Chicago Opening Market Report on Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Estimated receipts today show hogs 23 000 remain 11 000 left over. cattle 8 000. sheep 17 000. Prices mostly steady to 15 cents lower than Monday with tops around 11.00 for hogs and beef cattle mixed across weight classes. Livestock totals: hogs 43 558, cattle 16 350, sheep 21 573, calves 2 559. Wheat and corn futures quotes follow with nearby open at 1.08 for Sept wheat and 62 for Sept corn. Chicago cash grain mixed with higher wheats and firmer oats. next day totals predict hogs 22 000, cattle 11 000, sheep 15 000.
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Chicago
Ben Stocker
Henry and the Golf Yell Four Origin
A quip from Good Sport explains why golfers shout four after a tee shot. Henry links the habit to quick arithmetic inspired by his sister studying math, noting fore would take too long to say while two two becomes four.
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Henry
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonies
Iron Mountain Michigan woman reports relief from monthly pains after using the product. Xenia Ohio resident says five years of back and lower body discomfort ceased and regularity returned. Medicine marketed for women’s ailments.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. H. Garland
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Mary Dale
Route 7
Xenia
Ohio
Garor
Dale
Fiends Attack and Beat Three in Home Near Fairfield
Fairfield July 24. Louis Palm his mother and sister are in serious condition after unknown assailants beat them, tied Palm to a tree and ransacked the Palm residence. Chloroform was used on the mother and sister. the house was looted and furniture scattered as bloodhounds track the robbers toward Woolson.
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Fairfield
Louis Palm
Palm
Palm Residence
Ericson
Harris
Unique Ocean Trip Plans From Shanghai To Victoria
Captain George Waard announces a voyage aboard the Chinese junk Amoy with 223 tonnage to sail from Shanghai on June 25 to Victoria British Columbia by way of Korea Hakodate and the Aleutians. He expects arrival in late August with no cargo or passengers and warns of rough going ahead.
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Shanghal
Pacific
Shanghai
Victoria
B. C
George Waard
Seven Seas
Captain Waard
Korea
Straits of
Hakodate
Aleutian Islands
Waard
Canada
China
Hongkong
Demonstrational Orchard Spraying Shows Clean Apple Harvest
Louisa County Farm Bureau notes a fourth summer spray on John Bailey’s orchard near Oakville yields remarkably clean, marketable apples. Costs total about 73 dollars for 100 trees, with 250 bushels anticipated. four trees remain unsprayed showing more blemishes.
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John Bailey
Oakville
Mr. Bailey
W. J. Rocken
Iowa State College
Avoid Hessian Fly Damage to Wheat Sowing
Sowing wheat about mid September helps avoid Hessian fly damage after larvae hatch. Louisa county fields showed notable damage this summer, and affected plots should be planted with non wheat crops. Two fly broods occur yearly, fall and spring, with fall eggs laid on young wheat.
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Louisa County
Poultry Culling Demonstration Set at J R Syphrite Home
A culling demonstration will be held at the home of J R Syphrite in Port Louisa township at 2 00 p m on July 31 Those interested in culling poultry are invited to attend Questions on proper feeding of poultry and disease control will also be answered at this time.
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J. R. Syphrite
Port Louisa Township
Dry mash for hens boosts summer egg production
Poultry specialist J. J. Warren says dry mash should be kept before hens all summer to maximize egg production. Without the mash hens may molt early and non producers rise, while poor layers stop laying sooner and heavy layers slow production.
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J. J. Warren
Agricultural Extension Service
Mr. Warren
Oats Yield Strong In Washington Area This Year
Reports from the Washington region indicate exceptional oats production with many fields averaging 50 to 75 bushels per acre. Local growers Lewis Beard Fred Palmer and James Swift report high yields, boosting optimism as hog prices hold at eleven cents. West of Washington yields lag, while long distance lines face outages as Bell and Atlantic clash over a settlement.
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Washington
Lewis Beard
Fred Palmer
James Swift
IOWA TOWN SITS WITHOUT LOCAL TELEPHONE LINK
Atlantic July 24. A protest grows as Bell Telephone cuts ties with Musson Brothers Telephone. Bell installs long distance booths and in business houses, routing calls via its own lines. Residents without private phones face service disruption and are left unable to reach local offices.
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Atlantic
Bell Telephone Company
Musson Brothers Telephone Company
Bell Company
Schools Take On Flappers Morality In Place Of Home
Des Moines July 24 The home is defunct and schools must reform the flapper and her male counterpart. Prof Herbert Martin of Drake University says mothers faltered and teachers must guide children through evolving morals and social life. He argues the group classroom and social education are key to future peace and internationalism.
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Des Moines
Herbert Martin
Drake University
Dr. Martin
Fistle
Borrowed smiles Doctor patient exchange in humor
A brief pun shows a doctor praising the patient’s morning ease after all-night practice. The employer tests a new hire who insists he can handle early hours, remarking that closing early is no concern for him.
Pies Like Mother Made and New Idea Wells Business Note
A restaurant sign echoes old ideas with PIES LIKE MOTHER MADE and PIES LIKE MOTHER TRIED TO MAKE BUT COULDN'T. The piece adds 10e New Idea and comments that digging wells is the only business where you don’t have to begin at the bottom.
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Iowa City
Iowa
W. H. Deming
Babcock Commission
Yard
Illinoe
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Rollo
Pickford
A. C. McCandlish
McCandlish
Town State College
Els
Acre
Hell
Bell
W. S. Reister & Sons
East Third St
Mutual
East Washington
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Sian Wasa
Drake Professor
Hall
Derugeista
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toleda
Property Owners Federation, Inc
R. L. Gibson
Portland
Iowa Avenue
Vernis Martin
Buck's
W. M. Hewitt
D. B. Maqon, Auet
Mike Trier
Keota, Iowa
Sale Pavilion
Col
N. G. Krasehel
A. C. McNurlen
Ende
J.L. McGraw
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