Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle Lambs and Grains
Market report shows hogs with 68 000 receipts and cattle with 11 000 to 156 000 receipts. Chicago receipts 22 000 with holdover 20 015 and mixed beef and sheep results. Beef steers steady with early highs around 11.20, lambs about steady with natives 16 16.25. OFFICIAL YESTERDAY receipts for hogs 25 168 cattle 9 736 sheep 4 726 calves 3 407. Shipments include hogs 8 985 cattle 2 414 sheep 265 calves 36. Grain notes rye wheat corn oats trends and future hogs cattle sheep outlook.
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Chicago
Interview With a Civil War Soldier in Central Park
The interview with John W. Sands recalls his Civil War service in the Eleventh Iowa. He details enlistment in 1861, marching with Crocker’s Brigade, and the mix of abolitionist motives and combat excitement. Nearby veterans Jimmie Dodds and Walker Allen share ties to Tennessee and Iowa roots.
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Alex Miller
Central Park
Sherman
John W. Sands
Walker Allen
Tennessee
Mr. Sand
Associate Reform
Reformed Presbyterian Churches
John Sands
Colmbus City
Lowa
Jimmie Dodds
Wyman
Co. C
Crocker
Knox Dunn
Lincoln
John
Mr Dodds
Zene Edwards
Ausworth
John Gamble
Moline
John Glasgow
Clarida
Don Glasgow
College Springs
Iowa
Mason Stoddard
Los Angeles
Wm. Jennings
Linccoln
Neb
Joe Purvis
Washington
Alex Dawson
Sands
Davenport
All Banks Enrolled in Iowa Bankers Association
DES MOINES 20 The Iowa Bankers Association reports 100 percent state membership with 1 873 banks enrolled and 44 associate members totaling 1917 institutions The Iowa group is the only such organization in the state to reach full participation reflecting the dense banking network per population.
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Des Moines
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Frank Warrier
Iowa
Associatiion
Iowa Association
Giant 250 Pound Birthday Cake Celebrates James Levi Firm
In Dubuque on June 20 the James Levi company marked its 61st anniversary with a 250 pound birthday cake. Thousands of slices were cut and served as five hundred eggs and nearly 100 pounds of sugar were used in making the cake, consumed by patrons on the final day of the celebration.
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Dubuque
James Levi Company
Iowa
Union Outdoor Services Set in Dubuque Parks
Protestant churches in Dubuque adopt a shared Sunday evening schedule for the summer. Services will be held at Jackson Park and Allison Place Park during the hot months.
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Dubuque
Jackson Park
Allison Place Park
The Whittakers Invade Craysville Society
Pa and Ma Whittaker pursue social life in Craysville, chasing dances and local gatherings while Ma seeks inclusion and Pa thrives on sociable outings. Their evolving dynamic shifts from reluctance to compromise as winter snows and social pressure shape their evenings at home and in town events.
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Pa Whittaker
Ma Whittaker
Craysville
Willis
Pa Whitaker
Esen
Long Peterkin Barn
Had Queer Idea of Beauty and Mather’s 1683 Tirade
Increase Mather condemned the fine ladies of New England for pride in apparel and elaborate hair. His 1683 tirade questions their fashion of towers and false locks, as described by an accident report mentioning a “tower” in the context of a mishap.
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New England
Increase Mather
Zion
Hair Fashion in 1771 Boston Gazette Row
A Boston Gazette passage recalls a young woman in an infant moment toppled by a runaway causing her tower to burst, revealing cotton wool false hair and ribbons. It notes hair dressers planning extravagant coiffures two days early with women sleeping upright or in boxes.
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Boston Gazette
Archery, Wolf Hunts, and Hound Culture in Rural Lithuania
In remote Lithuania archery remains popular with men women and children participating. The bow appears in farmhouses and is used for small and big game. Wolf hunts draw large rural gatherings as up to 50 wolves are taken in a single expedition. Skins go to family heads for coats and covers while meat feeds the dogs.
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Lithuania
Hats and Caps in Swedish Politics of the Eighteenth Century
The text explains two rival Swedish parties of the eighteenth century named Hats and Caps. Hats represented nobles, Caps the common people, with names serving as slogans. It notes hats as social symbols in conflicts and cites Puritans Quakers and their distinctive headwear in contrast to Cavaliers.
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Sweden
Tests of an Education and its Gains
A reflection on education stressing yearly progress in language, manners, habits of thought, and taste. The speaker argues that steady growth in reflection and capability across studies proves true education, concluding with the exhortation Thank God, Tom being educated.
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Tom
Nicholas Murray Butler
Amber Myths From Lithuania Long Ago
Amber is described as a pine tree product used in ancient Lithuania for various purposes. Women hung amber beads on sick children to treat jaundice and crafted rosaries and necklaces from the stone. The text also notes pine pitch flowing through breaks, becoming buried, and eventually forming hardened, unbreakable material after years of rotting and soil coverage.
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Lithuania
Man Near Falling Wagons Sparks Anger in Yard
A laborer in a colliery siding was warned to keep the brake on as wagons rolled downhill toward a sleeper. Four wagons overwhelmed the sleeper and plunged into a brook. the boss reported anger, but the worker quipped that the boss had left.
Village versus city clash in Punktown testimony
In Circuit court Farmer Filkins testified about the location of the events. A cross examining lawyer pressed him on whether Punktown was a village or a city and Filkins replied that a village allows a cattle drive on the main street while a city forbids it.
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Farmer Filkins
Punktown
Filkins
Philadelphia Ledger
Ancient Walls of Tiberias Recovered Near Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists report discovery of an ancient wall and columns near Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee. The site lies close to where the Sermon on the Mount was preached, adding context to regional antiquities.
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Tiberias
Sea of Galilee
Iowa City Water Franchise Vote Planned for July 20
Iowa City voters will decide again on the city water question July 20 with a revised franchise proposal. A 25 year franchise sought by the Iowa City Water Company was rejected in March. The plan would permit purchase of the water plant in 1933 after one year's notice to the company.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Water Company
A Vain Vein in a Callous World
A young man with a vein of sentiment learns his feelings are useless against a harsh world as reflected in a brief literary observation from the Boston Evening Transcript.
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Boston Evening Transcript
When Money Talks in Anger Exchange
The saying warns that anger should be tempered by restraint. It notes that counting to ten helps control reactions and implies the idea that finances influence temper and communication.
Lessons from Old Testament Figures for Today
A June lesson guide outlines favorite stories of the quarter focusing on Abraham Moses Isaiah Samuel David Nehemiah Elijah Jeremiah Ruth Joseph Esther and Jesus. It presents three teaching methods including character study and brief summaries of lessons on vision leadership courage and life with emphasis on faithfulness and divine purpose.
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Crannell
Abraham
Moses
Isaiah
Samuel
David
Nehemiah
Elijah
Jeremiah
Esther
Ruth
Joseph
Jesus
Christ
God
Egypt
Pharaoh
Israel
Jesse
Baal
Jerusalem
Persia
Life-Force Seeks New Outlets Beyond the Mind
A concise reflection on life-force as God seeking channels beyond human thought, proposing ascent to a higher plane through spiritual wideness and inspiration. No specific events or persons referenced.
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God
G. A. Studdert Kennedy
The Art of Pleasing Quotation Note
A quotation from Hazlitt on pleasing others and self contentment. The note frames amiability as satisfaction with oneself and with others.
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Hazlitt
Epictetus on Banishing Self Conceit in Philosophy
A concise reflection notes the philosopher Epictetus urges discarding self conceit as the first business of philosophy. It presents a brief, aphoristic meditation on humility and self awareness guiding ethical thought and conduct.
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Epictetus
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