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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1922
Page
2
Chicago market data from Sept 25 1922 shows hog receipts about 46 000 with various weight classes moving mixedly to higher ranges while cattle receipts near 3 000 and calves around 0. Beef steers 1100 lbs up chart 10 11 95 top. Pigs and sows prices cited. Wheat and corn futures trade with modest gains and cash grain offers noted.
A sequence of public sales listed with dates from Sept 27 to Oct 31 featuring Duroc Jersey and Poland China hogs, Spotted Poland China, cattle, and general farm stock. Sellers include Tom Karr Wellman, Ernest Carlson Washington IA, J C Huston Crawfordsville, Hofer and Marner Ka Tona, P Henson Washington, Mrs Ella Shively Admr Wayland, John Krebs Riverside, Hillhouse Brighton, Chas Nicola & Son, W R Gammon Washington, Shalla and Knotek Bros Washington, and Welsh and Wagner Washington.
Fat lambs mostly 25 lower while sheep and feeders hold steady. Lambs 84 lb range 13.25 to 14.65 for medium to prime. culls 9.00 to 13.00. Yearling wethers 9.25 to 12.25. ewes 3.75 to 7.106. Breeding ewes 4.50 to 11.50. Feeder lambs 12.50 to 14.35. Receipts 3816 cattle 2698 sheep 1819 calves 659. shipments 1898 hogs 872 cattle 1462 sheep.
Mt. Vernon Sept 25 Garrett Thiessen of Stanwood Iowa 1924 earned high scholastic honors at Cornell College for the final semester of last year Registrar W S Ebersole announced. Thiessen with seventeen hours of A grades stands among few in recent years to receive such honors. Glenn Rouse Washington member of Permenian Literary Society and valedictorian of 1920 was the first to win the presidents gold medal for high scholarship Browning Mount Vernon won it the next year. Thiessen now in line for a similar medal though several classmates have near records.
A self described fool with no qualifications seeks a re humerative position in any capacity in Boston Transcripts. The notice labels the writer hopelessly incompetent and untrustworthy while claiming indolence.
A long list of local club meetings and notices includes the Priscilla club gathering Tuesday at 2 30 pm, the Navajo club with Mrs M D Work on Wednesday afternoon, the Social Hour club with Mrs Will Matucha Wednesday at 2 30, and a Yeomen officer election Tuesday evening at Woodman hall. Also noted are bridge, art department dues, Missionary Society meetings, and a series of special meetings with times and hosts across September 26 to 29 plus postponed Legion Auxiliary and other group events.
The Improvement league lecture course tickets go on sale Tuesday at eight AM at Lemmon's pharmacy. All purchasers should reserve seats for tomorrow. The lecture course committee will be at the drug store ready to sell tickets to new buyers. A specially attractive program has been prepared and deserves community patronage.
A fragmentary market snippet lists fresh eggs per dozen at 2 cents, butter fat content per pound, price notes for Leghorn hens and roosters by the pound, and hides priced per pound with horse hides sold individually. The text mixes unit terms and local pricing roughs typical of a rural newspaper list.
The Hillhouse advertisement corrects the second and third sires for the Spotted Poland China Sale. Correct sires are Pickett's Snot ted Giant and Mayo. The sale is set for September 30 in the Brighthon pavilion at 1 30 in the afternoon.
In the Paris suburbs a factory mass produces rubies sapphires and other precious stones daily. It offers a ruby weighing 50 carats or half an ounce avoirdupois for 12 dollars. These stones are intended for use in watch jewels.
Des Moines Iowa region reports generally fair outlook for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys with normal temperatures and typical conditions through midweek. Local forecasts indicate stable weather with no major storms expected.
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