Markets Hold Steady as Hogs and Cattle Receipts Rise
Chicago market notes estimated receipts for hogs 48 000 cattle 20 000 sheep 24 000 with strong to higher tone for prime hogs and steady to higher bids on top. Hog prices top at 18 15 while heavy prime fetches 18 15. cattle and calves show mixed demand with good to best corn fed steers steady and stockers dull. week totals show 148 162 hogs and sheep receipts, 10 892 shipments last week.
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Chicago
Washington
Classified Notice From E W Warner Co Iowa City
Furnished by E W Warner Co Iowa City Iowa L B Hunt Manager Phone 726 close.
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E. W. Warner & Co
Iowa City
Iowa
L B. Hunt
Grateful Mothers Praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
Letters from Mrs. T Neurever and D Keson recount remedies for croup and whooping cough. The ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a long trusted cure for children and adults with coughs and bronchial ailments.
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Foley
Lemmon
Wachington
Local Farm Notes on Harvests Livestock and Sawmill Plans
Farmers report finished harvests and plenty of mixed grain to come out soon. W. D. Booth notes a herd of 80 pigs with gilts over half and recent cholera treatment. Henry Wittrig completed harvest and sold a Percheron mare. Chas. Mapel may miss church to tend 17 acres of oats, aided by his boys. Kenneth Matthess helps in northeast Wellman. labor shortages push constant work. Wade sawmill operates in Oldfield timber near Pilotaburg. A new corn crib and granary are planned on the Reuben Rickey place. Pereheron colts on Esther Ashby place grow well and look promising.
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W. D. Booth
Henry Wittrig
Mr. Wittrig
Chas. Mapel
Wellman
Wade
Oldfield
Pilotaburg
Reuben Rickey
Carl Oldfield
Farming Outlook and Market Notes From Highland Township
Frank Halladay reports oats not ripe enough to cut while spring wheat shows scab and lodging but should still enter the U S wheat supply. Duroc pigs are thriving on clover oats and corn. A pair of geldings sold in Chicago for 700 dollars, likely priced higher than a poor crub, with Maine as a shipping destination.
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Frank Halladay
Highland Township
Chicago
Maine
Seed Treatment Efforts Reach Farmers Across Counties
Farm advisers extend seed treatment demonstrations to farmers' groups and schools. Emphasis on preventing odors from wheat oats barley and grain sorghums. USDA estimates treatment could save tens of millions of bushels nationwide. Local losses documented by Farmers Mutual Insurance Company include livestock and property claims. Polk county reports a fish-wheat fungus damaging crops. seed treatment before planting urged to prevent spread next year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Sidney Coon
W. J. Marie
Washington
M. Hamilton
Wellman
K. Beal
Ainsworth
Hay
Hunally
Polk County
Polk County Agricultural Association
Carl N. Kennedy
Campaign for More Hogs Reaches 15 Percent Increase
The Animal Husbandry Division reports a successful campaign to boost pork production by at least 15 percent from last year. USDA data show brood sows up 9 percent as of April 1, with favorable March and April weather boosting pig harvests nationwide.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Rust resistant wheat hybrids advance under U S agriculture plan
The U S Department of Agriculture collaborates with Minnesota Kansas Tennessee and Iowa state stations to breed rust resistant durum wheats with milling quality. Extensive milling and baking tests accompany the crosses. A 40 man field staff led by eight supervisors promotes smut control with state and local partners across northern and western states.
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United States Department of Agriculture
State Experiment Station
Minnesota
Kansas
Tennessee
Iowa
Wheat Scab Report Signals Large Wheat Losses
Iowa City July 15. Government expert M J Gillits reports wheat scab infection in Johnson county fields. About 50 percent of spring smooth wheat heads infected with predicted 40 percent yield loss, while bearded spring wheat largely spared at 10 to 12 percent. Winter wheat infection around 5 percent. Oats clean, barley good, rye ergot affected. Plans for winter disease prevention and malaldehyde treatment discussed.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
M. J. Gillits
Gillits
PISH WHEAT Found Here In Des Moines Report
Des Moines reports discovery of a new wheat variety, noting local agriculture officials and researchers confirming initial findings. The brief highlights July events and regional farming interest.
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Des Moines
War Gardens Boost 110000 in Iowa Across State
July 15 Cedar Rapids and Iowa officials report 110000 war gardens statewide. Women led by Glendolyn Warren organize home canning campaigns to save surplus, distribute manuals, and compete for Thrift Stamps prizes.
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Washington
Iowa
Kaiser
Cedar Rapids
Glendolyn Warren
National War Garden Commission
Pd. B. Woodbridge
Chas
J. Novak
J. H. Nomae
W. G. Langfitt
W. EB. Mickel
Elmer G. Paxton
J W. Cocayne
J. W. Pike
George J. Schneider
John Rhodes
F. A. Small
J. Mills
Frank S$. Pepelka
Joe Schultz
Kirrank Novak
Mabel Bush
John Canfield
W. A. Boren
George Yuill
Frank Doty
Chas. A. Newell
F. 8. Alden
Minnie Brokhause
Win. Smetena
Anton Trusty
J. W. Piehner
Clarence B. Taylor
Geo. B. Wilcox
B. Wise
Foley Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From Detroit Tex
Justice W H Hill of Detroit Texas testifies Foley Kidney Pills are the best among those used and have done the work others failed at. Ad cites backache rheumatic pains sore muscles stiff joints and too frequent bladder action as kidney trouble symptoms. Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes the product.
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W. H. Hill
J. P
Detroit
Tex
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
Plain truth on stomachs sway signing checks
A Houston Post reflection notes the average man is more influenced by his stomach than his soul when signing checks, suggesting financial temptation outweighs moral considerations.
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Houstop Post
Aiser's Army Chief Dead After Violent Kaiser Interview
Reports from Amsterdam indicate the death of Field Marshal Von Tindenburg, leader of Aiser's army, following a tense interview with the Kaiser. Details remain uncertain as information filters in.
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Aiser
Pield Marshal von Tindenburg
Amsterdam
Thorne Secures Freight Rate Reductions Aboard Rail Board
Clifford Thorne, returning from St Louis, helps push substantial freight rate revisions with the railway administration. The board cuts the proposed rate from $3.69 to 4. we note a saving of $486,000 annually for a tea merchant client and a 4 ½ cent per hundred weight flat advance that benefits the oil industry. Thorne declines a government cost investigator post. Meanwhile hog cholera controls and farm sanitation developments are urged across Jefferson County to protect meat supply and livestock health.
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Clifford Thorne
St. Louie
Thorne
McAdoo
Railway Administration
R. R
Messrs
Chambers and
Prouty
Messrs. Walter
Hastings
Coffee
Board of Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. A
United States
Special Council
Requa
Hog Cholera In Jefferson County Report
Dr. John P. Simons, U S Veterinarian inspector, cites Jefferson county as hard hit by hog cholera with Des Moines five cases Lockridge one Center one Cedar one Locust Grove one and claims the county accounts for nearly half the outbreaks in the region. He stresses vaccination quarantine and sanitation as essential and notes there is no cure aside from serum and virus treatment.
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United States
Jefferson County
John P. Simons
U. S
Des Moines
Lockridge
Center
Cedar
Locust Grove
Simon
Fammer
Barber Draws Bald Men With Hair Growth Ploy
A quirky town tale notes every new barber draws in bald men hoping for a miracle. Patrons seek advice and promises as the town discusses the latest hair growth gimmick.
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Geo
Puny Weak Boy Made Strong by Vincl
A Virginia reader praise endorses Vincl as it allegedly strengthens a weak tired boy. The ad claims Vincl contains beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and phosphates required to build up a rundown system. It promotes Sherman Bros druggists as the seller.
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Vincl
Williamson
W. Va
Harley Clay
Williamsburg
Vinci
Sherman Ros
Ady
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Close OF Grain Futures
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E. J. Atkisson
Gas and Fame Battalion
Farm and Stock News
Kenneth Matthess
F. K. Semler
Esther Ashby Place
EK. FE. Johnson
Brighton
Calf
Charles Sengleman
Frank Greiner
Richland
H. Schachner
Mare
Sam Reed
H. A. Meacham
Jesse Marr
Emanuel BE. Yoder
A. D. Bender
Ferdinand Marie
J. M. Soukup
George Kron
Riverside
Samuel Conrad
Wayland
B. Rabenold
John Rotenberger
Grover H. Harmon
J. M. Wolfe
Bull
P. Wells
W. D. Augustine, Keota, Heifer
F. J. McKay
Washington, Colt
H. R. Schantz
Cc. A. Monson
Noble, Heifer
Ray
Ireland
H.C
L. Hollingsworth
Keota
Joseph Hise
Kalona
Laubach
John H. Sonday
Harper, Bull
Cloyd Knupp
E. Harkin
Cow
Hugh
Wellman, Cow
J. Moon
Fred Lukavsky
Griffin, Workman & Co
Wehr Bros
Heifer
Railroad Administration IS
Simons
Fairfield Journal
Jefeferson County
Peles
Geene
Iatisfaction
Guam
Sherman Brothers
M. J. Wilkinson
J. D. Duncan
Cotter
Lows
W.s.reister & Sons Cash Buyers OF
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
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