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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
2
Estimated receipts for cattle hogs and sheep are given with today totals and yesterday leftovers. Prices show higher bids for hogs and cattle, with top hogs reaching 260.00 and various ranges for calves cows bulls feeders and lambs. Departing shipments and receipts are noted with regional market conditions and quality remarks.
Cash close figures for wheat corn and oats from Iowa City and St Louis market desks. No 2 red wheat 2.23 2. No 8 red wheat 2.19. yellow corn 1.48 1.36. white oats 1.65 0.72% with related car receipts and market notices. Tractor spark plugs promoted by Mannhardt Bros as durable Vesuvius plugs for farm use.
Dorothy plays with a new neighbor named Allene who she suspects might be a boy. She explains by snuggling into her mother’s lap that Allene’s mother may be unaware of the child’s true gender.
A homemade tip suggests dipping a cloth in a drop of milk before whitening a hearth or step to rub over the hearth stone. This method purportedly prevents waste from coming off and keeps the area cleaner during the process.
The Farm and Stock news lists upcoming sales from Sept 30 to Oct 5 including Dusenbery Dutch Creek Duroc sale Trier and Welr Bros in Dutch Creek, Flander public sale near Keota, Page joint sale in Titus, McKenry household goods, Cooper Poland China hogs, Koebel Poland China hogs and a county pig feeding contest. It notes pigs shown for judging by seven boys and one girl with a judge from Ames State College and county and district prizes administered by the Farm Bureau. It also highlights the Cannon Bros Angus herd led by Ergo bull Ever 248325 praised for strong loins and overall herd quality, plus potato and tomato patch observations and praise of the Helmick Hampers herd boar winning fairs.
A Chester White breeding stock supplier in Washington County has maintained continuous business for fifteen years. The seller’s persistent trade shows reliability and strong recommendations for breeders seeking steady supply.
The K P Smylie sale featured 58 heads with an average of 103.65. Boars averaged 99.10 with a top of 255.00 for the Perfect Model son No 27 sold to W C Brenneman Kalona. Sows peaked at 265.00 with bids from Henry Eckey Fairfield and Brenneman Kalona and G W Walker Stronghurst. 27 head by Perfect Model averaged 121.85. The event drew buyers from afar as Peterson and Stickelman conducted the sale and bidding continued through numerous consignments across Iowa and Illinois.
On Monday October 14 1918 at 130 pm one half mile east and one mile south of Havre the Clyde Maxwell timber will be sold in 20 acres divided into one half acre lots. Timber includes White Oak Bar Black Oak Red Oak and Hickory suitable for saw logs posts and wood. Extra good height no inferior trees. A saw mill will remain on site for buyers. Terms Cash. Leo Shelangoskie Chas Brown Auctioneers.
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