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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1925
Page
7
Market report covers corn oats hay and live stock with scattered price ranges. Cattle hogs and sheep traded unevenly in Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis markets with firm to mixed values. Also classified ad notes sale of a four room cottage at Tenth Street with liberal terms from John W Dillard.
Discussion notes that a new gas tax sharing law will allocate per capita funds to towns with street systems. Washington would receive about 2500 dollars for repairs, to be used on streets connected to state highways. The piece also comments on hay fever season, ragweed pollen, and Florida advertising campaigns versus local spending.
A provocative line notes that half the world’s gold is held by the United States and suggests a shift away from efforts to use it for dental purposes. The remark frames U S control of global gold reserves and hints at broader economic implications.
In today’s brief market snapshot the wheat price dips and recovers while many growers stay worse off. Far from the headlines, a Chicago man dies in a wedding eve auto accident and two bricklayers fall from height. Other items hint at Sunday ultimatums, heavy match counts, and odd scientific claims about the Atlantic floor.
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