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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1928
Page
2
Hog receipts 15 900 with better grades $16 to $15. packing sows $15 to $12. A mix of weights shows prices from $11.40 to $19.40 for pigs and feeders. Cattle receipts 12 000 with slow to steady demand. steers 14.00 to 18.50 for slaughter, heifers 14.50 to 17.56, cows 6.35 to 13.60, stockers 12.00 to 14.25. Sheep receipts 20 000. prices largely unchanged with heavies down 15 to 25, lambs 12.85 to 14.10, ewes 4.25 to 6.85.
Barley prices range 59 to 6542 per unit while Timothy moves from 590 to 56 percent. Clover values show 2125 to 2950, reflecting market quotes and price ranges for these forage crops.
Martha G Thrasher reports local happenings as families gather for birthdays and meals. Mission Circle of Prairie Flewver church holds September meeting at Lexington school house after school. Visitors include Miss Florence Huber and Miss Florive Wehukts. Nearby outings at a lake in Minneola and dinners at Sunset Park are noted.
Record shows cash prices and future dates for clover and Timothy. Clover cash values: 1750 in October 1800 in December 1805 with 1425 cash imp, 1500 in January. Timothy cash old 270, cash new 2748, 295 in December. Alsike: cash new 1875 October 1875 December 1900.
Grain details show wheat and corn futures with varied responses. No. 4 Northern spring wheat ranges around 104 to 105 percent, while corn features mixed quotes from 100 to 105 with several grades and futures lines cited. Oats and oats-related grades appear with smaller, uncertain adjustments in No. 8 and No. 4 categories.
Chicago reports tomorrow's estimated receipts include cattle 11000 hogs 14000 and sheep 24400. Holdover hogs total 10000.
Iowa construction in August totaled 4,195,160 with public works leading at 1,793,000 and utilities, commercial 679,500, residential 672,000, and educational 533,200. Eight month contracts for new buildings and engineering rose 45 percent from 1927 to 42,581,700.
The Washington Star notes no definite statement on the longest word in any language. It mentions Sanskrit with a claimed 152 syllables and Aristophanes crafting a 77 syllable word for a specific purpose.
Betsy Ross is credited with suggesting the five pointed star for the flag replacing the six pointed star then used by the French. The claim ties Ross to the design choice as a symbol of American identity.
The Journal lists upcoming sales with dates and sellers including Mrs Louis D Mast, John Wagner, Knotek Bros, Ernest Carlson, W R Gamon and TH EB Busby. Entries note hog breeds Duroc Jersey and Poland China and specify Oct dates from Oct 3 to Oct 23.
A fragmented price list shows per pound and per dozen rates for poultry and meat items at Washington markets. Listings include cream, butterfat tests, hens of various breeds, springs, ducks, geese, hides, and beef, with notes on poultry delivery payments and market conditions for sick or thin poultry.
Crawfordsville reports a series of local visits and church services with residents and guests from Keota Washington Davenport Fairfield and Des Moines. Notable attendees include Miss Mina MecCleery, Miss Prudence Johns, Mr S P McNaught, Rev Gilbert O Miller and families such as the Beauchamps Lease and Robertson families. The Crawford township farm bureau meeting is scheduled for Friday Sept 21 at the school.
Local notes recount visits by A Be Wead and Ceo Lemley in Washington. Farmers like R L Dunbar and Hiram Coakley discuss fall chores and corn yields on Route 7. Caroline Joachin and family visit at 91 years, while Juanita Ayers visits grandparents at the Coakley home with Beula Ayers of Towajcity.
The excerpt records casual conversations about marriage, travel, and local events in Brighton. It mentions a sheriff in Washington, a $100 fine, farms with corn and livestock, family aging, cafe praise, and neighbors sharing chores and chores, painting a lively community scene.
The article describes Dr Harner examining corn for crib readiness and showing a game cock that bit a visitor. It mentions a wagon of pim hotties and a humorous aside about cats and jelly, then introduces Mr Notle Frederick who, at 96, appears much younger and reads the Journal without glasses as neighbors are visited.
Mrs A J Morgan reports Clay residents attending the state Legion convention in Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Mr and Mrs R E Woodford and Mr and Mrs QC Morgan visited the event. Clive Grimes and baby son of Libertyville came to see relatives in Clay and Brighton. Missionary society met with Mrs W O Morgan Thursday. The group Stannard Muannyard George Brook Faris and Pohren filled their filos last week. Alen Woodford and daughter of Thayer Missouri visit relatives in Clay and Richland.
Rev. ideo. A. Conrad preached at the Clay church Sunday. He will go on Salem Tuesday to attend the meeting of the Dlenmark association of congregational churches. Hubert F. McDougal of Fairfield was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr and Mrs A J Morgan. Miss Mary Robertson attended the teachers institute at Sigourney last week. Miss Bertah Huntley and Miss Lucile Hollander attended the Clay township teachers meeting at Mrs Jeanette Hortons in Brighton Monday evening.
Fragmentary quotation attributes a reflection on control of ideas by authorities. The line suggests that government imposes, recalls, or hides ideas depending on its aims, attributed to Isaac Watts.
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