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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1924
Page
2
Hogs receipts 15 000 mostly higher with steady to 26¢ gains for top classes. Cattle receipts 8 000 with feeders and killers up to 15¢ and western grasses 2 500. heavy weights and vealers show gains. Sheep receipts 26 000 with natives and range lambs firm to higher. best ewes and feeding lambs firm.
Official live stock estimates for tomorrow list Hoga at 16 000 cattle 13 000 sheep and 24 000 hogs in Chicago Sept 30.
New York stock market opened with reactionary price swings. Early changes were small as money rates stiffened. Oils fell on poor trade news while low and medium priced rails declined on profit-taking.
Chicago market reports slow trading and a steady tone with 111 car receipts. United States shipments total 615 as Wisconsin sacks and bulk round whites range from 1.00 to 1.10, while Minnesota North Dakota sacked Red River Ohios bring 1.90 to 1.05 and South Dakota sacked early Ohios at 1.00 with Colorado sacked People's Russets from 1.36 to 1.60.
Sen. La Follette independent candidate will begin an extended stumping tour early next week with a westward swing to the Pacific coast. He will deliver speeches in the middle and northwest as he arranges an October itinerary, keeping him on the move and away from Washington.
A sequence of sale notices lists dates and locations around Washington Iowa. Items include apples auction September 20 by Harry Anderson near Washington, various public and stock sales through October 21, including purebred Poland China sales by Robt Sheetz and a combination sale by Wagmer Welsh and W R Gamon & Sons in Keota and Washington.
Market notes from Chicago show Wheat No 2 hard at 1.40 to 1.41 percent. Corn varied with multiple grades quoted from 1.10 to 1.14 percent for yellow and mixed lots. Oats ranges and rye barleys timothy and clover seed prices listed. fats like lard ribs bellies also noted.
Fresh buying by export houses pushed Chicago wheat to new highs for December and May contracts. The U S Agriculture outlook and European flour demand supported gains with December at about 1.41 1.47 dollars per bushel and May near 1.45 1.47. Corn and oats rose on wheat strength while hog prices supported the pork market.
Local notices announce church classes meetings and officer elections at Methodist and other congregations. Groups include Moose Lodge A F and A M D of A Sewing Circle PEO and M E church clubs with dates October and Thursday events hosted by named members and locations in West Chester area.
Ellen Josselyn learns Tommy Carter may have confessed the murder. district attorney Ryan says new testimony could end the case or delay the transfer of Mr. Josselyn. Gibbs, weary and hopeful, confronts a possible exoneration as Ellen faces a collapse of fear and hate.
The Intermediate League of the M FE Church will host a business meeting and social in Sovrjay Hall Friday at 7 o clock. All members are urged to attend.
Iowa ballots set for November 4 with independent filings by John Tank and W C Jenkins. Democrats nominate Roy P Keber, while LaFollette Wheeler supporters seek placement under independents. Incumbents W C Edson and E P Harrison vie for re election as party leaders face a speakership contest. Senate leadership will pass to a new figure as Lieutenant Governor John Hamill runs for governor.
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a tasteless, stomach-friendly strength builder with vitamins. It markets 60 tablets for 60 cents and offers money back if no relief, citing a testimonial from Mrs. T. Frahy of West Orange, New Jersey and urging readers to ask a local druggist.
Writ of special execution directs a public sale of real estate in Washington City Iowa on October 7 1924 from 1 15 to 4 00 p m. Property described as a 70 foot wide tract along the north side of a described parcel with access to Iowa Street. Levy shows the Scranton estate sold to satisfy Murray Conger on cash terms. Sheriff Charles M Denison dated September 15 1924 with notice September 23-30.
An advertisement by Sherman Bros. Druggists touts Adler-i-ka as a cure for stomach gas and sour stomach. It claims the product flushes both upper and lower bowels and relieves gastritis bloating belching, with potential constipation relief and appendicitis prevention. Signed by W. Taylor.
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