Markets report Chicago hogs cattle and sheep prices
Hogs 11,000 noted slow to steady trade with 5 to 10 cent declines. Top 10.75. 180 to 270 lb 10.40 to 10.65. 270 to 330 lb mostly 10.25 to 10.50. 330 to 400 lb sows 9.40 to 9.76. Sheep 1,000 steady with choice natives at 7.55. yearlings 8.25 to 9.45. ewes 4.50. Cattle 6,000 active with steers 9.75 to 11.00. top 11.85 for medium steers. heifers 10.50 to 11.25. vealers 11.00 to 11.40. Estimated Wednesday receipts hogs 12,000 cattle 8,000 sheep 1,000.
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Chicago
Former Resident of Junction Dies
Mrs. Fred Buthman of Davenport, a former Junction resident, died in Mercy hospital after a week of illness. She was formerly Alice George and widow of William Lupton then George Ruthman. Surviving are two sons Lawrence and Harry, six grandchildren, and sister Mrs. George Jackson of California.
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Martha Putter
Columbus Junction
Fred Buthman
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Alice George
William Lupton
Ruthman
Lawrence Lupton
Harry
Pierre
Geor
Chicago Children To Spend Summer in Two Gray Homes
Gray July 1. Joseph Havli cek comes to spend the summer with Jimmy Walker. He is one of the Chicago children along with Raymond Fayman and Dorothy Androvich who will stay with Mr and Mrs Spencer Reed. Chicago children arrived June 26. Visit Grimes Home Mr and Mrs Frank Snider.
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William C. Longer
Gray
Joseph Havlicek
Jimmy Walker
Raymond Fayman
Dorothy Androvich
Spencer Reed
C. A. Neville
Richland
Dr. Irwin
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Bradys
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Emma Stockman
R. O. Wright
Wright
Parsons College
Ottumwa
Delta
Arlene Heilman
Black Hills
D. H. Chacey
Fairfield
Brighton
Concrete Construction Co
North End
Glen Davis
Belle Palmer
Washington
Glen
Howard Jones
Sharon Ann Peterson
Burlington
Charles Widner
Harold Greeson
Rochester
Minn
Grover Johnson
Chas
al Bridger
Anavea School
Annapolis
Iowa Wesleyan
Wm. Bolton
Bolton
C. C. Demaree
Chicago cash grain mixed bids on corn oats and beans
Chicago cash grain rounds show corn bids ranging from 74% to 74% for 2 yellow and 73% to 74% for 3 yellow. Oats bids list white samples around 37 to 38%. Soybeans bid at 1.42% for 2 yellow.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report July 1
Chicago market report shows eggs weak with 22,254 case receipts and current supplies 24. Dirties 25 to 46? checks 35. Poultry market steady to firm with 1 car and 31 trucks received. Small hens 21 to 16. Sprigs 23.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Table Sees Mixed July Through December Quotes
Chicago grain table shows Wheat Corn and Oats with July and Sep contracts. Prices move with July Wheat around 1.045 to 1.06, Corn futures around 0.76 to 0.77, and Soybeans near 1.45 to 1.46 for July and about 1.38 to 1.40 for October and December.
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Chicago
Cafe SS
Tom
Local Market Prices Include Various Dairies
A fragment lists item prices by weight with cents per pound figures: 28¢, 16e, 18¢, and 38e. No further context or product names are provided in the readable text.
Family and wedding social notes from Packwood area
Saturday visit to Packwood and Lee Grimes home. Kathryn Nicola’s return from Friday evening visit with Richard Nicola and his bride. A shower for Mr and Mrs Richard Nicola had thirty five young attendees and many gifts. Local dinners and visits include Ainsworth’s Mr Mrs Martin Tedfern with Givens and Elva Givens, William Longer household guests, and Mrs Mary Hilderbrand visiting George Brown.
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Packwood
Lee Grimes
Kathryn Nicola
Richard Nicola
Martin Tedfern
Ainsworth
Ted Givens
Helen
Max
Evelyn
Elva Givens
Alvin Shebeck
Joan
William Longer
Mary Hilderbrand
Son
George Brown
Doyle Plecker
Jesse Nicola
Doyle Pleeker
Bert Spangler
Charles Spangler
Household sale notices interlace with local listings
Household sale announced for June 28 at 730 KE Main by Lawrence Wilson of Midway Sale Co Columbus district. Community Safe holds Friday sales at City Feed Yard. July 5 sale closing out by Charlie Thomas listed in column.
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Lawrence Wilson
Midway Sae Co
Columbus Uection
Charlie Thomas
False security of cleanliness in bars exposed
The article debunks the belief that wiping glass rims on chins or napkins sterilizes drinks. It states alcohol levels in beer and wine are too low to kill virulent germs, and that the rim contact with the lip does not disinfect the rim.
Fire destroys Dr. Irwin barn in Richland
A fire engulfed the barn behind the Dr. Irwin residence in Richland, consuming lumber and valuables before discovery. Firefighters saved nearby buildings but could not save the barn.
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Dr. Irwin
Richland
Boy Out on Gravel as Car Door Flies Open
A boy, Billy Meyer, was dumped onto gravel when a car door suddenly opened while traveling to visit grandparents. He suffered a cut on his forehead and mouth and multiple bruises. Prairie Flower Bible school closed Friday with Marjorie Benson and Arlys Myers aiding in teaching.
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Washington
Billy Meyer
Prairie Flower Bible School
Marjorie Benson
Arlys Myers
Helen Jacobsuck
Allison Maas
Oskaloosa Park
Grahams
B. J. Holmes
Milton Maas
Agnes Koening
Rose
Iowa City
Wm. Koening
Mark
Orval Meyer
First New York Home Built for White Men in 1613
The earliest white settlers built a habitation in 1613 at a site now known as 41 Broadway in New York. This early outpost marks the colony’s initial European foothold.
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New York
Broadway
Monticello's Hidden Marvels and Jefferson’s Oddities
A feature on Monticello Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson traces its 30 year construction and reveals Jeffersons inventive tools. It notes a trolley style door opener armchair a folding desk inline speedometer polygraph duplication device and an Italian import writing improvement that allowed four pages at once.
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Little Mountain
Monticello Mountains
Virginia
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Italy
Doctors urged to offer services to community
Dr. Thomas L. Shipman urged general practitioners with industrial ties to serve several local companies. Dr. M. E. Barnes stressed hospital disease prevention with dedicated staff. Homer N. Calver noted public desire for health information and cautioned on exhibit effectiveness at the New York World's Fair.
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Thomas L. Shipman
Lynn
Mass
M. E. Barnes
State University of Iowa
Homer N. Calver
American Museum of Health, Inc
Mosquitoes Prefer Humans Over Animals in Biting
The U S agriculture department says mosquitoes may be attracted to some people more than others. It notes that females bite humans more than other animals, though horses cattle dogs are also common targets. If given a choice among chicken cat and man the mosquito would choose the man.
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United States Agriculture Department
Tank that changed war born from rejected idea
A New York columnist recalls 1911 when Britain’s war office rejected a model of a land battleship as the work of a madman. Three years into World War I the invention found a hearing and proved pivotal, later becoming the tank.
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New York
War Office
British War Office
Candy straw promises flavored soda water from plain water
A technical school teacher markets a candy straw tube nine inches long and half an inch in diameter. The device contains a mixture claimed to carbonize water as it is drawn up into a glass, creating a pleasantly flavored soda drink.
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Goft
US Holds About Half of World Telephones
A study shows the United States possesses roughly half of the globe's telephone devices. The find highlights the nation's tech reach and infrastructure scale in contrast with other regions.
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United States
Players Club origins shaped by Edwin Booth in 1887
Edwin Booth led formation of the Players Club in 1887 after planning with yachtsmen. He bought 16 Gramercy Park, hired Stanford White, and established a Bohemian gathering that admitted diverse members while excluding dramatic critics.
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Booth
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Augustin Daly
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Time Magazine
Fish and Game Abound in Ruthenia's Hidden Valleys
Ruthenia offers hunters rich game including deer lynx bears stags wildcats and boars. Mountain streams teem with salmon and trout while mineral springs claim global health fame. Rich salt deposits at Slatinske Doly feature cathedral-like excavations and Ruthenian diamonds quartz along riverbanks.
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Ruthenia
National Geographic Society
Slatinske Doly
Golden fleece gloves of shellfish hair captivate Europe
The finest gloves are said to be made not of silk but from the hairlike excrescence of a Mediterranean shellfish. The golden hair is strong and scarce, making the gloves an expensive luxury for the wealthy, and the material is known in southern Europe as golden fleece. Some claim a legend ties it to Jason and the Argonauts.
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London
Tit-Bits Magazine
Europe
Jason of
Eld
Nettles Used to Deter Elephants in Malaya Estate Shields
Rubber planters in Johore British Malaya plant hedges of stinging nettles around estates to deter wandering elephants that uproot young trees and damage fences. The nettle sting is virulent and makes planting difficult but may deter elephants from returning after contact.
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Johore
British Malaya
Night Blindness Tied to Vitamin A Deficiency
Article notes nyctalopia or night blindness as an early symptom of vitamin A deficiency. It suggests impaired twilight vision and slow recovery from glare contribute to rising nighttime automobile accident tolls.
Rain Fails to Reach Desert City Gadames
In Gadames North Africa a desert city with about 2000 residents has not seen rain for years. Mud houses would wash away if it did. To escape the heat the entire population seeks refuge in a subterranean city. Women stay indoors using underground tunnels to visit unseen by outsiders.
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Gadames
North Africa
Indians' Tobacco Origin Story Terms and Translation
The first Indians Columbus met in the New World were the Ciboneys of Cuba. Their language called the tobacco plant cohiba, and when offered a cigar locals reportedly said to baco meaning will you smoke, a phrase believed to accompany a tobacco offer.
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New World
Cuba
Greatest Mine Disaster in France 1906 Claims 1060 Lives
A historic page notes the 1906 French mine explosion that killed 1,060 workers, marking the greatest mine disaster of the era. Details focus on the tragic loss and its scale within the mining industry.
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France
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