Hog and cattle market report from Chicago midweek
Hog receipts were light then higher midweek but declined later leaving barrows and gilts 5 to 10 cents lower with 200 to 330 pound hogs at 13.75 to 13.85 and rare 14.15 top. Sows fell 15 to 25 cents. 350 to 659 pounds sold 13.15 to 13.40. Cattle and calves: good and choice fed steers and yearlings up to 25 cents, top around 16.90. vealers 16.00. Sheep: 2,000 head brisk, fat lambs 16.35 to 16.65 for 88 to 115 pounds, late sales 16.50 to 16.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grain table and bread storage tips from home economists
Grain table shows Wheat Oats and Rye prices with open high low and close figures for September and May contracts. Home economists advise drying bread crumbs and storing with air exposure by holes in the jar cover or cloth, noting they keep but not indefinitely.
Community Friday Journal Sale Dates at Whittaker Barn
The notice lists weekly Friday sales at the Whittaker sale barn with a closing out sale on April 8 of household goods at Wade Feed Store in Wellman Iowa starts 1 00 am by Elwin Wade. An April 15 public sale of the late Emma Boshart household goods in East Wayland starts at 1 00. L R Schrock executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker
Wade Feed Store
Wellman
Iowa
Elwin Wade
Emma Boshart
East Wayland
L. R. Schrock
Exec
Belem Brazil A Colorful Amazon City’s Historic Ties
Belem is an old Brazilian river city settled in 1615 known for Teatro de Paz and historic opera visits by Pavlova and European companies. It features the Cathedral of the Little Saint and busy early mornings along the wharfs with river boats, markets, and exports like rubber, tobacco, and farina.
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Amazon
Belem
Brazil
Nossa Senhora de Belem
Our Lady of Bethlehem
Teatro de Paz
Theater of Peace
Pavlova
Fine river sediments boost soil fertility through suspended particles
Muddy water carries fine soil particles rich in nutrients. Fine clay colloids contain more phosphorus and nitrogen and higher boron than coarse material. River sediments blend top soils from many farms, adding a high proportion of very fine, nutrient rich material to flood deposits.
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Ohio
Evolution of Naval Training and the Birth of the Naval Academy
The text traces naval officer education from informal shipboard learning under chaplains to the push for formal schools. It notes McHenry's 1800 plan for armed forces schools, the 1802 Military Academy, and gradual naval schooling efforts including 1813 shipboard civilian schoolmasters, cram courses after 1821, a failed 1827 bill, and the 1845 establishment of the Naval Academy.
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Naval Academy
James McHenry
Military Academy
Navy
Senate
Protecting soil by keeping water clear and engineered runoff
The passage explains that rillless gullies risk fertility loss as murky nutrient rich water carries sediment away. It notes forests with litter and dense grass sods provide natural filtration. Bare fields should not be tolerated and management should ensure clear water moves through soil into outlet channels.
Tick fever incubation and early symptoms
Tick fever shows incubation from four to eight days with extremes of two to twelve. Early symptoms mimic fever with discomfort, headache, loss of appetite and chills. Illness lasts two to three days on average and begins abruptly often in late afternoon or early evening with a definite chill and severe muscle and joint pains.
Minerals in milk nourish calf growth
The calf relies on lime and phosphorus as the most abundant minerals in milk, supporting body development and bone formation. These nutrients are essential for growth and overall health in early life.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel Caught in Farmer Brown's Trap
Sam Jay revels in Chatterer being trapped and mocked while Peter Rabbit and Red Fox appear. Chatterer, imprisoned behind the Old Orchard wall, laments his loss of freedom as the Green Forest news spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smarty
Sammy Jay
Chatterer
Brown
Sammy
Green Forest
Farmer Brown
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Reddy Fox
Reddy
Bowser the Hound
Twice Told Boss Delays Anniversary Day Off
A worker cites a twenty fifth anniversary request met with sarcasm as the clerk laments ongoing routine denial. The exchange hints at repetitive office friction and mandatory schedules impacting celebration plans.
Jail brings bigamy charge in playful exchange
In a carnival style dialogue set in a jail cell, Rastus jokes about liberty while Sambo faces a bigamy charge. The сценe uses humor to critique or reflect racial stereotypes common in the era.
Let Us Not Be Weary In Well Doing
A biblical verse declares persistence in good works will yield a harvest in due season. It exhorts readers not to faint and to trust in timely reward.
Proper Cleaning of Sprayers and Dusters
Clean old spray materials from sprayers thoroughly. Take apart sprayer nozzles for cleaning. Oil pumps after cleaning and store with tank caps loose to avoid gasket compression. Dusters should be cleaned and outside parts oiled. use powdered graphite inside instead of oil.
Soldiers in Sicily Send Most August Pay to Bonds
American troops in Sicily diverted over 30 percent of August pay to war bonds and post office money orders, keeping 14 percent for immediate use. The rest, about 56 percent, went to allotments including family allowances and Class E voluntary allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Seventh Army
Sicily
Principal Chinese exports in 1936 include fibers and animal products
The principal Chinese exports in 1936 were textile fibers and goods such as silks and cotton, plus animal products like bristles and eggs. Oils mainly wood oil, seeds including groundnut, sesame, linseed, and metals and ores such as wolfram, antimony, and tin were also exported.
Pan American Highway Gaps Closed Near Colombia and Ecuador
Completion of road gaps in Colombique and Ecuador will open about 10 000 miles of continuous Pan American highway travel. The system has been under development for two decades.
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Colombique
Ecuador
Value of 50 by 100 foot home garden tops $120
At current retail prices the cash value of a five thousand square foot home garden, 50 feet by 100 feet, exceeds $120. The estimate reflects typical costs for produce and plantings under present market rates.
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EJ Care Journal
Arry Humble
Phone Aman
C. L. Jennings
New London
Lloyd Griggs
J. C. Atkinson
Crawfordsville
Washington
L. A. Murphy
Keokuk
Journal
Iwanted
Montgomery Ward & Company
North Ave
State Cafe
Tox
John Deere Planter
Floyd Bdwards
Ainsworth
Porter Ewlevator
West Chester
Jefferson County
Pere
Eady
U. Employment Service
Pflenger Supreme
Heddon ‘Pal
Inquire Journal
Reister Bros
the Evening Journal
Shaffer
T. A. Jones
Postoffice
Blondie
Blackie
Berkshire
Earl Shettler, Wellman
Wilson’s
Telephone
Washington Oil Company
Bordwell
Carson Plumbing & Heating
Melrose Lumber Company
Hawk's
Washingston
W. O. Ralston
Good Tires
Good Motors
Mace Motor Co
Clifton Jones, Richland
Chester White
R. W. Hyde
Clayton Lintz
Pratt
Pioneer Drug Store
Ford
Orville Morrison
Eclipse Lumber Company
Ames
Frank J. Stewart
Eeclipse
Lumber Company
C. G. Picken
Bath
North 2Nd Ave
New School
Owrer
George J. Breitenbach
Rothschilds
Spurgeon's
Ray Bell
Baker's Hatchery
Raymond Gordon
Implemeint CO
Food For Freedom’ Movement
Ramseyer
Hatchery
East Washington
Chicago Livestock
Produse
Bedtime Story
Thornton W S Burgess
Mr. Smarty
Roddy Fox
Rastus
Nancy Dissinger
Reading Pa
Washington Co. Nat. Farm Loan Assn
Jeffrey Building
Davenport
Democrat
Washington, Iowa
Ivor Davis
Powers Produce
STARK
Oetjen Seed Store
Wisconsin
Midway Sales CO
Columbus Junction
Smylie
Mgr
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