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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1931
Page
2
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 18 060 with direct 8 000 and steady to higher bids. Cattle receipts 2 000 including 1 000 calves. varied steers and heifers priced up to 7 75, cows 2 25 to 5 00, vealers 7 50 to 9 00. Sheep receipts 10 000 with fully steady demand. spring lambs 9 00 to 10 50 and other ranges noted across weights.
Washington county Iowa officials and dairy leaders argue for higher butter consumption to boost farmer income. 1929 creamery butter production reached 1.597 billion pounds with farm butter adding 580 million, whey butter 1.22 million. total 2.178 billion pounds worth about 685 million dollars. The piece emphasizes butter as a world commodity and urges local use of cream-produced butter over substitutes.
Buyers quote owes 90 to 150 for medium choice cattle with values from 1.75 to 3.00 per unit. All weights include cull and common stock priced 1.00 to 2.00.
United States Department of Agriculture report shows 22 500 hogs receipts at 28 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota. Prices vary by weight from 140 pounds to 550 pounds with ranges from 3.74 to 6.55. Weather and muddy roads ease marketing and indicate a moderate to light weekend run.
Chicago reports mixed prices and receipts across produce and poultry. Eggs show receipts 27 254 cases with items like extra firsts and current figures near 16. butter totals 14 32 tubs with high percentages for extras and firsts. poultry shows steady receipts with varied per item percentages for fowls springers leghorns ducks and turkeys and broilers at 28 percent.
The report notes broilers under two pounds at 24 and leghorn broilers at 23 with cheese twins listed at 1114.5. It mentions potatoes on track with 145 car arrivals and 100 shipments, market slightly weaker. Regional bids show Alabama and Louisiana at 65 to 1.75 and Texas at 1.55 to 1.70 with Idaho russets 1.50 to 1.55.
The Chicago grain board shows Wheat May at Old 825.83 with July around 60, September 59, and December 62. Corn May Old 50M with July 57, September 53, and December 57. Oats May Old 26.5 with July 26 and September 26. Rye May Old 87 with July around 83 and September 84. Soybeans show mixed indications across May and July with several quoted percentages.
Chicago grain markets show varied finishes with wheat 2 red at 21.1 to 83%, 2 hard 82%, and oats at 27% while corn ranges from 52% to 57% across multiple yellow and white grain types. Toledo notes Clover and hay values with prime old and new quotes and cash oats and corn car counts.
Crawfordsville May 28 Rev S F Wenger Rev A Porter and Supt W T Smith attended the county ministerial meeting at Washington Tuesday Smith was a guest and spoke Taylor Smylie of Columbia Tunction visited Wednesday at his brother John Smylie’s home John Smylie is not doing well Mrs Evan Owens, ill for some time, is not improving.
The pyramids used hard lime stone for most blocks and granite for external frontage. Stone quarried from cliffs along the Nile valley in its lower reaches supplied these ancient structures.
The Bear flag symbolized California during its early isolation from Mexican and Spanish rule. Fremont seized Sonoma and declared California a republic on July 4, 1846, with Stock ton and Kearney also aiding the conquest. By August 1845 the republic was annexed to the United States.
At a New York publishers dinner Mark Twain recalled a Virginia City incident where a horse thief hurled a boot at a judge but struck a reporter instead. He joked about the crash of journalism and how he captured the moment in one paragraph.
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including local events, small-town happenings, and community notices gathered by the Journal’s subscription representative.
May 29 reports show Mr and Mrs Frank Schantz and Ruth buying plants to enjoy the rain later. Mrs Stanley Richards and Mrs Al Tomlinson visit Washington from Brighton and Des Moines with plans to return after a dime visit. George Lemley and family near Wellston are mentioned along with Dayton and Coakley households. Harve Porter area ladies club celebrates its twenty year milestone with a large gathering and angel food cake.
A fragment recounts neighbors near Lexington and Wellman, including H Anderson plowing, Whillis Ann guiding a two year old, Charley Stewarts with a round barn and Journal subscription, and various mentions of pigs, corn, rain, and summer. It notes Mr Bruce Gardner’s illness improving and gratitude to Mr and Mrs Topping for support as travel to Washington is described.
In August 1808 amid Jefferson era embargoes the Beaver sailed to China under President approval claims. The ship’s voyage exposed a staged Chinese mandarin ruse, a hoax for profits. Estimated net gain reached $200,000 on a 400 ton vessel.
The text argues that Egyptians linked the heart to life and consciousness, shaping ideas of blood purity and sincerity. It notes surprising neglect of brain importance by Meyo tian dissectors and observes heroes promising devotion by touching their chests rather than heads.
The term chauffeur originates from brigands in the Ven dean Republican war who looted and burned countryside. They earned the name for heating victims feet to reveal hiding places. Their leader was named Schinder hannes also called Jean Picorochenr.
The piece extols Normandy in spring, praising Grand Val d Etretat and surrounding countryside blanketed in apple blossoms. It notes easy access making Etretat an all year retreat, contrasting with past difficulties to reach the area and recalling figures like Alphonse Karr Offenbach Maupassant.
The article describes a famous mud bath at Pistany where visitors may bathe in hot sulfurous mineral mud. A thick black layer is laid on a sheet for the patient to lie on, then the body is plastered with mud and wrapped for about ten minutes before immersion in hot mineral water.
A historical overview explains that many substances enter a car’s makeup beyond mechanical parts. It notes chemicals like charcoal,celluloid,fuel oil,dextrin,castor oil, shellac,boric acid,starch,sulphur and carbon dioxide as essential factors in refining and producing the automobile’s sophisticated, attractive form.
Owen Grecian describes a jewelry storefront as vibrant like a spring blossom, noting it shows life through its display.
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