Market summary of hogs cattle and sheep receipts and prices
Chicago July 19 market report shows estimated receipts hogs 3 000 with 7 202 holdovers cattle 700 sheep 9 000. prices unevenly steady to 25 higher than yesterday. Top hog 22 50. heavy 20 65 22 35. light 20 25 22 50. sow trends 18 50 20 60. lambs and yearlings mixed with westerns up to 25. calves mostly 50 lower. official yesterday totals show varied shipments and receipts.
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Chicago
Actics Serta
Wwe
Consign Live Stock to John A Babcocke at U S Yard Chicago
Notification from John A Babcocke commission merchant at the U S Yard Chicago Illinois Rooms 27-20 Main Floor Exchange offers direct consignments of live stock. Market notes show grain futures close with corn at 81 cars tone higher No 2 Y C 1.95 1.96 and 187 cars tone 1 to 2c higher No 3 W C 79% to 82 Clover October 30.35 December 29.00 December Coffee 26.80.
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John A
Y. C
W. C
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Prompt Rainy Day Play
National League Pitteburen 2 Boston 4. American League Chicago 3 Washington 6. Boston 0 Cleveland 7 New York 4. St Louis 2 Detroit 3. Philadelphia 0 American Association Columbus 3 Kansas City 6 Louisville 11 Milwaukee 0 St Paul 6 Indianapolis 2 Toledo 2 Minneapolis 3. Three I League Bloomington 1 Evansville 0 Moline 13 Peoria 6 Terre Haute 5 Rockford 4.
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Pitteburen
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Senate Panel Rejects Bill Granting Women Vote
Paris July 19 The electoral committee of the senate will report unfavorably on the bill passed by the chamber of deputies to grant women the right to vote. The move blocks immediate enfranchisement and signals continued opposition to women voters in France.
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Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Selecting County Judging Team and Farm Notes
The Farm Bureau notes report selecting a County Judging team at the O. B. Carlson farm with Duroc pigs judged highly. It covers wheat yields by R. L. Livingston, discussions on hard roads, and long analysis of horses versus tractors. It predicts rising horse prices and growing tractor use, with 1.6 million Iowa horses and potential reductions due to mechanization.
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BE. O. Carlson
Iowa
Wallace
Early Growth Rules Key To Pullet Egg Production
The article stresses that pullets must grow without disturbance to ensure early laying. Disturbances in housing, diet, or handling delay maturity and egg production, while consistent care, regular nutrition, comfort, exercise, and cleanliness promote early, profitable egg output.
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Apri
Fly Breeding in the Country and Sanitation Advice
Dr. C. D. Rice of Iowa State College stresses sanitation to curb flies, noting they breed in manure heaps and privy vaults. A single pair can produce vast offspring in summer. removing manure piles and treating with kellerbore solution or borax can reduce fly numbers by 88 to 99 percent without harming manure fertility or beneficial bacteria.
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C. D. Rice
Veterinary Department of
Iowa State College
Horses Cheaper Today Than A Decade Ago
Prices for horses have fallen to ten year lows while most farm products rise. The author notes the unusual trend and expresses skepticism that the decline will persist, suggesting that young horses currently selling cheaper may soon rebound.
Mutual 12 W S Reister & Sons Poultry and Produce Ad
The notice urges selling old hens and roosters to make room for younger poultry. It notes six motor trucks, invites home calls or mail contact for poultry disposal, and reports $276,742.69 paid to patrons in the first half of the year. It warns of possible government control if business continues and cites current paying prices as of July 16.
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Washington County
Newspaper Trays for Kitchen Spillage Management
Advice on lining floors with newspaper to catch spills and ease cleanup. Recommends burning papers in summer to prevent dampness and rust for unused ranges, or using a waste basket to dispose of papers for gas ranges.
Railroad Shifts Blame In Gaza Wreck Tragedy
Sheldon July 19 Officials of the Illinois Central railroad conduct a full inquiry into the automobile wreck near Gaza that killed Rev. Mr. Kennedy Mrs. George Virgil and her three children. They contend the car had an unobstructed view of the track and could have seen the train.
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Sheldon
Gaza
Kennedy
George Virgil
Illinois Central Railroad Company
War Mothers Convention Set for Washington in September
Mrs. Alice M. French national president of the American War Mothers announces the national convention will be held in Washington D C from September 29 to 31. The national board of directors chaired by Mrs. Reuben R. Hutchcraft of Paris Kentucky will meet September 29 afternoon and the convention opens that evening with Mrs. French presiding assisted by Mrs. Emilie Hendricks of Salem Oregon and Mrs L F Robison of Hartford Conn the first and second vice presidents respectively.
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Indianapolis
Alice M. French
American War Mothers
Washington, D. C
Reuben R. Hutchcraft
Paris
French
Emilie Hendricks
Salem
Ore
L. F. Robison
Hartford, Conn
Nineteen Iowa counties vote on good roads plan
Nineteen Iowa counties have voted on the good roads proposition, fifteen in favor of hard surface roads and four favoring muddy thoroughfares. Eleven more special elections are set. additional counties may act. Counties for hard surface roads include Black Sioux Linn Johnson Dickenson Polk Woodbury Palo Alto Scott O Brien Buchanan Osceola Benton Marshall. Opponents: Franklin Tama Story Hardin. Future elections list Clay Kossuth Floyd Greene Emmet Buena Vista Sac Plymouth Cherokee Boone with dates through Oct. 7.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Black
Sioux
Linn
Johnson
Dickinson
Polk
Woodbury
Palo Alto
Scott
O’brien
Buchanan
Osceola
Benton
Marshall
Franklin
Tama
Story
Hardin
Clay
Kossuth
Floyd
Greene
Emmet
Buena Vista
Sac
Plymouth
Cherokee
Boone
Organization Restricts Mothers of Soldiers From Membership
The group excludes mothers of soldiers and other women relatives from joining the organization citing eligibility rules. This policy affects family supporters and aligns with traditional membership criteria.
Wasp Society Described as Busy Winter Markers
As winter approaches the life of the wasp slows yet they remain exemplary. No lazy wasps there with labor divided among roles. Some forage for food while others serve as policemen in wasp society.
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Close OF Grain Futures
E. W. Wagner & Co
B. Hunt
Sennen
Louis Bpeeaerseestooe
Eeseseas
Seedaesesn
New York Aeenes al Bal
Detroit
Louis
Philadelphia
Journal’s Farm Department
Farm Bureau Notes
R. L. Livingston
Karkoff
Stryker
Huber
Crawfordsville
Greene County
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Mutual
W. S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Iowa
Lemmon’s
J. E. Lemmon
Alex DeBord
Ainsworth
WAR Mothers Convention
North
United States Railroad Administration
Wyoming
Big Horn Mountains
Buffalo Bill
Northwestern
Monroe
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