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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1931
Page
2
Chicago and Des Moines receipts show hogs mixed with steady to uneven trade across weights. Cattle receipts include fed steers and yearlings up to 25 cents higher with best bids around 9.75, while fat lambs and sheep sustain modest declines. grain and produce reports accompany market notes.
Fragmentary text lists grains including oats barley rye timothy clover and assorted percentages and numbers. Appears to be an old market or seed catalog entry with scattered figures and color descriptors. No coherent narrative or dates provided.
At Columbus Junction and surrounding areas a large fall festival draws hundreds from many states. Residents recount parade, rides, and livestock displays as local families and visitors experience the event. Local businesses report strong attendance and community pride amid the fair’s diversified exhibits and contests.
A compact classified item lists rental options including large rooms for single or double occupancy in a low modern home with contact Mrs J M Kelley Phone 675 Blue. furnished rooms. three choice housekeeping rooms near the square with phone 585 Green. a modern house. and an ideal stock and dairy farm of 260 acres one mile southwest of Washington with good roads water fencing and multiple dwellings. Dora Stewart executrix Phone 15 black.
A parasol with white tips and a scratched name on the handle is missing. Contact Besse Bushy at the given number to recover the item. a caller notes the name on the handle and asks for return.
Public sale dates listed for multiple items including Durac and Poland goods. Entries name buyers or firms such as J. Oak and Sons Jot J. Wagner Allen Walker Paul G. Peterson and Son Mediapolis with dates in October and locations along roads near Washington Haskinson and miles north of Riverside.
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