Chicago hog and cattle prices slip and rise in mixed market
Chicago markets show 10 000 hogs with packing sows scarce and top at 3.35 while weights 250 to 370 pounds fetch 8.00 to 3.30 and pigs at 3.25 down. Cattle move mixed with heavy steers 25 to 50 higher than week ago, fat cows weaker, yearlings up to 25, and bulls weak. Sheep market nominal with weekly changes. lambs 0.50 to 5.75 higher, native throws 4.00 to 4.50, fat ewes 2.00 to 2.75.
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Chicago
Tully
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago notes February 4 reports steady to firm prices across produce butter and poultry markets. Produce receipts total 7521 cases with varied firsts and dirties while butter tub prices and firsts range around 15 percent. Poultry shows steady to weak demand with fowls springers and leghorns priced, cheese and potatoes noted as on track with dull market activity.
Grain futures summary for Chicago market
Wheat values show May 46 percent, July 47 percent, September 48 percent with consistent highs. Corn quotes reveal May at 25 percent, July 27 percent, with varied lows and closes around mid twenty percent range.
Midway Sale at Columbus Junction Iowa on February 7
Midway Sale Co announces a Tuesday sale at 11 o'clock in Columbus Junction Iowa consigning 14 well broke horses several matched teams and bays plus a blue roan and other mounts. The sale lists 45 cattle 125 hogs 15 ewes and miscellaneous items including household furniture tools posts lumber harness and more with buyer presence urged.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa
Columbus Jet
Hereford
Hampshire & Duroe
Chester
Richland Beats Wellman as Kalona Upsets Brighton
Richland defeated Wellman 27 to 25 in a Ke-Wash league high school game leaving both teams at the bottom of the standings. Kalona toppled Brighton 27 to 23 in an upset as Brighton eyed a top spot. West Chester outscored Keota 85 to 28 with size and constant leads.
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West Chester
Wellman
Richland
Kalona
Brighton
Keota
Chester
Loss Claims Paid by Farmers Mutual Insurance
Secretary James J. Benda reports settlements of numerous claims to policy holders of Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance. Items include losses on cows, horses, a mare, a heifer, sheep, barns, houses, contents, and farm machinery with settlements ranging from a few dollars to over a thousand, including several at 1000 or more for barns and houses.
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James J. Benda
Washington County Farmer's Mutual Insurance Association
H. C. Crim
K. BE. Snider
John CC. Weber
W. F. Waltman
Frank Greiner
W. IF. Gardner
Peter P. Bamber
Emma B
W. R. McCall
W. M. Montgomery
E. G. Berkshire
John Shalla, Jr
Wm. Heisdorffer
Lloyd Widmer
Bert E. Booth
S. J. Reiner
Frank and
Nellie Kuhn
Edward Richards
James Patterson
Frank
Mind in a line: limits of thought and divided attention
The excerpt argues that thinking proceeds linearly as one old idea blocks new ones, yet it acknowledges the possibility of a divided mind capable of holding multiple concepts concurrently, though challenging.
The Son-Daughter at Fox theater with Hayes and Navarro
Helen Hayes and Ramon Navarro star in The Son Daughter a MGM adaptation of David Belasco’s stage drama. The Chinatown tale unfolds with tong battles royalist vs revolutionary factions in San Francisco with concerts gambling dens and a romance amid intrigue.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Helen Hayes
Madelon Claudet
Ramon Navarro
Fox Theater
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
David Belasco
Orienal
Man Killed After Entering Lion Enclosure at Capetown Zoo
A native entered the Groote Schuur Zoo lion enclosure in Capetown, Cape Colony, and fell into the pit. Seized by a lion and lioness, he was fatally mauled as a paw delivered a fatal blow to his neck. The tragedy ends attempt to find an exit.
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Groet Schuur Zoo
Capetown
South Africa
Iowa
Barbara Stanwyck Voted Most Popular Movie Star
Barbara Stanwyck was named the most popular movie star by readers in a Chicago Tribune poll. Greta Garbo and others trailed after Stanwyck in the survey conducted this January.
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Barbara Stanwyck
Chicago
Garbo
Shear
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communities
D F Macon reports notes from nearby towns including civic events, local meetings, and community updates. Highlights cover school activities, church gatherings, and small-town announcements from the region.
Winter Roads and Local Notices In February Snow
February snow brings variable road conditions with harrowed stretches clear while others icy. Local residents include Mrs. W. J. Dea Mrs. John Adams and Blanche Havel visiting town. Keota and Wyman residents report fine and poor roads and preparations to move household goods.
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Ainsworth
W. J. Dea
John Adams
John Havel
Miss Blanche
Melly Coon
John Rath
E. S. Bishop
Wyman
Washington
Africa marriage saying sparks humorous exchange
A boy asks if in Africa a man does not know his wife until marriage. The father questions why Africa is singled out, prompting a lighthearted cultural remark.
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Africa
Dad
What is the rod of affliction reveal in jest
A Sunday school teacher asks about the rod of affliction and a girl answers goldenrod as a hay fever joke. The passage credits a by the way column and editor Mr. A Know for sympathy from the daily newspaper.
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By the Way
Mr. A. Know
Barbara Stanwyck Stars In Ladies They Talk About at State
Hollywood advance reports praise Barbara Stanwyck as The First Lady of the Screen in Ladies They Talk About opening at the State theater Sunday. The story, co authored by Dorothy Mackaye and Carlton Miles, follows a woman who is “all bad” in a drama echoing Mackaye’s notorious life after a fatal brawl.
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Crawford
Warner Bros
State Theater
Hollywood
Barbara Stanwyck
Miss Stanwyck
Dorothy Mackaye
San Quentin
Carlton Miles
Homestead Farm recollections of Beasie Young Breece memories
A long-remembered Homestead Farm reminiscence recalls Beasie Young Breece and Jessie Gano as teachers and musicians from 1867 1868. The piece notes a 64 year memory of the wedding of Charley Gano and Angeline Reeves and cherishes early community life, quilt blocks, and generations of family.
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Homestead Farm
Beasie Young Breece
Jessie
Father
Bessie
Charley Gano
Angeline Reeves
Kessie
Local News Notes from Havre and Surrounding Areas
The Journal recounts social visits and friendly gestures as readers share tales of kindness and community. Residents from Havre to Kalona and Columbus Junction are noted for Friday visits, road reports improve, and local families prepare for spring moves.
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Charley Merak
Kalona
Jim Bridges
Columbus Junction
Chas Mayer
Dublin
Washington
C. W. Soukup
Ainsworth
Grandmother's flower garden quilts and pancake champion
The piece notes grandmothers piecing and quilting in English River with 25 000 pieces and four miles of thread. It mentions the champion pancake eater from English River consuming 27 pancakes and trimmings and ends with a quip about money, deposits, and luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English River
English River Township
Groundhog
Keen Iowa Livestock Journal Sale Dates
Keota and Crawfordsville sales listed with breeders and dates from Feb 7 to Feb 17. Locations include Trier sale pavilion Keota Iowa and West Chester area. Auctions feature sows, poland china breeds, and public sales by multiple owners.
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Knotek Bros
Duroc
Trier
Keota
Iowa
Long & Jugenheimer
Crawfordsville
Crane & Work
West Chester
Henry Graf
John Wagner
Washington
Yeb
W. C. Mayhew
Gertrude Beatty
Woot Cheater
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Chicago Livestock
Midway Sale CO
Ieaders
Iardner
Lavezey
Fuller
Lewis
Als Halatxa Sion
Durian
McAllister
Allen
Tucker
Ewes Ames Es
Will Carr
R. E. Brinning
Chas
Havel
Joe H. McCreedy
H. B. Crozier
Helen Hillman
Abigail Bishop
Isaac Evans
J. E. Dunbar
Clayton Parcell
C. P. Carriker
Cc. P. Carriker
Paul Marek
Sam Neill
Catherine Sechantz
C. S. Cummins
C. A. Rich
Helen Mayes
Ramon Novarro
Man
Lion's den
Singmaster Barn
East Broadway
Mike Trier
Pruchaser
D. F. Macon
Lindbergh
Charlie Chaplin
N. E. West
C. L. Randle
Atochoo
Goldenrod
Alvin
W. Co. Mayhew
Havre
Ralph
Chris Kauffman
Rolly Essley
Near Coppock
J. Bernard Walkers
Carl Zieglowsky
Journal
Clean Bags
Ags Journal Office
Ivan
S. T
Albert Simpson
Inquire Journal
Washington, D. C
Evening Journal
Floyd Maxwell
Iowa Nut
Co. EB. Phillips
R. L. Livingston
Barclay’s. Orville Caldwell
Remington Typewriter
Call Journal
Bath
J. B. Craft
POR Rent Garage
Green
Lortteed
R. E. Dougherty
City
MOD
Washington St
Orr & Ross
Sweet Motor Co
Wami
Tow
Herman’s Funeral Home
Telenhone
Go Getters” Club
Yours Sincerely
Martha Havel
the Evening Journal
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