Live Stock Prices at South Omaha
Omaha market report from Union Stock Yards April 5 1938 notes receipts of cattle 7000 head hogs 3500 sheep and lambs 11500. Prices steady to strong for cattle with best steers around 9.75 and feeders 7.5 to 8.5. hogs mostly 8.25 to 8.50 for good weights. fat lambs 8.25 to 8.50 for fed woold. certain classes lower including hogs 10 to 15 cents softer and sows 7.25 to 7.50. Cash prices detailed for several classes of steers yearlings heifers and stockers.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Letters From Home by Raymond Pitcairn
National Chairman of Sentinels of the Republic notes a flood of protests on the Reorganization Bill from Congress back home. Messages oppose spending brakes and executive powers, warning that surrender of legislative authority erodes democracy and the balance of powers.
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Congress
Early cancer diagnosis improves survival with breast cancer cure rates
The Polk County Medical Society notes that early cancer detection via routine examinations by a family physician greatly increases survival. It cites that early treated breast cancer yields about 70 of 100 alive at five years, while late diagnosis shows only 4 of 100 surviving.
Treatment options for cancer and quack cures warned against
The article stresses that recognized cancer treatments are surgery, radium and x rays used alone or in combination, chosen by qualified physicians. It warns against secret cures from quacks who promise miraculous results for a price and urges public skepticism toward any undisclosed methods. It also mentions modern beauty services offering Easter hat coordinated hair styling.
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Polk County Medical Society
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Osceola
Polk, Neb
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