Chicago Market Report Hogs Cattle Lamb Prices April 5
Estimated receipts for hogs 12 000 with holdovers 6 665 and market up 10 to 20 cents. Cattle receipts 12 000 with steady to strong tone. top beef steers 9.25 and heifers to 8.25. Sheep receipts 8 000 with lambs 13.50 to 16.50 and yearlings 12.00 to 14.75. Official yesterday totals show large hog and cattle shipments. Chicago wheat futures moved with mixed open to close. cash wheat weaker while oats and corn quoted lower. tomorrow's projections call for 20 000 hogs, 9 000 cattle, 13 000 sheep.
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Chicago
Tone
Selower
Wwe
Tye Lower
Income Tax Auditors Train In Washington School
Uncle Sam runs a Washington school training 125 auditors and inspectors each month to verify income tax returns. Trainees must meet civil service requirements and receive six weeks of intensive instruction on tax law while paid full salary. An exam on May 3 tests applicants for auditor and inspector posts with starting salaries from 1800 to 3000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Sam
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Board
Wall Lake Row Settled After Land Purchase Plan Approved
The executive committee voted three to one to condemn eleven acres along Wall Lake shore for a park. Local backers call the settlement satisfactory and hope the land purchase will improve the lake into a premier fishing ground.
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Lake
Webster City
Wall Lake
State Executive Council
Loce
Iowa to Purchase Lake Shore for State Park in Wright County
Backers note the state will acquire the first lake shore in Iowa from Wright county lake, a 900 acre premier northern duck hunting site. Waterobee residents leased eleven acres on the east shore for $200 to hunters, prompting rival counties to seek condemnation to create a public park. A $2,800 deposit in Ft Dodge finances part of the right of way, with any excess from appraisal paid from the fish and game fund.
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Iowa
Wright County
Waterloo
East Shore
Executive Council
Ft. Dodge Bank
Fish and Game Fund
Quote about ladder of success and banana peel danger
A remark compares success to climbing a ladder where some people gain it quickly while others stumble from a banana peel on the lower rungs. It uses witty analogies to comment on apparent luck and effort in achievement.
Job Hope Fails as Applicant Confesses Inexperience
A man seeking work at a Texas employment agency admits he has never washed an eagle, illustrating a comic heightening of poverty driven migration and desperation among rural Black Texans during crop shortages.
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Texas
Eagle Laundry
Glass wires resist fire in glass panes
A product called wire glass uses a meshwork of wire embedded in a glass plate. It remains intact under high heat and does not shatter when exposed to cold water while glowing, proving an effective barrier in windows and skylights against fire and heat.
The Town Cop Keeps Calm as Crime Fades Away
A lighthearted vignette shows a tired but upright local police officer who earns community affection for his calm handling of crime and his forgiving, good natured stance toward the town and its editor.
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Lieh
Poultry Records and Clover Trials in Washington County
Farm Bureau notes report Iowa State poultry specialist Henn will visit April 11 12 to establish more cooperative poultry record flocks in Washington County. Previous flocks include several in Clay Jackson and Cedar townships with top state rankings. The report also covers sweet clover trials with inoculation, limestone tests showing high calcium carbonate content, and a pruning demonstration at W G McMillan farm highlighting horticulture plans and fruit market prospects.
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W. Henn
Iowa State College
Washington County
Clay Township
Jackson
Cedar
J. N. Phillips
Washington
Just View Farm
Brighton
Poultry Department
Ames
W. G. McMillan
McMilan
Township Officials Resign Their Jobs
Fairfield Indiana April 5 H B Johnston of Batavia and Fred Johnston of Libertyville named to replace W C Miller and R J Cubbage who resigned as Des Moines township trustees. Judge Vermilion ruled in the case tearing a crowded courtroom and ordered temporary suspension of the two trustees. Both Cubbage and Miller resigned with ouster proceedings begun March 4 by 121 taxpayers accusing them of acting without the third trustee H L Copeland and of road work pay from township funds.
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Fairfield
H. B. Johnston
Batavia
Fred
Johnston
Libertyville
W. C. Miller
R. J. Cubbage
Des Moines
C. W. Vermilion
Centerville
W. ©. Miller
Des Moines Township
Vermilion
Cubbage
Miller
County Auditoriia
A. C. Turner
H. L. Copeland
To Be Good Readers
A quoted exhortation urges gentlemen to be assiduous in reading and to develop discriminative, faithful reading. It stresses reading with best attention, focusing on material truly of interest and fit to their engagement, attributed to Carlyle.
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T'Arlyle
Civilization's safeguard against machine tyranny
In the Dial Pound argues the problem of civilization is to preserve a non-exploitable minority who give without being milked, who resist being yoked by ideas, ensuring a human core unsubject to tyranny.
Call for a Soil Survey in Washington County Iowa
Farmers are urged to petition the Soil Department at Ames for a soil survey of Washington County. Funds exist and about seven Iowa counties are surveyed each year. The survey maps streams and railroads, tests surface and subsoil, and compares crop suitability. If Washington does not request it, another county will—start the process now.
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Washington County
Iowa
Soil Department
Ames
Potato Demonstration by Grosscup Bros Near Washington
Grosscup Bros. of southwest of Washington conduct an experiment comparing Northern grown and home grown seed potatoes. Last year Northern spuds generally yielded more and looked better, so the trial aims to verify which seed performs best on the same soil.
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Grosscup Bros
Washington
State Banks Show Improved Position In Iowa
Iowa banks report deposits totaling 556,978,754 across 403 state banks 914 savings banks and 21 trust companies as of March 10 up from December 31 1921 by 24,820,204 but down 29,100,430 from March 22 1921. Loans totaled 580,835,136 with declines from both prior dates.
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Eee Des Moines
Iowa
State Banking Department
Comptroller of
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Reflection on Fortune and spending time thinking of wealth
A reflective meditation argues fortune rarely rewards the rich with money while contemplating the value of giving and helping others. The piece suggests choosing action over idle thoughts about wealth and explores moral choices.
Grandmother Corrects Spelling Confusion in Nursery Tale
In a short exchange, a mother and child debate spelling a word. Gertrude asserts she cannot spell nothing and quips that a big word is being learned. Grandmother and mother discuss how to spell nothing while an Edinburgh notation appears.
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Mitle Gertrude
Gertrude
Edinburgh
Ottumwa Sought as Site for Yeomen Orphanage Prospects
Ottumwa officials pursue the 1 million dollar Yeomen orphanage project with the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. A chamber of commerce committee plans a visit April 18 to survey the city with Earl Frink and A N Farmer expected to attend.
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Ottumwa
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
United States
Chamber of Comm Ree
C. Manning
J. BE. Hull
A. J. Goss
W. H. Ferguson
L. A. Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Earl D. Frink
A. N. Farmer
Des Moines
W. Rh. Shirley
Muskogee
Okla
George N. Frink
Fred P. Gilbert
The
Order
Religious census shows church growth and Baptists top Methodists
Five year average daily joins total 2173 across America with about three new congregations formed daily and four and a half entering ministry. Total membership reaches nearly 46 million, Baptists surpass Methodists for the first time at 7,835,250 versus 7,797,991. Lutherans, Presbyterians follow.
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Churches of America
Presbyterians
Keeps Silver Bright with Drying and Storage Method
Instructions advise storing bright dry silverware by filling a pauper with alternate livers of forks spoons and other objects and common flour that is perfectly dry. If kept bright and dry it may be used for a year or two without cleaning, after which drying is needed again. The plan saves much cleaning.
Kipling’s Wit On Sex Furies And A Wife With Pan
The New York Tribune cites Kipling on male and female ferocity, noting a husband’s pay envelope provokes a woman’s defense and a bandits’ swift retreat. The piece reflects on the deadliness of the sexes through humorous verse and commentary.
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New Jersey
Mr. Kipling
New York Tribune
Homelike Touches for Light Regulating Curtains
The guide advises shades and curtains that regulate light without blocking it. Durable soft fabrics like white voile scrim swiss cheesecloth are recommended for washable curtains with hemmed or hemstitched edges. Overcurtains in color or pattern may be used.
Poultry in Iowa Shifts From Side Line to Revenue Source
Iowa poultry farming has evolved from a hobby to a strong income, aided by Iowa State College extension work and local agents. Breeders like William Winneke and John Reinmann advocate proper housing, ventilation, and sound feeding, noting profits rise with culling, modern barns, and quality stock. Overcrowding in Blackhawk County reduced net gains, underscoring space needs for Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds.
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Lowa
Iowa
Agricultural Extension Service
Poultry Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Towa
William Winneke
Carroll
Carroll County
Bar- Ted Rocks
Winheke
John F. Reinmann
Jefferson
Greene County
Reinmann
Mr. Reinmann
Ife
W. TL. Lapp
Blackhawk County
Rhode Island
Sophia Charlotte's coronation jewels valued over 1000 pounds
During the 1701 coronation of Sophia Charlotte as Queen of Persia, her jewelry estate was valued at more than £1000. The figure highlights the splendor of royal regalia and the wealth surrounding the ceremony.
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Persia
Sophia Charlotte
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Methodists
KE. O. Watson
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
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W. S. Reister
Mutual
East Washington St
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Hershey
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Chicago Board of Trade ,Correspondence
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Pacific Coast
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R. L. Gibson
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Elear
C. K. Leighty
Wayland
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