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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1927
Page
2
Chicago livestock markets show 13 000 hogs with slow to moderate trade early. Prices range from 9.25 to 12.15 for various weights and line up mostly for shippers, yard traders, and small packers with big packers largely inactive.
The report lists price ranges for pigs cattle sheep and calves across weight classes and grades. Slaughter cattle and calves show trends with high and low ends for steers and heifers while lambs and feeding stock reflect stronger bids and selective demand changes.
Chicago grain quotes show Wheat, Corn, Oats and Rye with mixed closes on Sept 14. Sept Wheat 1.28 to 1.32% range, Corn around 95 to 97 cents, Oats near 44 to 50 cents, Rye around 93 to 97 cents, Lard and Ribs varying in nearby and deferred months.
Chicago markets report cash corn by grade with prices for yellow and white corn from No. 2 to No. 6, oats and barley values, rye No. 2 at 97, Timothy from 2.60 to 3.35, and clover 18.00 to 26.00 as of Sept 14.
Universal presents Out All Night at the Fox with Reginald Denny and Marian Nixon in a smooth running farce. The film delivers plenty of clean fun thrilling incidents and a plausible romance as Ben Hendricks Jr. Oakman Earle Mason and others support in strong performances.
Sept 12 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. B Shellabarger at Fredonia. Guests from Muscatine, Letts, Burlington and Columbus Junction attended a large meal with home grown watermelons and grapes. Attendees included Egebert Shellabarger, C B Reed, J F H Taylor, and Mayor E Curtis, with gifts of chairs and gold coins.
Social items and greetings from VEO correspondent record recent visits births deaths and gatherings. Names include Orville Morgan Pearl Haigler John Gowey Pearl Van Nostrand Louisa Spencer Van Nostrand Janie Devine Bev Hanawalt and many others with mentions of Penn township picnic Farmers Union No 5 program and Pleasant Plain events.
Esme McClure formerly Bessie Metzgar died Sunday at her mother's home north of town. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Spring Run Evangelical Church by Rev. Charles Lang. Burial followed in Winfield cemetery. She was born January 30, 1900 near Winfield and lived most of her life in the area. Survived by husband, stepfather J E Erwin, mother, sister Mrs Don Olinger of Mt Union, and brother Howard Metzgar of Mt Pleasant.
A rule states a parrot learns quicker from hearing a child's voice than from a woman's voice, with the child’s articulation providing the sharpest cues for imitation.
A U.S. Department of Labor inquiry shows the average American housewife spends 43.55 dollars yearly on clothing while the average husband spends 71.38 dollars. The figures highlight gender differences in household apparel budgets from the period.
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