Chicago Market Wednesday Hogs Cattle and Lambs Report
Estimated receipts today 21 000 hogs 10 000 cattle 13 000 calves. Market active with hogs 10 to 20 cents higher top 10 75. Beef steers good and prime 9 35 to 9 75, dairy and lighter weights 7 25 to 9 15. Lambs 11 00 to 15 85, yearlings 8 75 to 11 25, ewes 2 00 to 7 50. Receipts totals 26 569 hogs 8 751 cattle 11 724 sheep and 4 923 calves. Shipments 6 275 4 384 4 266 92. Markets furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Iowa City Iowa.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Iowa City
Iowa
Good Job Says Charcoal Eph on Creation
The Richmond Times Dispatch records Charcoal Eph musing that God made a mighty good job of the world. The remark, spoken in a reflective tone, highlights a simple, hopeful view amid everyday life.
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Charcoal Eph
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Whale classification and underwater life explained
An explanatory note describes the whale as a mammal rather than a fish, noting its ability to stay underwater like other mammals and comparing its flesh to that of a cow or horse. The passage ends with a quip about an advertisement.
Hustler Takes Center Stage in Local Advertising Pages
In town chatter, a dynamic figure described as a hustler plans a major deal today and keeps busy across the market. Readers are told to consult the advertising columns for the names of multiple hustlers appearing in town listings.
Iowa Invests Little in Agricultural Education and Research
An Iowa statistician finds that 1926 spending on agriculture and home economics education, the extension service, and Ames Station accounted for about one cent of every dollar in taxes. In 1920 the extension service used roughly one seventh of one percent, and Iowa State College work totaled about one and a half percent of the state tax levy.
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Ames
Iowa
College, Experiment Station
Extension Service
Lowa
Iowa State College
Rivalry Poem Reflects Class Color Clash on the Square
A poem laments eighth graders plotting to outshine seventh graders with a green and white color rivalry. It hints at talent gaps and jokes about future shifts to high school but ends with a claim that the eighth graders will not prevail in the long run.
Fragmentary aphorism on liberty and dress
A terse remark asserts that people are born free and equal and stay so until their first clothes are put on. The line mixes political sentiment with a satirical view of social status and appearance.
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Theta
Tabloid of Truth and Cautionary Wit
A compact reflection notes that a little learning can mislead yet many readers ignore risks and embrace sensationalism. It frames curiosity and caution as opposing forces shaping public discourse and personal choices.
What Did the County Agent Do Henry County Farm Bureau
Henry County Farm Bureau notes the county agent’s actions. Highlights include farm bureau development, finances, seed testing, spraying fruit, live stock and dairy discussions, exhibit planning, poultry disease work, baby beef club visits, and publicity. 33 farm visits, 6 demonstrations, 23,230 auto miles, 239 office callers, 129 letters, 4 circulars to 869 people, 29 articles, 27 bulletins.
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Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau Development Administration
Farm Bureau
Henry County
Pure Bred
Breeders’ Association
Contest Association
Ottumwa
Executive Council
Shipping Association
the Fair Association
Getting Out Fair Catalog
Arsenic and white hellebore treatments for currant and gooseberry pests
When foliage is dry apply 1 percent ounce of lead arsenate per gallon of water to kill leaf eating worms on currant and gooseberry bushes. Do not use arsenic if worms appear only during fruit ripening due to poisoning risk. Apply white hellebore if fruit is ripening.
Farmers Demonstrate Ditch Dam Techniques in Henry County
Iowa State College agricultural engineering staff demonstrated woven wire and brush dam methods in Henry County ditches near Mt. Pleasant Trenton and Jackson township. The displays on Garrels Bates Gillis and Bunker farms show cheap effective erosion control and the need for proper ditch filling and terracing. H. H. Sanderlin led the demonstrations and lectured on soil erosion prevention.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa State College
Henry County
L. A. Garrels
Mt. Pleasant
A. L. Gillis
Geo. Bunker
Jackson Township
H. H. Sanderlin
Extension Department
Sanderlin
Bee Disease Found In Mt Pleasant Apiaries
John Van Sycc a noted Mt Pleasant beekeeper reports widespread foul brood infection across nearly all local apiaries while examining hives in the city.
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Mt. Pleasant
John van Sycc
Demonstration Meeting on Diseases Led by F B Paddock
Arrangements set for an all day demonstration with a noon picnic dinner to investigate these diseases. F B Paddock of Iowa State College will direct the work.
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F. B. Paddock
Iowa State College
Soy bean acreage and seed sources in Henry County
Farmers in Henry County plant about 8 000 acres of soy beans this year, with seven seed suppliers listed including P Christner and Air D Hayes. Records show 476 bushels of seed used, totaling roughly 144 000 bushels expected, implying a protein value akin to 4 320 tons of oil meal worth about 216 000 dollars.
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Henry County
P. Christner
Olds
Amasa Miller
Wayland
S. McAllister
Rome
H. C. Foster
Swedesburg
D. Garretson
Salem
Air D Hayes
New London
Farm Bureau
Ileary
Why Dont We Have a Creamery in Mt Pleasant
Dairymen discuss a cooperative creamery in Mt Pleasant with financing ideas. Experiential dairy workers say at least 700 cows are needed to secure a successful plant, and local survey shows fewer cows in the vicinity. A cooperative may benefit the area but only if there are enough cows to supply the creamery equipment and capacity.
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Mt. Pleasant
No Commission on Latter Canvasser Note
A Boston Transcript note quotes a canvasser reporting two orders received by the publishing firm one for a first set of Dickens and the other to get out.
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Boston Transcript
No Carsera Fiends Then
In a fragment from the Pallas News the Pharaoh's daughter is noted as going down to the river to bathe rather than pose, a detail framing a historical or literary observation with a casual moral claim. The short remark contrasts behavior with expectations in an antiquated tone.
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Pharaoh
Pallas
Riverside Couple Wed In May Wedding At St Marys
Riverside May 24. A wedding occurred Tuesday morning May 28 at St Marys church as Miss Clara Shebanek became the bride of Mr Clarence Rummelhart Rev B Jacobsmeier officiated The couple attended by Miss Laverne Knebel and William Shebanek The bride wore white satin with beads and carried white roses A reception followed at the bride parents home about a hundred guests attended The newlyweds will take a farm north of town owned by the groom s father out of town guests included Flora Knebel La Verne Mrs John Plow Frank Shimitz Rene Schnoebelen Claude and Amilda Schnoebelen.
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Riverside
St. Mary's Church
Clara Shebanek
Clarence Rummelhart
B. Jacobsmeier
Laverne Knebel
William Shebanek
Georgette
Frank Rummelhart
Flora Knebel
la Verne
John Plow
Frank Shimitz
Iowa City
Rene Schnoebelen
Claude and
Amilda Schnoebelen
Cedar Rapids
Portugal’s Towns List Shows Two Major Cities
The text claims Portugal contains only two towns Lisbon and Operte with populations over fifty thousand. It presents a controversial count and a suspect misspelling of Operte.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Operte
Atchison Doctor Warns Visiting Patients Can Be Fatal
An Atchison doctor notes more people are visited to death when sick than die from neglect, highlighting concern over hospital or home care practices and the risks of frequent in-person visits.
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Atchison
Atchison Ilehe
Perhaps He Knew What He Meant
A sharp note from a persistent penciler at the public library margins flashes in a Boston Transcript reader letter. The writer quips about an Irish border, asserting, There can be no Irish boundary. Ireland one and invisible.
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Spectator
Ireland
Boston
Tronecripaé
Oyster Expands Its Shell Through Secreted Growth
An oyster enlarges its own shell by secreting animal matter and lime carbonate. The secretion sticks to the shell and oozes over the edges of the shell opening, causing the home to grow larger and thicker as time passes.
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Hele
Pitcairn Island Described As Remote Settlement
The article notes Pitcairn Island covers about two square miles with a population near 220. It relies on fruits, fishes, and wild birds for food and could sustain about 500 people. The island lacks regular contact with the outside world apart from occasional ship visits.
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Pitcaen Island
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Elower
Sohn A. Babcock
Yard
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Sess
Ames School
Tabloid of Truth
Sherman Brothers
Henry County Farm Bureau
W. S. Reister & Sons
Mutual
East Washington St
Ib. Co
Isc
Ise
W. A. Hutton & Co
Hershey
Muscatine
Bartlett, Prazier & Company
Logan &@ Bryan
Hicago
New York
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Bank N
Devonport
Stewart
West Chester, Iowa
Pitcairn Island
Evening Journal
R. L. Gibson
Helde
Bo Bie
Property Owners Federation, Inc
Buick
Tucker & Eicher
White Way
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