Daily Market Reports First Report Chicago June 25 1923
Hogs estimated receipts today 64 000 holdover 3873. Cattle estimated receipts today 28 000. Sheep estimated receipts today 11000. Market bids show hogs around 6.25 to 7.00 with top 7.35. Beef steers 9.25 to 10.50 with bulk 11.25 for heavies. Lambs firm with ewes steady to 15.5 percent. bulk 14.50 to 15.00. Receipts hogs 7058 cattle 644 sheep 356 calves 41. shipments hogs 2115 cattle 365 sheep none calves—.
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Chicago
Til
Wales
Chicago Market Telegrams Show Mixed Grain Moves
The report lists Chicago grain figures with wheat at 21 cars and corn at 147 cars while oats run 68 cars. No 3 yellow at 85 and No 3 white slipping from 42 to 44. No 2 yellow steady at 85 and No 2 yellow hard wheat quoted 1.054 to 1.06. Livestock outlook shows tomorrow hogs at 25 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 600. Liverpool cables note July wheat down and October wheat 5s lower.
No Doubt About the Emphasis Interview Snub Described
A reporter reports Brown declined to express any opinion, with emphasis, after the candidate was sent to be interviewed. The editor instructs phrasing to emphasize the refusal. The anecdote captures political tension and media dynamics in a concise quip.
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Old Brown
Toronto Telegram
Unchanging Human Nature
The fragment notes in days of Adams era the speaker observes no improvement in human nature. It contrasts changes over time with a belief in constant character and moral steadiness despite modern shifts.
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Bhutan
Adam
Des Moines Opens Blind-Founded Rug Basket and Broom Plant
Des Moines Iowa launches a factory run exclusively for blind workers at a rug basket and broom plant financed by the Des Moines Cooperative Society led by James Turner. Five men and three women start, with rugs and baskets first and broom making later as output grows.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Cooperative Society
James Turner
Servce
Turney
Turner
Rug Industry Collapse in China After Wartime Boom
In Tientsin on June 25 the rug making boom driven by wartime trade interruptions has collapsed. Of 500 factories built early in the war only about 300 remain, with daily output dropping from 16 000 square inches to far less. Prices rose to 3.00 4.00 per square foot during the peak. domestic use was about one quarter, with America purchasing most of the rest. Causes cited include inferior wool, poor dyeing, and inexperienced workmanship.
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Tientsin
China
America
Message From a Postage Stamp Sermon at Chester Baptist
A Chester Baptist Church sermon uses a two cent US postage stamp as a parable for Christian living. The speaker urges believers to bear the government imprint, fulfill tasks, carry Christ’s message, endure trials, avoid retaliation, attend to personal duties, show Christ’s likeness in appearance, stay persistent, and labor until completion.
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United States
God
Jesus Christ
Hedrick Boy's Teeth Offer Queer Problem
Rex Decker eleven, of Hedrick, Iowa, was taken to Iowa City for dental care. X rays show three teeth crowding in place of one permanent incisor, with two extra incisors ahead of the permanent molars. The boy remains under treatment, and saving the full set seems unlikely.
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Hedrick
Tra
Rex Decker
Iowa City
Rex
Will Decker
Lauer Named Director of University Extension Division
Edward H. Lauer associate professor of German at the University of Iowa becomes director of the extension division, succeeding O. B. Klingaman. He starts July 1 and has guided student gatherings and troops study hours since joining the faculty in 1910. Lauer earned PhD in 1916 from Michigan, with BA in 1906 and MA in 1909.
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Iowa City
Uta
Edward H. Lauer
University of Iowa
O. BE. Klingaman
Lauce
Lauer
University of Michigan
Wolverine Trappers Face Relentless Wolverine Threats
The wolverine is described as the trapper’s greatest enemy as it stalks tracks and raids camps. It visits traps, eats or ruins catches, breaks into camps, and carries away food and utensils, posing ongoing danger to trapper operations and supplies.
Stamp of Life Quotation from A E Aldrich
A. E. Aldrich urges steadfast effort until death and asks readers to recall the value of service when seeing a stamp. He hopes people remember the truths shared and live happily and usefully like a two cent stamp.
City of Tents Is Planned for State Legion Convention
Mason City Iowa June 25 A city of tents is planned to house about 5000 legion delegates for the August American Legion encampment in the west end of town. Nearly 1000 rooms will be available at 75 to 125 cents nightly and 1000 more may be housed in the high school gym. General Pershing may attend with other speakers including Brig Gen Thomas C Leach Kenesaw M Landis and Gov N E Kendall. A monster outing at Clear Lake and a baseball tournament will entertain delegates.
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Associated Press
Mason City
American Legion Convention
Convention Hall
Legion Auxiliary
Legionaires
General Pershing
Hanford MacNider
Thomas C. Leach
Minneapolis
Kenesaw M. Landis
N. E. Kendall
C. L. Marston
The Ananias Club Flapper Declines Sheik Date
A Cincinnati Enquirer note shows a flapper refusing a date with a sheik. She cites promised chores for her tired mother, listing tasks like washing supper dishes and mending for the family tonight.
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Harold
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Resemblance: savings accounts likened to a fish story
A phrase from Boston remarks that a savings account grows larger the longer it lives, framed as a quirky comparison.
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Boston
Consider Electric Lights In Country
Mason City Iowa June 25 The problem of supplying rural districts with electrical facilities will be one of the chief subjects considered by the conventions here of the Iowa section of the National Electric Light Association and the Iowa Electric Railway Association. Sessions open tomorrow and continue through Friday Joint sessions Thursday Prof F D Paine of the Iowa State college and A B Campbell electrical engineer of the Iowa Railroad Commission are among the state experts W J Canada director of engineering of the National Electric Light Association New York will address Outings at Clear Lake are included in the entertainment program.
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Associated Press
Mason City
Iowa
National Electric Light Association
Iowa Electric Railway Association
F. D. Paine
Towa State College
A. B. Campbell
Towa Railroad Commission
W. J. Canada
New York
Clear Lake
Beech Praised for Highway Planting by Trees as Good Citizens
The beech is praised for roadside planting in a plain language guide. It notes rugged growth and dense, beautiful foliage that add charm, while its smooth white bark invites initials, a minor drawback.
Special Meeting of Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank Stockholders
Notice calls a special meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of Haskins Iowa for June 27 1923 at 2 PM at the bank office. Purpose is voting on renewing corporate existence for twenty years and adopting Renewal Amended and Substituted Articles of Incorporation. Officers Sidney Coon J C Jones W E Davis and Harry Dye sign.
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The
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank of
Haskins, Iowa
Farmers& Merchants Savings Bank
Haskins
Iowa
Peoria Couple Praises Tanlac Health Breakthrough
John D. Swartley of Peoria Illinois and his wife report rapid recovery after taking Tanlac for weakness indigestion and loss of appetite. Swartley says the medicine improved appetite weight and strength and cites others who benefited. Tanlac is sold by all druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
John D. Swartley
N. Madison St
Peoria
Ill
Tanlac Vegetable Pills Promoted as Nature's Remedy
Advertisement states Tanlac Vegetable Pills as Nature's own remedy for constipation and claims availability for sale everywhere.
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Nature
Piea for Cooperation and Equal Progress
A quotation urging cooperation over cutthroat rivalry. It argues that personal record breaking advances progress more than competing to outdo others, claiming genuine gains come from self-improvement rather than beating rivals.
How to Tighten Eyeglass Screws Without Tools
If you lack a tiny screwdriver, use the blade of a pocket knife or the tip of a small pen as a makeshift screwdriver to tighten lens screws. Apply gentle pressure and test fit to avoid stripping.
Dead Ones Opening Sign Says Men Wanted Here
T. E. M. reports seeing a cemetery sign reading Men wanted here. The brief item notes the stark message found at the gravesite without further context or details.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Burlington
Liverpool
John A. Babcock
Compassion Merchant
U. & Yard
Illinois
W. S. Reister & Sons
East Third St. Mutual
Creamery
East Washington
Cam
R. L. Gibson
Cash Muyers of
Boc
Eny
TexPayer
Property Owners Federation, Tas
Resoviated Press
Chester Baptist Church
Klingaman
University
A. E. Aldrich
A. E. Putnam & Sons
State Legion
Iowa Legion
Ananias Club
Sidney Coon
J. C. Jones
W. E. Davis
Harry Dye Cp. Co. Birney
Swartley
Piea
Ures
Will
Lieve
Ed Best
Essary
Evening Journal
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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