War on food destroyers cuts livestock losses and saves money
Over two and a half years federal biologists killed more than 50,000 predatory animals including wolves coyotes and bobcats The effort reportedly saved livestock worth over 3.84 million annually and generated nearly 50 000 from sale of pelts which go to the treasury The program notes that hunters receive no bounties and skins are government property
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United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Union
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Federal Treasury
National Museum
Treasury Department
Sheep Will Win A U S War Not Dogs
A compact wartime note extols sheep over dogs claiming twenty sheep equip one American soldier. It asks readers how many sheep their farm or family once kept and ends with dogs winning no wars.
Predatory wildlife tolls on livestock across western states
The article notes heavy losses from wolves bears and mountain lions in Utah Arizona New Mexico and Texas. It cites 500000 head of livestock killed annually and 4 million pounds of wool lost, with specific cases including 76 sheep killed by two Ozona wolves and a Pecos river grizzly that felled 32 cattle in six months.
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Utah
Ozona
Tex
New Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Pecos River
Watch Pigs for Ailments in Early Farrowing
Advises careful pig care after farrowing to prevent disease. Monitor for scours and reduce or stop sow feed immediately to avoid killing the litter. Emphasizes careful feeding during the first week and extra attention to prevent losses.
Coyotes Attack Sheep Herds Across Morgan and Colorado
In Morgan County Utah three coyotes attacked a sheep herd, destroying about $500 worth in one hour. In Colorado 67 ewes separated from the main herd were killed. one carcass was partly eaten.
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Morgan County
Utah
Colorado
Prices for Colorado Nebraska upland hay and grains
The notice lists buying and selling prices per ton for upland hay in Colorado and Nebraska, prairie hay, oats and corn products, gluten feed, bran, timothy and alfalfa, and live poultry items with F. O. B. Denver terms. Egg prices by grade and case count are shown, with miscellaneous figures included.
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Colo
South Park
Miscellaneous Markets Metals Prices and Concentrates
Markets note fluctuating metal values including New nee copper at 7.12 percent, bar silver, and Spelter at 6.65. Tungsten concentrates rated 60 percent priced at 20.00 to 22.50 per unit, crude ores 60 percent 22.00 to 25.00, with other percentages and prices listed for various metals.
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St. Louis
Boston Wool Market Prices in Texas and Territory Grades
Boston wool quotes list scoured basis for Texas and Territory grades with prices for Fine 12 months Fine 8 months Territory Fine staple half blood combing three eighths blood combing and fine clothing options. Pulled wool shows Extra AA A supers with corresponding price ranges.
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Boston
Texas
Market Prices at Kansas City Produce
Kansas City Produce reports Butter Creamery at 40 percent firsts 394 cents per pound seconds 38 cents per pound packing 30 cents Eggs Firsts 3 cents Poultry Roosters 18 cents Broilers 24 cents.
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Kansas City
Butter Eggs Potatoes and Fowls Chicago Prices
Butter creamery prices 34 43c eye firsts 32 33c ordinary firsts 62. potatoes Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan buyt govl sacks $1.15. Chicago grain and provision prices list corn No 2 yellow 1.67 No 3 1.50 1.57 No 4 1.45 oats No 3 white 78% 79% barleys 1.40 1.74 timothy 5.00 8.00 clover 18.09 28.00 lard 24.87 ribs 22.05 22.67.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Grain prices at Minneapolis market report
Grain prices listed for Minneapolis Minnesota show rye 2.69 and 2.70 per unit, barley 1.35 and 1.73, bran 33.14, corn No 3 yellow 1.55 and 1.65, oats No 3 white 75 and 76 cents, flax 3.99 and 4.01.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Western mining and oil prices in New York and St Louis
Lead at 7.00 7.12 percent copper 23.12. Bar silver 991 cents per ounce. Spelter 6.59 in St Louis. Tungsten concentrates 60 percent 20.00 22.50 per unit. Crude ores 60 percent 22.00 25.00 12.00 12.50 9.40 12.20.
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New York
Copper and mining activity in western United States
Copper production in Arizona remains steady compared with last year as Eureka mine at Salero installs mill and concentrator. Watson tunnel at Magma Chief Copper Co. in Superior extends 1 900 feet. Old Peck mines near Bradshaw country see strong development and new equipment investments. Lincoln county tests reach over 2 200 feet. Love land holds large oil well spud celebration. Bonanza mine ore tramway eight miles to Shirley mill by Rawley Mining. Old Portland ore mill at Colorado City dismantled with dust kept for potential gold. Slide Gold Mining’s flotation at Gold Hill proves successful. Wewissa on Engineer mountain leased and set to operate by new leasers. Engineer Mountain district to gain season activity after years. Polar Star Mammoth Syracuse Pride Annie Wood Black Silver Mohawk Palmetto Dolly Varden eyed for reopening after 20 years.
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Portland
Colorado City
Boulder County
Slide Gold Mining Company
Gold Hill
Engineer Mountain
B. H. du Praw
Engineer Mountain District
Lake County
Polar Star
Mammoth
Syracuse
Pride
Annie Wood
Black Silver
Mohawk
Palmetto
Dolly Varden
Butte Copper and Zinc Firms Report Strong First Quarter
Anaconda Copper Company official says April copper output near 28 million pounds amid labor shortages. Silver and zinc production total around 1 million ounces and 5 million pounds respectively. The Butte Copper and Zinc Company posts a 226 717 gross profit for the quarter ending March 31, with equal sharing between the two firms. Manganese ore shipments reach 8 300 tons in Q1, now about 200 tons daily, as prices improve. Zinc production runs about 100 tons per day.
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Butte
Anaconda Copper Company
Butte Copper and Zinc Company
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Oil and mining notes from Arizona region neighbors
George Newbold develops terrain above Cooney as a cross cut tunnels toward a vein. The Brown oil well pump restarts after delays from earlier difficulties. Twin Buttés Oil and Gas contracts a driller to move equipment and drill a new hole nearby. Secrecy surrounds staking of oil claims about twenty five miles southeast of Orograde. In gas drilling for a stockman, basic interests emerge. D. E. Bearup cuts $600 ore in Eureka mine Mogollon district. Property improves with high gold values and another shipment readies for smelter.
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Twin Buttés Oil and Gas Company
Orograde
D. E. Bearup
Eureka
Mogollon
Petroleum activity and new company filings in Wyoming
The Mutual Refining Company begins erecting a refinery at Glenrock. United Producers and Refiners Company plans a deep test well in the Sage Creek field near Lander. United Soldier Petroleum Company is incorporated at Cheyenne with 5,000,000 shares at 1 cent par. Premier Petroleum Company resumes operations on section 11 in the Big Muddy field after two months of inactivity.
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Mutual Refining Company
Glenrock
United Producers and Refiners Company
Sage Creek
Lander
United Soldier Petroleum Company
Cheyenne
Premier Petroleum Company
Big Muddy
Idea of an Orator Sparks Debate in Senate
Senator Sorghum defines a natural born orator as someone who delivers a flawless monologue that makes listeners overlook the strength of the arguments. The remark frames public speaking as a skill that captivates attention beyond logical merit.
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Senator Sorghum
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisements Use Powder
The antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and sprinkle in the foot bath relieves painful swollen feet and bunions. Used by American British and French troops. Known as the greatest comforter for footaches. Sold everywhere 25c.
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Allen
Midas Quips on Beefsteaks and Bread Turning Gold
The speaker jokes that touching common foods turns them to gold and argues against profiteering. The exchange highlights a skeptical stance toward wealth and material excess in a playful remark.
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Midas
Ten smiles for a nickel ad offers Red Cross Bag Blue
A compact advertisement promotes a nickel priced deal claiming ten smiles and urging shoppers to always buy Red Cross Bag Blue for clean white clothes. The message emphasizes beauty and cleanliness as the product benefit.
Greatness in Simple Life Walk Among Them
A compact reflection on finding greatness in everyday life. It urges steady, honest action amid ordinary tasks, valuing integrity over grand gestures and encouraging consistent, humble excellence.
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Olive Schreiner
Impossible to Tell Twins apart
A brief note advises that when twins cannot be distinguished, address them together to avoid misidentification. The guidance emphasizes practicality and respectful handling in daily interactions.
Ontario farmers learn from motion pictures in lectures
In Ontario Canada demonstrations use films to teach farming methods with high turnout. Since November 1 more than 5 000 farmers have seen the wood grading film and average attendance per film ranges from fifty to five thousand depending on the topic. Dr Pierce’s Pellets marketed as a laxative and cathartic.
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Ontario
Canada
Not Bothering About Swords and Battle Ships
In a rustic exchange, Farmer Corntessel dismisses past talk of converting swords to plows. He stresses indifference to such changes as long as the big guns and battle ships remain undisturbed.
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Farmer Corntessel
Sounds Menial Assignment From The Yard Garbage Can
A terse exchange frames a journalism task as a back yard duty. The speaker portrays the assignment as mundane yet revealing, hinting at broader themes of chores, work value, and the daily grind shaping a reporter's perspective.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Heb
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver Markets
Coos
Bullsoc & Sisa
Esalee Ene
F. O. B. Denver
Carload Price
Denver
Siere
Shear Ducks
Young
Wiesels
Aleieis
Oxave
Viade Eaicem
Onerelelessa Nese Niort
Wees Ee Teeeaecsee Qad
Boulder
Spelter
Cole
Salero
Magma Chief Copper Company
Superior
Bradshaw Country
Lincoln County
Loveland
Bonanza
Shirley
The
Rawley Mining Company
Montana
George Newbold
Cooney
Certain-teed Products Corporation
America
Éme
Prosperous
Ma Ntomen
U. S
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
Bee Bidg
Omaha
U.S Marine Band
Plea Oie
Wm. A. Santelmann
U. S. Navy
U. S. Marine Band
Eatonic Remedy Co
Ill
Washington, D. C
Eatonic
Mabe
Eatonig Entine
E. L. Kramer
Eatonic Remedy Company
South
Wabash Avenue
Navy
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