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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1928
Page
2
Receipts for hogs totaled 26 000 with a strong market up to 10 higher than Monday. Slaughter cattle receipts 7 000 and calves 3 500 with steers and yearlings 15 to 25 higher and top at 14.50. Sheep receipts 5 000 with fat lambs and springers steady to 25 lower. slaughter lambs 18 to 19.25.
Market report shows wheat, corn and oats futures with small, varied moves from May through December. Prices edge up slightly in some months while others hold steady, reflecting modest shifts in agricultural commodity trading.
Grain market note lists Wheat at 3 hard 150 percent. Corn shows multiple lots labeled yellow with ranges 104 to 105 percent for 2 units, 102 to 105 percent for 3 units, 101 to 102 percent for 4 units, and 100 to 100 percent for 5 units.
The record lists moisture and protein ranges for mixes labeled yellow and mixed categories, with specific white and SG values. It also provides oat, rye, barley, timothy, and clover figures including percentages, weights, and quality indicators for several feed types.
Seed price rundown lists clover cash 1660 and 1765 for Oct and Dec with cash import 1280. Timothy shows cash 225 for May and 225 December with 265 for December. Alsike records 1500 cash and 1775 ve He.
Mrs Dunshee Mrs Schmitt and son Paul of Keota visited the Lee Lease home in Crawfordsville on Sabbath. Eva Gormly returned to Waterloo after the Alumni banquet. her mother Mrs Alice Gormly stayed. Alice Holmes traveled to Waterloo with Eva to visit sister Lillian. Murray Smylie of Washington visited yesterday at the John and Mrs Smylie home.
The phrase attributed to Sophocles and later echoed by many ancient writers appears as Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad in classical sources. The dictum is discussed as a recurrent ancient wisdom quoted by later authors and scholars.
An ad for Blue Ribbon Gas markets nearby filling stations on East Washington Street and North Iowa Avenue. It touts fuel efficiency, power, and quick pickup and urges travelers to consider Blue Ribbon without online purchasing.
A short notice advertises a rest stop inviting travelers to refuel before leaving town with emphasis on convenient services and quick in and out flow. The phrasing suggests a roadside fuel and snack stop targeting motorists.
On leaving Oskaloosa May 29 we found a rain overnight and fine gravel to Barnes City. A Rose Hill home welcomed us with a fishing tale, dinner talk, and homemade ice cream. Leslie, the son-in-law, teaches Valley school, milks Jersey cows, and earns eighty dollars monthly while planning another term.
The item describes scattered travel impressions in Iowa including Barns City hog feeding after hours and stock yard operations at Eldora by the Rock Island with Mrs Matter son weighing hogs. It notes John Babcock leaving Iowa City for Chicago, a death for Ralph Stafford, and Miss Moore’s funeral with local singing.
Finch and Miss Beatrice Wilson lead a group including Miss Pearl Hamil of Washington Town Mr and Mrs Victor Neiswanger of Elgin Ill Clive and Everette Huston of Chicago Al Mr and Mrs Ernest Rappelt of Grundy Center Mrs Dollie Lease Martin of North Kinglish Iowa Mr and Mrs Leonard Graber of Scott Ohio Mr and Mrs John McCoy of Mount Pleasant Iowa Mr and Mrs H Lee Huston and Miss Myrtle Lee of Columbus Junction Mrs Alice Gormly and daughter Miss Eva of Waterloo Iowa Charles Strothman of New London Iowa Mrs Ethyl Zickefoose Mrs Maxine Davis and Miss Isabelle Carrick of Wyman Miss Margaret Gault and War Barnes of Monmouth Ill Mr and Mrs Cecil Lease of Olds Miss Etna James of Mount Pleasant Mr and Mrs Dwight Nicholson of Iowa City Mr and Mrs Hal Richards of Ainsworth Denis Jones of Mount Pleasant Frances Eicher of Wayland Miss Selma Dean of Chicago Ill
Crawfordsville May 28 The fourth annual alumni banquet drew 118 attendees. The event featured a reception, class showcases, a formal dinner prepared by the Ladies Aid, a toast program around an aviation theme, and officer elections for next year.
Funeral services for Christina Ross six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W N Ross were conducted by Rev Rogers at the home Saturday afternoon with burial in Ainsworth. Six little friends served as pallbearers and many flowers were arranged. St Marys parochial school graduates Earl Baker and John Romine. Class play The Path Across the Hill set for May 29 and 30. Rev Father Clarence Kempker to speak June 1 at St Marys school.
The omnibus was a four wheeled public conveyance intended for all. The term derives from Latin omnis meaning all and is now commonly shortened to bus.
Quote from Josh Billings praises meticulousness and insistence on order in all tasks. The wry line highlights value of precision and neatness in daily work.
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