Hogs and Cattle Prices Drift Lower in Chicago Markets
Daily Market Reports from Chicago show hogs slow and uneven with ends near 5 to 10 cents lower amid mixed demand. Cattle receipts around 12,000 with weak bidding, good beef trade limited and weights seen around 10.65 for weighty steers, fat cows dull, vealers inch higher. Sheep receipts 11,000 with fat lambs up 26 to 60 cents and feeding lambs steady. Futures show May corn at 1.29, oats around 66, rye near 1.57, and fat products futures mixed in late trading.
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Chicago
Livestock Estimates for Tomorrow Show Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Official live stock estimates released in Chicago list tomorrow totals for hogs at 46000 cattle at 10000 and sheep at 11000.
Wealthy farmer Henry Shumaker commits suicide in Davenport
Henry C. Shumaker, 74, a wealthy retired farmer, hanged himself in his Davenport home. Family members found the body in his bedroom when breakfast call failed. Health reasons are cited as the cause of the act.
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Davenport Ia
Henry ¢. Shumaker
Red will be popular in fashions at Iowa clothiers convention
Des Moines reports the twenty first annual Iowa Retail Clothiers convention opened with 256 exhibitors predicting red will dominate this year’s wardrobe for men and women. The event runs through Friday.
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Des Moines
Iowa Retail Clothiers
Public Auction Dates Stretch Across Washington Area
A sequence of sale announcements lists events from February 10 to February 17. Names include Wm OConnor Chas Houck Dr Tom Downing Mrs Lou Gormly J C Riley and Mrs J W Kilgore. Locations cover Riverside Washington Rubio Crawfordsville Ainsworth and surrounding rural points. Closing out and public sale indicate varied property types and schedules.
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Wm. O'Connor
Riverside
Tom Downing
Washington
Lou Gormly
Crawfordsville
J. C. Riley
J. W. Kilgore
N. E
Ainsworth
Poultry and livestock prices listed with assorted rates
The notice lists per pound prices for cream, butterfat tests, various chicken hens by weight, breeds, springs, ducks, geese, swans, and beef and horse hides. It also states there is no market for cull sick or thinned poultry and mentions missing or unclear values.
Chicago cash grain price report for Feb 11
Wheat and corn prices quoted by grade and quality in Chicago on Feb 11 with bid ranges for No 2 red No 3 red No 1 hard and other classes. Oats rye barley timothy and clover seed prices listed with lard ribs bellies also noted.
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Chicago
To Insure Success Getting a Square Deal
A Boston Transcript quote emphasizes that securing a square deal requires knowing how to play your hand and approach.
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Boston Transcript
Random Snippet Littered Tales From A Busy Night
A fragment collection of humorous quips and curiosities referencing New Yorkers, auto shows, a clock in a Kentucky village, Swiss cheese imports, Utah weather, a missing California messenger with $10 000, and odd remarks on basket ball bedbugs and oysters.
Jesus in Gethsemane Prayer in the Garden
A study of Mark 14 22 42 outlining Jesus in the garden with the eleven, His great sorrow as the sin bearer, and three prayers asking to be spared the cup. It notes His humanity, dependence on prayer, and the disciples’ failure to stay awake, urging watchfulness and continual prayer.
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Jesus Christ
Gethsemane
Kidron
Jerusalem
Edersheim
Jesus
Jesus Crriet
Angel
God
Peter
Motivational Note on Work and Virtue by Charles Kingsley
A man quotes Charles Kingsley urging gratitude for daily duties. He argues that forced labor fosters temperance, self control, diligence, and willpower, producing virtues that the idle lack.
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Charlies Kingsley
J ubts Doubts About Fundamentals In Certain Churches
H Spurgeon reflects that doubt about core doctrines fades in warm, welcoming churches where faith and fellowship prevail. He warns against doctrinal coldness and urges sincere study of truth amid heartfelt worship.
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H. Spurgeon
War and Peace With Your Vices and Neighbors Quote
An aphoristic line urges self discipline by balancing inner battles with harmony toward others. It frames personal growth as a yearly pursuit to improve character and virtue in life.
Power for Holy Service Intercourse 11 God
The fragment hints at a religious theme tied to holy service and divine power. It mentions God and a date or event labeled Intercourse 11, suggesting a devotional or doctrinal focus without clear context or specifics.
Banana Plant Growth and Life Cycle Summary
Prolific Banana Bananas are imported from the West Indies and Central America with some grown in Hawaii California and Florida. The banana is a perennial herb growing 10 to 80 feet tall and bearing a fruit bunch before the stalk dies or weakens. Stems sprout from the root stalk to replace it.
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West Indies
Central America
Hawaii
California
Florida
Avalanche in France Traps Bear and Ice Encases Boar Carcass
A passage describes a slide near Revechetailie France where ice from an avalanche trapped a bear and captured a wild boar carcass in a solid block. The event closes around the bear, seeming to bury it within the cold storage mass.
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Revechetailie
France
Chamberlain Medicine Co trial package offered by mail
Plainly write name and address with a slip to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa to receive a trial package. The offer lists Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds and throat irritation Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach issues and digestion Chamberlain's Salve for burns wounds and skin problems all marketed as a family medicine set for five cents.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
Des Moines
Iowa
Chamberlain
Creditors of David McLaughlin hear settlement request
S W Livingston trustee petitions the District Court of Washington County Iowa asking authority to pay 15000 to Robert L Leach Receiver of Farmers and Merchants Bank as full settlement of McLaughlin estate liability tied to a 1922 instrument guaranteeing notes totaling 270984 26. He asks authority to borrow 15000 60 and to execute a mortgage on real property.
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David McLaughlin
J. G. Maxwell
M. W. Bailey
F. E. Stewart
W. J. Morrow
District Court
Washington County
Iowa
S. W. Livingston
Robert L. Leach
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Washington
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Washington
S. W Livingston
Iowa Briefs Report Domestic Strife And Juvenile Court
Des Moines reports include Stella Grace Bush seeking a divorce from Gerald W Bush both deaf mutes after he allegedly swore at her. Oxskaloosa notes Millard Lathrop aged 12 shot at a pretend bandit Earl McClain, who returned fire with a rifle. Des Moines cites Polk county: one in six children has entered juvenile court in two years per T P Balic. Ames notes Dunkerton high school judging team won grain judging sweepstakes. Webster City reports deaths from sleeping sickness of 95 year old Mrs Harvey Gage and 88 year old J J Clinton.
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Des Moines
Gerald W. Bush
Stella Grace Bush
Oxskaloosa
Millard Lathrop
Earl McClain
Polk County
T. P. Balic
Webster City
Harvey Gage
J. J. Clinton
Proverb Origins Linking Amis and Amile Soldiers of Charlemagne
The article explains a famous proverb misread as amiss is as good as amile. It ties Amis and Amile, legendary Charlemagne soldiers famed as friends and in the popular ballad tradition. Later they entered church lore and were invoked interchangeably.
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Amis
Amile
Youth Responsibility Lamp Lighted by Ruskin
An aged reflection on youth duty urging young people to weigh real duties against pleasures and to choose guidance from proper mentors. The quotation emphasizes self discipline and thoughtful formation during formative years.
Notice of hearing on loan security estate in Washington IA
The court schedules a hearing at the Court House in Washington County Iowa at 2:00 PM on Saturday February 21 1925 to review an application and petition to secure the payment of a loan. Unless you appear and defend or object the order will be granted as prayed. 8 W Livingston Trustee for the Estate and Property of David McLauchlin.
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Cty
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
W. Livingston
David McLauchlin
Sale Notice of McGinnis Property in Washington Iowa
A writ of special execution directs a public sale of the McGinnis property in Washington County Iowa. The Northwest Quarter of Section 11 Township 74 North Range 7 West will be offered January 21 1925 at Washington Court House between 9 am and 4 pm with sale starting at 1 30 pm. The property is to satisfy the execution. Also notices of dissolution of Titus Co operative Company of Titus Iowa dated December 15 1924 are published by the president and secretary.
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District Court
Washington County
Iowa
Joseph R. McGinnis
Anna BF. McGinnis
Court House
Washington
Joseph R. Me
Titus Co-operative Company
Titus
McGinnis and McGinnis Suit Filed in Washington County
A notice lists a suit involving the suit of American Savings Bank and Trust Co of Burlington Iowa against Joseph R. McGinnis and Anna McGinnis. It names the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with dates January 23 1925 and February 4 from Sheriff Charles M. Denison.
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American Savings Bank and Trust’ Co
Burlington
Iowa
Joseph RR. McGinnis
Anna
McGinnis
Washington
Charles M. Denison
Washington County
Ginnis
Joint-Base promises fast relief for sore stiff joints
An advertisement touts Joint-Base as a powerful topical counter irritant that quickly penetrates to ligaments and tendons to ease swelling stiffness and pain in knee foot ankle arch hip elbow shoulder or finger joints. It claims rapid comfort with repeated use and also aids congestion sore throat chest cold lumbago and neuralgia. Sherman Bros sell lots of it.
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Sherman Broa
Advt
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Chas. Houck
P. G. Ahrens
Agt
George W. Henry Blater
Mi. N
Rubio
Washington Produce Markets
Ime
John A. Babcock
Exchange Commission
U. S. Yard
Illinois
Chicago Cash Grain
Tom
Kentucky
Utah
South America
Malay Peninsula
New York
Fiode
Denver
NBA Service Inc
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
N. Marion Ave
Rev PF Blitzwater DD
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Mark
Tim Burton
Fairmont
Minn
Tim
Ames
Dunkerton
Mrs. Jackson
Haskins
Poland
China
Shropshire
BTC
John Deere
Nannie J. Kilgore
Paul Klotz
Cotter Savings Bank
Ainsworth U.P. Ladies Aid
Shertife’s Sale
Titus Co-Operative Company OF
State of Iowa
Titua Co-operative Co
Pele
Buick
Auth
Orized
Ance
Tucker & Eicher
White Way Garage
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