Local Shipments Bring Good Money in Chicago Market
Washington County hogs and cattle found profitable markets in Chicago. George Jarrard sold sixty nine hogs for 14.85 dollars on August 5, weighing about 200 pounds. Edward Ryder shipped forty steers at 15.50 per head, average 1213 pounds. Jessa Pearson sold heavy steers August 4 at 35.30 per hundredweight, averaging 1317 pounds, Kansas bred Herefords fattened on corn and hay, bought last November at 7.75 per cwt.
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Washington County
Chicago
George Jarrard
Mission Company
Edward Ryder
Des Moines
Jessa Pearson
Ainsworth
Pearson
Washington People Pleased With Circus
Several thousand Washington residents attended Hagenbeck Wallace circus and praised the show as among the best ever seen. Wild animal acts and aerial performers impressed, horses and riding acts were strong, but clowns fell below standard and weather did not deter attendance.
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Washington
Iowa Bankers to Attend Atlantic City Convention
Iowa bankers and families will likely stay at a single hotel in Atlantic City for the American Bankers association meeting from September 28 to October 1. Frank Warner of the Iowa Bankers association expects a large Iowa turnout at this year's convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Des Moines
Iowa
American Bankers Association
Frank Warner
The
Iowa Bankers Association
Townsend visit linked to Muscatine trip
Bernard Townsend of Mavaria visited Ed Schoech's home and Mrs. J. J. Behrens and her son Robert, then traveled to Muscatine after visiting Jack Collins' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Townsend
Mavaria 'S
Ed Schoech
J. J. Behrens
Robert
Muscatine
Jack Collins
Wolves cause massive livestock losses in fest year
Moscow reports wolves destroyed livestock worth 4,090,000 gold rubles. Statistics show 52,000 horses 50,000 cattle and 25,000 other animals were devoured in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Bankers Vigilant On Loans And Insured Debts
Louis G Bein is praised as a capable bank cashier who spots risky borrowers. Bankers ensure loans are secured and debts covered by insurance, while avoiding seizing property from a borrower’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis G. Bein
Bow Life Insurance
Farmers Urged to Join In Alfalfa Tour
Keokuk county farmers are urged to attend an alfalfa and sweet clover tour led by County Agent W. C. Molison on Wednesday August 12 at two o'clock. The Walden farm two miles north of Keota will host talks on seed bed prep liming soil lime and rock phosphate results. C. D. Kirkpatrick with a top Iowa corn yield trophy will display corn in Keokuk plots before moving to Klein Bros farm to review field management findings. Participants are advised to meet at the farm bureau office at one o'clock to ride together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk County
W. C. Molison
Washington County
Walden Farm
Keota
C. D. Kirkpatrick
R. F. Pearson
Ames
Iowa
Klein Bros
Farm Bureau
T. J. Easter in R. I. Service 50 Years
J Bagster of Ainsworth Iowa joins 22 other Rock Island Lines pensioners with fifty or more years of service totaling 1173 years. Easter retired after fifty years as Rock Island agent and will attend the Roll of Honor luncheon in Kansas City during the Seventy Third Anniversary Celebration on October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bagster
Ainsworth
Iowa
Rock Island Lines
Easter
Rock Island
Kansas City
Kansas City Athletic Club
Railroad
Rock Islaad Magazine
Canadians Weigh General Election as Parliament Proceeds
Ottawa reports a general election possibility as Parliament prorogues. King faces a noncommittal stance on dissolution while Nova Scotia Conservatives swept June polls and New Brunswick Liberals planned August 10 appeals, signaling influence on King’s next steps.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Labor Party
House of Commons
King
Labor
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Ford Stolen From Circus Grounds Prompt Reward
A 1923 touring Ford with motor 9453762 and license 932028 was stolen near circus grounds while owner Wilmer Lauderman attended the show. The car was recovered near Rock Island reservoir after a short ride. A $25 reward is offered for its return in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauderman
Rock Island Reservoir
Wilmer Lauderman
Washington
Landerman
Elm Grove
Wayland Road
Sweden's Bratt system cited in temperance leader speech
Emily Rathou of Sweden outlined prohibition efforts and government control at the World’s Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention. She said the Bratt system costs 30,000,000 crowns yearly and that the government provides a substantial subsidy for temperance education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Emily Rathou
Sweden
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Rathon
United States
Election timing discussed with campaign activity noted
The passage states a decision on an election cannot delay beyond 45 days after writs, with MPs already campaigning in some areas. Arthur Meighen, leader of the Opposition, plans speeches in Manitoba, and a mid October election is suggested as most probable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Meighen
Dominion
Conservative
Manitoba
Chautauqua Tickets Going Faster Today
Renewed activity in Washington chautauqua ticket sales shows noon totals higher than any day since sales began. By evening the week may double last pace with large blocks expected Monday and Tuesday. Patrons are urged to secure tickets before Tuesday evening opening to avoid last minute crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Molison Works With County Farm Club Program
W. Cc Molison arrived to replace Harold V. Ellis as county agent and leads county farm club activities. First judging tryouts for a statewide fair come next Monday with twenty five members eligible. Clubs will tour farms to judge cattle horses hogs and corn. The annual animal show will occur late August prior to the state fair with an estimated seventeen exhibitors. A Wash ington advertising club meeting is set for next Monday evening to coordinate with the farm bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. CC. Molison
Washington
Harold V. Ellis
T O
Washington Advertising Club
Farm Bureau
Molison
Austrian Princess Weds Social Democrat After Council Help
In Vienna on July 20, Elizabeth Windischgraetz, former Austrian princess and granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph, marries Herr Petzneck a social democratic member of the Austrian diet after a council intervened to prevent her expulsion from Schoenlronn Castle. The couple, now divorced, have a son apprenticing at an auto factory and a daughter in a Vienna girl's high school. the princess resides in a small city flat.
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Vienna
Elizabeth Windischgraetz
Herr Petzneck
Schoen- Lronn
Franz Joseph
Rudolph
Bankers to hold meetings on bank robberies prevention
Special meetings of county bankers associations in three northern tiers of Iowa counties will be held August 7 to plan preventing bank robberies. The Iowa Bankers association and the State Bureau of Investigations cooperate with Don Davis to attend and instruct bankers. Also reported is a divorce suit for Mrs. Joe Espinosa alleging her husband attempted to poison their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
State Bureau of Investigations
Don Davis
The
Vicilantes
Maccatine
Joe Espinosa
Older Boys Camp To Open Monday At Cone Lake
Camp Harper Brown opens with 41 Ottumwa and 10 Washington campers plus leaders. About 64 total, with eight new signups for second session. Weekly activities include baseball basketball track and aquatics. camp doctor conducts physical exams and health talks. fishing and nature studies featured.
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Washington and
Ottumwa
Cone Lake
Washington
Harper-Brown
Columbus Junction
Hiteman
C. A. Field
John Walden
Verdon Downs
John Steen
Muscatine
Harry Frank
Conelake
J. S. Brown
A. A. Campbell
Beryl McNabb
Vernon Downs
Rev. C. A. Field
Liloyd Hill
Don Wilson
Walter Eastwood
Clarence Bohlender
Tahiti Debates Local Currency Amid Franc Volatility
Tahiti discussions arise on establishing a local unit of value independent of the French franc as instability hits the colony. The Tahiti branch of Banque d Indochine issues currency that tracks the franc, even as vanilla and copra yields rise and food prices climb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papeete
Tahiti
France
Banque d'Indo-Chine
Prizes Total $16 000 for Nagle Grove Rodeo
The American Legion posts prizes totaling 16000 dollars for top rodeo performances at the Nagle Grove event scheduled September 4 to 7. A 25000 seat grandstand will be erected to host the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagle Grove
Iowa
The
American Legion
Diving meet results and camp honors announced
Ottumwa and Washington competitors led a free-for-all 100 yards and diving display with winners crowned for tent leadership. The Otumwa YMCA camp, supervised by Beryl McNabb, runs August 10 to 17, ending with Camp Honors for campers averaging 85 or higher as parents attend the Sunday assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Dodds
Ottumwa
Gordon Todds
Columbus Junction
Horace Allen
Washington
Robt
Erskine
Frost
Glenn Meiers
Hugh Hilton
Lloyd Hill
Walter Eastwood
Don Wilson
Clarence Bohlender
Beryl McNabb
Bery McNabb
University of Iowa
Ottumwa Y. M
German theatrical stars rebel over pay offered
Berlin July 19 The dispute pits the German Theatrical Association against performers over a maximum salary of 75 dollars for prominent artists. The association set the cap and named a commission to define who qualifies, while stars who earned more than the limit resist the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
German Theatrical Association
Court Hears Dispute Over Star Salaries and Profits
In court the actors union argues that top stars still demand inflation-era pay. Demands ranged from 8 000 marka plus 30 percent of proceeds to a price for a performance. The judge proposed July 30 1926 salary limits for prominents, which the association refused. A further settlement attempt is planned in court.
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Special Commission
Community notices from West Chester district
Announcements list meetings and events in West Chester. The New Haven Special Union adds a Tuesday August 11 all day session with Mrs Nora McKinstry. Epworth League hosts a musical program at West Chester Methodist church Thursday evening. Ladies Aid Society hosts August 12 at two oclock with Anna Ross L J Jackson Roy Waddel and Hattie Green as hostesses. Pythian Sisters Temple 132 meet Tuesday at 8 pm. Fleur de Lis club asked to donate flowers for the chautauqua platform Tuesday.
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New Haven Special Union
Nora McKinstry
Epworth League of the
West Chester Methodist Church
Anna Ross
L. J. Jackson
Roy Waddel
Mis
Hattie Green
Ladies Aid Society of
M. BE
Church West Chester
Fleur de Lis
Rainy show day nets strange crowd at old ball
The poem recalls a grand event on a wet day that benefited crops. It notes money spent, a perfect show despite rain, and mentions monkeys and apes in attendance jabbering in an unknown tongue. The verse contrasts ancient speech with modern slang and the word rhyme butter.
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Massachusetts and Life Insurance Co
Carl Lebuhn
A. J. Thomas Dist
Mgr
Davenport
Shirley A. Clark
T. J. Easter
R. I
Pmraarp
Necro
Fred Sweet
Rock Telang
Hagenbeck
Wallace Circus
WOC
Hest
Dempsey & Breitenbach
North Side
Auntor
Mrs
Phillip Craft
Lyon
Lyon Baking Company
Harry Kreider
Clement Edmundson
Dean Johnston
Meryl Robson
Robi
Hetty Jenkins
Boston
Evening Journal
Ward McCutcheon
Rawleigh
W. T. Rawleigh Co
Dept
Freeport
Ill
Journal Office
G. L. Fetters
Motor Inn
R. MH. Petters
Call V. Beliel
John Putnam
Tug
Louis Hessel
Green
Joh Blair
Inquire Journal
T. Ll. Dodds
West 5Th Street
Francis Bruty
Taniti
eSeath
Pythian Sisters of
West Chester
Temple 132
Tome
W.S. Reister & Sons
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