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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1919
Page
2
Des Moines reports a forecast for the period October 27 to November 1 for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Generally fair with low temperatures.
Estimated receipts for hogs and cattle rise with heavy hog and sheep volumes. Beef and veal prices reflect strong to steady demand, with top cattle prices reaching high figures and various weight categories showing mixed gains and losses. Official Saturday totals list hogs 4,969 receipts, cattle 2,690, sheep 2,836, calves 781, with shipments detailed.
Grain and coffee quotes from EK Wagner Co show corn and oats futures with slight gains. Cash markets report No 2 yellow corn futures at 1.39 to 1.40, oats steady, and coffee prices around 16.24 for December and 16.19 for March.
A fragment from the Louisville Journal features a terse exchange about marriage expectations and material value. The quotes reference a Hottentot pain Baw and a groom paying for his wife, with a remark on gratitude for free favors. The passage lacks complete context, names, or dates.
A terse exchange reveals a deal for coal as a man presses on for leverage. The dialogue hints at older networks and uncertain motives in a rough market.
The Madison county publisher lists upcoming farm sales led by A M Wagner near Richland and J E Ross & Son in Washington with multiple closing out and public sale dates. Dairy notes show McGregor Cow Testing group posting September records with 47 pounds fat and 1 263 pounds milk on a purebred jersey, while Monona-Farmersburg posted 60.3 pounds fat and 2 631 pounds milk.
The Alliman Brothers of Noble report receiving a new Durocher header from Hanks & Bishop of New London. The pig Path finder the Great, described as son of Pathfinder, stands 31 inches high 54 inches long and weighs about 300 pounds. Another Duroc sale is set for next Saturday.
Iowa bought 294 812 lambs and Nebraska 202 019 from Omaha exceeding prior month volumes. Missouri ranked third and Illinois fourth in shipments while Colorado breeders begin buying at 11 to 12 dollars per hundred, down from 14 to 15 last year. Tom C Stone predicts a large December or January market as feeders remain plentiful.
A Madison county farmer lauds advertising in local papers for practical benefits. Ed Smith of Winterset, a county newspaper publisher, says subscriptions hinge on both news and advertising value. He claims weekly ads show merchants’ offers that can save a year’s subscription.
London reports Chancellor Austen Chamberlain will press Parliament to back a lottery loan of 72 billion as a wartime funding alternative. Sir Clement Cooke argues a French like premium bond and state lottery could attract British funds away from productive industries or France, with loans issued at 3 percent rather than 5.
Des Moines Iowa Governor Harding says a general strike is inadvisable and the public should not suffer while federal or state governments should ensure mines stay active. Columbus Ohio Governor Cox confirms the president has expressed the nation's conscience.
The senate labor committee finished investigation of the Bethlehem Steel strike with examinations of officials from Gary Indiana Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Allentown Pennsylvania plants. Chairman Kenyon and members plan to start drafting their report and aim to present it to the senate this week.
A young woman recalls confiding in cousins Sallie and Polly about her hidden love for David, a lawyer older and deeply respected. She recounts family ties, social expectations, and the ache of unrequited affection as Bobby Brant and David navigate their roles in her life.
In a melodramatic moment John L Lewis plans to leave Nell for a long time. Nell and David share a lifelong love as Sallie and Polly reveal the truth in a hidden room. David whispers a hopeful promise, ending years of longing.
Theodore H Bolen is found guilty of the murder of Mrs Jos W Neaville after a four day trial in Mount Vernon Ontario. The jury imposes a 20 year sentence though the report notes the punishment was fixed at 2 years in the penitentiary. Evidence described as circumstantial with the Neaville home attacked on June 6. The husband and seven year old grandson were seriously injured. Bolen denied involvement and a new trial was planned by his attorneys.
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