Daily Market Reports from Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices
Hogs receipts 22 000 with lifeless trading packers holding back pigs mostly steady top 11 10 bulk desirable weights 140 160 170 200 pounds 10 10 80 to 11 60 packers hogs mix heavy and light weights 9 75 11 60 slaughter pigs 40 9 75 Cattle receipts 9 000 better beef steer values 9 50 up to 11 75 yearlings up to 11 75 heifers 10 25 10 75 cows firm stockers and feeders scarce steady vealers 13 00 15 00 fats slow to steady CHICAGO FEB 4 WHEAT posted after hog and cattle figures
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Chicago
Berlin Socialists World Party Strength Estimated
The Vorwarts estimates worldwide organized Socialist strength in 1924 at 7,000,000 members. England leads with 3,156,000 Labor Party members, Germany 860,000, Austria 666,100. Berlin data notes global socialist reach and key national totals. The piece also reports on livestock projections for tomorrow in Chicago and a new two mile cable railway in Oberwiesenthal Germany rising to 3975 feet.
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Berlin
Social Democratic
Vorwarts
England
Labor Party
Germany
Austria
Oberwiesenthal
Saxony
Fichtel Mountain
Public sale notices list dates and locations near Washington
The notice enumerates multiple sales around Washington including Clint Shull 10 miles northeast on Feb 5, W H Busby 1 mile west on Feb 5 closing out sale, Edw Bopp Kalona Feb 6 stock sale, Earl Edmondson 4 miles south on Feb 6 closing out sale, a 132 acre farm 5 1/2 miles southeast on Feb 7 with W E Swift as referee, H P Grant miles NW on Feb unclear, hedge posts car load on Feb 10, Dr Tom Downing 1 mile NW on Feb 12 closing out sale, J C Riley 19 miles SE on Feb 17 closing out sale.
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Earl Edmondson
Washington
W. E. Swift
Tom Downing
J. C. Riley
Wheat and grain futures snap Chicago price movements
The Chicago market reports mixed grain prices with No 2 red wheat at 2.19 and No 3 red at 2.06 percent, various corn and white grain series showing small changes, oats and rye also moving, and animal fats like lard and ribs listed with modest shifts. The day captures a broad snapshot of commodity values across wheat corn oats rye barley seeds and meats.
May Wheat Tops $2 as Chicago Board Trades Gains
May wheat moved above $2 a bushel after the open, with May at 1.99% to 1.99% and July at 1.68% to 1.68%. Strong Liverpool prices and early gains pushed corn and oats higher as commission houses bought, while hog values supported firm provisions.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Winniies
Disguised Purpose in Hotels Music to Mask Hunger
A speaker named Uncle Bhen notes hotels kept music during dinner to distract guests from meals. The remark appears in a Washington context. The quote suggests entertainment served to ease dining discomfort or vigilance at upscale venues.
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Uncle Bhen
Washington
Washington Poultry and Hides Market Rates Fragment
Market list shows poultry prices per pound for eyes butterfattest cream and several classes of hens roosters and large birds. Also lists beef and horse hides with scattered figures noting no market for cull or crippled poultry.
Daughters of Veterans host commemorative program in Columbus Junction
The Daughters of Veterans plan a February 4 event at Mrs. Winfield Sheridan’s home to honor deceased presidents with a ten cent social. A world service group meeting for Methodist churches in the Burlington district occurs February 4 in Columbus Junction from 10:30 to 2:30, with dinner served by the Ladies' Aid Society. Columbus Junction High joins Iowa Wesleyan College’s state high school tournament in Mt. Pleasant March 12–14, with Class A team placement and awards for top players.
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Columbus Junction
Daughters of Veterans
Winfield Sheridan
World Service Group
Burlington
Ladies’ Aid Society
F. C. Lipp
India
O. H. Houser
Philippine Islands
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Weslyan
Meade
Louisa County
Columbus High-School
Martha Butler
Wendell McWilliams
Columbus City
Hartman
Miss Pratt
Siegel
James L. Stratton
Cairo
Jesse Cassabaum
Fred Morrison
Rob Smylie
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy Claims Health Transformations
An advertisement touts Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy as a simple harmless preparation that removes catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation in the stomach liver and intestines. It promises permanent results for those with bloating and digestive ailments including appendicitis.
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Mayr
Japan to Dimiss 40 000 in Army Trenchment Plan
Tokyo reports four divisions totaling 40 000 men will be dismissed by May 1 under a government retrenchment plan. The divisions slated for abolition were chosen mainly for their economic impact on their stationed regions.
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Japan
Tokio
Unclear Quote Sparks Debate on Self-Esteem
A Washington Star snippet quotes Uncle Eben on ego and worth noting that self-importance can distort judgment. The line suggests a reflection on pride and humility in social behavior.
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Eben
Dan
Washington Star
Silly Superstition Textual Fragments Summary
Fragmentary OCR notes show garbled phrases about superstition and health effects. No clear people places or events are identifiable. The passage reads as a nonsensical mix of words with no coherent incident or date.
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Daily Market Reports
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
Clint Shull
Publice
N. E
Bopp
Kalona
H. P. Grant
Miles
John A. Babcock
Main Floor
Exchange Commission Merchant v. & Yard
Illinois
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
N. Marion Ave
Chicaco
Washington Produce Markets
Adies
Chamberlain’s
Fred Ochs
Kathryn
Elizabeth Aaks
Lois Shultz
Maurine Shearer
Evelyn Bell
Theda Ockerman
Ruth Anwy
Dorothy Dean
Oo. M. Cavin
Waterloo
Fred Cassabaum
Winfield
E. O. Newell
Muscatine
McWilliams
E. Church
McQueen
George Martin
Hedrick
Lucy Ogier
Ottumwa
Pittsburg
J.C. Gensberg
North
Clark Street
Madison Street
Charles Caldwell
Guernsey
Jersey
Deering
Oliver
Emerson Gang
Hayes
John Deere
Roderick Lean
Emerson
Peter Schuttler
Meyer
Fordson Tractor
Macon
Ralph Dougherty
Wirst
Chuvch
Venus
Supreme
American Lead Pencil Co
Fifth Ave
New York
Crossley Farm
Prairie
Lower Church
Marek
D. F
C. C. Patterson
den Bopp
Edw
Chas. Brown
Geo. A. Belin
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