Daily Market Reports Opening Market Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago market notes estimated receipts for hogs 28 000 cattle 138 400 sheep 16 000. Second report shows active market with 25 35 higher on better hogs and steady to higher cattle and lambs. Top hog 7 75, vealers 9 15 11 50, lambs 16 25, fat ewes 5 8.50, grain prices mixed with corn 1 2 higher and wheat 1 1 2 higher. tomorrow outlook hogs 30 000 cattle 138 000 sheep 10 000.
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Oregon
Liverpool Cable
Chicago
Public and private roles spark taxpaying debate
A brief citation from the San Francisco Chronicle notes the public and private sectors prompt the taxpayer to imagine roles. The quote underscores how citizens distinguish those in public jobs from others and invites reflection on societal expectations.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Hair Thickness Variation Range Noted
A report notes hair thickness varies from the 250th to the 600th part of an inch. The finding details measurement precision and highlights natural variation in hair strands.
Famous Lights In Literature And Song Echoes
A brief, reflective note on recurring phrases about light in culture. It juxtaposes bright parlor lamps with the idea of fading and renewed illumination, touching on how light symbolism appears in titles and idioms across media.
What is geography as told in a child’s exchange
A child asks Bob what geography is and he explains it as a book about where cities and rivers live. He adds that with money you can know which way to start on a trip. The exchange portrays geography as guiding travel and understanding locations.
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Bobby
Largest Locomotives Highlight World Rail Power
English Locomotives Light. The largest locomotives in the world are those used on American railways. Some of these have a weight, including tender, of 400 tons, while the heaviest British locomotive weighs, in working order, only 140 tons.
Sharing Birthday Between Twins
Paul and Phil, twin brothers, dispute their birthday. Paul claims it is only his and refuses to share. Phil suggests dividing the day, proposing Paul have mornings and Phil have afternoons, to ensure each child gets a birthday portion.
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Paul
Phil
Unusually large fruit exhibit eyed for Iowa state fair
Iowa Horticultural Society secretary R H Herrick says a big fruit display is planned for the state fair and an educational campaign will run during fair week to promote Iowa fruit and home consumption. Farm figures show feeder cattle imports into Iowa rose 60 998 in eight weeks of April and May, up from 57 091 last year, with a 25 600 increase over 1921. Net receipts on farms were mixed, ranging from a $4 277 income to a $714 loss in 1920 and from $5 968 to $2 381 loss in 1921, with gross incomes on 22 farms between $14 369 and $2 409. Rented farms varied, with highest net gains of $1 751.18 on some, shared rentals split between surpluses and deficits, and owned farms showing seven surpluses, the top $2 805.25 and bottom $162.27, while losses ranged from $81.59 to $2 401.70.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Prospect
R.& Herrick
The
Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa
Towa
Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau Leader Tours Northern Town in June
J. W. Coverdale, secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation, toured Northern Town in June addressing farm bureau picnics in Worth, Woodbury, Emmet and other counties.
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J. W. Coverdale
American Farm Bureau Federation
Sorthern Town
Farm Bureau
Worth
Woodbury
Emmet
Farm Bureau backs county tuberculosis eradication plan
The Benton county farm bureau directors endorsed the county area plan of tuberculosis eradication work and started a publicity drive to support petitions aimed at placing the county on the county area map.
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Benton County Farm Bureau
Pure Bred Gilt Clubs Form at Vinton and Belle Plaine
Pure Bred Gilt clubs have been formed at Vinton and Belle Plaine with 30 boys in the Vinton group. The clubs will exhibit animals at the Benton county fair and at the state fair, showcasing youth involvement in livestock projects.
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Vinton
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Iowa Florists Set Ames Convention For November Ninth
Iowa horticulturalists plan to exhibit at the twenty first annual convention of the Society of Iowa Florists in Ames on Friday November 9. Nurserymen statewide report exceptionally strong spring business per the horticultural society report.
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Iowa
The
Society of Iowa Florists
Ames
Resignation of Cass County Agent Bennett and Farm Bureau Day
Cass county agent L. K. Bennett resigns to take a similar post in Dickinson county, leaving mid July. Monday August 27 is Farm Bureau day at the state fair, with Federation and fair officials planning a major program. Farm Bureau day last year drew the largest attendance among the specials.
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L. K. Bennett
Cass County
Dickinson County
Mr. Bennett
Farm Bureau
Federation
Farm Bureau Women to Hire Full-Time Worker
Boone and Jasper counties decided to employ a full time worker for the projects and demonstration work of the farm bureau women. The activities of the farm bureau women required more time than could be given by the staff of the state college extension department.
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Boone
Jasper
Farm Bureau
State College Extension Department
Testing Start by Benton Linn Cow Testing Association
The Benton Linn Cow Testing association has begun operations and employs one man full time to run the work, marking a formal start to its programs and duties within the district.
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Benton-Linn
Community Club of Iowa Fails to Meet Farm Hands Demand
The Community Club of Iowa reports it has been unable to supply more than one half of the farm hands for which it has received calls.
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The
Community Club of Iowa
Survey of Farm Costs and Incomes in Shelby County
The Farm Bureau Messenger presents a survey of farm production costs and incomes in Shelby county with notable figures for operators. The report highlights cost components and income patterns among local farming households based on recent data.
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Farm Bureau Messenger
Shelby County
Japanese Proverb on land slope and a girl's mother
A traditional Japanese proverb counsels to buy land that slopes toward the center while warning about a girl whose mother is considered good. The saying ties property value to topography and cautious marriage prospects.
Stray Bits of Wisdom From Sir J Mackintosh
A compact quotation noting contentment with present gains while urging ambition beyond current self. The line attributes wisdom to Sir James Mackintosh and frames a balanced life philosophy about satisfaction and ambition.
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Sir J. Mackintosh
Bee Bread From Pollen Gathered by Bees
Bee bread is the pollen collected by bees from flowers. It is carried on the hind legs in a broad middle joint forming a basket of hairs. This bee bread mixed with honey feeds young bees, and is collected for this sole purpose.
Walter Franklin Reneau obituary lists Fulton County roots and family
Walter Franklin Reneau born April 17 1880 in Harris Township Fulton County Illinois died July 1 1923 at age 43 years 2 months 14 days son of John and Matilda Reneau lived most of his life in Fulton County aside from four years in Iowa married Mattie Belle Safary December 20 1905 parents of Elsie May Crete Geneva Leila Marie Freda Belle and Delbert Franklin He served at Walters Chapel in 1915 and remained a devoted husband father and neighbor leaving six brothers and one sister W S Los Angeles CA R F Marietta Eva Hoyle Washington IA A S and J U M of Fable Grove SD B of Canton DC of Marietta He bore suffering five weeks before death arranged much of the funeral and handled his wife’s financial matters as a prudent husband and father.
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Walter Franklin Reneau
Harris Township
Fulton County
John
Matilda Reneau
Iowa
Mattie Belle Safary
Elsie May
Crete Geneva
Leila Marie
Freda Belle
Delbert Franklin
Walters Chapel
Tanner
W. S
Los Angeles
Cal
R. F
Marietta
Eva Hoyle
Washington Ia
A. S
The Cat in History Legends and Legacy
Evidence shows cats attached to human dwellings for at least 4000 years and were valued before medieval fears shifted them to associations with witches. Monks noted Satan could appear as a black tomcat, a belief reflecting era dangers rather than feline nature.
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Europe
Satan
Advantage Found at Last Observation by The Columbus Citizen
A Columbus Citizen quip notes a short man viewing farther than a tall man looking down, reflecting on perspective and insight. The remark highlights how stature or position can influence viewpoint and understanding.
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Columbus
Correcting the Impression at Lunch in Charlotte Tale
A Cleveland Pi sin Dealer recounts inviting small Charlotte to lunch with specially prepared milk toast and soft foods. Upon seeing her plate she remarks that she eats big girl food, correcting the impression of gentleness.
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Small Charlotte
Cleveland
Coloring Ivory with Early Chemical Recipes
Brannt's Techno Chemical Receipt Book outlines methods to color ivory yellow. Procedures include immersion in potassium chromide solution then hot sugar or lead solution, or treatment in ammonia saturated yellow orange solution. Another method mordants ivory in stannous sulfide or alum, then hot weld decoction.
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Brannt
Techno-Chemical
Pasteurs Belief Reflects Faith and Science
A New York World remark records Louis Pasteur's reply to a doubter about belief in God and an afterlife. He says that deeper study strengthens his faith, comparing it to the Breton peasant’s evolving belief, even hoping it would become the Breton peasant's wife’s faith with more study.
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Pasteur
New York World
Sometimes Hard to Do in a San Francisco Chronicle Note
A fragment from the San Francisco Chronicle remarks on etiquette for well bred guests who conceal their urge to snicker during awkward moments as a host makes frantic efforts to carve.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Thorinaite Found Only in Ceylon
The mineral thorinaite is now largely used in making main ties for incandescent gas lamps and is, at present, known only from Sri Lanka. The discovery came from the Ceylon mineral survey, and the mineral is exported to Europe and the United States.
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Ceylon
Ceylon Mineral Survey
Europe
United States
Boy sews cheese holes shut in kitchen pride
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a mother finding her son, fond of sewing, had sewn through a piece of cheese. He proudly announced he had mended the holes, showing his work as he explained to his mother.
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Tive
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Voltaire Pleased With Puppet Show
A historic note recalls Voltaire’s enjoyment of puppetry. It mentions Malezieu, a French academy member who wrote marionette pieces over two centuries ago, including one performed before the duke of Bourbon in 1705, with Voltaire sometimes helping to manipulate the figures.
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Voltaire
French Academy
Malezieu
Petys
Duke of Bourbon
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Ike
Tex Peayer
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