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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1929

Page

2

Excess Acid Sickness Cure and Market Livestock Report

An ad extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast remedy for excess acidity with price details. The text then shifts to cattle and hog market listings, noting weight ranges, price levels, and grade notes for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, vealers, and sheep with current trading activity and bid ranges.

Phillips Magnesia U. S Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co Chas. H Phlips

Market Report on Lamb Prices and Feed Rates

The memo lists current lamb pricing from good and choice grades 12.25 to 12.80 and ranges for lambs at 92 Tbs dropping to 13.75, with medium at 12.75, cull and common from 7.54 to 7.50. Ewes show medium to choice at 160 Ibs from 4.00 to 5.50, cull and common 2.50 to 4.25, feeder lambs good and best choice 11.75 to 15.00.

Market summary of grain and livestock futures

The report lists wheat corn oats and lard futures with bid ask and settlement figures for Sept Dec Mar May and other months. Prices show small gains in some contracts while others hold near parity, reflecting typical commodity trading activity across agricultural markets.

Clover and Timothy Prices and Cash Values Listed

A compact price list shows Clover with domestic cash old 1185 and cash new 1185. Oct 1195 and Dec 1220 for cash values. Timothy records cash old 260, cash new 280 with Dec 296 and March 319. Alsike cash new 1070 and Dec Lash 1110.

Chicago Grain Prices Mixed Across Wheat Corn Oats and More

Historical price notes show Wheat with multiple grades at 130 to 131 percent, Corn fluctuating around 102 to 109 percent, Oats with several white and mixed entries from 4 to 50 percent, Rye around 101 percent, Barley 65 to 72, and forage items Timothy 480 to 55 and Clover 1150 to 1950. The fragmentary data suggest a volatile grain market with varied quality markers and occasional percentage bands.

Chicago

Lemon Family Journey to California and Local Notes

The Lemon party travels through New Mexico toward California, noting 320 miles driven with paved and graveled roads and planning to reach home by midweek. The letter includes local remarks from Geo Gilbert’s farm, the Everham family in Columbus and West Chester, and travelers like Ted Kerr and Ray Smith, with observations on farming, subscriptions, and travel anecdotes.

Gallup New Mexico Frank Los Negos O. K Geo. Gilbert Washington

Parlor Stories Promised at Atlantic Club Meetings

A note mentions a man who holds good papers and jokes and would share special parlor stories at club meetings if invited. The reference notes Atlantic, Iowa as a location.

Atlantic Iowa

Sister States Riddle Pokes Names in Playful Verse

A playful quotation lists imagined sister states such as Miss Ouri Ida-Ho Mary-Land California DBella-War Minne-Sota and Mrs Sippi. The line reads like a punning census style couplet from a historical newspaper page.

Ouri Ida-Ho California Sippi

Woman slips on ice while hunting four-leaf clovers

A stout woman in Champaign Illinois slips on icy pavement. A man asks if she fell she replies witheringly that she only sat down to search for four leaf clovers citing Miss Marie Ingram as the source of the remark.

Marie Ingram Champaign, Il

A spring tour through a small Iowa district with odd tales

The report details a district visit by a local official meeting residents including a Republican wife and Democrat husband. It notes a busy Talleyrand store, Miller Garage radio, a farm with livestock, corn to harvest, and hogs ready for market. It mentions visits to Bob Sheetz’s Det. 10, Will Babcock, Albert Morris from Texas, and a tourist park crowded with tents like a circus.

Morning Sun Iowa

Harvest Circle Notes and Local Family News

Teroon completes house work as neighbors attend Baptist mission at Washington. Prairie Flowers Circle met at the church with 12 members and one visitor. plans for the Flatvest Home in October. Refreshments by Mrs Wylie and Mrs Lewis. Mr and Mrs Ifford Reeves welcomed a baby girl Myra Hazel Harvey. Emily Kolek visited Kurtz home Saturday afternoon. Harvest Women chair met Wednesday evening.

Prairie Flowers Mission Circle Emery Wylie Lewis Hazel Harving Emily Kolek Kurtz Harvest Wome

Harvest Home Plans Move By No J Benson

Mrs Paymond W Asty and children visited H J Myvers home on Friday as plans for the Harvest Home proceed at No J Benson residence.

No J. Benson

Washington Produce Markets Poultry and Hides Prices

Listing of poultry and hide prices from Washington Produce Markets with per pound and per item rates. Notes include additional cent-per-pound premiums for delivered poultry and a market restriction excluding sick, rain-ruined, or rippled poultry.

Vearvy

Tanlac promotes internal health with natural herbal roots

Health claim for Tanlac describes digestive benefits and relief from indigestion, constipation, gas, pains, nausea, dizziness, and headaches. It emphasizes natural ingredients, no mineral drugs, and weight gain. Druggists recommend it for over 10 years and offer a money back guarantee.

Local land and livestock auctions listed by date

September 24 Mike Mushek closing out sale of land and personal property 11.4 miles southeast of Richmond. September 25 J D Rabenold administrator closing out sale 12 miles northeast of Ainsworth. September 27 W W Cherry Three hundred Hampshire shoats Washington. September 30 Knotek Bros Duroes Riverside Iowa. October 2 Chas S Zickafoose disposition Jersey cattle sale Crawfordsville. October 2 W A Duncan & Sons Polands Columbus Junction. October 3 John Jenkins Shorthorns Columbus Junction Ta. October 5 John Wagner Polands. October 10 Robt G Sheetz Keota Polands. October 11 H J Oak & Sons Duv oes Columbus Junction. October 12 W R Gamon & Sons Polands Washington Iowa.

Mike Mushek Richmond J. D Rabenold Ainsworth W. W. Cherry Three Hundred Hampshire Washington Knotek Bros Duroes Riverside Iowa Chas. S. Zickafoose W. A. Duncan & Sons Polands Columbus Junction John Jenkins John Wagner Polands Washington Rob’'t G. Sheetz Keota H. J. Oak & Sons Duv Oes W. R. Gamon & Sons Towa

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