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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1928
Page
2
Receipts show cattle at 28 000 and sheep at 40 000 with market steady to lower. Beef and veal ranges, steer and heifer prices mainly descending from highs, calves and stockers mixed, western grassers trending lower, while pork and lamb bids vary by weight and grade.
In Cincago on October 1, projections list cattle receipts at 4,000 hogs at 20,090 and sheep at 20,000 for tomorrow's market.
The clatter of figures shows March and May quotes for corn and oats, with percentages ranging around the upper 70s to mid 80s and notable daily shifts. Trading notes hint at changes in futures values and partial monthly adjustments across several commodity lines.
The fragment lists cash amounts and hay values for several entries. Lower shows cash figures from Oct 1836 to Jan 1840 with imp values. Timothy records old and new cash amounts and a December figure. Alsike notes new cash and nec value alongside a 19006 hay figure.
Readable fragments list numerous grade numbers and percentages for wheat corn oats rye barley timothy and clover. Notable figures include No 3 spring wheat 111 to 118 percent and corn ranges from 84 to 94 percent across multiple grades with white and yellow subgrades. Barley and timothy also cited with broad price ranges.
First National presents Heart to Heart a lively romantic comedy featuring Mary Astor Lloyd Hughes and Louise Fazenda at the Fox Theatre. William Beaudine directs a sprightly cast in a story of novelty and appeal packed with comedy romance and light pathos for family audiences.
The Duncan Sisters Rosetta and Vivian debut on screen in Tansy and Eva at New Graham theatre. The work adapts their stage comedy Topsy and Eva, already seen in twenty three cities over four years, with a black and white study of laughter and colorful characters.
Crowds gather in Keota for a mule driving display by Mike Triers and a busy Colt Show at Singmaster barn. Winners include John Diemerly first Walter Smith second Emmett Hayes fourth. Col. Joe McGraw conducts a household goods sale as Col. Loren Hinshaw visits Richland. Myrtle Carbaugh, bookkeeper at Howard Freshwater's, praises the Journal.
Ivy Brown reads daily to stay in touch with his old town and friends. A county editor's office towel was hung to dry and neighbors sent flowers, mistaking him for dead, prompting the editor to chop the towel for kindling.
A spring parish meadow auction uses a candle timer. Bids last until the candle flame expires, then the winner pays a small amount and gains the meadow. The method favors poorer bidders and limits speaking out of turn. Also notes a Stryker sale date and Mrs. Dwyer’s sale near the Catholic church.
A rural dialogue discusses a college relation and a sale notice. Mrs L D Mast advertises a sale on Wednesday October 3, 1 to 2 miles southeast of Washington, promising farm and livestock listings. The Journal and Columbus Junction Gazette are referenced for context and corrections about a Presbyterian dinner writeup.
A visiting clergyman reminds listeners that life is fleeting as Cap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge disputes notions of kinfolk and patience as the Cunuch's remarks loom. The Kansas City Star note captures a tense local exchange.
A curious auction takes place in the village of Upwey Weymouth England. The event draws locals to bid on assorted items with a light hearted tone and community interest.
The fragment notes Topsy being auctioned to a child named Fva for five cents and points to numerous departures from accepted facts in the Uncle Tom's Cabin legend, indicating a satirical or divergent retelling.
The Duncans frame the work as entertainment and joke. They note the original stage version of Topsy and Eva had 347 laughs. Audiences at the New Graham Theatre will determine if the film delivers the same mood.
In Council Bluffs the party board ordered the elk herd at Fairmont Park killed after deeming one animal dangerous. A local meat market bought the carcasses and shipped all but one to an eastern market.
An advertisement touts Tanlac as a cure for stomach trouble headache and dizziness claiming long term users recover strength and appetite. It features Mrs. Maud Jennings of Junction City Kansas praising a weight gain and renewed health and notes the product is plant based and inexpensive with a money back guarantee.
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