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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
2
Chicago receipts show hogs 20 000 with higher top prices around 12.10 for lightweights and sows near 10.75, cattle 8 000 with best fed steers near 16.80 and vealers up to 16.00, sheep 9 000 with fat lambs and natives firm. Trade strong on fed steers, vealers, and lambs, with wide weight and grade variations across hogs cattle and sheep.
Chicago market preview lists cattle 2000 hogs 9000 sheep 20000 for tomorrow's bidding as traders watch demand and supply signals.
Chicago grain notes dated October 13 show open high low and close figures in brief form with no complete data provided. The snippet indicates market activity but lacks specific prices or commodity details to confirm values.
In Omaha a land fraud probe led by post Inspector W. M. Coble reveals forged deeds and abstracts misrepresenting 100000 acres sold to hundreds of tenants. Five men including Edwin T Morrison and Charles Bruner were arrested for alleged schemes spanning Iowa Nebraska to the Pacific coast.
The report lists Chicago cash grain values for wheat corn oats barley timothy clover and mixed colors with varying percentages. Prices show fluctuations across categories all within a narrow range and include several color coded or quality descriptors.
Market note from Toledo Ohio lists cash prices for clover and timothy seed with dates and amounts. Clover cash values show imports and future months, timothy ranges include December March values, and alsike cash prices appear with several monthly figures.
Martha Butler reports from Columbus Junction with social notices and arrivals. Local officers elected for the W M B class. Visitors include E G Brent from Roadhouse Illinois and Samuel Reaney of South Dakota. Family and hospital updates follow along with church and civic events set for mid October.
Ames October 13 Dean Curtiss of Iowa State College says a wide European market for U S farm goods is a wild illusion. He cites small peasant farms in France and Germany and high European transport costs as barriers to American farm exports. He warns the United States may become a food importer as production lags behind domestic demand.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church in Crawfordsville Iowa held their monthly social on a rainy Tuesday afternoon with twenty four members present. Mrs Margaret Welch led devotional services and the group planned the year’s work at the first social of the aid year. A stunt ball entertained attendees and refreshments of sandwiches chicken salad and coffee were served. Visitors Mrs Dr Brownlee and Mrs Dr Campbell left for Newcastle while Robert Plowell returned to Fremont after several days in town.
A testimonial ad touts Adlerika as a fast bowel and stomach cleanser. It features a man who says longtime stomach trouble disappeared after using the product and credits his wife for the encouragement. The copy promises relief of gas sourness in ten minutes and urges readers to try the cleansing effect.
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