The Gazette shaped rural life and markets in eastern Iowa
A retrospective essay credits The Cedar Rapids Gazette with easing rural isolation since 1883 by delivering daily farm news and market reports to farmers. It traces the newspaper’s role alongside the almanac, the telephone, and refrigeration in boosting livestock and grain trade in eastern Iowa, with notes on dairy and barbed wire lore and regional industrial shifts.
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Cedar Rapids
Ben Franklin
Cross Roads
Iowa
Gazette
Chicago
The
United States
Andrew Davidson
Castle Grove
Monticello
Elmer C. Forest
Mount Vernon
Poland
Pennsylvania
Spring Branch
Corn Belt
Europe
Continent
British Isles
Union Stockyards report shows 1932 value down sharply
The Union Stockyards Chicago annual livestock report details a $107 million drop in 1932 value from 1931, with 12,293,500 head marketed, the smallest since 1889. Cattle, hogs, sheep and horses all showed marked declines, while concentration yards shifted flows to eastern packers.
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Nion Stockyards
Chicago
Union Stockyards
Union
Farm Bureau Schedule For Linn County Week
Linn county Farm Bureau lists a busy week of meetings across townships and towns. Key events include Brown township project with Miss Katherine Williams and county board at the courthouse, Marion farm accounts at First National Bank, and Otter Creek and Jackson township gatherings with local organizers. Night sessions occur at Whittier Institute and Marion Library with several committee and home project meetings.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Brown Township
Katherine Williams
Court House
First National Bank
Marion
County Home Project Committee
Mary Gregg
Marion Library
Otter Creek
Alburnett
Jackson Township
A. W. Henderson
Whittier Institute
Fayette-Clinton Township
Palo
Hogs Bring Top Prices at Chicago Sale
Sixty-seven 204-pound Duroc Jersey hogs sold Tuesday in Chicago. Fred Becker of Clayton County marketed the hogs at $3.20 per hundredweight, with five head averaging 245 pounds bringing $3.05.
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Chicago
the Gazette
Eleader
Fred Becker
Clayton County
Whittier Institute Sets January Schedule for Farmers
Special to The Gazette Whittier Iowa January 5 6 institute opens with Rev Allen of Joresm Grove giving invocation Clifford Knight president of the institute will deliver welcome address The afternoon features Neal of Yeelli near Marion on pump industry J J Wallace Cedar Valley Farm Assoc discusses accounting project The evening address Present Day Problems by H M Gage of Coe College Cedar Rapids Friday morning hosts a debate on tax reductions versus domestic allotment with John Wager Henry Hood Charles Heller vs Fred Stanley Arthur Pearson Floyd Hampton A judging contest also slated In afternoon Mrs Mosel Spencer Schaus of the Iowa State University will discuss Home Aspects of Child Behavior Ernest Wright of Waterloo Iowa State Dairy Association speaks on 4 H club champions Women and girls exhibits judged by Gladys Adams and Mr Neal
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Whittier
White Farmers’ Institute
Rem Blinks
Marion
Thestitute
Allen
Jorésm Grove
Clifford Knight
P Dent
Torstitute
Meaponte-Ture
Neal
Yeelli's
John Wager
Henry Hood
Charles Heller
Fred Stanley
Arthur Pearson
Floyd Hampton
Mosel Spencer Schaus
Department of Parent Education
The
State University At
Iowa City
Schaus
Linn County
Ernest Wright
Waterloo
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa
Institute
Gladys Adams
Farmers Rally to Help Sick Neighbor in Bandalia
Special to The Gazette reports neighbors near Odekirk farm banding together to aid a sick neighbor. Local workers including Tom Rile, Ernest Proesch, W. Peterson, Duan Hoepfner, and Roy Odekirk organized timber, wagons, and seven loads of supplies while serving chicken to those lending a hand.
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Odekirk
Tom Rile
Ernest Proesch
W. Peterson
Duan Hoepfner
Roy Odekirk
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Farm News
Ray Anderson
Tru-Art
Arthur Huntington
J. H. Jefferson
Iowa Producers
Jefferson
Mr. Huntington
Clinton
Jackson
Miles
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Humane Society
Manchester
Delaware County
A. B. Cummings
Manchester Company
Philadelphia
Onti
Abel Cory
Shorthorn Pbull
Gale
Martelle
the. Martin
Slaugh
Linn Farm Bureau Calendar
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Whittier Institut
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Dr. Harmon
W. R. Hamon
Killian
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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