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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
2
Chicago markets show estimated receipts today: Hogs 9,000. Cattle 5,000. Sheep 10,000. Hogs steady to 50c higher. top 18.50 for heavy weights. cattle slow with bulls weaker. beef steers and stockers varied. calves steady. sheep and lambs mixed with top lambs at 15.50 and wethers around 10 to 12.25.
Iowa City market notes show corn futures down after 210 cars at tone Se to 9c lower with No 2 corn at 1.40 and 1.53. Oats 225 cars also lower by 2c and No 3 oats priced at 667i. Clover March 29.40 December coffee 15.05.
The parasol emerged as a feminine costume accessory in the eighteenth century. Loree and elaborate parasols have long signified honor and official dignity in the Orient. In 1877 in India, during the Prince of Wales tour, he rode atop an elephant with a gold framed parasol and jeweled cover to impress natives.
A trainer notes performing monkeys are only reliable for short periods. Many become fearful during training, making it necessary to keep many animal understudies for work and replacements.
Public sales calendar lists multiple farm auctions across Iowa towns from Sept 16 to Oct 18. Listings include livestock consignors such as Duroc Jersey and Poland China, with sellers like Eastburn Wellston Noble Washington and others. Each entry notes sale type and approximate local directions or distances.
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation units plan a statewide membership drive with a $5 annual dues, aiming to raise 250000 for farmers interests. The campaign opens September 22 in Hardin County with about forty staff, guided by campaign manager J W Covedale and a new publicity department to keep press informed.
The passage argues that language must evolve with thought and events to remain useful. It contrasts living tongues that adapt with those that stagnate and die. It emphasizes clear communication as essential between buyer and seller and between thinker and inquirer.
Cooler weather shifts eye markets downward for poultry while butter fat shortages push butter prices higher. Deliver cream and eggs by ten to avoid aging loss with listed prices for eggs cream hens springs cocks ducks geese turkeys rabbits hides and pelts though several figures are garbled in the copy.
J K Conrad a 50 year old retired farmer from Wayland disappeared Tuesday morning after saying he would repair a pump. Sheriff Carty leads a county wide search with bloodhounds. A reward is offered. Witnesses saw him near a railroad right of way and a photo identifications links him to a Crawfordsville water stop.
An Iowa land prospectus from St Ansgar in Mitchell county markets 30 ton per acre cabbage 15 dollars per ton and 40 000 pounds per acre onions at 3 50 per 100. It touts 240 acres near town with 80 head cattle and orchards, seeking buyers with mortgage terms and future price growth to 600 per acre.
Albert Ray and Eli nor Fair star in the Fox production Love is Love a distinctive comedy drama at the Pex Theatre. The film uses humor and pathos with Gerry Sands a youth rising from a harsh environment. Miss Pair plays Pally Ann Kerry delivering emotion and lighter scenes.
A comic exchange shows an advertiser asking about circulation and the business manager boasting presses with capacity for one hundred thousand perfect copies per hour. He invites scrutiny with a detailed photograph of the press.
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