Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1927

Page

2

Chicago Livestock Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices and Receipts

Hogs receipts 15 000 slow with higher quality hogs at 225 lbs scarce and around steady. Butchers 10c lower, various weight ranges with most bids 10.25 to 11.75. Cattle receipts 11 000 grain fed higher 15 to 20c, vealers 26 to 15c lower, steers 12.25 to 16.50, stockers scarce, cows 6.00 to 10.00, calves 7.25 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 12 000 fat lambs slow, native lambs 13.25 to 13.75, choice westerns 14.00, ewes 3.75 to 6.10, feeding lambs 13.25 to 14.60.

Chicago

Chicago Grain Market Report Brief

Chicago grain activity on October 19 shows opening prices with limited data. Market notes indicate fluctuating bids and inquiries as traders await deeper supply and demand signals.

Washington Co Farm Bureau Notes

Washington County Farm Bureau reports on women training schools for clothing care led by Miss Ruby Kassel with sessions across Lime Creek Iowa Eng River Brighton Crawfordsville and Washington City Hall. It also covers multiple hitch demonstrations drawing 100 farmers, baby beef club plans and extension conference with Dr Hugh es and other speakers, plus whitewash guidance for hen houses.

Farm Bureau Ruby Kassel Wellman Savings Bank Lime Creek Cedar Riverside City Hall Iowa Eng. River Highland Nellie Hagen Brighton Clay Dutch Creek Crawfordsville High Crawford Oregon K. Marion Washington City Hall Washington Jackson, Franklin North Marion

Chicago Cash Grain Market Report

Chicago wheat and corn prices mix up across classes with bids for hard, yellow, mixed and white corn. Oats and barleys show modest gains while rye and timothy move modestly. clover prices range from 20.00 to 27.50 per unit.

Chicago

Market Prices for Clover Timothy and Alsike Seeds

Toledo market report lists cash prices for Clover at 14.25 current, 17.05 Dec and 17.05 Dec, 14.25 imported, 17.10 March. Timothy shows 1.85 Dec and 1.80 Mar with 2.05 later. Alsike priced at 14.90 Dec, 15.10 Jan, 15.30 Feb, 15.50.

Toledo Clover Cash Timothy Cash Alsike Cash

Livestock Estimates for Tomorrow Reported in Chicago

Chicago reports tomorrow's livestock estimates with cattle expected at 10 000 head hogs at 20 000 and sheep at 15 000. In Hampton Iowa the local hospital scene changes as Hampton hospital closes after an agreement with doctors and Lutheran hospital in Hampton assumed operations previously run privately with a four-doctor staff.

Chicago Hampton, In Hampton Hospital Lutheran Hospital of Hampton Luthern Hospital Luthern Iowa

October 19 Sale Notes Relatives, Buyers at Local Auction

Journal records a crowded sale scene with bidders from multiple towns and a large livestock and merchandise turnout. It notes generous dinner, friendly chatter, and neighbors praising the event while listing attendees, bidders, and bank checks, plus upcoming sales in Washington and further local news.

Local Gossip From Fairfield Area Notices

Mrs Dora Rouse of the American Pearl Button factory visits her parents in Fairfield. Mrs H L Campbell travels home to Allerton Iowa after visiting her son Jesse Campbell. Mrs Elizabeth Gearry of Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs Bilwell Green of Fairfield call on Mrs Harry Shrader. Miss Ruby Cassel of Ames demonstrates farm bureau extension work in Washington week. Ernest Lemmon attends a druggists convention in Cedar Rapids. D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa. Oral Mayo duo drive to Keokuk for the Odd Fellows and Rebekah assembly.

Dora Rouse Fairfield Elizabeth Gearry Los Angeles Bilwell Green Harry Shrader Ruby Cassel Ames Washington Farm Bureau Oral Mayo Keokuk Odd Fellows and Rebekah

North English visitors and local factory changes

Mr and Mrs L W Coffman of North English visited friends and shopped in town. Mr and Mrs Chester Holcomb returned to Washington and Holcomb accepted an engineer position at the American Pearl Button factory, starting Monday. Peter Optenberg, longtime engineer at the factory, is quite ill at 317 West Jefferson Street.

L. W. Coffman Chester Holcomb Washington Holcomb West Jefferson Street Peter Optenberg

Local Visitors and Tankage Pricing Note

Mrs. Gertrude Whiteley of Bon eport Iowa and her brother T J Mills of Des Moines visited the home of Mrs J E Forgy yesterday. Car Swift's Tankage is listed at 75 per ton through McCall Bros at 1014.

Swift McCa! Bros Gertrude Whiteley Boneport Iowa T. J. Mills Des Moines J. E. Forgey

Duroe Sale Postponed By Weather At Oak & Sons

The H. J. Oak & Sons sale was postponed due to weather and will be held at the farm two miles west of Columbus City on Saturday October 2. The sale lists 25 boars and 25 gilts. Oct 13 and 1? The text confirms the farm location and livestock count with the date as a key detail.

H. J. Oak & Sons Columbus City

West Chester Visitors Shop In Town This Morning

Mr and Mrs W S Boyer of West Chester were in town visiting and shopping this morning. Their stop highlights a day of local commerce and social activity as they tour downtown shops.

Will Murphy Haskins W. S. Boyer West Chester

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chicago Grain Washington CO Farm Bureau Notes Washington County Carl Anderson Lime Creek Township Claude McCoy Crawford Township Roy Snyder The Extension Service Snyder Anderson McCoy Anderson Farm Mr. Anderson Baby BE Ember Baby Beef Club Ohio Poultry Extension Specialists W. S. Reister & Sons Ance Alvin C. Hasty Mr. Hasty Dougherty Ferguson Pehler Farm Mr. Leichty Dan Alliman Nobile Swedesburg Riverside Columbus Junction Rubio Keota Wayland News Col. Jet. Gazette Wayland Crawfordsville Kalona Ainsworth Cotter West Chester Pekin Winfield John Wagner Poland China John Johnson Gus Anderson Victor Frisk Columbus Sigfred Johnson Saskatchewan John McMullen Dallas City Ill Leo Shelangoski W. D. Simpkins Farrel Young Dad Cest June Putman Ralph Dougherty Ove Ferguson June Taylor Furniture North Marion Avenue Wellston Journal Charlie Haight Burbank California Walter Haight James H. L. Campbell Allerton Jesse Campbell Ernest Lemmon Cedar Rapids D. F. Macon H. J. Oak Duroe R. L. Gibson Evening Journal Frank Libe Inquire Journal Office Inquire Journal Pipers Garage B. Britton C. G. Anderson Walter Little Royal Dodd Printing Co Ft Madison John Erlenbush Fues Ideal Poultry Farm U. E. Deal Frank H. Sands O. K L. Gillespie Dodge Brothers Motor Cars Aon Ee Mangold Dan Rohrer RADIO CALL Joseph Graber Keifer’s Gust Bramer Sale Chinas Busby Sale Forest Embree Hampshire Ernest Carlson Duroc Jersey Sale R. F. Smylie and Sons Duroc Sale Jacob Simmering Sam Lambert Hugh A. Piper Roy C. Wills W. H. McConnell A. S. Chabal Harold G. White Guernsey Eli Jackson South In East Washington St Green Caell R. A. Beauchamp J. W. Warner Town Willis Howell Cotter Martin Kruff Holland Chicago, Ill Leo Hoover George Schneider John Wilson Iowa Avenue C. L. McKenzie Coppock Kalamazoo Mich
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication