Hogs and Cattle Prices Lead Steady Midweek Market
Receipts show 17 000 hogs with most weights 10 to 20 cents above Wednesday. Top hogs at 185 to 220 pounds. butcher and sows priced 11.00 to 12.70. Cattle receipts 9 000 with calves 2 500. steer, yearling and fat heifer prices steady while others ease. Slaughter steers 13 90000 to 16.75 per hundred, feeders 11.75 to 13.75, cows 7.65 to 13.90, vealers up to 18.00, stockers 11.75 to 13.75. Sheep receipts 13.00 with fat lambs 13.25 to 14.50, feeders 13.50 to 14.15, ewes 4.25 to 7.25.
Chicago Wash Grain Wheat Prices Across Varieties
Market brief shows fluctuating rates for wheat corn oats rye and barley with multiple sample grades and percent changes. Notable figures include hard wheat 119 to 111 percent 4 hard 194 percent and corn yellow 103 to 10834 percent with several ranges for white SG oats and barley prices.
Toledo Seed Market Report Prices and Dates
Cash prices listed for Timothy Alsike and Alsike seed at Toledo market with entries for October and December 1730 and 1799. Cash figures span 1400 to 205 with scattered month values.
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Toledo
Timothy
Livestock Estimates From Chicago Market
Chicago estimates for tomorrow show cattle receipts at 2000 hogs 138000 sheep 12000 holdover hogs 9000. The figures reflect early supply projections for the next trading day.
Potato Crop Yields Reported In West Chester
West Chester residents report potato harvests ranging from 40 to 60 bushels per plot with some claiming unusually high yields. Correspondent J. D. Dayton notes the varied observations as farmers discuss their crops.
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West Chester
McCoy's Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain Guarantee
An advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets to help thin men and women gain weight fast. It cites a case of a woman who gained 15 pounds in five weeks and promises a money back guarantee if a buyer does not gain at least 5 pounds after completing four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes. The ad notes the product is sold as McCoy's Tablets at J E Lemmens and other drug stores.
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McCoy
J. E. Lemmen's
America
Mr. Hoover
California
Sweetland Orchestra
Methodist
Carl Voorhees
Clark Pulver
Keota
Clark
Hoover
al Smith
James G. Blaine
United States
Mrs. Shaw
Wellman
Washington
Endo-Corn Laboratories
Garfield Blood
Chicago
Stiff football schedule shows fall plan for 11 returnees
Sept 22 Oskaloosa at home Sept 29 Ottumwa away Oct 6 Williamsburg away Oct 13 Muscatine home Oct 20 open Oct 27 Fairfield home Nov 3 Burlington away Navy 10 Wellman home Nov 17 open Nov 29 Mt. Pleasant home. Open date after Oct 20 will likely host a game. Washington to play all Little Six conference rivals with three home games. Practice starts Sept 3 with aim of 60 players under three coaches.
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Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Williamsburg
Muscatine
Fairfield
Burlington
Navy
Wellman
Mt. Pleasant
Little Six
Washington
Casper Injuries From Farm Bull Attack
Charles Casper of six miles north of town suffered back injuries after a farm bull knocked him down. Doctors at the county hospital said the third lumbar vertebra was crushed and back muscles strained, but injuries are not life threatening and rest will be required for several weeks. Two bystanders drew the bull away and Casper was taken home then to the hospital for examination. Ed Bishop of near Oxford was visiting friends in Washington Saturday.
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Charles Casper
Mr. Casper
Ed Bishop
Near
Oxford
Washington
VEO Mrs George Bray Correspondent Notes Local Visits
Aug 21 reports Mrs George Bray and family visiting relatives in Mexico Mo. Cur tis Rogers and boys travel to visit Harris family. Relatives in Winfield Wayland Wellman Fairfield Richland and Packwood appear in visits. chautauqua attendance noted. locals attend Jones reunion near Richland and various dinners and church events.
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Veo
Curtis Rogers
Eldon
Ray
Mexico
Harris
Herman Gowey
Floyd Johnson
Friends Church
Pleasant Plain
Gladys
Gwendolyn Miller
Winfield
Wayland
Harlan Roberts
Loren
Ezra Hadley
Lexing
Oz Gowey
Donald
Spalding
W. E. Balderson
Faye
Letha Roberts
Albert Jones
Wilma
Maxine
Jalderson
Mida
Willard
Lola Lock
Packwood
Everett Coffin
Mildred
Richland
Dave Miller
Rollin Spalding
Chautauqua
Fairfield
J. P. Vandyke
Lila Fane
Jackson County
iOz Goweys
Grace Nordyke
Sarah Orr
Hattie Dutton
Walter Bray
Ed Statler
Germanville
Mary Leech
Lydia Humphrey
Blanche Ramsey
Mildred Anderson
Wet August morning halts threshing amid standing water
This August 23 report notes continued wet weather with water standing in many fields preventing completion of threshing. The resilient fields endure another damp day as farmers cope with rain and soggy ground.
Hat on bumper prompts curbside mystery in county column
Oscar Haney loses his hat when Hel Reister drives by. Elmer Gault recalls saving twenty five cents as a boy to visit U S Grant and shaking the general’s hand. D C Russell brings a peculiar tile from Crawfordsville. A joke ends with a joke about a big mouth and a keyhole in a face.
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Oscar Haney
Hel Reister
Oscar
Hal
Mr. Haney
Elmer Gault
Burlington
U. S. Grant
Columbus Junction
Local notes on visits and moves fun links
This column reports residents traveling to Mexico and California for bullfights and others visiting family in Davenport Des Moines and Washington D C. It notes Dick Barnes an Chicago auto dealer driving a Packard to visit, Onnie Lyons visiting town, Dr Patterson of Hedrick visiting the Cuddy home, John Foster planning a Ill. trip, and R L Keyser welcoming a new girl at Washington county hospital with playful remarks about naming.
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Dick Barnes
Chicago
Washington
O. M. Cuddy
Dr. Patterson of
Hedrick
Cuddy
Bull Attacks Charley Cas Faces Recovery
Hiram Johnson recalls a 1876 era wage of $18 monthly and daily bull fighting, while Charley Cas recovers from injuries after a bull attack. The note preserves a historical glimpse of rough rodeo life and labor conditions.
W C T U Meeting Sums Up Year and Elects Officers
A W C T U meeting was held Wednesday evening with Mrs. C O Spalding to finish the year’s work and elect officers. Local residents Mr. and Mrs H C Jones and Suville visited Co C Rogers. Bertha Lindauer and son Robert and mother Mrs Ollie Balderson of Fairfield visited Mrs Rosella Spalding Thursday. Merrill Gowey and children were dinner guests at Carl Deering’s near Brighton.
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Phyllis Trail
C. O. Spalding
H. C. Jones
Suville
Co. C. Rogers
Bertha Lindauer
Robert
Ollie Balderson
Fairfield
Rosella Spalding
Merrill Gowey
Herman, Bruce and
Anna Marie
Carl Deering
Brighton
Pleasant Hill News Notes Relatives Visit and Threshing Delays
Grace Bruce Irginia Irene Alliman of Scotia Illinois visit Pleasant Hill relatives. Mrs Joe Miller of Washington state visits Fred Telford home. Earl Kepharts host several Sunday visitors including Edd Lins Cal Beanblossom Elmer Kephart Roy Kephart family. Rain Monday night delays threshing briefly.
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Edd Lins
Ainsworth
Cal Beanblossom
Elmer Kephart
Roy Kephart
Earl Kephart’s
Wellman Visitors Share Sunday With Mrs Nellie Allen
Wellman residents spent Sunday with Mrs. Nellie Allen. Attendees included Mr Irvin Rich Lavern Eicher and the Misses Frances Eicher Vivian and Irene Rich.
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Wellman
Nellie Allen
Irvin Rich
Lavern Eicher
Frances Eicher
Vivian
Irene Rich
Black Hills
Minnesota
Otto Sutter
Harry
Betty Jean
Mabel Wenger
Selma Sommer
A. D. Blosser
Ezra Wittmer
Burlington
Crapo Park
Local People Visit Family and Attend County Fair
Marie Schlatter visited her grandparents the Schlatter home in Wayland. Lyman Johnson and family called on relatives in Olds while Elmer Johnson family visited Nebraska. Wittmer and Schlatter families hosted dinners and neighbors met for gatherings. Kempang buyers bought stock at Winfield sale. Henry County Fair drew many locals to Thursday events.
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Crawford
Pauline Wittmer
Jacob Schlatter
Wayland
Lyman Johnson
Olds
Ed_ Springer
Nebraska
Joe Wittmer
Maurice
Effie Wittmer
Noah Krabill
Keithburg
Ill
Kempang Sons
Winfield
Elmer Johnson
Virgil
Wallace
Ludwig Johnson
Marie Johnson
Max
Betty Jean Schlatter
Alie
Robert
Velma
Albert Johnson
Elmer Martin
Henry County
Wayland Social Notes Mention Visits and Local Events
In Wayland on Aug 21 Miss Edna Huck and Miss Viola Giesert of Chicago visit Hannah Unternacher and Ruth Widner, reuniting with cousins from six years ago. Mr La Verne Basinger hosts a Sunday school picnic with boys including Maurice Stone and Melvin Boshart. Minnie Sutter and Orie Eigsti return from Nebraska after losing a suitcase. a Lost ad is placed. Franklin Wittmer heads to Carlinville Illinois for Blackburn College duties. Ezra Gingerich and daughter Elna of Kalona visit Chriss Orendorf. Pred Messenger also noted.
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Wayland
Edna Huck
Viola Giesert
Chicago
Hannah Uunternaher
Ruth Widner
Widner
Unternacher
la Verne Basinger
Fern Cliff
Mr. Basinger
Maurice Stone
Melvin Boshart
Daryl Wittmer
Mix Richenberger
Glenn Miller
Donald
Marvin Rinner
Alan Scholl
William Alston
Minnie Sutter
Orie Eigsti
Nebraska
Ships Wreck Rates Put At About Four Percent
A Liberty report cites figures showing roughly 1,300 wrecks annually of 82,615 sailings excluding navies, equaling about four percent of ships wrecked each year.
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Liberty
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Chicago Livestock
J. D. Dayton
Rice
Casper
George Bray
Grant
Elmer
Mr. Gault
D. C. Russell
W. J. Edgar
Crawfordsville
Ralph Dougherty
W. P. Wells
Joe Link
Willis Todd
Jesse Marr
Hiram Johnson
Hiram
Robert Anderson
Davenport
Jes Moines
Mrs. Anderson
Mrs
E. M. Benson
Onnie Lyons
John Foster
Freeport
Rockford, Ill
R. L. Keyser
Washington County Hospital
R.L
Hoover, Smith
R. L
Charley Casper
Pleasant Hill
Earl Kephart
Evening Journal
Sherman Bros
Jennie Westfall
Kinross
Iowa
S. C. E. Bear
Call Cloyd Knapp
S. C. W. Leghorn
W. S. Gallagher
Union Oil & Supply Co., Inc
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
C. E. Bear
Oscar Sheetz
Walter Leet
Charles Jackson
Cai
Wanov
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Atchison Globe
Lilles
Crandall Motor Co
BUICK
Ritchey Buick Co
Mangold
East Main Street
John DP. McLaughlin
Win Smouse
Farmer's Store
Chas. Cherry
Dayton Steel
Lisetare
Jim Bambrieck
Europe
Washington Produce Markets
Iowa Livestock Commission Company
John A. Babcock
R. L. Gibson
W. S. Reister
E. 3Rd St
Eggs and Poultry
Reister
E. Wash. St
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