Market Reports By Radio From Chicago Livestock Market
The Chicago livestock market reports are broadcast several times daily by radiophone. Reports are supplied by the U S Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates and transmitted on 455 meter wavelengths. Station WAAF in the stock Yards carries the program, heard across the middle west, daily except Sunday from 8 30 AM to 4 30 PM with Saturday at 12 30 PM.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily Drover’s Journal
U. S. Bureau of Markets and
WAAF
Drovers Journal
Middle West
Mayor Campbell Urges Anita Property Owners to Trim Nuisance Trees
City mayor Dr H F Campbell asks all Anita property owners and occupants to strictly observe the weed cutting and tree trimming ordinance. He notes overhanging limbs obstruct sidewalks and rainy days make walking difficult. He hopes for voluntary compliance to avoid penalties and improve the town’s cleanliness and safety.
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H. F. Campbell
Anita
Ivis
Campbell
Poor "Old John" Dunkel Taken to State Hospital
John Dunkel, longtime Cass county resident and five year inmate of the County Farm, was ordered by Insanity Commission to be moved to the Clarinda state hospital. At eighty, he appears to have lost memory and reason, though once a successful, generous businessman. The writer recalls a once strong man now in need of care, urging pity and mercy for those like Dunkel.
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Jobn Dunkel
Cass County
Commissioners of Insanity
State Hospital For
Clarinda
John Dunkel
John Dunke
Newly Elected Officers of Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Iowa announces new officers led by Grand Master Frank Glaze of Oskaloosa. J M Graham of Des Moines is Senior Grand Warden, Cr Clovis of Atlantic is Junior Grand Warden, C A Parker of Mason City is Grand Treasurer, and N R Parvin of Cedar Rapids is Grand Secretary.
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The
Masonic Grand Lodge
J. M. Graham
Des Moines
Cr. Clovis
Atlantic
C. A. Parker
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Visiting the Old Home Folks
Mrs. Della Winder of Hugo Colorado and her daughter Grace are in the city to spend the summer with her sisters and brother Mrs. E C Porch Mrs. Chas Ragan Mrs F J Norton and Isaac Griffith. Mrs Winder is county superintendent of schools who has served for several terms and once taught in Anita schools before moving to Colorado.
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Della Winder
Grace
Hugo
Colorado
Winder
E. C. Porch
Chas. Ragan
F. J. Norton
Isaac Griffith
Anita
Weathering Damage From Strong Monday Storm South of Anita
High winds caused major damage south and east of Anita with fallen fences and broken poles cutting rural communications. A Garside barn shifted from its foundation, crops injured, and a Jewett work horse killed by lightning. Local notices report light hail, new potatoes selling and roof work increasing in demand.
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Anita
Rura! Telephone Company
J. M. Garside
S. G. Jewett
Jewett Farm
Evergreen Cemetery
Cat Delivers Message in Moonlit Fence Scene
A Boston Herald correspondent recalls two fence sitting cats delivering surprising performances. The first cat speaks through absence, the second, a scarred fighter, pours out a bold, earnest message despite lack of applause.
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Boston Herald
O. Henry
Mallorca the Island of Calm and Its Quiet People
A painter and writer dubbed Mallorca “The Island of Calm” praising its peaceful lifestyle. Observers note orderly, industrious inhabitants, with strong, graceful women and a long tradition of restraint due to religious repression and Arabic influence shaping daily life.
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Mallorca
Island of
Mediterranean
North America
Phidias
Back to the Old Home and a Notable Former Anita Boy
John Barrison of Pasadena California visits Anita with family and old friends. He heads a Rockwell City Iowa bank, serves as vice president of a Minnesota bank, directs a Pasadena bank, and owns farms and real estate in California and the south. His brothers Dr J W Garrison of Guthrie Center and Harry P Harrison of Chicago lead Redpath Chautauqua ventures from Cleveland. Vernon oversees eastern Lyceum interests.
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John Barrison
Pasadena
California
Anita
D. B. Harrison
Mattie Harrison
John
Rockwell City
Iowa
Ortonville
Minnesota
Union
South
Lowa Hills
J. W. Garrison
Guthrie Center
Harry P. Harrison
Redpath Chautauqua
Women in Oak Ridge council resign over politics
The two women members of the Three Oaks Michigan city council resign after a year in office saying politics take too much time and public scrutiny follows public figures. They cite dishwashing at home as preferable to constant interference and criticism.
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Three Oaks
Michigan
Maude Arnold
Red Oak Electric to Extend Line to Maine Territory
The Red Oak Electric Company plans to extend service from Lewis to Maine. Miss Edith Borttorff spends weeks in Anita with sister Mrs. E. W. Forsyth. Forsyth & Just install a complete water system on W. W. Kirtpatrick's Benton township farm.
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Red Oak Electric Company
Lewis
Maine
Edith Borttorff
Anita
E. W. Forsyth
Forsyth & Just
W. W. Kirtpatrick
Benton Township
Little Sign of Culture in Speech
A study notes Americans favor a short nasal a sound, while traditional speech in Europe retains the broad ah-like a. The essay traces the origins of the ab sound and argues the broadened a indicates travel and culture, contrasting regional American usage with European norms and early English models.
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Europe
Encyclopedia Americana
America
New England
The Connoisseur and The Dilettante Distinctions
The connoisseur knows true art principles and can judge painting sculpture or music with educated taste. The dilettante pursues arts desultorily for amusement and, Lowell notes, shows impartiality born of mental inertia and lack of practical application.
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Lowell
Never Fear You Be Wed Soon Warns Ouija Board
A fragmentary exchange references an ouija board predicting marriage and a forthcoming wedding. The line hints at superstition surrounding nuptials with playful regional speech. The piece reads as a quirky overheard moment in local dialect dialogue.
Chinn Accepted Summer Post with State Highway Commission
Keith Chinn son of Mr and Mrs Fred C Chinn of this city and a student at State University Iowa City has been offered and accepted a summer position with the State Highway Commission at a good salary.
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Keith Chinn
Fred C. Chinn
State University At
Iowa City
State Highway Commission
Northwestern Railway Agent Clarence Weston to Visit Imogene
Clarence Weston station agent for the Northwestern Railway Company at Imogene Minnesota is expected to arrive in the city this week to visit his parents W J Weston and wife. He will be accompanied by his wife.
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Clarence Weston
Northwestern Railway Company
Imogene
Minnesota
W. J. Weston
Sam Sells Mose Mule Then Faces Blunt Question
A farmer named Sam sold his mule Mose in a deal described as slick and bosslike. Shortly after, Mose confronted Sam asking why he was sold as blind, revealing tension over the sale and Mose’s perception of the mule’s abilities.
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Sam
Mose
Mule
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John” Dunkel
John Dunkels
Frank Glaze
Oska
Loosa
Chas. Crosley
Massena
Leonard Deeming
Adam Enfeld
Anse and
Cecil Luxford
Coune Bluffs
Illnness
B. R. Wasson
Lee K. Nichols
Andrew Weigand
J.M. Trumbull
L. Bb. Trumbull
Lowers Company
J. F. Price
Oak Ridge and Vicinity
Chas. H. Graham
Levi Walker
Pet Fay
Geo. Graham
John Turner
G. B. Graham
Zoe Bain
Evona Cooper
Henry Wedemeyer
Omaha
James Parkinson
W. F. Kirkbeam
Andrew Peterson
Stenie Neson
Picnier
Audubon Township
Clara Parkinson
Bert Parkinson
Meyers
Gelesburg
Illinois
George Parkinson
Winterset
Clarence Johnson
Oak Ridge
F. F. Fillenworth
Staples, Minnesota
F. J. McCord
F. 8. Parkinson
Dr. Penquite
City
Farm Bureau
Grant Center
Board of Supervisors
Ed Wedemeyer
Henry
Omabea
Nellie Woodcock
Erma Newton
Anita Public Schools
George Morgan
Miss Geraldine
Paoli
Mr. Morgan
Mickie
Kaiser
Lout
Isaac Wallace
Maple Street Railway
Leon G. Voorhees
C. F. Karns
Fred G. Parkinson
Mrs. Davis
Peet
the Black and White
R. C. Rasmussen
Unique Theatre
Russell
the Fire-Eater
Hoot Gibson
U. S
Clara Bell West
Wiota
James Jensen
Audubon County
Jim
Jensen
P. T. Williams
L. R. Galiber Block
John Wahe
Fred Wahe
Cumberland
George Parron
Wim. Wahe
Adair
Chris Heckman
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C. E. Harry
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