All Classes of Sheep for Sale at Milwaukee Stock Yards
Sale notices list various farm items including all kinds of sheep at Milwaukee stock yards with sellers Nichols and Stooks. Also advertised are beans, sudan grass, chicken feed, Wayne hog feed, bulk fly spray, berry boxes from Oetten Seed Store. Also 80 head of March and April pigs offered by Wilfred Smith in Crawfordsville. dates June 20 24 29.
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Milwaukee
Nichols and Stooks
Wayne
Oetten Seed Store
Wilfred Smith
Crawfordsville
Health Notes on Elimination of Flies
Public health notice urges action to control house flies Musca domestica by improving sanitation, sealing foods and using fly traps. It notes flies breed in manure and refuse, with 1200 flies from one pound of manure in two weeks, and links to typhoid and diarrheal illnesses. Read by R J Schliekelman, Sanitary Engineer, Washington County Health Unit.
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R. J. Schliekelman
Washington County
News Notes Of Our Neighboring Communaities
D F Macon reports brief items from nearby towns including social events, local meetings, and small-town happenings. The column highlights community notices and concise updates of residents and civic activities.
Market hogs and cattle steady on Chicago barrows and calves
Chicago markets report hogs steady to 10 cents lower with top at 9.55 for 170 to 240 pounders. Cattle prices hold with beef steers 9.55 to 11.15, bulls 5.00 to 7.50, calves 5.09 to 9.00. Sheep and yearlings trade around 8.75 to 9.25 for lambs and 6.00 to 7.26 for yearlings, with 5,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle receipts expected tomorrow.
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Chicago
Busy hay harvest and farm notes from June records
The report recalls a hot day near Washington with hay harvest in full swing. Farmers praise the weather break around eleven, note plentiful feed, active gardens, busy homes, and beehives housing a swarm under weatherboarding with no incidents reported.
Education and Local Life Mixed in Old Time Notes
An evocative slice of local life describes a self taught businessman distributing prizes, school talk on arithmetic, farm work by Clark Hoppings kin, alfalfa banners, and hot afternoons on horses. It includes notes on mosquitoes and malaria, with tips on preventing breeding sites and screening measures.
Malaria Seen Rising in Iowa This Summer
Iowa faces a potential malaria increase as heavy spring rains swell mosquito habitats. Anopheline mosquitoes spread malaria and were found on the Tama Indian reservation. last year reports totaled 12 cases, with seven this year so far. Stagnant water and pools nurture breeding, prompting health alerts.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Tama
Building Homes on Two Farms
New houses are being built by Mrs. Rena Pratt at Columbus City and Ralph Lieberknecht in Concord township east of Columbus Junction. J. H. Snyder has been named alternate delegate to the state convention of mail carriers.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Rena Pratt
Columbus City
Ralph Lieberknecht
Concord Township
J. H. Snyder
Field and Farm Tales From a Humble Rural Scene
A collage of rural life and humor with farmers showing pigs and flowers, noting hay weather and corn fields. Characters include Dewey Coffman, Walter Bauers, the Bauers family, J. B. McCaleb, Mrs. McCaleb, Cloyee Hayes, Stanley Doig, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Coppock, Ralph Doig, Ralph Jr., and local neighbors. The piece blends farm work, home life, and light dialogue about everyday concerns and small antics.
Grain and Soybean Market Report Chicago June 24
Chicago cash corn prices range mix from No 2 to sample grade with estimates. Soybean market shows July to December futures with minor fluctuations. Grain table lists Wheat Corn Oats Rye futures with percentage shifts and closing values.
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Chicago
Hills of Kentucky Salesman-Say Shoes Mix Up
A humorous piece notes a salesman’s misfit footwear joke about left shoe on the right foot and clubfoot impressions after years in the trade, with a tongue in cheek rural Kentucky flavor.
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Hills of
Kentucky
Spencer Notes and Local Obituary Updates
Spencer items report Mrs J H Snyder elected delegate to an auxiliary meeting and the next Louisa county meeting set for July 19. Mrs J A Green recovers from a slight stroke. Mr and Mrs Harry Getts and sons from Monrovia California visit relatives here. Graveside services for Mrs Lulu McCoy of Davenport were held at Columbus City cemetery after a Davenport death. She was born in Columbus Junction and lived here many years. Surviving sisters Lena Lowe Columbus Junction and George Cavanaugh Davenport.
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Spencer
J. H. Snyder
Louisa County
J. A. Green
West Hill
Harry Getts and Sons
Dean
McCoy
Columbus Junction
Oscar Loy
Rufus McCoy
Davenport
Lena Lowe
George Cavanaugh
Washing County Sheep Dip Tank Boosts Value and Health
Four thousand sheep in Washington County are using a portable dipping tank operated by Orville Campbell. Experts say regular dipping pays dividends, especially this year with abundant ticks and lice increasing health risks for flocks.
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Washington County
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market summary shows steady produce prices with eggs at 19 481 cases receipts and 18 to 20 percent extra firsts, butter firm with 22 687 receipts and several quality grades, poultry mixed with steady market and varied percentages across springers broilers ducks keese and turkeys.
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Chicago
Local Produce Market Prices Saturday
Prices paid Saturday for dairy and poultry include Sweet Cream 26c per lb No 1 Sour Cream 28c per lb No 2 Sour Cream 21c per lb Hennery Brown Kegs 18c per dog Hennery White Eggs 18c per dozen No 2 Eggs 14c per dozen Heavy Hens 11 to 12c per lb Old Roosters 8c per lb Leghorn hens 10c per lb Leghorn roosters Te per lb Springs Heavy Springs 4 lbs over 15c Heavy Springs 3 to 4 lbs 14c Heavy Springs 2 to 2 lbs 13c Leghorn springs 11c per lb We pay 4c per pound for delivery to plant All No 2 poultry including crookedback barebacks water blisters and extremely thin poultry bought at 4c less than quoted prices Cull poultry rate reduced
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W. S. Reister & Sons
Hennery
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WANT
State
Ainsworth
J. D. Rarsnold
S. Iowa
John FE. Hughes & Son
South Washington County
S. F. Baker & Co
Keokuk
Peters Hardware
Washington
North
Iowa Ave
New England
Louis Baird
Arnold's Barber
al Roe & Son
Green Colonial Furnaces
M_ Pierce
Journal
Egus Livestock Auctionington
Busby
Mil Yards
Migner Bale Co
Columbu
Munity
Phon
Leghorn
Elizabeth Dea
the Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Sirs
Yours
Ainsworth, Lowa
VonArb Electric Service
G. A. Reinert
Eclipse
Eclipse Lumber Company
Martha Washington
Hampshire
Edme Koehler
S. W.ainsworth
Smart & Parrish Implement Company
Sorrell Auto Parts
G. L. Wilson
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
John May
Wolfe Hatchery
Amos Stout, Sr
West Chester
Lloyd Bugey
Charlie Marek
Wilton Bros
Widmer & Busby
God
A. Stewart
J. R. McCreedy
Haskins
Elmer Guenther
R. BE
Goodrich
Washington Oil Company
Harry V. Miller
West Madison
Pioneer Drug Store
Save Your Eyes Pioneer Drug Store
D. F. Macon
Chicago Livestock
Tl. F
C. E. Rickey
George Jarrards
F. B. Smith
Clem
Clark
Momma
Bert Dickinson
van Doran
George Nelson and Son
Paul H. W. Redlinger
Harry Dodson
Ray Singleton
Lowa
Pratt and Lieberknecht
Farmer
Ink
Dewey Coffman
R. 1
Mr. Testrout
Walter Bauers
Cross Dog
Mr. Dog
Mr. Bauer
Mrs. Bauer
J. B. McCaleb
Dublin
Cloyee Hayes
Wellston
Stanley Doig
Mrs. Doig
Ben Coppock
Ralph
Huston
Texas
Houston
Ralph Jr
Ben
Stockmen's
G. A. R. Hall Court House
H. C. Aaberg
Farm Bureau
Pease Motor Service
DE Soto & Plymouth Sales & Service
South Ave
John Patterson
Wellman
Towa
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