mentholated pepsin with curminatives, claiming minutes of comfort and long term use over three weeks to restore a downtrodden stomach. Lemmon's Pharmacy and others endorse it with a money back guarantee.
Local observations note varied arrivals for unspecified reasons with shoppers and several named persons mentioned. The item references a West Chester sale, a Journal ad, and casual remarks on daily life, farming plans, educational hiring, and weather. It also includes several clipped notes on local events, broadcasts, and a train schedule entry.
A jumble of lodge meeting notices for Chenier No 08, Damascus Sir Washington No 26, and other groups with meeting days and officers listed. Includes a lengthy, partial timetable for Golden State Limited and related westbound and Knoxville branch trains with arrival and departure times and agent names.
Mrs. Harry Bil nes of Dawnport reports rapid relief from weak stomach indigestion and kidney trouble after taking Konjola. She says digestion improved, stomach now functions properly, and nightly kidney discomfort ended, crediting Konjola as a wonderful medicine from McDaniel Druggist in Washington.
A collection of small town items reports Miss Esther Perry closing school at Eur Friday and family visits over the weekend. Several residents including Mr and Mrs Knight Wagner Mr J W Davison and Loretta Davison are mentioned with social calls and farm work. A Sunday school event is noted and a several remarks about plowing travel to Flyne to view an airplane. A birth notice mentions the arrival of a granddaughter to J J Bend a.
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