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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1926
Page
2
Chicago market report shows hog receipts at 21000 with higher quotes for spots and packers. Cattle receipts reach 36000 with steady demand for yearlings and mid weight steers but weaker big weight and grassers. Sheep receipts 24000 with fat lambs up and feeding lambs higher. buyers target westerns and natives with varied quotations.
Chicago grain prices show mixed moves with wheat corn oats rye and fats inching higher or steady. The report lists Dec and May futures along with futures ranges and market notes for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies with preliminary livestock estimates.
Toledo Ohio on October 4 reports Clover seed cash at 19.00 imported and 21.05 domestic with bids and asks for various months. Timothy seed cash shows old price 2.70 and new 2.90 with asks and other month quotes including December and March values.
Mrs Edith Cooper travels to Iowa City for dental work this week. Mr Cruz tunes pianos nearby while Grant Griffith fills his filo between showers. Teachers endured a muddy trip to Washington with a missed meeting labeled 101 muddy. Mr and Mrs Sandy Hook escape high water. Wagerman family welcomes a new daughter. Howard Disney works for Erwin Curl.
Valley Oct 2 The Ladies' Aid Society met at the church Wednesday afternoon nine members were present. Mrs Ted Givans and her little daughter participated in the quilting activity.
A string of closing out and apple sales listed for Oct dates across multiple Iowa towns including Keota Washington and Crawfordsville. Named sellers include Knotek Bros Duree Bale Forest Embree Stout Brothers J H Baird Wagner-Gamon Howsare Hawthorne Robt G Sheetz H E Busby Mike Trier and Delbert Darnell with Poland Chinas Jersey and apples featured.
Market list details prices for cream eggs bees hens springs ducks geese and horse hides. Broken down per pound and per dozen with notes on quality and delivery. sick or crippled poultry not accepted.
Roll call opened with a scripture verse and the last meeting's report was read. The next gathering is set for Wednesday afternoon Oct 13 at Mrs Ted Givans near Evelyn. Local people share school, farming and travel updates including teacher institute attendance and corn cutting for neighbors.
T P Pierce of Brighton died at his home after a period of ill health. Born April 1 1840 in Hamilton county Indiana he lived in Brighton over sixty years and served as mayor and in various city offices. He is survived by his wife two sons Aaron Cedar Rapids Iowa and Charlie Ft Morgan Colorado. grandchildren Ethel Dayton Ottumwa Iowa Lasalph Long Sioux City Iowa Harold Lone Eldora Kansas and others. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery after hearing from his Colorado son.
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet mocks the Venus de Milo as overweight and notes the statue could handle a big day’s wash with two arms. The playful critique reflects contemporary aesthetic views.
Des Moines Ia Oct 4 Colonel Brookhart republican nominee for US senator refuses to debate Claude Porter and faces Democratic charges he avoids speaking outside a safe zone. Major Lund of Webster City published a letter proposing Denison or another Brookhart speaker as opponent. Denison accepts talk with Porter.
A committee of dietitians holds that in a mixed diet wheat can be replaced by rice barley oats and corn but advises against routine use. Only in emergencies should substitutes be recommended.
The piece describes a classical era miniaturist who penned the epic Tad in so tiny a space that the parchment carrying Homer’s 15000 verses could be closed within a common nutshell. The tale highlights feats of diminutive writing and the marvel of compact literature.
Teeland was an independent republic from 20 to 1263 before uniting with Norway. Both nations later fell under Danish rule in 1881. When Norway separated from Denmark in 1814 Teeland stayed under Denmark as Denmark acknowledged Teeland as a sovereign state with a shared monarch in Cen taath.
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