Turmoil at Chicago stockyards as non-striker threat grows
Livestock market reports from Chicago say union men threaten to import non-strikers to operate the yards, keeping Chicago trading paralyzed while other markets like St Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh and East Buffalo show mixed gains and steadier cattle and sheep prices.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
St Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
East Buffalo
East St. Louis
Chicago Produce Market Reports Mixed Goods Prices
Chicago market roundup shows eggs firm with receipts 4 726 and varying grade prices. Butter firm with large receipts 9 290 and multiple grade percentages. Poultry steady to firm with several bird types and varied weights. Potatoes on track with arrivals 56 and shipments 480 as market weakens.
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Chacago
U.P
Cash Corn Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago August 1 update shows corn prices across grades with No 2 mixed at 71 cents, No 3 mixed 71, No 2 yellow 71, No 3 yellow 71, No 4 yellow 70, No 1 white 72, No 2 white 72, sample grade 67 percent. Receipts total 323 cars.
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Chicago
Wyman News Highlights Local Visits and Games
Mrs E V Humphreys reports weekend guests from Stockport Iowa and Kirksville Missouri while Clarence Brown and children visit from Washington. Wyman Tumblers beat Fim Grove and the Southwest in home league play as the town prepares for trips to Col. Jet and Olds. Wapello and Wyman clash in a Tri county game with Wyman girls scheduled to play, and Elizabeth and Delia Humphreys visit J E Humphreys.
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Stockport
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Kirksville
Clarence Brown
Washington
E. V. Humphrey
Dewey Davis
W. Carrick and Seabe
Albia Ja
Wm. Edgar Jr
Drought Devastates Oklahoma Crops and Livestock
Oklahoma faces severe drought with 10 percent cotton destroyed and corn losses as drought totals cost the state about 85 million dollars in crops and 6 million in livestock. Water is hauled to farms, feed shortages rise, and General Roy Hoffman warns only a general rain could revive streams and pastures.
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Will Rogers Takes Up Golf on Horseback
Fred Stone visits California and tries to teach Will Rogers golf at the Rogers ranch. Rogers refuses to carry clubs and competes on horseback, lugging the bag for Stone while the pair joke about the game. The scene ties to Rogers’s role in Handy Andy at the State theater.
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Fourhole
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News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
A brief community update from the Journal's subscription representative D. Macon highlights local happenings, small events, and points of interest across neighboring towns.
Weather brings cool spell as town hosts visitors
August 1 notes pleasant weather for this week with cool days before heat. Retired Riverside mail carrier Bill Sims visited the town Tuesday with Dr Younkin and Mrs Fitzsimons. A misread line corrected to Charley Dickinson near Brighton, ill months ago but now improving. Washington Coppock road work advances with teams and graders improving the grade to match surrounding roads.
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Riverside
Dr.Younkin
Charley Dickinson
Brighton
Charley
Local Coppock Worded Farm Notes Highlight Residents
A Cobble of Coppock area families share routine farm updates. Wilmer Lauderman repairs buildings and deep well. John Turner Farms plows for more wheat after producing 35 bushels per acre. Lloyd Schwartzendruber reports 45 bushels per acre and overall farm improvements. The piece notes neighboring sympathy and community involvement.
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Brighton
Puster Menefee
Wilmer
John Turner
Lloyd Schwartzendruber
Grosscup
Missouri to seek federal aid for education amid Midwest plans
Jefferson City Aug 1 P Charles A Lee superintendent of Missouri schools said a conference will be held soon to unite educators from seven Midwest states for a federal relief plea. The meeting, likely in Omaha, will invite Iowa Nebraska North and South Dakota Minnesota Kansas and Missouri officials.
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Hoe
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Nebraska
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Theater Classifieds: Thursday Friday and Saturday Results
Classified section notes results from theater listings for Thursday Friday and Saturday. Includes show times venues and brief outcomes. Highlights performances and box office notes from participating companies.
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Theater
Local farming life spree in three counties town
The letter praises farmers and locals in Brighton and Coppock including Schwartzen druber and H L Oesch assistants, Charley Nicola and sons, Lester Nicola, Cold and sons, Joe Stalder, Ira Schafer and Schafers canning factory. It notes crops oats soy beans buckwheat tomatoes and pumpkins, a well kept farm home near Rock Island depot, a thriving store and garage, and Bessie Black as a busy bookkeeper.
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Cold and Sons
Coppock
J. J. Pashy
Brighton
Rock Island
Schafers Canning Factory
Community Notices From Batavia Area Gatherings
Social events fill the week with numerous families hosting Sundays and visiting kin near Rubio White Oak Batavia and surrounding farms. Outreach includes ice cream gatherings at Gowey homes and a planned church picnic as locals report very dry conditions and a call for rain.
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Milo Cox
Rubio
George Bray
C. Dana
Lucille
Edith Mae
Walter Bray
Verle Beauchamp
Batavia
James Hoskins
Hoskins
Keith Daering
Herman
Bruce Cgowey
Ox Gowey
Pauline Hiatt
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Local businessman Kessel praised for town spirit and success
FE W Kessel runs a fine filing station in Frighton and speaks highly of his town and its people. His positive view reflects well on his reputation as a solid business operator in the community.
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FE. W. Kessel
Frighton
After You, My Dear Gaston Short Note Swap
A customer asks for six dozen Cees if good and will mail a check. The grocer retorts to send a check if good and he will ship six dozen eggs. A Brighton pair relocated within town along paved road No 1. A local resident is described as being wary about movable assets.
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Chas, Robertsons
Brighton
Brighton School Building Undergoes Cleaning and Repaint
Brighton Yowa August 1. The grade school building is being cleaned and redecorated by Janitore Mumper and Arnold. Since June first they have scraped walls repaired them, applied two coats of paint, and are varnishing woodwork and desks.
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Yowa
Mumper
Arnold
Birds in Grouse Family Tithe of American game birds
The tithe grouse family includes the prairie chicken ruffed grouse sharptailed grouse dusky grouse black heathcock sage grouse and ptarmigan Ph
Nettles Sting Causes Poisonous Skin Reaction
A description notes nettles produce a sting through fine bristle hairs that break and release a poison into the skin, causing irritation. The hairs act as tubes that inject the substance when damaged.
Ancient bamboo phonograph used in China
The article notes that long before modern devices, a bamboo phonograph with bamboo needles was in use in ancient China, a fact regardless of Edison’s awareness or involvement.
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China
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