Market Letter Reports Mixed Farm Price Shifts Across Cattle Hogs Lambs
Kansas City stock yards show cattle receipts near normal with steady to firm prices though heavy steers fell 15 to 25 cents while long fed cattle lag the prior year. Hogs total 42,000 last week with prices easing after midweek weakness. lambs and sheep rise slightly with market activity steady, top hogs around 7.70, shorn by market leaders. J A Rickart reports ongoing regional price adjustments as February outlook remains uncertain.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Monte Vista
J. A. Rickart
Courageous Dispatcher Leads Troops Home, Marvin Hughitt
A Civil War tale cites division superintendent Marvin Hughitt of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad as the calm figure who managed the dispatch center for three days as troops moved through a rush period. After the order to transport troops back upon completion, he persisted until every engine and traincar was safely cleared. He later became president of the Chicago and Northwestern road.
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S. C
Washington
Marvin Hughitt
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Marvin Hughitt and the Chicago terminal project
The passage credits Marvin Hughitt with driving a vast northwestern transportation system and notes his retirement at 73 to chair the board. It highlights a $24,000,000 terminal upgrade in Chicago with a new station on Madison Street between Clinton and Canal, capable of handling 290 trains and 85,000 passengers daily in a colossal train shed.
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Marvin Hughitt
Northwest
Chicago
Madison Street
Clinton and
Canal Streets
Technical World Magazine
The Home Paper Delivers Local Learning Habit
A local editor extols the home paper as the key to children’s literacy. Reading about familiar people and places in the home paper fosters daily reading, interest, and lifelong knowledge, building a civically engaged, informed generation rather than distant foreign content.
Portland cement production hits new high in 1910
United States Geological Survey estimates Portland cement output in 1910 between 73.0 and 73.5 million barrels, up from 63.5 million in 1909. Prices were weak, especially for Lehigh Valley and some Eastern manufacturers, while new plants widened kiln capacity beyond demand.
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United States Geological Survey
E. F. Burchard
United States
Lehigh Valley
Bussey Community Health and Local News Brief
The community suffers less from colds as overall health improves. Bussey school joined an educational meeting in Knoxville on Saturday the 21st where Bernice Christ won second prize. Mrs. R. W. Ayers and granddaughter Florence visited Allerton, Iowa, recently. Frank Watkins broke a forearm in a ditch accident Saturday night, though the break was not noticed until morning. Mrs. J. L. Pack died suddenly Thursday night. funeral attendees include Frank Pack of Hollister Missouri and Mrs. Laura Stout of Mount Vernon Illinois. Edward L. Pack of New Mexico and Mrs. Minnis Woodes of Los Angeles California also have relatives unable to attend.
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Bussey School
Knoxville
Bernice Christ
R. W. Ayers
Florence
Allerton
Iowa
A. R. Miner
Des Moines
Frank Watkins
J. L. Pack
Bussey
Frank Pack
Hollister
Laura Stout
Mt. Vernon
Edward L. Pack
New Mexico
Minnis Woodes
Los Angelsa Calif
County Seat Happenings amid Iowa News and Warily Weather
Colfax man Charles Christ helped M D Flanders with coal prospecting near Attica. J W Kirk has a Lang Canada letter noting snow plows on passenger engines in that region for weeks. Smallpox reported at Hamilton and quarantine ordered for Ethel Kennedy. Snakes and storms figure in local reports as Company D disbands after sixteen years due to lack of public interest.
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Charles Christ
Colfax
M. D. Flanders
Attica
J. W. Kirk
Lang
Canada
Perry Bellamy
Missouri
Walter Elliott
Oklahoma City
Des Moines
South
F. M. Stone
Knoxville
Geo. R. Dawson
Albia
Columbia
House of Representatives
Hamilton
Ethel Kennedy
J. O. Beaver
Philippines
F. P. Woodruff
Capt
W. H. Lyon
City Directory Marshall Assessor Treasurer Council Schedule
City directory notes the Marshall figures with duties to Assessor Treasurer and Council. Meetings of council are held on the first and third Tuesday evenings each month.
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Council
All of One Name in Narragansett Tom Hazards List
The piece notes how early Narragansett settlers had many men named Tom Hazard. It cites Updike counting thirty two Tom Hazards in a single community with descriptive nicknames such as College Tom Barley Tom Nailer Tom Pistol Tom and Long Stephen’s Tom. It also mentions Georges like Leach Hird George Shoestring George Wig George Dr George and Governor George.
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Narragansett
Weeden Telly
Warly Uode
Updike
Tom
College
Ledford
New Bedford
Barney
Virginia Tom
Little Neck Tom
Nailer Tom
Widdie
Pistol Tom
Short Stephen
Long Stephen
Leach Hird George
George
Wig George
Governor George
A LIFE FOR A LIFE. New Guinea Fight For Revenge
In Wide World Magazine the visitor meets death daily among New Guinea natives. A cheerful Tapuan custom requires a life for a life, prompting killings to satisfy vengeance. A Malay death at Humbold Bay is avenged by bow and arrow, then later further killings to square the account.
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New Guinea
Humbold Bay
Professor Pratt
Wide World Magazine
A Disguised Toast at Lord Howe’s Naval Mess
Officers once refused to toast Lord Howe due to his shy manner, prompting a chaplain to propose a biblical toast. He urged drinking the first two words of the Third Psalm, and the officers, silent, complied. A Bible check showed the Psalm begins with Lord, how are they increased.
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Lord Howe
Worth Her Weight In Butter
Curios customs around marriage are described with varying bride prices. Uganda uses needles and rubber. Kaffirs sacrifice oxen. Tartars weigh wives in butter. Kamchatka prices range from reindeer. some require labor. aborigines reportedly offer no wives for a box of matches.
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Uganda
India
Turkestan
Kamchatka
Paris
Light on a Dark Subject reflection question posed
The Information Editor jokes about thinking, asking if a thought causes molecular changes in brain tissue or remains within the spiritual ego with no detectable trace. The Chicago Tribune note highlights a witty, speculative inquiry rather than a scientific finding.
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Calier
Chicago Tribune
Swell Set Credentials Dinner Guest List
A fragment notes Mrs De Butt listing invited guests for dinner with Mrs You Letter mentioning Mia and a playful line about smuggling. The Philatelphia Ledger quotes the exchange, implying social selectiveness and humorous banter.
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de Butt
Mia. Kumbac
Philatelphia Ledger
One Exception. Nearnighted Old Man-Tony Record Remark
A terse exchange between Judge and Aeronaut echoes a quirky moment about breaking records. The joke hinges on a punny line where the aeronaut claims not to break the record but breaks every other thing, signaling a humorous misalignment between expectation and outcome.
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Tony
Aeronaut
Placed Mrs B Mary of the vine clad cottage
A fragment mentions Mrs B in a riddle-like contrast with Mrs M described as Martha of a rubber plant setting, referencing Harper's Bazaar, thoughts, and a cryptic exchange about words. The line hints at identity and literary imagery without a clear narrative.
School Notes Reflect Sickness and Upcoming Events
The large pupil illness eases as students return to full seats in the High School Assembly. Half of the current year closes with semester exams enjoyed by pupils and teachers. Botany class looks ahead to spring flowers and a literary program is set for next Friday. The declamatory contest will be at Albia on March 3, with a humorous class to represent the school. Girls gym and basketball show steady progress, while boys basketball tightens with injuries. The Newton game looms Friday with hopes of a favorable result.
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Azel Cronkhite
Gerrit Schell
Knoxville
Tracy-Lambertson
Minnesota
Eldorado
Iowa
Azel
Albia
Miss Johnson
Oskaloosa
Newton
Local News Briefs Highlight Legal Firm and Town Health
Local items note Mrs. Gerrit Rysdam’s return from Guthrie Center after nursing her ill father. Dick Weyers battles bronchitis post appendectomy. Judge Clements and son F H form Clements & Clements in the county seat, leveraging 25 years as a lawyer and 12 years on the bench to build a busy practice. Financial ads from F and I LeCocq promise weekly value.
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Gerrit Rysdam
Guthrie Center
Dick Weyers
Clements
F. H
Clements & Clements
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