Hog and cattle market shifts in Chicago report
In Chicago markets dated January 4, hogs showed wide swings of over a dollar, closing up to two dollars higher for barrows and gilts and 25 to 50 cents for others. Prices ranged with top hogs around 23.50 for 190 to 250 pound loads, while 180 to 250 pound hogs traded near 20.23 to 23.25. Beef cattle and sheep prices moved variedly with steers and yearlings steady to up 50 cents, weighing up to 24.00 for top weighty steers and 33.50 for long-yearling cattle. heifers mostly 18.00 to 22.00, cows 12.50 to 15.00, and wool lambs around 23.65 to 23.85.
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Chicago
Cash Grain Market Sees Mixed Movements in Chicago
Chicago report notes wheat steady with no sales while corn holds firm across various yellow corn grades. Oats show strength with higher bids for heavy white oats and standard lots.
Packing List Keeps Move Organized
A practical guide urges using a labeled system and a ruled notebook to itemize each packed object before moving. The approach aids movers and proves essential for furniture storage, ensuring nothing is forgotten.
Wilted hay silage yields 16 percent more milk per acre
Studies at the Beltsville Research Center show wilted hay converted to silage provides almost 16 percent more milk per acre than field cured hay from the same forage. This finding comes from experiments conducted by the Department of Agriculture researchers at Beltsville.
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Beltsville Research Center
Department of Agriculture
Chaucer Recollects Friends Through Spectakel in 1386
In 1386 Geoffrey Chaucer used the term spectakel to note a social or public scene through which he could recognize his friends, marking an early use of one word to describe a gathering. The reference shows Chaucer's awareness of social optics in late medieval English.
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Chaucer
Community and Public Sales Schedule at Iowa Barns
A series of weekly and dated public and closing out sales listed by date and locality across Washington County Iowa. Events include bids near Whittaker Midway Sales Columbus Junction Ainsworth Brighton Coppock Washington Wayland Keota and West Chester with start times from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sellers include T H Huston Ira Miller Elmer Guenther Alfred L English Ralph Zeek R E Peters George Miller and Ernest Arnold.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
S.E. Crawfordsville
S.W. Wyman
Brighton
Coppock Road
B. Davison
Washington
Dewey Weeks
Washington Riverside
Boyd Foster
Wayland
Ira Miller
Elmer Guenther
Albert Janecek & Son
Rock Road
Alfred L. English
Riverside Gravel
Ralph Zeek
Cop. Rock Road
R. E. Peters
Keota
George Miller
West Chester
E. BE. Chambers
Ernest Arnold
Birthday and anniversary greetings listed in community notes
The column lists birthdays and anniversaries for Ruth Irene Redeker Julie Ann VanDyke Pamela Elaine Thomassen and others. It notes twins Mr. Maas and Mrs. Green observe anniversaries and marks the tenth and fifteenth birthdays for Sylvia Stohm and Danny Holland plus several other local celebrants and two Journal club members with older birth years.
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Ruth Irene Redeker
Frank Redeker
Julie Annn VanDyke
C. O. VanDyke
Winfield
Pamela Elaine Thomassen
Harold Thomassen
Sylvia Stohm
West Chester
Danny Holland
Mrs
Lee Holland
The
Journal
Frank Gobble
A. G. Hopkins
Mr. Gobble
Jefferson County
Mrs. Hopkins
Washington
Rats Cost Farmers Sixty Three Million Annually
The Fish and Wildlife Service reports rats cost farmers about 63 million dollars each year. The U S rat population nearly matches human numbers, with about half of all rats infesting farms.
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Fish and Wild Life Service
United States
Chinese Scrolls Create Immersive Journey Through Landscapes
The article describes how Chinese landscape paintings are viewed in segments as scrolls. The artist designs the sequence to let observers feel they travel through the depicted country, revealing scenes progressively.
Senate Row Over Mr Bilbo Continues In Senate
The Senate debated seating to bar Bilbo with a vote mix among Republicans and Democrats. Southern senators pressed to keep Bilbo seated while charges against him are reviewed, and Taft floated a motion to substitute a resolution to enable cloture. Bilbo moved in and out during the session with an air of unconcern.
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Ure
Taft
Bilbo
Republians
Senate
Accomplished Musician At Eleven
Renowned pianist Josef Hofmann gained early acclaim as a prodigy at age eleven. He showcased technical mastery and musical maturity beyond his years, drawing attention from critics and audiences alike.
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Josef Hofmann
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Windowshop
Kiene Bros
Whittaker & Barnes
C. L. Jennings
New London
Ireta Keith
J. Clarence E. Smith
Larry Morrison
Call
Nelson Well Co
Fairfield
Richard
Pinky) Moore
Stewart & Crane Garage
County Farm
Leroy Koch
Foster Radio Service
North Iowa Ave
Martin Miller
Batavia
Chas. L. Wells
Crawfordsville
Alice MedArtor
South 7Th Ave
Theodore B. Bailey
North Marion Ave
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund’ D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
Over Benteco Food Store
W. Livingston
West Main St
Court House
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
East Main St
Sherman’s Funeral Home
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
J. G. Widmer
By Ken Reynolds
McLellan
State Cafe
American Pearl Button Co
Coe’s Cafe
Farrell
Gambler
C. H. Witthoft
Washington St
Geo. J. Breitenbach
North
Chevrolet
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
Gamble’s
Poland
Keith Barnes
Wallbridge
King David
Stayman
Howard Ballou Orchard
Busby Mfg. Co
Porter Elevator
Martin
Kenneth Watson
du Pont Duco
Eclipse Lumber Company
C. E. Bear
Eod
John Deere
Russell Davison
W. R Plecker
Huma
Donald M. Hayes
Western Eves
Western Lambs
John Jeffrey
Willis Richards
Gamble
South 2Nd Ave
S-M
Norcal
U. S
Pullorum
Gore” Gamble
Willits Motor
Albert Mills
Ford
Brown
Adtaker
International Pickup
John P. Adrian
Weeta
Bell & Gevock Firestar
Myrle & Orville
FREED
Cargill
Long & Hotle
Whitlows
Cox
Sam Sindering
Ramseyer
Wayne Marston
Washington Motor Co
Eoa
Reister’s
Reister Bros
Pioneer Drug Store
C. Woods
Geerlings
Fred W. Bell
Chas. E. Lemley
Lemley Way
Cali
Chicago Livestock
W. R. (Irish) Richardson
Dan
Loren R. Letterdahl
P. O. Box
Washington, Iowa
Allison Maas
Omer Green
Mr. Maas
Mrs. Green
Henrietta Whittaker Helm
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Sowden
Everette Coon
J. W. Brock
Milt Navy
Kalona
Homer Stephen
Claude Tucker
J. W. Stewart
John Gamble
Roberta Ann
Bobbie'’ Blaine
Bernard Blaine
Kansas City
George Basil McBee
Basil McBee
Carl D. Anderson
Pilotburg
Eleanora Miller
Roy L. Miller
Lucille Marie Conrad
Maude Koehler
George Baker
Oscar Hughes
Evelyn Chalupa
Harriet Logan
Leonard Zickefoose
Long
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
E. Wash
Laurel
Jose Laurel
Philippine Republic
Manila
George J. Breitenbach
Wayne Simerman
Russell Packing Co
Chicago Yard
Reister Bros. Creamery
Pione Eee Pioneer
Westchester
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