Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices
Chicago market totals show estimated hog receipts 61 000 with holdovers 10 267 and cattle 14 000 sheep 20 000. Early trade steady to lower than Wednesday. hogs top 72 cents. cattle and sheep show mixed to steady with price ranges noted for weight classes and classes. Yesterday totals include cattle 14 748, hogs 34 413, sheep 21 357. also rye wheat corn oats car counts and futures for Liverpool Wheat March and May trading lower.
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Chicago
Fineness Rules and Food Production Forecast for 1924
The standard fineness for gold and silver coins is 900 with a 0.003 variation allowed for silver. A deviation of 0.001 is not allowed for gold. The forecast expects 25 000 millers to grind grain and 100 000 bakers to convert it into bread in 1924.
Sales Schedule Ties Closings to Local Farms and Yards
A listing from a rural sale calendar shows dates from December to February for milk cows stock yards and closing out sales. Names include W R Luckey Howard Hopping John Koehler Elias Williams trustee J E Myall Henry Fitting Frank Gray Chas Gray Joe Amerine with locations near Washington Crawfordsville Ainworth Coppoch and Dublin.
Ancient Ramparts and Hillside Streets of Carcassonne and Cordes
The article portrays Carcassonne with two circular ramparts surrounding a mile long wall and greens between, used for peace tournaments in the Ices. Cordes, founded in 1222 by Raymond VII, sits atop a hill with Thirteenth century walls, three gates, a central spine-like street, and narrow hillside lanes flanked by crumbling stone and timber houses without sidewalks.
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Carcassanne
Cordes
France
Carcassonne
Raymond VII
Toulouse
Attention and perception through color fields and gaze
Prof Henry C McComas explains a five minute demonstration with two colored papers to show how attention directs vision. By selectively aligning the red or green field with each eye and moving a pencil the observer sees the color to which attention is directed.
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Prof
Henry C. McComas
The
North American Review
Budget Speech Highlights Tax Cuts and Spending Cuts
President Coolidge submits a 1924 budget aiming to cut federal expenses by 300000.00 and push lower taxes. Public outlays have fallen by two billion since three years earlier, reflecting Republican economy policy. The plan focuses relief on earned incomes with about 70 percent of the 328 million reduction slated for small incomes.
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Republican Party
People of
Congress
Mellon
Coolidge
Treasury Department
Christmas Socials And Family News From Stringtown
John Applegate visits Washington. Surprises honor Paul Witting on eighteenth birthday. Goff buys horses. Widmers host Christmas gatherings. Several families share Christmas dinners at relatives homes. A death notice for Homer Mayer's little son. A church play postponed and various visits across town.
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Stringtown
John Applegate
Washington
S. S. Wyse
Lee Swartze
P. R. Schantz
Paul Witting
Dan G. Widmer
Ed Widmer
J. W. Widmer
KK. W. Gotf
Dave Richard
Ethan Brooks
Rex Swan
Marian
E. A. Martin
Wayland
P R. Sehants
John Wenger
Rome
Kenneth Goff
Dan Alliman
Leonard Graber
Bluffton
Ohio
Eli Saltzman
the Nelson
Fannie Zehr
Joe Wittrig
George Herzog
J. H. Wittrig
J. J. Rich
Olds
Dan W. Widmer
Jake Widmer
Lydia Mast
Homer Mayer
Johnnie Augustine
Central
Iowa
Augustine
A. Belter
J. E. Deal
Valley Kids Enjoy Christmas Eve Program
Valley readers note several sick list entries but remain hopeful for quick recovery. The Christmas Eve program at the church drew fair attendance as children performed their parts well. Valley children listed spending vacation at home include Dene and Christna.
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Churei
Dene
Christna
Declamatory contest tryouts winners names list at Brighton High
At the Brighton high school tryouts for the declamatory contest, winners in Oratorical Dramatic and Humorous classes will advance to a Club House event. Names include Agnes Drish Floyd Horton John Mc Clintic Max Mortimore Juanita Prizer Lawrence Zelinski Mary Helmick Helen Kurtz Laura Bennett Cleo Jones Threse Swisher and Grace Galbry.
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Brighton
Agnes Drish
Floyd Horton
John McClintic
Washington
Max Mortimore
England
America
Juanita
Lawrence Zelinski
Mary Helmick
Helen Kurtz
Dolly Dimple Dale
Laura Bennett
Emmaline
Grace Galbry
Cleo Jones
Threse Swisher
Christmas Eve Program at the church includes student solos
A church Christmas program featured Sunday school, recitations, songs, and a Santa gift distribution. Participants included Harlan Bennett Cecil Jones Mary Maxine Tracy Veramilian Stout Ruth Robison and many others led by Rev. L. R. Burdock with multiple classes and a wireless to Santa segment. Community members from nearby towns visited and shared holidays with relatives. The report lists numerous names and locale names such as Ottumwa Winfield Iowa City and Muscatine.
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Frieda Koch
Ardys Repogle
Dale Beal
Leroy Bennett
Hattie Morgan
Grace Stout
Gwendolyn Fichtner
Irene Saunders
Ena Fichtner
Merle Macy
Frederick Macy
Dwight Robinson
Homer Bennett
Santa
Earnest Wortman
Hot Springs
S. D
Iowa City
L. M. Shryock
Ottumwa
Tri T's
Dan Peters
Mahe] Robison
Moline
Floyd
Evelyn Davis
Ruth Hinson
Richland
Dan Bailey
Winfield
B. C. Tracy
Rex Brier
Jimmie
Doyle
Ernest Rudolph
Margaret Jean
James Harris
Mabel Phillips
Baby
Washington
E. B. Linn
Pierre Tracy
Parkersburg
Nebru to Stay With Daughter for Remainder of Winter
Fragmentary note indicates Nebru will spend the rest of the winter with her other daughter, shaping family plans as weather turns colder.
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Nebru
Visitors and Local Holiday Guests in Crawfordsville
Cleo Datin of Knoxville Iowa visits his grandmother Mrs John Shaffer in Crawfordsville. Grace Lease a Brighton teacher spends holidays at home. Genevieve Mincks of Town City visits Miss Hazel Anwyl. Huffman and Walter Mincks from Iowa City join. Mrs J F Buxbaume returns after Christmas at Grace Hill. Lee Shaffer and Oma Strain visit Washington yesterday.
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Crawfordsville
Cleo Datin
Knoxville
John Shaffer
Grace Lease
Brighton
Genevieve Mincks
Town City
Hazel Anwyl
Huffman
Walter Mincks
Iowa City
Anwyl
Miss Mincks
Miss Anwyl
J. F. Buxbaume
Grace Hill
Lee Shaffer
Washington
Oma Strain
Mrs Barbara Hahn Rites Held at St Mary's
Mrs Barbara Hahn 75 died at home. Funeral conducted by Rev Bb Jacobsmeier at St Marys. She had seven children from two marriages, plus two sisters and several grandchildren. Burial followed at Mt Olivet cemetery with pallbearers named Kron Mottet Knittel Stephan Gerot and Lear.
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Barbara Hahn
St. Mary's
Bb. Jacobsmeier
J. Keifer
Kern
Wollers
Keokuk
Martin
Kalona
Fred Hahn
Charles Hahn
Washington
Clyde Hahn
North Liberty
Henry Kron
Kate Kiefer
Lena Yost
Fort Madison
St. Mary's Catholic Church
John Kron
John Mottet
J. A. Knittel
George A. Stephan
John Gerot
A. Lear
Mt. Olivet
Food on Florence Streets: Pears and Fried Doughnuts Sold
In Florence street fare includes hot stewed pears priced two for a penny and fried doughnuts as popular items for passersby.
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Florence
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Market Reports
Catile
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Burlington
Liverpool
John A. Babcock
Commianton
U. & Yars
Illinois
Aale Bates
W. R. Luckey
Aineworth Stock Yards
Howard Hopping
John Koehler
Elias Williams
J. E. Myall
Henry Fitting
Crawfordaville
Frank Gray
Dublin
Chas. Gray
Ainaworth
McCoy and Rose
Joe Amerine
Coppoch
Lambert and Sigafoose
Chamberlain
W. S. Reister
Creamery
East Washington
Lhe
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
Breitenbach
Irma
Otis Black
Harold Bitting
Eva Augustine
Louise
Addie Wallace
Guy Black
Bales
Walter Mayer
Ralph Bauer
Geo. Breitenbachs
Lee Henry
F. R. Feltz
Fred Sheetz
Charley Churchill
Andy Sheetz
H. V. Franks
Wilson
Jolly Ten
Helen Buck
Will Rader
Jake Rader
Eli Lilly Drug Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Wilkins
Clem Brier
Broken Bow
Riverside
Lyle Fesler
Muscatine
William Gerot
Thomas Griffin
Fairfax
Wiliam Griffin
Rosa F. Lukavsky
Frank
Prymek
Maude Carr
Stella Steffason
William G. McCreedy
W. E. Nicola
August Hahn
Henry Hahn
Familly
Emma Shebanek
Fort Dodge
Vatican
Gruber
Stehle
District Court
Washington County
Nellie H. Garner
Harry S. Garner
Ilona
Court House
City of
Livingston & Eicher
Loop
Hall
PB J. Cheney
Toledo
Olid
Lumber and Cattle
Wells
Rubio
Frank H. Gray
H. A. Engle
Chas, W. Brown
Auct
H. Gray
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