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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1924

Page

2

Epworth League Buys Clear Lake Tract for Institute

At the Upper Iowa Methodist conference in session all week, Epworth League announces ground purchase at Clear Lake for the annual institute. The land is platted into lots to be sold to Methodists for cottages, while Dr. Charles B. Guthrie of Chicago delivers an evening address.

Clear Lake The Epworth League Upper Iowa Methodist Conference Lota Uner Charles B. Guthrie Chicago F. T. Keeney Omaha EB. J. Lockwood Waterloo Frank Cole Cedar Rapids Will Kirwin Dubuque L. C. Lemon Davenport C. Bretnall Thomas P. Shaffer Northwood Thomas P. Potter Chi- Cae

Chicago Market Hogs Cattle and Sheep Reports Sept 24

Hog receipts 16 000 steady to 10 10 46 per cwt with top 10 45 while light hogs and packing hogs show varied bids. Cattle receipts 13 000 with feeders steady to strong and top yearlings around 11 50 to 11 40 while fat stock and bulls hold firm. Sheep receipts 26 000 with native lambs steady around 12 50 to 14 50 and several prices for meat and breeding stock noted.

Chicago Montana

Livestock Estimates For Tomorrow Reported In Chicago

Officials estimate hogs at 18 000 head, cattle about 11 000, and sheep near 19 000 for tomorrow in Chicago markets. The figures reflect early bidding and market activity as buyers and sellers assess supply and demand.

Chicago

Toledo Seed Market Prices for Clover and Timothy Seeds

Toledo Ohio September 24 market report shows clover seed cash price 16.30 for September 16.70 for October and 16.00 for December and March. Timothy seed cash price 3.46 for September and 3.35 for October December and March.

Toledo Ohio Clover Timothy

New York Stocks Open Firm on Demand and Mixed Gains

Strong underlying demand kept prices firm at the market open in New York. Large blocks changed hands including 4000 shares of Gown Products at 35, up 38. General Electric Nash Motors General Baking and others advanced two to three points. Rail stocks and industrial leaders rose as August earnings previews fed optimism.

New York General Baking General Electric Nash Motors National Lead Beechnut Packing Union Atlantic Coast Line Lackawanna Coca Cola Davison Chemical Western Union Vivandan United Railways United States Steel Baldwin

Chicago cash grain prices steady across wheat corn oats and more

Chicago cash grain markets list current bid ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley and seed and meat products with No 2 red wheat No 2 mixed corn and No 2 white oats spanning roughly 1.00 to 1.10 dollars and lard ribs bellies prices around mid teens to low twenties per hundredweight

Chicago

Upturn in Grain Prices Shifts Markets in Chicago

In Chicago on Sept 24 corn fell 2% to 2% net, December at 1.02% as selling from commission houses dominated early trading. Rye export demand spurred a general grain upturn. wheat opened weak then weakened further, closing easy with December at 1.34% and May 1.40%. Oats rose then retreated, closing around 0.55% for December. Provisions also rose alongside grain.

Chicago Commission Houses Commission

Dayton Set to Stage Aerial Bombing at Wright Field

A miniature replica of Manhattan’s Woolworth Building will rise in a corn field at Wilbur Wright Field for the International Air Meet October 2 to 4. The display, about 100 feet tall, mimics a bombing scene to illustrate wartime destruction while ensuring spectator safety.

Dayton Lower Manhattan Woolworth Bulding Alrosses International Avr Sces Wilbur Wright Field New York Emerson Deering

Potato market report from Chicago and Midwest regions

Potatoes weak in Chicago with 100 cars and total US shipments at 748. Minnesota and Ohio regions show sacked prices from 85 to 95 cents, up to a dollar, with Idaho rurals at 1.26 to 1.30. South Dakota and Wisconsin round whites range 85 cents to $1.00, Minnesota Wisconsin sacked round whites 85c to $1.00, Ohios 85 to 95 cents to 1.05.

Chicago United States Minnesota Red River South Dakota Wisconsin Idaho

Havre de Grace Opens Ten Day Fall Racing Meet

Havre de Grace Maryland hosts a ten day fall meet starting today with three 10000 races led by the Eastern Shore handicap a six furlong test for two year olds. About 20 entries include many top juvenile sires as 800 horses are housed at Havre de Grace for the meet.

Havre DE Grace Maryland

Structures Rise Near Wright Field Grand Stand

A mile from Wright Field grand stand new structures go up encircling the area marked as the war zone with access barred to the public. The setup indicates heightened security around the site and restricted movement in the vicinity.

Wright Field

Nightmare Land She in Cubist Gallery Sparks Cuba Talk

A terse Boston Transcript remark labels a cubist painting as dreadful and invokes Cuba in a sharp critique of modern art.

Cuba Boston Transcript

Apple and Livestock Public Sales Schedule Listed

Public sale dates span September to mid October across Washington Keota Crawfordsville and Ainsworth with auctions featuring apples Duroc Jersey purebreds Poland China and mixed livestock by buyers including Edward R Rees Mike Trier H W Cassel Knotek Bros Walter Mayer Shaffer Bros Mrs Dell Stewart Mulholm Brewer Rob Sheetz Waagner Welsh and W R Gamon Sons.

Edna Wallace Hopper Promotes Facial Youth Beauty System

Edna Wallace Hopper details a four-product beauty line with 52 ingredients led by Facial Youth a liquid cleanser that cleans deep and removes grime and dead skin. She credits French beauty insights and world travel for her look and offers a Beauty Book with a further surprise for 75 cents.

France Lucie Lantelme Edna Wallace Hopper Lake Shore Drive Chicago

Family deliberates life changes after a funeral

In the Villino dell Orto the Josselyn family gathers after a quiet funeral. Joe plans a Bridgeport move and marriage to Lizzie while Ellen nervously frets over Gibbs and Tomy’s future care.

Josselyn Villino Dell’ Orto Joe

Wedding Plans Amid Flight From Fame and Fear

A troubled couple plots a quiet escape with their young son as police close in. Ellen photographs a hopeful future while Gibbs, ill and wary, contemplates leaving with the child and a road trip to Florida or Atlanta, as two officers watch from the doorway.

Tekyon Wraeceavery Fata Tommy Lizzie Joe Gibbs Ellen Florida Atlanta George

Fertilizing Ponds Grows Fish Feed Like Fields

A rule states that ponds used to raise fish should be fertilized similarly to agricultural fields to promote algae and plankton growth. The directive emphasizes comparable soil and nutrient management for pond ecosystems.

Dark Honey Used in England for Medicinal Preparations

Dark colored honey is described as a valuable ingredient in the manufacture of medicinal preparations in England. The report emphasizes its role in pharmacology and traditional remedies.

England

Banquet Near Tragedy Prompts Remedy Testimony

A banquet left a speaker with acute indigestion and severe colic. Two doctors treated him without lasting relief until a friend advised Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The simple preparation claims to remove intestinal catarrhal mucus and reduce inflammation. One dose proves its worth with a money back guarantee. Lemmon's Pharmacy and Druggists advertise widely.

Mayr Lemmon’s Advt

Local Notices and Social Moveins in Crawfordsville

Sept 24 Crawfordsville reports Mr and Mrs R S McCleary visiting son Charles in Adel Iowa. Mrs William Edwards travels to Chicago as Mr Edwards brother's death looms. WCTU officers elected at Mrs Hugh Davis home with Lois Rhea as president Rosina White treasurer Kate Williams secretary. Delegates to Cedar Rapids state convention chosen. Morrison Dickson of Youngstown Ohio visiting at McCall home after traveling from Washington. Teen social at T M Holmes home. Everette Mitchell and Archie Hessel tine depart for South Dakota. Journal Want ad cited.

Crawfordsville R. S. McCleary Adel Iowa Charles William Edwards Chicago Edwards Hugh Davis Lois Rhea Hull Kate Williams Rosina White Rhea Gates Cedar Rapids Morrison Dickson Youngstown Ohio Washington W. HL. McCall Dickson Lyle McGuein T. M. Holmes Everette Mitchell Archie Hesseltine South Dakota

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Daily Market Reports Chicago Livestock Chicago Grain New York Stock Market Chicago Cash Grain John A. Babcock Eycbange Commission U. S. Yard Checago, Illinois Nightmare Land Edward R. Rees Apple Sale Mike Trier Keota Duroc Sale H. W. Cassel Ainsworth Knotek Bros. Riverside Duroc Jersey Walter A. Mayer Harry Anderson Shaffer Bros Dell Stewart Mulholm & Brewer Robt Sheetz Poland China Waagner, Welsh W. R. Gamon & Sons Beauty By Edina Wallace Hopper Edna Wallace By Kathleen Norris Irwin Myers Kathleen Norris Bridgeport Mainwaring Harriet Lathrop Elsie Sia Ryan Hone Matual R. L. Gibson Ice W. S. Reister Creamery East Washington Uae Gey Tucker & Eicher White Way Garage Buick Chem Anne Winfield Nebraska Jean Dan Wenger Audt John S. Fleming L. Karsten D. C Jersey Aberdeen D. C. Stewart Charley Brown Walter Boyer Lynch
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