Beef cattle and sheep prices at Union Stock Yards South Omaha
August 6 1924 at Union Stock Yards South Omaha shows 9 000 cattle arrivals with declines in beef steers and cow stock. Fat lambs sold 12.75 to 13.25 while feeder lambs rose to 11.75 12.40. Hogs uneven with best shipping at 10.50 10.00 and packing hogs soft at 8.00 9.25. Sheep and lambs mixed but aged sheep steady. spring lambs 13.00 13.25, feeding lambs 11.50 12.35, ewes 4.50 7.00.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
July Truck Hog Receipts Reach Record High
In July about 40 959 hogs arrived at Omaha in auto trucks, 1 899 more than July 1923. It was the largest July run of auto truck hogs ever received here and accounted for nearly 11 percent of total hog receipts.
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Omaha
Seasickness cure debate shocks New York doctors
The St Louis Star reports New York doctors dismiss the oxygen cure for seasickness as ineffective. They say seasickness persists ashore and can occur from rocking chairs or swinging street cars, meaning travelers must endure the ailment even when not at sea and may only find relief in anticipation of disembarkation.
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New York
St. Louis
Reception at Lum Lagg's house turns tense in town tale
A Kansas City Star piece recounts Dodd Durnitt from Slippery Slap claiming Misa Lobella, Lum Lagg's daughter, answered with a shotgun when he arrived to discuss her father's arrest for running a still. He fled, and she fired at him but missed. The wit and misread signals drive the humorous local anecdote.
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Lum Lagg
Dodd Durnitt
Misa Lobella
Tunkett
Kansas City Star
Round House Minister’s Visit Sparks Family Pardons
The minister and his wife visit a scarcely seen parishioner. The wife, aiming for proper church manners, asks about Sunday school timing. The woman retorts humorously that she has 13 children and that the last one is always late to return home.
Ruler of the Camp at Last Meets Defeat
A brief report notes the ruler of the camp suffers a decisive defeat, marking a turning point in the 1934 contest. The item, drawn from the Western Newspaper Union, reflects a pivotal moment in the competition and its implications for the camp’s leadership and strategy.
King Sorenson Defeated by Youth in Watson Camp
The tale recalls a brutal lumber camp feud where Jan Sorenson, self-styled king, battles rival Andy McTavish and a new challenger, a youth from Watson's camp, in a series of staged fights over a harsh winter. After two bloody showdowns Sorenson loses to the unnamed stripling, becomes humiliated, and seeks repentance at a mission church.
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Jan Sorenson
Big Jan
Sorenson
Andy McTavish
McTavish
Father Flynn
Padre
Jan
Watson's Camp
Watson's
Sorensen
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L. F. Demers
Margie Demers
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A. A. Fenske
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Sunol Crossing
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Golden Star
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