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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1920
Page
2
Estimated livestock receipts and market activity across hogs cattle and sheep with details on weights and pricing. Includes futures quotes for wheat corn oats rye and cash grain movements from Chicago and regional cash markets. Also lists tomorrow’s livestock projections and official cash close for several commodities.
The fragment mentions consigning live items to Sohn A Babcock at Coalnusion Merchand, Yard Chicago, with rows 27-28 on the main floor exchange.
The Northwest square deal daily newspaper in Aberdeen South Dakota has been placed under a receiver. Stockholders report farmers invested 51 thousand 585 dollars and 62 cents in cash and notes since January, with a mortgage of 6 thousand dollars on real estate and a 1 thousand 500 dollar monthly debt. the mortgage is stated as the firm’s sole asset.
Springfield Illinois November 30 Federal Judge Louis Fitzhenry halted Dr J D Lamke a Delaware plant pathologist after his six hundredth diagnosis. The jurors faced 1200 trees more and the judge, moved by sympathy for the weary jury and economy, ordered the witness removed.
Des Moines reports overcrowding at the Capitol as officials relocate offices to make room for senators and representatives. The venereal disease and pharmacy departments share space, mining inspectors join the housing commission, and the war roster moves to the Bryan building while other offices shift to the Historical building. Edgar R. Harlan notes the Historical building is already crowded with records and relics. A clubwoman quips about women’s sins beyond their usual image.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Baptist church in Ainsworth for Mrs Margaret Lawrence born September 19, 1839 in Palestine Indiana. She moved to Iowa as a teen, later to a farm near What Cheer and married Dr Orlin Lawrence. She died Saturday after weeks of illness while living with her stepson Henry Thompson. Survived by brother J Bb Simpson of Ainsworth three stepsons H Bert Frank and Bert Lawrence of What Cheer Colorado and a stepdaughter Mrs Henry Thompson of What Cheer.
Siam's teak forests rely on elephants for hauling where machines fail. An elephant can move fifty to seventy logs in a season.
The page catalogs multiple closing out sales in rural areas near Washington Titus Keota and Ames with dates December 2 through December 15. It also notes stock show suggestions by A R Smith and details about Iowa State College representation at the Chicago International Livestock Show, plus a community building conference planned for December 1 and 16 at Iowa State College with many agricultural leaders and speakers.
The item notes Mr. John Roberts has gone south after a recent illness and implies relief at moving past the illness, reflecting a casual, offhand exchange typical of brief society chatter.
N Korpua of Ludden North Dakota ran a Fordson tractor day and night for forty days turning nine hundred acres with three operators and no repairs besides gasoline and oil The tractor began in 1920 after a 1919 purchase and used electric headlights operated from the Fordson magneto to sustain continuous operation
Special meetings at the New Haven church start Sunday morning December 5 1920 and run for two weeks Rev C B Riddington will preach each night All are cordially invited and urged to attend.
A brief note interprets dreams about malls as signaling disappointment and sorrow. It links dreams of many malls to hollow honor and suggests mailing a letter foretells brief happiness.
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