Daily Market Reports Opening for Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago opens with hogs receipts about 25 000 and cattle 11 000 and sheep 16 000. July 19 markets show mixed action with best beef steers strong and other beef categories slow to lower. various weights and types priced from about 6.99 to 11.50 per hundredweight. Official yesterday figures list hogs cattle sheep calves shipments and receipts by Beach-Wickham Grain Co. data from Iowa City.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Iowa City
Iown
W. H. Deming
Poultry Record Flocks Promote Sanitation in Iowa
Mrs. Marion Van Wyk of Ocheyedan joins Iowa State College extensions in promoting poultry record flocks across Iowa counties. Officials praise sanitation as key to reducing disease and boosting returns, noting a flock yielded 46 cents per hen after feed costs. Van Wyk raises Single Comb Rhode Island Reds and monitors hens daily to prevent health problems.
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Ames
Iowa
Poultry Husbandry
Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa State College
Marion van Wyk
Ocheveden
van Wyk
Rhode Island
Odd and Interesting Historical Facts
A compilation of brief heritage notes: Goodbye derives from God be with you, moonlight aids tomato ripening, quarantine began in the 16th century, Tibet is vast yet sparsely populated, brilliant beetles rival gems, Charleston hosted a 1749 public library, and thumb ring fashion lasted into the late 1700s.
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Tibet
France
Germany
Spain
East
West Indies
United States
Charleston
D. C
England
Three Iowans Seek G A R and W R C National Posts
Des Moines reports three Iowans seen as top contenders for national offices at the fifty sixth G A R encampment in September. Judge J W Willett Tama aims for commander in chief, Mrs Marie Basham Des Moines seeks W R C national president, and Mrs Lola E Elliott Des Moines aims for Daughters of Veterans national president.
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Des Moines
J. W. Willett
Tama
Marie Basham
Lola E. Elliot
Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Daughters of Veterans
Willett
Basham
Lola Elliot
Department of Iowa G. A. R
Busham
Elliott
A. E. Elliot
al Tho
Indianaplis
Middle West
Cummins Might Miss Iowa Republican Convention
Washington July 19 Senator Cummins may be unable to attend the Iowa republican state convention on August 2 because of pressing business and possible emergency legislation by the interstate commerce committee if the railroad strike persists. He is listed as head of the Polk county delegation but may stay in Washington.
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Washington
Cummins
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Committee
Polk County
Veterans may claim 10 000 acres in New Mexico
About 10 000 acres in New Mexico may be entered by qualified World War I veterans under home stead and desert land laws. Applications window runs Sept 8 to Sept 27 with later entry phases through Oct 18 and Oct 19 onward, Las Cruces land office announces.
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EL Paso
New Mexico
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
Las Cruces
N. M
Army
Naval Reserve
Iowa officers defied as jail escapee bootlegger linked to family
Rock Island officers served a warrant on Bennett for arrest in Jones county but could not jail him, as he was released on a habeas corpus writ. Bennet, once a Rock Island patrolman, allegedly led a bootlegging ring and built a still on Mundinger farm near Monticello, with Mundinger and wife fined and Bennet blamed as its head.
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Monticello
Jones County
Rock Island
Rodenhofer
Bennett
Mundiger
Wennett
Mundinger
Hingis
Milwaukee Brewery Shifts to Chocolate Making for Prohibition Era
The Milwaukee brewery known for iconic beer pivots to large scale chocolate production to support the candy industry and sustain its status as a fifth place beneficiary of prohibition era policies.
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Milwaukee
Trees on the Farm Proves Valuable Says Iowa Expert
Storm Lake reports forestry expert J Pride from Iowa State College urged Buena Vista county farmers to manage and harvest wood lots to maximize value. He warned against removing timber from landscapes and advised replacing hardwoods with evergreens for winter protection while urging preservative treatment to prevent depletion.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
J. Pride
Iowa State College Extension Department
Buena Vista County
Heritage Prom Porefathers
More Soldiers in Europe Grow Before Genoa Conference
Before the Genoa Conference estimates show Europe housing 4,736,000 soldiers, up from 3,726,641 in 1915. France and Britain slightly larger, Greece sevenfold, Belgium doubled, Italy and Russia down, new Eastern European republics accounting for the rise. Germany and Austro Hungary declines amid redraws, the war claimed to end all wars.
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Europe
Greece
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Germany
State Fair Offers Prizes To Radio Fans
Iowa state fair through the Ames extension department will hold a con test for homemade radio sets with cash prizes in two age classes. Prizes range 15, 10, and 5 dollars with judging on efficiency parts workmanship and appearance. Frank D. Paine will supervise the display and inquiries go to Secretary A R Corey at the state house. Special fair days announced include children and public school day on Aug 25 American Legion and DSM day Aug 26 music day Aug 27 farm bureau day Aug 28 old soldiers day Aug 29 state day boys and girls club day Aug 30 livestock parade day Aug 31 auto race day Sept 1.
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Des Moines
Ames
Frank D. Paine
Iowa State College
Fair Grounds
A. R. Corey
State House
American Legion
Farm Bureau
Passion Play and Christ Drama Set for Oberammergau Erl
A Passion Play is staged in Oberammergau and Los Angeles while a life of Christ drama will be performed in Erl Tyrol. The Erl plays began in 1613 to aid plague districts and occur every ten years with profits going to church or charity.
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Oberammergau
Los Angeles
Erl
Tyrol
OberAmmerean
The Red Plague Reward Posted by Property Owners Federation
A five hundred dollar reward promises arrest and conviction of any incendiary in Associated Towns under Articles of Association section 3. Fire taxpayers are urged to contribute to the effort amid widespread criminal fires. The Property Owners Federation promotes the funded effort as a public service.
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Property Owners Federation
Ine
Football Is Only Sport to Pay Out At Iowa Last Year
Iowa City July 19 Football at Iowa University yielded a steady profit while other athletic programs showed losses. Football receipts reached 60 632 27 with expenses 36 994 55 profit 23 637 72. Yearbook sales added 33 140 and stadium bond plans continue. Overall athletic receipts 75 256 25 with football funding most of the total profit.
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Iowa City
Iowa University
Hawkeyes
Board of Control of Athletics
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A. Babcoce Miasion Merchant
YARD
Llinoiw
Elephant Butte Irrigation District
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Mesa Country
Elephant Butte
Illinois
State Fair
Buick
Flint
Michigan
Tucker & Eicher
White Way
W. S. Reister & Sons
East Third St
Creamery
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Ime
Ite
Thone
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
Boc
W. A. Hutton & Co
Hershey
Muscatine
Chicago Board of Trade
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Logan & Bryan
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St. Louis
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Davenport
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