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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1930
Page
2
Quotations show 46 000 hogs and 95 000 sheep with direct steady to higher bids, calves and yearlings largely steady, and mixed cattle weights from lightweight to heavy. Cattle action includes strictly choice steers up to 72.60 undertone, stockers and feeders soft, with slaughter calves and heifers in varying ranges. sheep demand steady with lambs 8.50 to 9.85 and ewes 4.25 to 4.50.
Short list of cash grain bids and assorted grade codes shows mixed No 2 and No 1 yellow and white corn, wheat and oats. Prices span 40 to 100 cents with sample grade S noted. Market terms include No 2 mixed and No 2 white with various percentages and adjustments.
The item compiles grain market figures and local notices from Washington County Iowa. It mentions top cattle prices at Kansas City stockyards, a Lawrence Kansas rancher raising cattle, and numerous community updates about residents, travel, deaths, and farm activity across nearby towns with references to farms, shipments, and local commerce.
Toledy grain values list domestic prime old and new prices for prime and choice categories. Shows October and December serials with prices, plus March rate and miscellaneous items like Aisike cash and Timothy price. Includes crop yields in ears for wheat corn and oats.
The West Highlands practice communal fishing where daily catches are shared equally among crew, with an extra share to the boat owner in some districts. In Skye this share is called euid Chulla, and superstition notes that a highly valued extra share is avoided by the covetous or the young doomed, who are believed to encounter misfortune if that portion falls to them.
Poland promises rich scenery vibrant peasantry and ancient ruins plus archi tecture museums and art treasures. Warsaw, population over a million, dates to the 13th century and once rivaled European capitals in splendor and cultural life. Grucow near Warsaw is described as the heart of Poland and government seat.
The Desert flora of the Colorado and Mojave regions are described as striking in bloom. Palo verde, simoke, mesquite, desert willow, chuparosa, ocotitl candlebush, succas, and other native species create a vivid tapestry of color and form across the arid landscape.
The fragment describes a person named Humane Jock enjoying holidays and observing crowds carrying light umbrellas. He notes wanting an umbrella and mentions keeping its ribs in good condition, reflecting a simple, curious street scene.
A local note explains the Groundhog story that six weeks of winter follow February 2, rooted in a general truth. It suggests that mild February often leads to a changeable spring, tracing origins to primitive peoples who observed hibernating animals as weather forecasts.
Duroc male hog about 200 pounds offered by T H Lowry of Ainsworth Iowa 17612. End of day sale.
The Journal lists sale dates and consignors across towns including Polands Washington and Mediapolis. Entries include Oct 6 1B Busby and Spencer Reed dispersion and Oct 22 Allen Walker and Son Poland Chinas with various clients.
Mary Walker born in Oswego New York in 1832 pursued medicine at Syracuse Medical College by age twenty three. She practiced in Columbus Ohio and Rome New York before Civil War service as first lieutenant on the surgical staff of the Union forces. Known for wearing male attire she earned a congressional medal of honor after four years of service before turning to lectures. She died in February.
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