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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1925

Page

2

Wall Street Stocks Suffer Late Selloff Across Rail and Industrials

Wall Street extended losses as selling pressure returned for northwestern railroad shares and standard industrials. U S Steel and Baldwin fell to new lows, Omaha preferred dropped 10 points, Chicago and Northwestern down 3, with numerous issues slipping from last night’s close. A noon recovery faltered while call money rose to 4 percent. banks reported heavy loan demand, but the close held firm.

New York Northwestern Railroad U.S. Steel Baldwin Omaha Chicago Northwestern Nash Motors Baltimore and Ohio American Can United States

Omaha Livestock Market Reports Mixed Declines on Hogs Sheep

Hogs receipts 8 000 with prices 12.00 to 18.10 per cwt and averages around 12.60 13.08 for 238 lb. cattle receipts 1 000 with steady trade and fed steers 9.00 10.15. stockers scarce. Sheep receipts 10 000 with lambs opening about 25c lower and heavy lambs down to 14.00 with slow movement.

Omaha Livestock Omaha U. 5 S. Dept. of Agric

Chicago cash grain prices on March 27

Wheat No 8 hard 1 58. Corn mixed futures ranges show No 2 1.085 to 1.135 with assorted No 3 1.0466 to 1.051. Oats No 2 white 4.614 to 4.7. No 3 white 4.14 to 4.46. Lard 16.20, Ribs 17.75, Bellies 21.27.

Chicago

St. Joseph Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

St Joseph market notes cattle hogs and sheep receipts totals and price ranges. Hog receipts approx 2000 with top around 13.26 and bulk 12.85 to 15.25. Cattle receipts about 400 with steers 9.00 to 10.00, cows and heifers 9.75, calves 4.50 to 9.00, stockers and feeders 5.00 to 8.25. Sheep receipts 11900 slow with lambs 14.25 to 15.75 and ewes around 9.75.

ST. Joseph

Horse and Mule Market Prices in East St. Louis

East St. Louis market reports show horses ranging from good to choice drafts at 150 to 200 dollars, good eastern chunks 75 to 100, and choice southern horses 30 to 45. Mules priced by size from 175 to 225 for 16 to 17 hands, 125 to 190 for 15 to 16 2 hands, and 80 to 125 for 14 3 to 15 2 hands.

East St. Louis

Liberty Bonds Prices Report in New York

New York quoted Liberty bonds closed with Liberty Sige at 101.8 First 4s at 101.22 Second 4s at 101.38 Third 4s at 101.19 Fourth 4s at 101.28 U S Treasury 4s at 100.18 U S Treasury 446 at 104 24 indicating market levels for March 77.

Liberty Bonds New York Liberty Sige U.S. Treasury U. S. Treasury

Market quotes from New York cash grain brief

The report lists commodity quotes with Coffer Rio No 7 at 20 percent, Santos No 4 at 25 percent, and future steady with July 17.77 and Dee 16.25.

New York Santos Dee

Toledo Seed Market Price Report

Toledo notes seed values with lower seed cash and Timothy seed pricing. March 16.50, Oct. 13.25, March 2.80, May 2.90, Sept 3.25 reflected.

Toledo Lower Timothy

Chicago Livestock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago livestock trends show hogs 10 to 20 cents lower on light receipts of 15 000 while weights vary with best hogs near 13 60. Cattle receipts 4000 with fed steers and yearlings steady to 25 cents higher and fat cows 4 75 to 7 00. Sheep at 15 50 bid for good lambs with dull action and light bids around 50 cents lower.

Chicago Livestock Chicago U. S. Dept of Agric California

Poultry and Produce Markets Across Cities

Chicago and other markets report mixed moves in poultry and produce with varying prices. Butter and eggs show firmness in New York and St Louis receipts, while turkeys and fowls trend differently in regional trades. Potatoes and russets move modestly with differ­ing regional sates and sackings reflected.

Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Totals and Prices

Detailed open high low close figures for wheat corn oats rye lard ribs and bellies on March 27 in Chicago. May July and Sept contracts are listed with last prices and percentage changes for each commodity.

Chicago Grain & Provisions Chicago

Flour prices slip in Minneapolis market

Flour futures in Minneapolis ease with family patent flour at 8.85 to 8.95 per barrel and bran at 23.50, marking a 15 to 20 cent drop.

Minneapolis Mare

Wheat Market Dips After Early Rally On Weather

Chicago grains edged lower after opening gains caused by wet weather in the southwest and unfavorable crop reports. May wheat slipped from 1.65% to 1.57% and July to 1.42% as heavy selling and government price swing worries spurred losses. corn and oats followed the same downward trend with weak closes. Provisions eased in sympathy with grain and hogs.

Chicago Liverpool

Sugar Prices Steady In New York Trading

Raw sugar holds at 4.68 per cwt for spots duty paid while refined grades ease slightly with quotes from 5.90 to 6.00 for fine granulated sugar as of March 27 in New York trading.

New York

Omaha Cash Grain Market Prices

Omaha March 29 Wheat prices quoted for No 1 hard No 2 hard and No 2 white all at 1 54 cents. Corn valuation shows No 3 white No 3 yellow No 5 white around 1 00. Oats quotes for No 3 white and No 4 white near 0 45 and 0 44.

Omaha Oiuahe Mareh

Royce duo shine at Strand in three act vaudeville show

Bert and Mariay Royce entertain at the Strand Theatre to a large, enthusiastic audience. Their Swiss bells act draws encore after encore while Spirit Valley, a black art mystery act, provides thrills and comedy. The Royces will perform both matinee and evening shows for Saturday charity for children unable to attend evening performances.

Bert Mariay Royce Strand Theatre Strand Spirit Valley Royces

Armenian Guilty of Naturalization Fraud

Armenian George Hl Alexander was found guilty by a jury in Ottawa on a charge of conspiring with Mihran Mihrakian of Niagara Falls NY to fraudulently obtain a naturalization certificate. He was held for trial on two other counts and described as part of a system of bootlegging in humanity that smuggled Armenians into the United States and Canada using fraudulent passports.

Associated Press Ottawa George Hl. Alexander Spring Assizes Mihran Mihrakian Niagra Falls N. Y Alexander United States Canada Department of Immigration

Names Commission To Study Shoals Problem

President Coolidge named a five member commission to study the Muscle Shoals issue. The appointees are former Representative McKensie of Illinois former Senator Dial of South Carolina Prof Harry A Curtis of Yale William McClellan of New York and Russell F Bower of the American Farm Bureau Federation. No cabinet members will serve and the panel will assess practical uses for the Shoals factories.

Associated Press Washington McKensie Illinois Dial South Carolina Harry A. Curtis Yale University William McClellan New York Russel F. Bower American Farm Bureau Federation Coolidge Musele Shoals

The Hard Part to Be Good Without Envy

A short aphorism from the New York Telegram and Evening Mail notes the difficulty of virtue free from envy. The remark contrasts moral effort with the lure of envy and hints at personal discipline.

New York Telegram and Hevening Mail

Second Exhumation In McClintock Death Probe

Chicago reports a second exhumation in the McClintock death probe as Dr. Oscar Olson is autopsied and the coroner inquest pursued. A third exhumation for Emma Nelson McClintock is planned with toxin tests, tied to the William Nelson McClintock murder case and connections to William D Shepherd and C C Farman.

Associated Press Chicago McCintock Oscar Olson Emma Nelson McClntock William Nelson McClintock William D. Shepherd C. C. Farman South Side McClintock Olson

Man throws self from sixth story window in Cincinnati

Martin Erickson reportedly leaped from a sixth-story window to the sidewalk. His wife Minnierickson, now in Chicago, said she worked as a cook and hid from him. She described income from a Washington apartment building as $11,515 a month. Erickson is in grave condition. He was a former city electrician in Chicago and they planned separation over their 17 year old son.

Associated Press Cincinnati Martin Erickson Minnierickson Chicago Washington Erickson

Allies To Reply Separately on Security Memorandum

Paris reports the allies will answer Stresemann’s security memorandum separately. Each power views the security issue differently, delaying a collective note. France seeks a more concrete program and clarity on Germany’s attitude toward eastern and southern frontiers.

Associated Press Paris Stresemann Germany France

England Will Participate In Disarm Conference

The Daily Mail reports that Britain will join a disarmament conference when announced by the United States. It says assurances given to Mr Kellogg preceded his departure, and notes Britain and the dominions stand ready to act with London.

London The Daily Mail Kellogg Washington Great Britain United States Dominions

Tornado Stricken Illinois District Hit by First Rainstorm

Carbondale Illinois March 27 Rehabilitation work in the tornado stricken southern Illinois district was hampered by a hard rainstorm eight days after the devastation. A recap places the known dead at 597.

Carbondile Til Ilinois Linois

Train Kills Man Sitting On Rail Near Waukon

Harry Ransell 38 of Hardin Ta was instantly killed by a freight train three miles north of Waukon. He and another man sat on a rail when the train rounded a curve the companion escaped with injuries the victim could not move in time.

Associated Press Waukon Harry Ransell Hardin Ransell Here

Health spending in Iowa urged to be concentrated

Des Moines March 27. Budget director EK L Hogue urges consolidating public health expenditures under a single department. He notes 1924 state board of health and university spending totaling about 64 000 and 63 943 respectively, with 1925 allocations and other public funds pushing total state public health outlays to over 242 000 annually. He recommends legislative action to improve economy and efficiency.

Associated Press Des Moines EK. L. Hogue Department of Health State Board of Health State University Iowa State College At Ames State Board of Control Iowa Tuberculosis Association State Department Hegue

Believe School Building Deliberately Wrecked

An explosion wrecked the Swissvale public school building near Pittsburgh. Janitor Jacob Jacobs is missing. authorities suspect foul play and offer a $1,000 reward for information. The blast damaged adjacent houses, shattered windows, and left parts of the structure unstable, with no fire traces found.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Swissvale Jacob Jacobs Thomas Pfarr Liremey

World's Greatest Milk Cow Dies at Carnation Farms

Segis Pie tertje Prospect, reputedly the world's greatest milk cow, died at Carnation milk farms in Seattle. The Holstein cow produced a record 37,381 pounds of milk in a year and her three offspring sold for 35,000 dollars. one calf went to Japan. Her fame grew after a previous National Dairy show film in Milwaukee.

Associated Press Chicago Segis~ Pietertje Prospect Holstein-Friesian Association of America Carnation Seattle Wash Japan Marshal Foch France Milwaukee America

Local doubles heroes post top city marks in bowling

Sioux City Louisiana March 27 Reed and Snider topped city records in a special doubles event. Reed rolled 225 247 234 for 706 pins and Snider 236 22 213 for 676 pins, marks the best two man score in the city.

Sioux City Mach Jacek Snider Ben Reed Reed Snider

Investigation of naturalization service led by Robe Carl White

Assistant Secretary Robe Carl White departed for the Pacific coast to oversee the department of labor naturalization service investigation. He will tour naturalization examiner offices across the western region.

Washington Department of Labor Naturalization Service Robe Carl White Pacific Coast West

Fashion and tech vexation in 1920s columns

A fragmented notice notes debate on a mother's role as guide for her daughter's pace maker in Arkansas. The piece quotes a Cleveland convention on spring skirts perched ten to fifteen inches above the ground, reflecting flapper styles and costs, with Philadelphia banner commentary.

Wmanufacturers Cleveland Wes Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger

Miss Agnes Welch Beauty Shop Operator Notice

Miss Agnes Welch, a graduate operator, advertises a beauty shop located first door east of Imperial Cafe with telephone contact listed as 145 percent.

Agnes Welch Imperial Cafe

Bids Sought for Engine Work on Union Township Roads

Bids will be received until noon on April 4 1925 for an engine to perform grader work on Union township roads. Work paid by hour with running time. Bidder to supply fuel oil and state engine horsepower sufficient to pull a 10 foot grader. Trustees may reject any or all bids. W J Hammans Clerk Afton Iowa.

Union Township Pidders

Grader Man Wanted In Afton Iowa

Bids for a grader man to operate a 10 foot grader in Afton Iowa are invited by the undersigned until noon on April 4 1925. Work is by the hour running time. Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all bids.

Card of Thanks from Rowland Family

The Rowland family extends thanks to friends neighbors singers and minister for kindness and assistance during their bereavement and for the floral offerings.

J. A. Rowland

Thanks for sympathy and floral offerings after bereavement

The Jolly family express gratitude to friends neighbors singers and the minister for sympathy and help during their recent bereavement and for the many floral offerings from CHAS S. JOLLY and FAMILY.

For Sale White Enamel Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet

Nearly new Hoosier kitchen cabinet in white enamel offered for sale. Contact phone number 10 percent placeholder not functional in listing.

For Rent Listings Include Multiple Modern Rooms and Rentals

Newspaper classified notices list several rental options. Units include seven row house, garage at 508 N Maple, three modern furnished rooms with light housekeeping, two unfurnished rooms with utilities at $10, and a five room modern apartment near Goodsell and Goodsell in the Farmers & Merchants Bank Building. Contact numbers and locations vary.

N. Maple Creston Hardware Co Goodsell & Goodsell Farmers & Merohania Bank

Wanted ads mix in early 20th century listing

Classified notice style listing several job and rental ads. A young married man seeks farm work with no children, a yard goods saleslady position is advertised, rental inquiry for a modern flat or cottage, and a salesman vacancy at International Correspondence Schools with description of candidate traits and benefits. Contact details include 434 Wyo Ave and Des Moines Iowa address.

A. D. Schaaf Mgr J. C. Penney Co Sadesman Securities Bidg Des Moines Iowa

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