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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1925
Page
2
Chicago reports Sept 26 commodity prices with hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices. Hog and cattle markets show uneven movement and varying weights. grain quotes list Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley and seed values with detailed ranges.
Unofficial figures released show hogs at 39 000 head cattle 22 000 and sheep 26 900 for Monday. Next week hogs projected at 100 000 head for the market district.
Clover seed shows an October bid of 15.75 with December 15.35 and March 15.35 bids. February bids stand at 15.40. Timothy seed asks include 3.90 for September and October and December, with March at 4.00 asked.
A library patron recalls asking a Boston Public Library attendant for Tom Sawyer. The attendant reportedly asked who it is by, highlighting a humorous miscommunication in the city.
Two thirds of livestock for food comes from west of the Mississippi while two thirds of consumers live east of the river. The arrangement supports about 1300 packing houses engaged in converting livestock into meats and moving products to markets.
Washington reports an official survey shows America has just 15 combat-ready aircraft. Most field fleets comprise training planes and obsolete models, with only a few modern fighters at Selfridge and one Loening amphibian as up to date.
The Valley Valley Ladies Aid met at the church with 12 members one visitor and six children. They quilted for Mrs Breitenbach and started a second quilt for Mrs Wil Brinning. An all day meeting is planned at Wellston on Oct 7 with Mrs Lillie Feltz and Mrs Dorotha Zear. Men attended the Lloyd Martin sale near West Chester. Mr and Mrs John Hanlin plan to move into the Reinert farm tenant house on Tuesday.
Sale dates include September 29 Apple Sale by Delbert Darnell and September 30 closings by J M Lord and son and by Bentley Craig three miles southwest of Washington. Oct 9 Pure Bred Duroc Jersey Hogs Knotek Bros and Oct 10 WK Gamon and Sons Poland Chinas with October 17 Wagner and Welch Poland.
A sequence of brief local items notes a horse lost after contact with a wire fence on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Andy Sheets and children visited the Frank home on Thursday. J. B. Deal took a tractor to Keota for repairs on Thursday. Oug Black and Albert Hahn aided John Halins move. Emmi Augustine visited Mrs. Mertie Black Monday afternoon. Leo Klein of Keota conducted insurance work on Wednesday. A Beiter of West Chester delivered music lessons on Wednesday and Thursday. W J Pfeifer visited the Francis Feltz and Jodie Zear home on Monday evening. Francis Feltz and son Gerald spent Sunday with W J Pfeifer at his home.
Cream butterfat per 1b 44c Eyes fresh laid per doz Be Hens 4 lbs and over per 1b 18c Hens under 4 lbs per lb Ite Hens leghorn and black per lb 14c Springs large breeds per lb 17c Springs Cleghorn and black per lb 18c Vid roosters per lb 2c Goose per lb sea per lb cheese per lb WAN geese per lb Beef hides per lb 22c-8 Horse hides each 3.00 No market for cull sick thin crippled poultry.
A nighttime gasoline theft at Davidson Hardware is noted with leakage traced toward James Welch's road. Obituary informs Samuel McKee, 75, died Tuesday in Everett Washington. Dana Barnes travels to Monmouth and Chicago for a radio convention and Bliss Electrical Engineering studies in Washington. Local visitors Sheriff Denison and Deputy Sweet visit town. trips to Burling ton and a river excursion tied to residents.
Waterlo o bridge piers show rise and fall with the tide by two to three sixteenths of an inch. The movement extends north and south of the river and raises the question whether St Pauls cathedral itself experiences tidal vertical shifts.
The article explains minute as a small fraction from Latin used to describe the reading of past meetings. It aims to remind members of minor actions that could escape attention or be missing from permanent records.
A persistent challenge for advocates is persuading a woman with three children that unemployment is possible and real. Supporters urge practical steps, job training, and social services to ease immediate hardship while seeking steady work.
A Topeka Capital item reports a doctor suggesting a simple plan for a robust woman to reduce by pushing herself away from the table three times daily. The quip frames a humorous weight loss tip in concise terms.
In a California industrial league, a baseball game between two plumber teams was postponed after players forgot to bring their bats and balls. The incident highlights a common habit attributed to the trade and caused an unexpected layoff for both sides.
The Des Moines Register notes the cyclone prompts questions about accountability while highlighting it costs taxpayers nothing for an investigation. The remark suggests skepticism toward assigning blame and emphasizes fiscal neutrality.
The Iowa Transportation Company, a partnership of J. O. Schulze and P. E. Potter of Iowa City, applied to the Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to operate passenger service between Ft. Madison Den, Mt. Pleasant, Swedesburg, Olds, Crawfordsville and Ainsworth in Washington Henry and Lee counties. A hearing is set for Friday October 23, 1925 at 9:30 A.M. at the Jefferson County Auditor's office in Fairfield Iowa.
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