Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices In Chicago
Hogs opening receipts 62 000 with 2 500 leftovers and second report shows 62 000 receipts with holdover 2 500. Cattle market extremely slow and uneven lower with beef steers and butcher cattle detailed by weight and grade. Sheep receipts 37 000 with market steady to lower and prices listed for lambs yearlings and ewes. Official yesterday totals track hogs cattle sheep and calves receipts and shipments.
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Chicago
Grain futures close with mixed Dec to July prices
Close readings show Dec corn at 1.45, May 1.33, July 1.33 for futures. Oats hover around 0.81 to 0.83. Cash corn trades 85 cars up, No 4 Y C at 1.43 to 1.46. oats 50 cars up 2 cents to 84 cents. Clover and coffee quoted in some futures lines.
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ER. W. Wagner & Co
Towa City
Iowa
B. Hunt
Y. C
W. C
Extempore Addresses by a Minister Delight Parishioners
A minister recalls a plainspoken parishioner who prefers his unwritten sermons. The woman says she likes him without the book because he repeats the same points so they are easy to remember. Her uneducated viewpoint earns a smile and a reflective moment for the audience.
Five engagements and nine for Mary in family chat
Old Mr Barlington boasts of five engagements while Georgie insists five is not many. He counters that sister Mary has been engaged nine times, sparking surprise from their mother.
Farm Department Sale Dates Displayed Across Area
Local sale calendar lists numerous public and closing out sales in Iowa towns including Washington Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Keota. Entries name buyers sellers and locations with dates from December through February and note stock and dairy cattle hogs and other farm goods.
Farm Bureau tops town with 800 new members
The Washington County Farm Bureau reports 800 new members after a late campaign despite bad weather. Leaders note uneven township results and that the drive remains unfinished after a week as workers praise local reception and vow continued effort to complete the coverage.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County Farm Bureau
Lime Creek Township
English River Township
Cedar
Jackson Township
Highland Township
Dutch Creek
Franklin Township
Washington Township
Clay Township
Oregon Township
Brighton
Marion Township
Crawford Township
Duroc Hog Sale Dates Listed With Exhibitor Notes
A fragment lists upcoming hog sale details including names and locations. February 25 features Matt Essley one and one half miles northeast of town. February 26 notes Washington County Duroc in Washington. February 27 lists I. K. Beal in Ainsworth.
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J. F. Sttriegel
Ainsworth
Manford Wilcox
Washington
Benn
Helwick
Wilson Lemmon
Crawfordsville
C. R. Johnson
Brighton
Wm. Krabill
Wayland
C. M. Brisming
T. T. Hummelrich
J. H. Thompson
Verdi
Jim Morrow
Will Swailes
A. L. Young
F. J. Duvall
H. O. Banks
D. A. Peterson
Harry Krebs
Riverside
Peter and
Howard Witting
Havre
Roy
Ed Foss
Russell & Mae Mee-Laughlin
Haskins
Thos. Thompson
Wellman
Bert Booth
E. L. Stover
Geo. Jarrard
J. H. Krause
C. T. Olson
Mrs
J. E. Wright
Matt Essley
Washington County
Duroc
I. K. Beal
Corn sales at Walton Brothers auction near Riverside
Local demand for corn was strong as bidders chased offerings at the Walton Brothers sale near Riverside. Charley Brown sold 1500 bushels at 1.48 percent, while mixed hay brought 20.50 dollars a ton.
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Charley Brown
Walton Brothers
Riverside
Winter Farmers Schools Begin Across Four Counties
A new plan aims to revolutionize agricultural instruction in Black Hawk Buena Vista Mills and Dubuque counties. A man is organizing farm boys as multiple schools run concurrently in different communities during January February and March for ten to twelve weeks. One of these schools will be conducted in each county.
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Black Hawk
Buena Vista
Mills
Dubuque
Farm winter schools organized by local organizers
The program places organizers in counties to run winter farm schools while young farmers continue summer work. An organizer stays in the area to assist graduates later. M Mortensen of Iowa State notes Pacific Northwest dairy products rival Iowa, with cooler summers boosting cream. Oregon cheese quality is strong. The Portland livestock show, with a $300000 pavilion, becomes a permanent annual event featuring many livestock and college judging teams.
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Pacific Northwest
Iowa
M. Mortensen
Iowa State College
Portland
Oregon
West
Chicago
Shipping Live Stock Amid Winter Rail Constraints
The piece warns shippers that livestock transport faces heavy freight volumes, car shortages, and potential rail strikes. Coal shortages will limit train movement, forcing use of stock cars for coal transport when available, while Congress and rail leaders push anti strike measures. Plan ahead to secure cars.
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Railroad Administration
Congress
Wallace
Castor Oil for Botulism Treatment
In botulism cases from improperly stored vegetables or canned goods a quick generous castor oil dose is said to help by triggering the bowels before paralysis sets in. Once intestinal paralysis occurs the oil offers little benefit.
Arctic Tern Enjoys Extended Daylight Across Hemispheres
The Arctic tern experiences near constant daylight as it nests in the north and spends months in the south with continuous sun. During its southern migration it enjoys about two months of continuous daylight and practical daylight for roughly six to eight months each year.
Lady Benefits From Mayer’s Wonderful Remedy
A grateful user reports 15 years of stomach and liver troubles relieved by Mayer's Wonderful Remedy. The booster claims rapid relief from bloating gas and heart fluttering, with no ill effects after one dose. The ad promises a money back guarantee from Lemmon's Pharmacy and druggists nationwide.
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Mayer
Lemmon
Weather forecast for Dec 15 to 20 in upper Mississippi valley
The forecast calls for cold and generally fair conditions across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys for December 15 through 20. Temperatures remain low with little precipitation anticipated.
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Mississippi
Missouri
New Haven Social Roundup in Winter Weather
In New Haven and nearby, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Strum shopped in Washington on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sheets and daughter Caroline visited Mrs. Frank Smith on Sunday. Mrs. Della Neal spent weekend with her aunt, also Mrs. Frank Smith. Rev. Anderagon missed Sunday service due to travel restrictions from cold. Lucile Burroughs stayed with Hazel Stattle r Sunday night. Marion Wells and wife visited Washington to see his ailing father, who is improving.
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New Haven
A. R. Strum
Washington
Walter Sheets
Caroline
Frank Smith
Della Neal
Anderagon
Prairie Flower
Lucile Burroughs
Hazel Stattler
Marion Wells
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Close OF Grain Futures
Sloan
Journal’s Farm Department
J. G. Love
Joe McGraw
Keota
Chris Horning
Mike Trier
Ernest Carlson
Howard Ayers
Gee
Wieg
Wm. Todd
Mart Crandall
J. M. Lord & Son
H. M. Stewart
West Chester
B. J. Paul
West of City Limits
Glenn G. Hayes
Hampshires
W. H. Hunt & Son Ainsworth
Charles Hodges
Wm. Burton
Rathmel and Jackson
Nothwest
Mutual
W. S. Reister & Sons
Ike
Bie
BOC
Red Fox
Pale
Wolf
Coyote
Skunk
Raccoon
DRIVE
J. BE. Sogard
Hereford
Shropshire
Poland
China
Farrow
Fishburn Forty
H. D. Sommer
Wenger Bros
Dix
I de
Sink
Columbus Junction
Monroe & Son
WM. Sink
T. W. Hendrickson
Deering
Deere
Mmerson
Hayes
Plymouth Rock
D. F. Macon
Moriarty
AL McCoy
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