Daily Market Reports Hogs Beef and Lamb Prices Noted
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 2500 with holdover 9.469 percent and mixed tone lighter weights steady to lower while heavier classes steady to strong. Cattle receipts 2500 with steady to strong trading. beef steers varying by weight, cows and bulls priced, veal calves listed. Lambs and sheep receipts 4000 with steady to higher tones. prices for various weight ranges and primes noted. Totals include packs, shipments and estimated tomorrow’s hogs 5000 cattle 500 sheep 2000.
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Chicago
Voliva reshapes hell doctrine at Zion City Hall
Chicago May 19 Wilbur Glenn Voliva supreme Zion City ruler abandons flat earth talk to instruct followers on hell He says hell is a lake of fire under the earth Satan directs crime and spirits seize souls after death He claims heaven moved above after Jesus descended and denies devil entry to hell until the world's end
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion City
Hell
Mr. Voliva
Nohels
Satan
Jesus
Heaven
Learn One True Poem by Heart, A Reader’s Challenge
A fragment urges readers to try memorizing real excellence in poetry to discover unseen beauty. The passage cites Vernon Lushington and suggests poetry reveals nature’s workers through careful, attentive reading.
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Preccicely
Pike
Nature
Vernon Lushington
Good Plot Everything
Francis Hackett argues that a strong plot should subordinate other elements to captivate readers. He notes that distractions undermine narrative focus and the best stories hinge on clear, enthralling design rather than flashy rhetoric.
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Francis Hackett
Co-ops Barred From Grain Board In Supreme Court Ruling
Des Moines reports that the Supreme Court invalidated the future trading act tax plan and effectively bars cooperative associations from grain exchanges. Leaders say states may pass laws to admit co-ops, while keeping patronage dividends as a core cooperative principle.
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Des Moines
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
Holy Cannon Worship in Batavia Traced to Sacred Ground
In Batavia an ancient ordnance half-buried is revered as sacred by locals. The oiling of a wrist imprint at the breech is believed to be a divine sign, with residents praying for favors.
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Batavia
Childress
Kernal
My Place
West Chester
Washington
Good Will and Action Drive Real Results
A thoughtful reflection urges turning good will into deeds. The text argues that excessive thinking without action leaves virtue unrealized, calling for decisive effort to translate intentions into practical outcomes.
Louisa County Farm Bureau Notes and Oakville Women Organize
Louisa County Farm Bureau outlines 1922 gilt show rules with eligibility dates, enrollments, gilt purchase limits, record keeping, and awards at Columbus Junction Fair. Oakville Farm Women organize a club with officers J K Duncan, Fred Jamison, Gladys Swise, and Harold Swan, pledging social activity and aid to flooded districts.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction Fair
Oakville
J. K. Dunscan
Bertha Holden
Ames
Farm Bureau
J. K. Duncan
Fred Jamison
Gladys Swise
Harold Swan
Turner
Des Moines
Henry County Farm Bureau Conducts County Corn Yield Tests
Henry County Farm Bureau with J. R. Sponberg in Wayne Township runs a county corn yield test to find high yielding yellow dent seed corn. Fourteen plots with forty row tests compare seed from various southern Iowa breeders, using J. R. Sponberg as a check, and assess disease free versus diseased seed impacts on final yield.
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Henry County
J. R. Spenberg
Wayne Township
Henry County Farm Bureau
Iowa
J. G. McCray
Trenton Township
J. M. Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Washington County
J. R. Sponberg
King Corn
Ilinois
N. H. Krizer
Rosehill
Mahaska County
J. F
Iowa State College
State Hospital
Farm Bureau
Porter
Mr. Porter
Ary Kopp
N. D. Moore
C. Milligan
S. McAllister
J. H. Robertson
F. J. McCormick
Wm. Scully
Farmer tests corn for disease and germination quality
Sam Lee of Canaan township pays his daughter five cents per good ear found for seed. She tests ears for disease and germination, discarding many for disease rather than poor germination. Lee aims to secure strong 1921 seed by this method.
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Sam Lee
Canaan
Mr. Lee
Iowa Corn Yield Test plots planted near Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Miller of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association supervised the planting of state corn yield test plots on Glenn P. Campbell's farm east of Mt. Pleasant in Center Township. Thirteen southern Iowa breeders entered seed for testing in a 3% acre field, with multiple ranges and replicated plots to compare varieties and planting rates. Jean Campbell also planted across the plot to compare with professional breeders. The trial includes a rate of planting experiment using seed from two breeders with two, three, four, and five kernels per hill, with plots harvested and weighed to determine optimal yield.
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Jean Campbell
Sponberg’s colony chicken house idea gains traction
Wayne township inventor J. R. Sponberg proposes a 6 by 10 foot colony coop with glass windows tight floor and slatted compartments. Each hen accesses a private compartment via its own door and a roosting area keeps hens and chicks dry and safe from rats.
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J. R. Sponberg
Wayne Township
Mr. Sponberg
Housing Chicks In Converted Buildings For Cleanliness
The article notes partitions that are easily removable to aid house cleaning. Young chicks can be fed indoors during bad weather, with each pen offering ample space for exercise. Mr. Sponberg converted an old chicken house into a suitable building for hens and chicks.
Farm Bureau Plans June County Picnic At Jost Farm
The Farm Bureau board decides to hold a county wide picnic in June with a speaker, date arrangement, and related preparations. Tentative date is June 20 with hopes to secure C. W. Hunt of the Iowa Federation as chief speaker. Separate note mentions seed corn damaged by the corn ear worm affecting seed quality.
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Hampshire
Henry County Fair
Hampshire Breeders’ Association
Farm Bureau
Jost Farm Bureau Board
C. W. Hunt
Iowa Federation
Corn Ear Worm Study Prompts Farm Bureau Demonstrations
Entomologists study the corn ear worm life history to develop control methods. Severe damage to crib corn from moisture in worm holes noted. The Farm Bureau seeks demonstration sites in Henry County with Extension Entomologist Fred pp. Butcher to show poison controls. Farmers reporting sweet or seed corn problems urged to contact the Farm Bureau Office.
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Towa
Farm Bureau
Fred Pp. Butcher
Iowa State College
Henry County
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Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Iowa City
Roy J
Madpdock
Babcock Commission
Illinois
Lake
Voliva
Tarmer
Louisa County Farm Bureau
Rolle S. Pickford
Louisa County
H. Porter
Macx Feed Milling Company
Clinton, Iowa
W. A. Hutton & Co
Hershey
Maecatine
Chicago Board of Trade ,Correspondence Barnett, Fresier & Conpan, and
Logan & Bryan
New York
Kansas City
St. Louia
Pacific Coast
Davenport
Mascatine
Clay Walton
Farm Urreau
Matual 93
R. L. Gibson
Ste
Ise
MR. Farmer
Artus
A. R. Smith
Havre
W. S. Reister & Sons
Mutual
East Washington St
Ame
Hatier
W. D. Booth
Hoth
Brighton
Cah Black
Sultan II
Chas. Nicola & Son
Areepers
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