Chicago Markets: Hogs and Cattle Mixed Amid Slow Trade
Chicago markets report hog receipts at 25,000 with uneven prices down to 11.85 for butcher weights and 13.60 top for lighter hogs. cattle receipts 11,000 with killing classes steady and trade slow, best steers near 9.75 and yearlings around 9.65 while shippers pay 11.00 to 12.00 for good to choice. Sheep very slow with few lambs sold and clip prices around 13.75 to 14.35. CHICAGO April 27. Open high low close data follow for wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Morningside College Eyes Intercollegiate Tennis Rise
Sioux City reports steps toward official recognition of tennis as an intercollegiate sport at Morningside College. Coach J M Saunderson issued a call for candidates. twenty five men responded. The college may enter the North Central Conference tournament in Sioux City on May 28 and 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Morningside College
J. M. Saunderson
Wellman Community Club Pushes Ten Commandments Candidate
A Wellman resident reports being urged by the Community Club to run for the Board of Supervisors. The candidate pledges a Ten Commandments platform, claims no personal vendetta, notes tax payments of 520.00 to Washington County for 1925, and appeals for public support and oversight of tax expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Club
Wellman
Board of Supervisors
Treasury
Washington County
Abrus Plant Hinted as Earthquake Forecaster in India
A plant known as Abrus in India is believed to foretell earthquakes by changing its color. Local lore ties the color change to seismic activity, though no scientific proof supports the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Chicago grain and livestock prices, April 27
Wheat No 2 hard quoted at 1.66 to 1.67 percent. Corn prices range from No 2 mixed 73 14 to No 4 mixed 67 to OR. Oats No 2 white 41 to 42, rye not quoted. Timothy seed 6.00 to 6.75, clover seed 28.00 to 32.00, lard 14.20, ribs 15.75, bellies 16.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Toledo Seed Prices Show Mixed Wheat and Clover Rates
Toledo market notes list cash wheat at 1.74 to 1.75 per bushel. Clover seed cash domestic 21.00 and imported 14.35 with October 16.60. Alsike 17.00 cash. Timothy seed cash 3.40 asked and September 3.50 asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Timothy
Death of W J Mayer Noted Prominent 76 Township Citizen
West Chester Iowa April 27 W J Mayer died at his daughter Mrs Will Embree Sturday evening funeral set for Keota Iowa Tuesday afternoon burial in Keota cemetery Mayer was a long time director in a local bank and a leading farmer and feeder in 70 township He had been ill for over a year and was regarded as one of Washington and Keokuk counties best citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
W. J. Mayer
Will Embree Sturday
Keota
Iowa
Mr. Mayer
Will Embree
Keokuk County
Mayer
Washington County
Poultry and Poultry Prices Listed in Washington Market
Washington Produce Markets list cream price per pound 38e, butterfat tests. Hens 4 pounds and over 22c per lb, under 4 pounds 18c, leghorn and black 16c. Ducks large breeds 22c, geese and swan geese price per lb unspecified. One horse hide 83.00. No market for cut, sick, thin or crippled poultry.
Washington County Farm Bureau notes corn plots and youth clubs
Washington County Farm Bureau reports corn entered in plots at three farms Lime Creek Washington Crawford towns to compare yields. Also notes seed corn risks and urges local enrollment in market pig and purebred gilt clubs for ages 10 to 18 with a show in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
B. N. Jessen
i\Lime Creek
John Stewart
Washington Township
Joe H. Jones
Crawford
Eau
Knotek Bros
Schoentag
Washington
Bids Sought for County Channel Change in Iowa
Washington County Iowa Board of Supervisors invites bids by May 4 1926 1 30 p m for changing a channel in section 33 township 77 north range 6 west involving 10064 cubic yards of earth excavation. Each bid must include a 50 percent certified check. The winning bidder must furnish a bond equal to 100 percent of the contract price. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE ALWAYS IE4S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Iowa
Early morning church services broadcast by KTCL Seattle
Seattle daily radio update notes morning inspirational services aired at 9:30 a m on KTCL under the Seattle Council of Churches. Each ten minute broadcast features a different minister, following Lenten meditation broadcasts that drew wide listener praise and even led offices to pause for prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
KTCL
Seattle Council of Churches
Radio Programs for Wednesday April 28 1926
Radio listings outline Wednesday schedule for April 28 1926 naming programs and times. Items include music talks news broadcasts and variety segments scheduled across stations. Details are fragmentary but reflect early broadcasting patterns and program types of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio 1
Radio Listings for Tuesday and Wednesday Concerts and Programs
A dense rundown of radio station programs across the nation listing schedules for KOA KFNF KHJ KMOX KOA KPO KS stations in multiple cities. Highlights include Tuesday Musical Club performances at KOA and Mary Redmond violin recital on KDKA and various orchestral and chamber music broadcasts from WEAF WDAF and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Mary Redmond
KFNF
Shenandoah
Henry Field Seed Company
KHJ
Los Angeles
American Legion
KMOX
St. Louis
KPO
San Francisco
Atwater Kent
Goodrich Silvertown Coré
KSD
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Hotel Statler
KYW
Chicago
WCAP
Washington, D. C
WEAF
WDAF
Kansas City Star
School of the Air
New York
Chamber Musicale
Child Health Day Observed in Iowa May First
Health workers in Iowa plan a state wide canvas to ensure every child entering school in September is 100 percent physically fit. Examinations will be done for children about to start school, with parents urged to cooperate. The drive carries the motto Every Father and Mother a Blue Ribbon Parent in 1926 and highlights needs for preschool health clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Ilowa
A. H. Reeve
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Iowa State Medical Society
Iowa State Dental Society
Course of Many Holes Golf Ranch Joke
A Western dude ranch owner jokes about a golf course with many holes. He explains to a friend that holes exist everywhere, noting they filled badger holes and are now starting on gopher holes, highlighting a humorous exaggeration.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago Grain
Washington and
Chicago Cash Grain
Washington Produce Markets
Pennsylvania
Washington Oil Co
Washington, Iowa
Washington Co
Farm Bureau Notes
Farm Bureau
Waverington County
Rex Beresford
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Strodtman
Haseen
County Board of Supervisors
Strodtmen
Parm Bureal OS
Washington, DP
Chas. RE. Hearst
Iowa Farmi Bureau Federation
Hearst
Congress
Middle West
Ruby Kassel
Brighton
Grace Hill
Winn Durst
Radio Biess
WJIAR
Shinola Boys
WTAG
WCAK
WSAI
WJAR
WWJ
WEEI
WOO
WOC
WCCO
Davis
WCAE
WSAL
WGR
WW4
Madame Ancot
Light Opera Company
Hotel Commodore Orchestra
WEBH
Oriole Orchestra
Oriola Dance Orchestra
WGN
Chicago Tribune
Lyon and Healy
Drake
Sam ‘N’ Henry
WGY
Schenectady
Eastman Theater
WHO
Bankers’ Life Symphonie
Irene Doran
Kate Miller
Whistler
Harry Lewis
Norman Broholm
WJZ
Imperial Trips
WLS
Ralph Emerson
WMAQ
Chicago Daily News
Davenport
Iowa Blue Devils
Zitherharpist
Earl Ferris
Erwin Swindell
WQJ
Radio Friends
Ralph Williams
Rainbo Skylarks
Posers
WEAFR
Madame Angot
Light Opera
Wsai-—Accordion Club
KGO
WBAL
WFAA
WHAZ
WIP
WMC
WOAW
WPG
WRC
WBAP
KOA
Denver
Wok of
Scheuerman’s Orchestra
W.s.reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Mutual
Reisters Creamery
Evening Journal
Herman Meyers
R’ Care Journal
J. W. Clark
Stewart
Bextra
J. He Baird
H. L. Dunning & CO
Union Stock Yards
A.W. Herbold
W. W. Wilson & Co
Clarence Lynn
Harness, Baler
International
C.A. Rue‘bram
White and Kiler'a
Crawfordsville
T. C. Deal
OAK ‘Posts
RK. G. Vincent
Ostf Tu Ff
Eli Jackson
Nicola and Horton
Fritz Minick
W. M. Darbyshire
West Washington Street
Patterson
West Main Street
Will Eichelberger
Glenn G. Hayes
Main Street
Sam McCleery
Inquire Journal
America
Portland Oregonian
Annapolis
R. L. Gibson
Marion Ave
Iowa Livestock Commission Company
John A. Babcock
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!