Midway Sale Company Hosts Weekly Auctions Near Riverside
The Midway Sale Co. of Columbus Junction holds sales every Wednesday with typical Friday bale events. A Corsine out sale is planned by Nick Jardon four miles southwest of Riverside on the Washington gravel road, about 0 miles north of Riverside.
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Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
Wead Vara
Corsine Out Sale
Nick Jardon
Riverside
Washington Gravel Road
Thames Pronunciation Origins and Roman Name Theories
The Thames is pronounced temz reflecting an older spelling Temze Temse and the Romans used Tamesis or Tamesa. The h appears in 1377 and becomes common after 1500. The original meaning is lost, with theories linking Thamesis to a Latin form meaning broad water.
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Thames
England
Tamesis
Tamesa
Silk weighting test by burning small sample
A method to identify weighted silk involves burning a tiny portion. Heavily weighted silk will blacken and char without flaming, and its edge remains flat and smooth with no small balling seen in unweighted silk.
Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Claimed 700 Lives
A historic earthquake struck San Francisco in 1906 killing about 700 people and causing more than 400 million dollars in property damage.
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America
San Francisco
Care of Acts of Congress Custody by Secretary of State
All acts of congress are placed in custody of the secretary of state who preserves them and causes publication. This provision ensures official recording and dissemination of enacted laws.
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Congress
Secretary of State
Six-Cent Cigarette Tax Prompts Major Revenue Projections
The National Consumers Tax Commission reports a six cent tax per cigarette pack equaling about 22 dollars annually for the average smoker and over 400 million dollars in yearly tax for all smokers.
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National Consumers Tax Commission
News Notes By the Journal Subscription Representative
D F Macon reports subscription updates and notices from the Journal office. The item highlights reader inquiries, renewal reminders, and a brief list of available service options for current subscribers.
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Journal
April 19 Notes on Subscriptions and Local Life
Community updates describe Mel Donaldson renewing his father’s subscription near Shiloh and others renewing Evening Journal subscriptions in Crawfordsville and Keota. The piece mentions a car with 100000 miles and a new highway underpass, plus social scenes at Clyce Putnam’s and local diners. It includes light banter about courting and family manners and lists numerous residents visiting.
Hall Seeks $50,000 Aid for Iowa Safety Council
W Earl Hall of Mason City asked the legislature for an annual 50 000 appropriation to finance the Iowa State Safety Council program for the next biennium. He spoke to Senators L H Doran and Representatives O N Hultman, chairmen of appropriation committees. The house last Saturday approved a bill to transfer 26 000 yearly from liquor control receipts to the new state department of public safety.
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Liquor Control Commission
State Department of Public Safety
New Horse Disease Vaccine Launched Across Iowa
Iowa officials and veterinarians announce a new vaccine to combat a deadly sleeping sickness that killed tens of thousands of horses last year and cost farmers millions. The rollout begins this week statewide under the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association with farmers and livestock health authorities coordinating the effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Bow Legged Boss and the Dog Trick Tale
A Washington man and his Wife spent months in the south and west. He loves dogs and fishing. The tale explains a crude method to lure and hide half a dog bone as a reward to make a dog return after being fed half of a bone buried under a doorstep. Belief and folklore surround the claim.
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Washington
Real Farmers Mr and Mrs Todd Visit Columbus Junction
Mr and Mrs T A Todd of Columbus Junction were visiting and trading here on Tuesday. The couple are clearly active farmers both on and off the farm, emphasizing that it takes both to manage farm work.
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C. Ht, Brinning
Forest Brinning
Brighton
John B. Quinn
Wile
W. J. Smylie
Ainsworth
Elmer Vincent Keota
Howard McCall
West Chester
John Mitchell
Clarence Fulton
Crawfordsville
W. E. Jones
Columbus Junction
Ed Colton
Walnut
J. K. Reese
Wyman
Robt. Hyde
Dublin
T. A. Todd
Chicago Players Wives Bar Red From Road Trips
Wives of Chicago National League players were allowed to join their husbands at the Pacific Coast training camp this season but will be barred once the regular season starts. The change limits travel with husbands to ahead of the season.
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Chicago
Immunization Drive Aims to Shield Iowa Horses
Veterinarians processed fertile hen eggs to produce vaccines in a bid to immunize the bulk of Iowa’s horses before the 1939 encephalomyelitis outbreak begins.
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Iowa
Students Protest Guard for Danish Royal Visit
A petition was presented to Dr. Charles E. Finley protesting military ceremonies planned for Friday's visit by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark. Plans called for an honor guard of military students outside the Memorial Union to salute as the royals enter for lunch.
Community livestock sale promotes strong Friday market
The listing shows 10 heavy white race springers, fat cows, 10 light calves, steers and heifers, several bulls, 12 fat heifers, and fresh cows in demand. Hogs include 100 light shores, sow pens, Poland China boars, and fat hogs. Sheep buyers seek ewes and lambs. Sears Saddlery will attend with harness and parts. Whitaker & Son Mgrs.
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Poland
Sears Saddlery
Davenport
Whittaker & Son
MGRS
Chicago Markets Report Hampers as Hogs Slip and Cattle Steady
Chicago markets show hogs uneven with losses up to 10 cents, top at 7.30, bulk 190 to 230 pounds 7.15 to 7.30, sows 6.10 to 6.45. Cattle and calves steady to weak with fed heifers around 10.00 and feeders to 10.50. Sheep and lambs steady with lambs at 9.85 to 10.10 and best to 10.35. Estimated tomorrow: cattle 4,000 hogs 7,000 sheep 11,000.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Cash Grain Report April market notes
Chicago cash grain report lists corn bids at 50 to 51 percent for 2 yellow and 50 percent for 3 yellow ears, oats at 32 to 34 percent for various categories, with 4 white ears at 33 percent and 3 white ears at 33 to 34 percent. Receipts recorded at 70 ears.
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Chicago
Grain table from Chicago opens with erratic figures
Chicago grain page lists wheat corn oats rye futures for May July and Sept with multiple price points and odd symbols. The data shows inconsistent digits and formatting, indicating a transcription or printing error on the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report April 19
Market steady with receipts at 5 548 cases. Poultry receipts include 24 trucks of hens and leghorn hens at 17 and 16 percent respectively, others unchanged. State college noted as internationally known.
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Chicago
Local Prices and Poultry Buyout Terms at Plant
Prices Paid Wednesday list dairy and egg rates for sour cream browning eggs and white eggs per dozen. Poultry buyers say all No 2 poultry including defects will be bought at value. Delivery payment noted for plant.
Early printing of The Star Spangled Banner handbills in Baltimore
Handbills carrying Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner were printed in the Baltimore American office and distributed days after the song's composition. It was sung at Holliday Street theater before the British fleet sailed from the Chesapeake and quickly spread nationwide with great enthusiasm.
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Francis Scott Key
Baltimore American
Chesapeake
Holliday Street
Crawdad Not a Fish Crayfish Classification Note
The crawdad, also called crawfish or craw, lives in water and breathes with gills but is not a fish. It is a crustacean, named for the hard shell that covers its body.
Rice cultivation in ancient India and China links
The text notes rice farming in India lagged China and cites Shen Ning in the twenty-eighth century B C as having exclusive rights to a special rice variety, with four other types planted by royal family princes.
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India
China
B. C
Shen Ning
Washington Fudge No 26 A K and A M Regular Meeting
Washington Fudge No 26 A K and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month led by Ray Cox W M and A W Yard secretary with the monthly session announced in the notice.
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Washington Fudge No
A. K
A. M
Ray Cox
W. M
A. W. Yard
Railroad timetable fragment lists west and eastbound services
The snippet shows multiple daily and irregular trains with stops, times, and routings for the Westbound No. 8 Golden State Limited No. 1 Local No. 48 Californian and No. 3 Local, plus Eastbound No. 8 Kansas City Davenport Local and No. 25 Southwest Limited. Knoxville branch No. 430 and No. 429 operate daily except Sunday with specific discharge and pickup notes. The Goodlander agent reference appears with company M. & St. Pl. & Pla. RR Co.
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Golden State Limited
Washington
Knoxville
California
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Keota
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Washingeton
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W M. Tutt
Washington Hotel
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Dorset
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A Fine Iowa Company
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Washington, Iowa
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Black
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Roman Borkoski
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L. 2B
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Sally
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Lem Logan
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