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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1911
Page
2
An old newspaper fragment blends an all Europe rubber goods ad with a rail timetable listing multiple freight and passenger trains. It mentions FOX & DEWEY Shoes of Best Quality and includes agency notices for H. W. Russel and J. Be. Kunath with daily trains except Sundays. It ends with a reflection on life’s prejudices.
Local notes from Havre Kalona Lexington Clay and Pleasant Hill recount visits by Mrs Laura Baker and others, barn fire at Will Reeves, land moves by Clyde Hillhouse, wedding attendees, harvest home festival upcoming, church dedications, and multiple short business and social errands across communities.
A column blends humorous farm musings about shoers and soap with local notices from West Chester. It reports lectures by Rev J R Hanley, a Joe West farm purchase, an ongoing lecture course, marriages between Roy Wells and Jessie Johnson, and various moves and relocations around the area.
Crawfordsville notes show Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rickey of Mesita Colo returning from Washington. Miss Osborne of Emmetsburg Ia visits her sister Mrs. Robert Rhea. Conrad and baby of Wayland visit their aunt Mrs. Mary King. George Palmer returns to Webster City after visiting James Mitchell. A group including Harold White and others travel to Washington. Eli White’s home is robbed Saturday afternoon with several small articles stolen.
Washington residents visit relatives and friends including Mrs. G W Wallace and John Teeter while Crawfordsville and Ainsworth report many local callers and travelers. Richland notes tomato canning, hotel changes, storm damage, and a funeral service for Mrs Effie Stevens Smithhart.
Estimated receipts total 13000 with 2472 left over. Market prospects steady to higher with light at 6.15 and 6.02 percent, mixed packers at 6.10 to 6.90, heavy shipping grades 5.80 to 6.85, rough 5.80 to 6.14. Cattle receipts around 11000 with prospects weak to slightly lower. sheep around 40000 with prospects steady.
Estimated receipts today 13000 official receipts yesterday 20811 official shipments yesterday 5526 stocker totals and cattle categories with prices listed market steady to higher for certain grades sheep and lambs with brisk buying noted initial price ranges for cattle and porkers and noted weakness in other sections opening bids shown for bulk light mixed and heavy packing grades cattle and sheep prices and quantities detailed for Chicago markets October 2 1911 ages and details unclear in parts of the OCR but main items include cattle sheep and hogs with price ranges and receipts
Grain figures show wheat and corn prices with opening and closing values for nearby and deferred contracts. The brief market note lists December and May positions for Wheat and Corn, with odd symbols and figures reflecting a dated trading bulletin from Beach-Wickham Grata company.
A terse market column lists prices and fines for commodities and items. Includes entries for wines, bran, corn meal, shorts, and bottles with per hundred or per unit rates, plus a noted $15.00 fine and a $600 entity reference.
The Christian Intelligencer quotes an English clergyman defining patriotism as the backbone of the empire and urging training to bring it to the front. The remark reflects wartime morale and national resolve in a periodical commentary.
Pure bred pigs of both sexes from March and April farrow with a few fall yearlings. Sired by Junction Chief, Black Giant and Longfellow. Trio of males noted for size and bone, guaranteed breeders. Contact G. B. Van Kleeck in Keota, Iowa, five miles west of West Chester.
The reader shares a kitchen tip from Good Housekeeping. Rinse until clean by filling a bean pot with cold water, adding baking soda, covering, and baking for half an hour. The same method cleans fish and meat roasting pans.
The pupil jokes that vessel size is measured with a navy yard in a classroom exchange. The line captures a witty moment reflecting school life and nautical terms.
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