Market Open With Lower Prices Across Hog Cattle and Sheep
Chicago market report shows estimated hog receipts 24,000 and cattle 6,000 with sheep at 16,000. Opened about 25 to 35 lower than general trade. early top around 21.05, bulk sales 20.35 to 20.70. Detailed ranges listed for heavy to light hogs and cattle, with beef steers and calves steady to higher, feeders and stockers varying. Estimated receipts today 15,000 for the cattle section and market less active but mostly steady with lambs and ewes posting varied bids.
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Chicago
Commodity Price Snapshot From Iowa City Market Report
Furnished by FE Wagner Co Iowa City. Prices listed for corn oats and coffee with bid offers for July September December and October contracts. Reports show highs lows closings and car tonnage for grain sales including No 2 yellow corn and oats with numbers reflecting futures and spot values. Grade and date markers indicate active trade and seasonality across grains and coffee markets.
Coast to coast air route mapping flight planned
The army air service announced four Curtiss JN-4 planes will embark from Mazelhurst field Mineola New York for a transcontinental flight to Seattle Washington. The sixteenth officers and ninety six men, supported by an observation balloon and motor trucks, will map an aerial Atlantic to Pacific route with stops at Pittsburgh Columbus Chicago Milwaukee Fargo Bismarck and other points.
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Washington
Army Air Service
Mazelhurst Field
Mineola
N. Y
Seattle
Wash
Atlantic
Waville
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fargo
Bismarck
Journal's Farm Dept Can Kill Dandelions With Iron Sulphate
Dr. L. H. Pammel of Iowa State College urges using iron sulphate mixed with water to kill dandelions in lawns. Apply at a tenth barrel per barrel of water with a spray. repeat as needed. The remedy may brown bluegrass temporarily but won’t kill it. older plants die with repeated applications. The piece also notes livestock quality lifts labor income, stressing good livestock as key machinery of farming.
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L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Dr. Pammel
Farm management basics for profitable farming
General guidance emphasizes large scale with minimum one hundred acres to fit fifty crop acres per man and eight shown crop acres per horse. After arranging labor, livestock quality emerges as the key factor. poor stock reduces profits more than any other element on many farms. An Ontario farm management in historical text.
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Ontario
Dancing in Bathing Suits Banned on Chicago Beaches
Chicago authorities have barred dancing in bathing suits at public beaches as the bathing season nears. Walter Wright, secretary of the bureau of beach supervision, notes the city has been liberal about beach modesty but now prohibits sand dancing seen as immodest. Dancing masters concede many popular steps originated on the sands of Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Walter Wright
Bureau of
Atlantic City
Lake Michigan
Limber neck in birds linked to poison absorption
Limber neck is a symptom, not a disease, tied to poisons absorbed from the intestines that affect nerves and paralyze neck muscles. Indigestion moldy grain putrid meat or worms are linked. Treatment calls for purgatives such as 50-60 grains of Epsom salt or 3-4 tsp castor oil for a grown fowl, with possible recovery within 24 hours. if no improvement in 3-4 days, do not continue.
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Limberneck
Indispensable but Undesirable Bald Head
Quote notes a puzzle claiming an indispensable yet undesirable thing is a bald head. Attributed to the Edinburgh Scotsman it poses a riddle about ownership and desire with a humorous twist. The line hints at vanity and practicality in a witty traditional style.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Butter and Eggs Prices Advertised by W.S. Reister & Sons
Washington Iowa farmers advised on handling hot weather affecting butter eggs and poultry. The ad lists current pay prices for fresh eggs cream old hens roosters spring chickens ducks geese turkeys and various hides with notes on delivery frequency and storage to maintain quality.
Pension system topic at Railway Mail convention
In St Louis on June 18 officials discussed establishing a pension plan for government civil service workers retiring after 30 years with a fifty dollar monthly pension. The Railway Mail association annual convention opened here and will run through Friday.
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St. Louis
Railway Mail Association
Linn County Paving Plan Wins Big. Opposition Cited
In Cedar Rapids on June 18 the Linn County paving proposal for primary roads appeared to win by about 4000 votes with incomplete returns still due from ten precincts. Officials said the final tally would not alter the substantial majority.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Dornty
Nevada voters reject road bond and primary road surface measure
With one precinct missing Story county voters defeated the proposition to hard surface the primary roads by a vote of 2,548 to 1,186. The proposed 1,000,000 bond was defeated about four to one.
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Nevada
Story County
Opposition by hype visors shapes proposition defeat
Opposition by the one of hype visors stands as the strongest force against the proposition, signaling that skeptics and influential voices could determine its fate at the ballot.
Bolshevik Placards Spread in Austria Claims for Russia Aid
Telegram from Vienna reports Bolshevik placards appearing across Austria including provincial towns. Citizens claim not for annexation to Germany but bolshevik Russia. Bela Kun emissaries are said to be encouraging the movement and providing financial aid.
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Russia
Germany
Geneva
Austria
Vienna
Wansbruck
Bela Kun
Auction Plantations and Farms for Quick Sale Across Counties
A classified notice lists multiple farms and acres with descriptions of improvements, location distances to towns, and current asking prices. Entries include 150 acres near town with corn and pasture, price $235 an acre. 80 acres near town priced at $300 per acre with $9000 handling. 200 acres near Ainsworth on main road. 80 acres with modern house and hog tight fences. 218 acres near Ainsworth with tenant house and 175 acres farm land at $225 per acre. 80 acres near Washington with new house and tiled land at $390 per acre with $20,000 carry. 160 acres near Washington on main road with house, barn, and corrals at $355 per acre with terms.
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Ainsworth
Washington
New House
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John A. Babcock
C. 8. Yard
Illinois
S. B. Watson Veterinarian
Iowa
Close OF Grain Futures
FE. W. Wagner & Co
Iowa City
B. Hunt
Y.c
Bept
Indianapolis
Journal’s Farm Department
Mutual
W.S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Lowa
Bre
Bowman & Wilson
Washington, Iowa
Milch Cow Sale
Phillips Feed Yard
Iernsey
Giambo
Emmet
Noble
L. H. Rinner
D. F. Macon
R. F. Dougherty
Lemmon
J. E. Lemmon
Woli
Wolf
Sherman Brothers
McKenzie & Shilling
W. J. Wilkinson
Riverside
J.D. Duncan
Cotter
Fairfield
Alex DeBord
Ainsworth, Iowa
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