Daily Market Reports First Report Hoges Chicago
Chicago June 23 estimated receipts today 29 000 holdover 12 670 cattle 4 000 sheep receipts today 30 000 holdover 12 670 market steady to 5 under average cost. Beef steers and other cattle prices given with weights and quality categories. Hogs and lambs receipts cattle sheep calves and shipments listed with prices and ranges. Livestock estimates for tomorrow hogs 7 000 cattle 500 sheep 5 000.
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Hoge Chicago
Chicago
Thoughts After Forty
A reader reflects on aging and social expectations in marriage noting how a wife’s happiness can hinge on others’ assumptions about her husband's relation. The piece uses humor and social observation to critique gossip and perception of family ties.
Stadium Built to Last Twenty Thousand Years
Engineers claim the California university stadium, built of gravel and water-worn stones, is designed to endure twenty thousand years. They cite terminal moraines as evidence the glaciers have resisted weathering for millennia, suggesting the structure will outlive major ancient amphitheaters.
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California University
Spuds Report Good Fishing and Family Chores
A short casual note from Monday morning describes a family washing by pa, who handles the work best but complains about blueing and worry over getting the toning or other chores done. The piece has a humorous rustic tone and reflects daily domestic tasks.
Keota Residents Oppose White Way Route Change
Governor Kendall and state officials visited Keota to discuss proposed changes to the White Way that would bypass Keota and Harper. Local leaders urged keeping the current route, noting Keota’s needs and emphasizing fair treatment for the community. A verdict was not reached, with a decision promised at an ensuing meeting.
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Keota
N. E. Kendall
Mesers
Collinson and Holden
Engineer White
State Highway Commission
White Way
Harper
Grinnell
Col. C. J. Wilson
Washington
Henry Wagner
Sigourney
Washington and Keokuk County
Gilbert
Kendall
Holden and Collinson
A. C. McNarlen
Col
C. J. Wilson
Wag
McNarlen
Singmaster
Wagner
Col. Wilson
Washington County
Highway Board Meets as Governor Backs Route Plan
Governor Kendall supports the current route as the local committee grows hopeful about keeping the road, following a meeting of the board of highway commissioners.
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Board of Highway Commissioners
Kendall
Leels
Persian student walks 1300 miles to Iowa for summer study
Abd G. Bakhtiar a 28 year old Persian former Columbia student walked from New York to Iowa City to attend summer school at the University of Iowa. He traveled about 30 to 35 miles daily carrying a small pack and slept only a few hours nightly.
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Iowa City
Abd G. Bakhtiar
Columbia University
New York
University of Iowa
Bahtiar
Columbia
Bakhtiar
Towa
History of Bread Making Origins and Leavening
The text notes early bread in China from wheat and rice dating to ancient times and mentions a claim that yeast leavened bread first appeared in England. It describes aerated bread rising from carbonic acid gas introduced into dough and comments on the rise of leavened bread in the United States in the 1800s. It concludes that bread owes its leavening to yeast or baking powder.
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US B.C
England
Copper sulphate in mine water preserves timber
Experiments show mine water containing copper sulphate preserves timber against decay. Timbers soaked in this mine water for two to three weeks exhibit protective effects, as noted in a Poquilar Mechanics Magazine fragment.
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Poquilar Mechanics Magaazine
Word of Saxon Origin in Step Father and Step Mother
The term step derives from Anglo-Saxon steep meaning bereft. It originated to describe an orphan as a step-laten and a stepfather as one who assumes a father’s duties to an orphan. Over time stepchild applies to a child of a spouse from a prior marriage.
Lincoln and Douglas applaud amid brief scuffle at pageant
Spectators greeted Lincoln and Douglas with applause after their addresses. Lincoln halted a fight among two spectators before resuming. Enthusiastic crowds carried Lincoln on stage. Matt Casey donated an old cab for future use. Rehearsals grow with 50 to 100 participants as preparations advance.
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Lincoln
Douglas
Silas Ross
Matt Casey
Matt
Chautauqua Park
West Madison Street
Mae McNamara
Willa Gibson
Viola Dana Voices Support for Flappers Health and Modern Girls
Metro star Viola Dana argues the new generation is healthier in mind and body than elders and attacks on flappers are unjust. She notes a few outliers but says the percentage matches past eras and promotes her latest film There Are No Villains.
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Viola Dana
Metro
Miss Dana
Dana
Villians
Fox Theatre to Screen Frank R Adams Story
Frayard Velller presents at the Fox Theatre on Monday a film based on Frank R Adams story with Mary O Haras scenario. John Arnold is the photographer and A F Mantz the art director. Cast includes Gaston Glass Ko ward Cecil Dewitt Jennings Fred Kelsey and Jack Congrove.
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Frayard Velller
Frank R. Adam
Fox Theatre
Mary O'Hara
John Arnold
A. F. Mantz
Gaston Glass
Koward Cecil
Dewitt Jennings
Fred Kelsey
Jack Congrove
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