Markets Report Chicago Til Aus cattle and grain mixed
Estimated receipts total 20 000 with 6 136 leftovers. cattle and sheep volumes listed. Market shows steady to lower tones with top cattle around 19 75 and bulk near 18 00 to 19 59. calves veal and stockers noted with varied bids. Sheep lambs strong in western lines with natives and westerns at 18 00 to 18 85, culls lower. Receipts yesterday and shipments noted for cattle and sheep across regions.
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Chicago
Til
Aus
Arket
Geek
Grain Futures Close Report Aug 15 1918
Closing prices for grain futures reported by FE Wagner Co Iowa City with L B Hunt manager list. Market summary notes end of day figures for corn wheat and oats with reference to Chicago markets and trading activity August 15 1918.
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FE. W. Wagner & Co
Iowa City
Iowa
L B. Hunt
St Louis Grain Market Prices and Chicago Receipts
Turner Grain Co and W M Hewitt report prices for No 1 red wheat at 2 24 to 2 25, No 2 red 2 21 to 2 22, No 3 red 2 19, No 1 hard 2 24 to 2 25, No 2 hard 2 21, corn No 5 1 70, No 6 yellow 1 75, No 6 white 1 65, sample 1 50, oats No 3 69, No 2 68 to 69, No 3 68. Cash close with Chicago receipts: Wheat 1098 cars, Corn 107 cars, Oats 794 cars.
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Turner Grain Co
W. M. Hewitt
ST. Louis
Chicago
Grateful Mothers Report Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
Grateful mothers from Wisconsin and Ohio share experiences praising Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for severe croup and whooping cough in children. One says it cured her boy after other remedies failed. another notes relief for her daughter’s throat and cough.
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Foley
Wachington
Kharkov Winter Wheat At Stryker Farm Yields Noted
Rev W R Stryker reports a small plot of Kharkov winter wheat on about 1 1 3 acres yielded 50 bushels by machine measure with grain heavier after threshing. Part of the crop faced snow and freezing, yet revived in spring and showed promise for future seed prospects. Ralph Livingston plans to sow about 25 acres from the seed. An Iowa 105 oat patch yielded 38 bushels per acre on about half an acre, with chickens feeding from shocks.
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Kharkov
W. R. Stryker
Ralph Livingston
Stryker
Iowa
Crawford Township Harvests Record Oats Yield
A. Be. Gault reports Crawford Township field yields 63 bushels per acre from the Kherson oat variety. One field measured heavier, while another nearby field remained still heavier near the elevator.
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A. BE. Gault
Crawfordsville
Crawford Township
Kherson
Pleasant Mound threshing shed project on Johnson place
The Pleasant Mound threshing company plans a cedar post shed with a shingle roof on the Johnson place west of the road. The crew gathered almost the entire neighborhood for the threshing event where the rig was used to thresh about 30 000 bushels of oats and 1 600 bushels of wheat.
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Pleasant Mound Threshing Company
Chas
Johnson Place
Wang
Community Notes From Over County Richland
Over County news from Richland reports Ray Lemley’s death and community sympathy. Joel Gregory dies after a long illness, and Albert Morgan drowns helping two children at a local picnic. Mrs. A. J. Ramsey and others return from western sightseeing. park meetings continue with ministers from Fairfield aiding.
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Richland
Ray Lemley
Lemleys
W. S. Elton
B. G. Elton
Ohio
Joel Gregory
A. J. Ramsey
Alice Vastine
Geo. Trigg
Washington
Byron Vastine
Bernadine Neville
Kalona
Fairfield
Helen Reams
M. B
Behrens
Ashba
Gregory
Albert Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Wes Bond
Mr Morgan
Evier
Wheat and oats notes from prairie farm report
The report discusses limited grain loss from a threshing machine, asks for cost estimates to ship wheat to Chicago, and notes Geo Foster’s wheat value question. It mentions H H Hamilton’s oats yield, Durian's sheep and lambs moving to Chicago, and Durian’s Caro line.
County threshers report mixed yields across farms
The Milt Navy threshing outfit finished the season at Joe Triska's, delivering 111 bushels from six acres. Peiper Bros. threshed 1178 bushels oats from 20 acres and 77 bushels wheat from two acres. A Chabal near Kalona gathered 1460 oats from 25 acres. Milt Novey notes wheat averages about 24 bushels per acre and oats about 59 per acre on his run.
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Milt Navy
Joe Triska’s
Peiper Bros
A. Chabal
Kalona
Milt Novey
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin August 13 1918
Hot weather dominated most regions with temperatures reaching 100 plus on several days while the north sees better prospects. Drought persists in the south with rain relief only late in the week. corn damage totals about 25 million bushels valued at 40 million dollars and will worsen if heat and drought continue.
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Harrison
Scott
A Want Ad in the Journal Will Bell It
A brief want ad note indicates the Journal will publish a bell tolling or notice. The item mentions a call for service or announcement in the newspaper. The text is fragmentary and lacks dates or names.
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Bell IT
Comings and Goings in Washington County Briefs
A collection of short notices from Washington County items include personal letters births marriages and deaths among residents. Readers learn quick updates on local names and happenings with concise entries.
Pleasant Hill Social Visits Reported Around Week End
Donald Tucker and family visited Sunday at the Schneider home. A. B. Carrs had Sunday at the Frank Kephart home. Howard Baker and family and Earl Kephart’s household visited Geo Johnson’s home. B. F. Miller and Robert Kephart visited Fred Telford Monday. Baker bought cattle from Harry Whittaker Monday. Brumback and Dayton announce bills due by Sept 1 and offer twine stock closeout options. West Chester Iowa Aug 26.
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Pleasant Hill
Donald Tucker
Schneider
A. B. Carr
Frank Kephart
Howard Baker
Lucile
Earl Kephart
Bertha
Beatrice
Geo. Johnson
B. F. Miller
Washington
Robert Kephart
Fred Telford
Harry Whittaker
Brumback & Dayton
Community News Roundup From Richland Rubio Area
Local notes report visits and gatherings among families in Richland and Rubio including Putman Jackson Chalupa and Piper clans. An ice cream social at Trinity school invites all. Several residents travel to Des Moines Ames and Keola for reunions and visits. A drowning incident shocks the community. and foremen report on Maine illness and family news.
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Richmond
John Putman, Jr
Eli Jackson
Geo. Chalupa
James Chalupa
Emma Vohote
Chicago
Olga Spevacek
Junita Piper
Viola Frieze
Trinity School
Wm. Lehman
Mehee
V. J. Spevacek
Lew Fosdick
Freddie Spet
H. Ww. Reece
Charley Marek
Vera Shalla
Henry Griffin
Wm. Price
Joe Saforek
Miss Mollie
Des Moines
Hazel Piper
Anna Lints
Besse Keifer
Leonard Lintz
Joe E. Schers
Lizzie Lowe
Will Flynn
West Chester
Miss Stich
Rubio Rubio
B. Y. Huffman
Ralph
France
Homer Marrow
Florida
Rubio
Sam
Raymond Steinback
Swinney
Richland
S. F. Blakely
Gabby
W. L. Ireland
Rose Morgan
C. B. Morgan
A. B. Mourer
Marjorie
Maxine
Queene City
BE. Bennett
Ames
Della Saur
F. M. Strickland
Charley Pringle
Wisconsin
J. M. Dickinson
Miles Singleton
Minnesota
Rele
al Morgan
Hopewell
Harry Ireland
Montecello
Ireland
Iowa City
Harry
Visitor Spends Night With Della Saur Reported
A brief item notes that an unidentified person visited Della Saur for one night last week. No additional details or context are provided in the readable text.
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Ter
Della Saur
Fine Iowa corn farms offered across multiple townships
A series of farmland listings describe numerous Iowa farms in Canaan and Banner Townships, Mt. Union, Swedesburg, Winfield, New London, and Mediapolis. Properties range from 40 to 483 acres with level tiled black corn land, modern houses, barns, cribs, and fences. Prices run from about 225 to 285 dollars per acre.
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Canaan Township
Banner
United States
Mt. Union
Iowa
ONTO
Swedesburg
Winfield
Mount Union
New London
Mediapolis
Des Moines
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
Social notes from Brighton and nearby towns
Mrs H A Waterhouse visits sister Mrs D D Hosick in Jennings Oklahoma. Mr and Mrs Jake Koch spend Sunday at A L Koch home. Ruth George of Braundinsville Ill visits Wesley Eagle home. O N Farrier and family visit Stouts at Amburg Wis. Harry Barricklow of Pine Bluffs Ark visits grandmother Mrs George Savage. Prody A Borkoski attends Rural Letter Carriers convention in Ames. Clarence Brown and family stay with Keota relatives. Maude Brady visits Eugene Brinton home Elma Pfeiffer stays with Ix Koch.
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Brighton
H. A. Waterhouse
D. D. Hosick
Jennings
Oklahoma
Jake Koch
A. L. Koch
Ruth George
Braundinsville
Ill
Wesley Eagle
O. N. Farrier
Stouts
Amburg
Wis
Harry Barricklow
Pine Bluffs
Ark
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U. S. Yards
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Close OF Grain Futures
Chichester
Washington, D. C
Farm and Stock News
Wellman
Over County
Geo. Foster
Mr. Foster
H. H. Hamilton
Chas. Durian
Caro Durian
Erally
Wash
Ington
Choice Farms
Lockridge
Alex Debord
Ainsworth
Deering Corn Picker
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth, Iowa
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