Closing Out and Public Farm Sales List
A sequence of farm sales scheduled in Iowa towns including Keota Kalona Riverside Washington and Coppock. Listings specify dates January through February with times and nearby landmarks for each closing out or public sale.
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F. W. Hagist
Keota
Lewis BE. Yoder & Sons
Kalona
Herman Koenig
Riverside
Carlson & Lowe
Miles
Knotek Bros
Robert C. Wells & Son
Washington
Ainsworth
Coppock
Tam
Brighton
Market summary Chicago hogs cattle and sheep values
Chicago markets show hogs 25 to 36 cents lower on open with top at 6.75 and bulk 160 to 240 pounds at 6.50 to 6.75. Cattle receipts about 10,000 with yearlings steady near 11.00 and other cattle 25 cents lower. Sheep receipts 12,000 with fat lambs weak to 25 cents lower and wool lambs 8.75 to 9.15, ewes 4.00 to 4.50 for natives and 4.90 for fed westerns. Estimated tomorrow cattle 10,000 hogs 20,000 sheep 6,000.
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Chicago
U.P
The Dream House That Built a Woman's Hope
In a spring afternoon, Mrs. Berry pushes to expand her family home despite aging, debt, and skepticism. Her lifelong dream of a ten room house becomes a series of additions, shaping a symbol of deferred happiness as son Sam dies and she continues building beyond nine rooms. The tale reveals how a dream can justify defiance and reshape a family.
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Jake Blair
Jake
Bill Smart
Sam
Lew Beggs
Berry
Mother Berry
Father Berry
Sam Berry
Mrs. Berry
Mildred Norman Seeks County Auditor Nomination
Mildred Norman announces candidacy for County Auditor in the June primary, seeking the Republican voters' support. She states the run is contingent on the will of the party electorate.
Bennington Doctor Proposes Musical Valve for Cows
Dr. P. J. Christiansen of Bennington Nebraska invents an aluminum safety valve to be inserted in cows such as Bossy to vent gas through a musical whistle, reducing distress and danger.
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P. J. Christiansen
Bennington
Neb
Bossy
Chicago Grain Table Opens With Mixed Wheat Quote
Chicago grain table shows Wheat at May with an open of 1.00 percent, high 1.00 percent, low 98 and close 9914.
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Chicago
Prices Paid Wednesday Dairy and Eggs Notice
Prices paid Wednesday list sweet cream sour cream eggs and related items in a small local notice. Readable items include No 1 Sour Cream 29¢ per pound No 2 Sour Cream 27¢ per pound Hennery Brown Eggs 16¢ per dozen Hennery White Eyes 16¢ per dozen.
Prisoner authors and famed works across history
Marco Polo dictated his travels in Genoa while imprisoned. Cervantes drafted Don Quixote in Seville while a prisoner. Raleigh wrote a history of the world during confinement. Leigh Hunt, Bunyan, Wilde each produced noted works in imprisonment or detention.
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Marco Polo
Genoa
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Seville
Sir Walter Raleigh
Leigh Hunt
Rimini
John Bunyan
Oscar Wilde
Freezing Does Not Stop Cooking Frozen Meats and Fish
Frozen meats and fish may be started while still frozen or after thawing. If frozen, allow more time than usual in cooking.
Market Percentages for Corn Oats and Rye Reported
Readable figures show crop percentages across May July September for corn oats and rye. Data includes yields and seasonal estimates with percentages like 84 97 95 and 58 58 68 for various months.
Gasoline Prices Fall 33 Percent Since 15 Years Ago
An American Petroleum Industries committee reports gasoline is 33 percent cheaper nationwide compared with 15 years earlier. The finding highlights ongoing price declines across the sector and potential consumer relief.
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The
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Americans drink vast daily carbonated beverages total
A major manufacturer reports Americans now consume 15 million bottles of carbonated beverages daily, equating to 5.475 billion bottles yearly. That totals about 42 bottles per person nationwide.
Chicago Cash Corn Market Report
Chicago cash grain prices show corn at 59 to 69 cents per bushel across varieties with yellows dominating. Oats and soybeans are listed with mixed sample readings and prices around 1.14 to 1.16 dollars for yellow soybeans.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report January 16
Chicago notes a firm market for eggs with 4 089 cases receipts. Fresh graded firsts and extra firsts at 19 cents. current receipts 1 814, dirties 15 percent, checks 1 444. Poultry market steady with 36 truck receipts. spring chickens 16 cents. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Quarter Horse Racing Record Held by Bob Wade
A quarter horse race is defined as a run of a quarter mile from a standing start. These horses, though not usually thoroughbreds, were farm owned and raced at picnics or county fairs. Bob Wade still holds the world official record of 214 seconds for two fur longs.
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Bob Wade
Felton neighbors build new home in 36 hours
Felton residents admire the good neighbor policy for domestic as well as international use. When a family was burned out, 20 men built a new house in 36 hours and served meals on site until completion.
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Felton
Calif
Canals The Soo Canal’s World Waterway Gate Claim
The Soo canal is described as the greatest waterway gate in the world carrying more than four times the tonnage of the Suez canal.
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Soo Canal
Ancient Totem Pole Carved in Cedar Is Moved to Seattle
A 60 foot high cedar pole carved by Tongass Island Alaska Indians stood for almost a century on Tongass land. Seattle businessmen found it in August 1899 and brought the monument to Pioneer Square to honor a distinguished family.
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Seattle
Pioneer Square
Tongass Island
Alaska
First Electric Locomotives Highlight Early Trials
The first electric locomotive made a trial run on April 29 1875 on the Washington and Baltimore line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad reaching 19 miles per hour. Invented by Professor C C Page its later service in 1895 saw B and O Railway use in Baltimore tunnels built by General Electric company.
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Washington & Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
C. C. Page
Baltimore
General Electric Company
Peddler’s Balm of Gilead Trees Touted in Maine Towns
A century ago a peddler toured Maine coast towns selling balm of Gilead trees claiming a healing salve could be made from the leaves. Noah Tibbetts of Brooklyn believes the trees on his lawn are ancient, based on his mother born in 1822.
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Maine
Noah Tibbetts
Brooklyn
Radiator Size Stays Grounded as Horsepower Surges
Despite a 60 percent rise in average automobile engine horsepower since 1920, radiator dimensions have remained unchanged. The article notes the mismatch between engine demand and cooling surface, suggesting design efficiency rather than larger radiators.
Hartford opens low price tea store foreshadowing chain retail
In 1859 New York tea sold at about one dollar per pound. George Huntingdon Hartford started a store challenging the high price, selling tea for less than half, laying groundwork for modern chain distribution.
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New York
George Huntingdon Hartford
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Inquire Journal
Journal Office
H. Sender
Warwick
Kansas City
Capitol House’ Insulating Co
F. S. Barden
Tom Stirling
Duane White
Nicola & Barwon
Radio General Radio
Cunningham
Wm. Sloat
Journal
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
H D. Wentworth
Chicago Livestock
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Ads
Singer
Elwyn Gardner
E. Jefferson
Hinds Coal
Wilson Coal Co
John E. Miller
Washington Oilt Company
Jesse Pearson
J. W. Hendrickson
Richland
Iowa
Gamble
Poland
China
Jose Sojka
Ronan
John FE
Long
Hayes Bros
West Chester
Tucker Chevrolet
Sargent Minral
Joe M. Wolfe
Busby Mfg. Co
Westchester
C. H. Holcomb
Mildred Norman
Reister’s Markets
Washington, Iowa
Reister Bros
Don Hayes
Vt Mangell's Shop
Brady
oXia Food
Fordson
H. D. Wentworth
Cash
Harley Hoover
Lerk
Eugene Weaver
Ray Prucha
Wash
Prucha
Macon
Huber
Otha Huber Farm
USL Ae An
Matoy
Victoria
LaSalle Street
Michigan Boulevard
Hotel Victoria
Clark
van Buren Streets
Peddler'’s Trees
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