Market Report Follows Chicago Swine and Cattle Prices
Chicago market report shows receipts for hogs cattle and calves estimated around 19 000 for hogs and 56 000 overall with steady to higher bids. Top hog price 15 50 with most sales 13 65 to 16 46 and heavy weights 13 25 to 14 65. Beef steers and cattle listed with ranges from 11 00 to 16 25 and various stocker and feeder values across weight classes. Official yesterday totals list hogs 22955 cattle 7066 sheep 10237 calves 5471 with shipments and arrivals noted.
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Chicago
Grain futures close in Iowa markets with corn at 24.25
E W Wagner & Co reports grain futures in Town City Iowa with corn at 24 25 for October and 23 25 for December. Trading notes show 20 cars, 15 cars and varied tone levels as prices hold or adjust.
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E. W. Wagner & Co
Town City
Iowa
B. Sunt
Testimony Against Jack Dempsey in Draft Case
In San Francisco April 28 the former Mrs. Dempsey, ex-wife of heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, was cleared to testify against him and manager Jack Kearns in a draft evasion case. Officials disclosed marriage records showing she wed Dempsey thirteen days after an interlocutory decree, contradicting six month post decree wedding rules, affecting her status as a witness.
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Francisco
Cal
Jack Dempsey
Jack Keapns
Toly
Dempsey
Kearns
George Glasshof
Salt Lake City
Kearys
Students Strike Over Jewish Professor at Karlsruhe College
At Technical College Karlsruhe students walked out in protest after a Jewish professor was appointed. The action drew attention to disputes over academic appointments and policy within the institution.
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Technical College
Karlsruhe
Farm Bureau Notes Foresee Rate Fight and Wisconsin Campaign
The American Farm Bureau Federation plans to contest potential rail freight increases before the Interstate Commerce Commission with Clifford Thorne leading farmer and shippers. Wisconsin mobilizes a state-wide farm bureau drive, reporting 1600 members in Rock County and ambitions to grow further, while Iowa adopts a life membership model and a $10 annual fee. The federation opens offices in Chicago. Dickinson County reports 1805 farms and 1005 members.
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Thorne
Middle West
Wisconsin
Rock County
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
Badger
Farm Bureau
Old
Eye State
Dickinson County
Farm Bureau Organization
Blue Sky Boys
Farm Bureau and Bankers’ Association Unite Against Promoters
A Farm Bureau committee and a counterpart from the Bankers Association join forces to investigate stock promotion schemes in Dickinson County. They warn promoters to show valid credentials and solid business plans or face strict scrutiny and public resistance.
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Blue Sky
Dickinson County
Farm Bureau
Bankers’ Association
Efficiency Gains from Mechanical Harvesting and Hauling Devices
Binders show use of the machine raises labor efficiency by about 50 percent versus hand cutting and shocking. A husking task for a man is an average daily output when doing corn by hand. Hay loaders cut loading time by about 25 percent and reduce unloading labor by a little more than half compared with hand methods using a hayfork.
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Ilinois
Office of Farm Management
United States Department of Agriculture
Americaoses Ice Cream Consumption Surges in 1919
Washington April 27 A department of agriculture report shows Americans as the world's top ice cream consumers. It notes 511,360,000 quarts were manufactured commercially in 1919 alongside a vast amount produced at home.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dairy Output 1919 Production Figures Compiled
The report summarizes 1919 dairy industry production. Butter totaled 869,055,235 pounds and cheese all kinds 409,629,240 pounds. Evaporated condensed and powdered milk reached 2,085,114,103 pounds.
Oldsmobile Economy Truck Praised for Fire Department Use
Mannhardt Brothers note the Oldsmobile Economy Truck as a favored fire apparatus due to its sturdy frame, wide wheel base, ample loading space, powerful motor, efficient drive, large size, Good year Cord Tires, and electric lighting and starting equipment enhancing reliability for fire companies.
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Mannhardt Brothers
Ugly Pimples Signal Bad Blood Warns to Use S S S
Pimples on the face and body signal sluggish blood and possible skin disorders. The ad promotes S S S as a vegetable blood purifier with no minerals or chemicals and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at 105 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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Market Report
John A. Babcocke
Yard
Mlianodis
Close OF Grain Futures
Jack
Champion
Journal’s Farm Department
Farm Bureau Notes
American Federation Hreadquarters
Coverdale
Mallers Building
Malers Building
Mutual
Cream
Green Hotel
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Iowa
America
Oldsmobile
Drapery Service
McNamara
Washington Auto Radiator Works
Ford
WANT
eventYoyRus
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Winnipeg
Wong
OiPull
Bushnell
AVA
Illinois
J. E. Foss
J. M. Finney
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