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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1928
Page
2
Chicago market figures show hogs receipts 18 000 with prices 10 to 15 lower than Tuesday. Cattle calves receipts 14 000 and 3 000 with strong demand for fed cattle and stockers. Sheep receipts 30 000 with fat lambs 15 to 20 lower and feeder lambs steady to higher amid active demand.
Chicago cash grain prices show two loads at 112 and three at 119. Market activity patterns indicate steady demand for wheat with prices posted for immediate delivery.
Market quotes for produce and fowl include cream at 46 1/2 cents per pound, fresh eggs 28 6/8 cents, large hens and leghorn prices per pound, springs and ducks listed by breed, beef and horse hides priced per pound with an extra penny for poultry delivery. Some entries incomplete or unclear in OCR.
A testimonial from J. F. Andres says his seven year old son gained 15 pounds after using Vinol, claiming improvement in appetite and activity. The ad promotes Vinol as cod liver peptone and iron, with Lemmon's Pharmacy as seller and claims it boosts weight, energy, and sleep.
Lists of grain and forage prices and blends with percentages for SG and non SG grades. Includes corn, yellow, white, oats, barley, timothy, and cover crop ranges with price estimates and crude percentages.
Seed price notes list Clover cash 1740 Oct 1810 Dec 1810 cash imp 1490. Timothy cash old 225 cash new 226 Dec 250. Alsike cash new 1875 Oct 1875.
Chicago September 5 cattle 8000 hogs 17000 sheep 24009 estimated receipts for tomorrow.
Sept work and travel updates from VEO correspondent. Families celebrate a 288th wedding anniversary and return from the state fair. Local teaching appointments, new vehicles, and labor day events are listed along with visits to relatives and attendance at area meetings.
Grandparents in Richland host Billie Grimstead and others spend time with relatives. Families attend Sunday school picnic at Fairfield chautauqua park and enjoy programs. Local residents visit relatives in Crosly Minnesota and Star Idaho, with several households hosting guests through the week.
Richard Barthelmess stars in The Wheel of Chance at the Fox Theatre adapted from Fannie Hurst story Roulens. The film features a dual role with two brothers red headed and dark in a Russia versus New York narrative. The title symbolically reflects Luck and Fate in life and the role of chance.
Local notes report threshing wrapping up in Pilotsburg as residents travel to fairs and visit relatives. Names include Orva Oft, Allan Fickling, Carl and Walter Anderson, and many others visiting Mason City, Des Moines, Chicago, and Ottumwa. School starts and upcoming events at Lookout and Prairie Flower are mentioned along with church plans and travels to the state fair.
Miss Velma Booth plans to enter Moody Bible Institute this fall. The Thrasher home was visited Sunday by Mr and Mrs Sherman Kincaid of Gibson Iowa and Mr and Mrs Gerald Teets of Kalona while Mrs Charles Ciendenning and others were noted in the scene.
September 5 editorial urges citizens to contribute to the Washington County nurses home, praising donor Winfield Smouse and urging offerings through Hugh H. McCleery for the welfare and comfort of nurses and patients alike. The piece emphasizes community uplift and the importance of supporting medical care.
A new instructive color illustrated book from Dr. McCleary of Excelsior Springs claims piles can be cured quickly without cutting or burning methods. The treatment, advertised for 28 years in over 14 000 cases, offers a free plain wrapper copy by mail to readers.
The writer lists local residents visiting Iowa City and musing on old friends. They describe seeing families like Ben Beck and Katherine Fleming, noting a furniture store in the college town and a rapid ride with Nate Black in a bus along Red Ball 161. The piece ends praising the scenic drive and corn along the route.
The report mentions a guest preacher at Prairie Flower Sunday evening staying with Rev. C. E. Hamilton. Dorothy and Martha Turnipseed visited the Teets home in Kalona while Hazel Horning returned home from a visit with Milo Kallous. The Prairie Flower threshing clan finished at Axel Anderson's Wednesday.
Funeral services for Henry A. Groves were conducted at the home by Rev. W. O. Harper. A large gathering of old friends and neighbors attended, with relatives from Washington including Mr. Wm. Taylor and his daughter. Burial was in Keota cemetery amid many floral tributes.
A quotation from Henry F. Cope stresses that a child’s welfare begins with a home filled with goodwill toward neighbors, asserting the family environment shapes religious education and personal atmosphere.
The Journal lists upcoming livestock sales with dates and sellers including C. W. Gray on Sept 11 for Livestock, John Wagner for Poland China s, Knotek Bros for Duroc Jersey Hogs on Oct 17, and W. R. Gamon & Sons with H. E. Busby for Poland China hogs on Oct 23.
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