Chicago Market Summary Beef Cattle and Hogs Prices
Chicago markets report mixed receipts and steady prospects across cattle hogs and sheep. Beeves mostly 25 to 50 cents lower than week ago with cows and heifers down. hog prices range 16.90 to 17.60 for good to choice, porkers near 17.50, light 17.15 to 17.60, sheep prices 11.40 to 14.85 for native and western grades. Receipts vary by category with steady market outlooks into tomorrow and next week.
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Chicago
Ill
Wissaitsa
Grain futures snapshot from June to October period
A compact list shows June corn July corn June oats July oats and October clover values. The snippet includes percentage figures 1.37 1.39 1.00 and a 65 percent plus 14.30 at the end, indicating crop price or yield measures.
Grateful Mothers Share Foley's Honey and Tar Cure
Grateful mothers recount experiences with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound curing severe croup coughs and whooping coughs after other remedies failed. One letter cites relief for an irritated throat and persistent cough in a child. another notes rapid improvement after the first dose. The ad touts the remedy as effective for adults too and cites Lemmon's Pharmacy in Washington.
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T. Neurener
Fau Claire
Wise
Foley
M& Gilkeson
Youngstown
Lemmon
Washington
One Dollar Winner Shark Tale
A seven year old girl Fether overhears elders discuss sharks. An aunt explains a man-eating shark has one fin visible while a mother asks if two fins signal a lady-eater addressing a playful family dining room banter.
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Fether
New York doctor calls for fewer drug stores
A New York physician argues for fewer drug stores while questioning where people would buy toothbrushes and cigarettes and consult the city directory for post gage lampe.
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New York
Cleveland
Simple Wedding Gift Proposal Stirring Family
A father questions paying two thousand dollars for Mildred's wedding and suggests a simple ceremony with the money to start married life. The mother rebukes the father's sentimentality, defending traditional wedding expense.
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Mildred
Pigs Horses and Crops In County Farm Notes
The B C N stock farm under Pauley Brown plans about 60 litters of fall pigs after Brown bought two hogs from Ernest Carlson. Carlson notes customers left a fine pig for Brown last fall. A colt from Spencer Reed weighs 200 pounds at three days old and may become show ring royalty. Creeks overflowed banks, crops flooded, and corn washed on steeper ground. President Wilson reportedly keeps Shropshires on the White House lawn. Spring wheat prospects look good if weather cooperates. rust may spread. Dr Methus of the U S Department of Agriculture warns barberry hedges may cause wheat losses nationwide and urges removal.
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Pauley Brown
Mr. Brown
Ernest Carlson
Carlson
Premier Chief
Pennest
Lacy Wonder
Spencer Reed
Ralph Livingston
Methus
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Why Did the Farmer Lad Desert His Pa
A humorous verse contrasts a farmer’s son leaving home with the claim his livestock and crops became others’ property. It satirizes critics who ask for motives while suggesting generational conflict and the costs of rural life.
Liberty Loan Surpasses Goal with Vast Oversubscription
The third Liberty loan totals 4.17 billion dollars, 360 percent above the 500 million minimum, with about 17 million subscribers. Minneapolis district leads at 172 percent, New York at 124 percent, and officials caution totals may adjust slightly with Fed reports.
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Washington, PD. C
Federal Reserve
Minneapolis
New York
Treasury
United States
McAdoo
Inheritance Tax Take Reaches Half Million in Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa state treasurer Edwin J. Hoyt announced that collateral inheritance taxes paid in one year totaled 50 929 68, the highest in any similar period. Over 1 000 estates were involved, with the largest single payment by Virginia W. Gay of Benton County at 22 080 07.
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Des Moines
Edwin J H. Hoyt
W. ©. Brown
Frank J. Murphy
Virginia W. Gay
Benton County
State Treasures Office
Supreme Court
Dry Mash Method Helps Poultry Keepers Feed Hens Efficiently
The article outlines feeding hens with multiple meals, favoring a dry mash kept in a hopper for those away from home. It describes mash types, ingredients, and portion guidelines, plus how modest grain with wastes can sustain profits when feed costs rise.
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United States
Tax refund ordered for uncontested collections
An official order directs repayment of taxes collected where the amount was not challenged by the taxpayer. The move affects affected accounts and remedies past overpayments without contest.
Salt poisoning in poultry causes deadly fatalities
A bureau of animal industry correspondent reports salt poisoning from a home baked cake using salt instead of sugar. Nine eight month old chicks died the next morning. Salt kills at one fifteenth ounce per pound of live weight, and fowls should not have access to pickle brines or salt fish brines.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Thoughtless feeding and banana peels on sidewalk
The remark compares giving a baby a banana to throwing banana peels on a sidewalk that could cause a passerby to fall. It uses a stark metaphor to condemn careless parenting behavior and public safety risk.
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Wayfarer
Community Notes From Over County Ainsworth District
Over County Community News from Ainsworth Route 1 reports residents visiting relatives returning home after trips. Ola Foster and Mrs. C A Brown are back home from visits. Juanita Rabenold is home for the summer from Conesville. Mrs. Geo Allbaugh returns from time with niece Mrs. Roy Quinn of Fredonia. Mrs. Quinn has been ill. J T Foster visits Mt. Union with daughter Carey Brown. W A Palmer and daughter Ferne visit Wellman. Orie O Connor and Martin Allbaugh convalescing from mumps. Frank Skubal back from Riverside and Iowa City. Hazel Whetetine resumes bank duties after mumps absence.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth R
Ola Foster
C. A. Brown
Juanita Rabenold
Conesville
Geo. Allbaugh
Roy Quinn
Fredonia
Quinn
J.T. Foster
Mt. Union
Carey Brown
W. A. Palmer
Ferne
Orie O’connor
Martin Allbaugh
Frank Skubal
Riverside
Iowa City
Hazel Whetetine
Pageant closes with Red Cross tableau and America song
The program featured several drills and a tableau showing the Red Cross aiding a wounded soldier and the Cross of Calvary aiding a wounded soul. It closed with the audience singing America. Eighth graders Emmet Shafer Grant Fletcher Talma Sipe Neva Cummings Pearl Orris Oma Strain Ralph Cooper Dana Barnes Everett Mitchell Aretha Holmes Chester Cherryholmes Verle Maxwell Cloyce Huston, who returns to Chicago, and Miss Louise Wiedeman who goes back to Burlington after finishing work in the high school.
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Red Cross
Cross of Christ
Cross of Calvary
America
Emmet Shafer
Grant Fletcher
Talma Sipe
Neva Cummings
Pearl Orris
Oma Strain
Ralph Cooper
Dana Barnes
Everett Mitchell
Local Happenings Roundup in Ainsworth May Week
Mrs. Lavanda McFarland spent Thursday in Washington with friends. Lizzie Wilson and Miss Bina Porter were business visitors there. Madge Stone returned from Washington after visiting her sister Mrs. T. C. Davis. Frank Heston left for Pleasant Plain then Fairfield to report for draft. J N Sands of Washington visited. Mrs. Ray Simpson spent Friday with her father M L Olds. Prof J J McConnell from Cedar Rapids visited his son. W C White and family departed for Iowa City. J A Kolosick returned from Chicago. Rev C S Field attended district conference at Columbus Junction. Misses Alice and Jean Richards visit Des Moines and Boone. Sidney Gookin was in Columbus Junction for business. Mrs. Robert Beach of Oskaloosa visited. Mrs. Fay Letts and children arrived for a stay with relatives. Mrs. Chas Gilbert of Washington spent the day here. Mrs. J G Bean departed for Washington to visit friends.
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Ainsworth
Lavanda McFarland
Washington
Lizzie Wilson
Bina Porter
Madge Stone
T. C. Davis
Frank Heston
M. McGraw
Pleasant Plain
Fairfield
J. N. Sands
Ray Simpson
M. L. Olds
J. J. McConnell
Cedar Rapids
A. Ww
W. C. White
Earl
Iowa City
J. A. Kolosick
Chicago
Hioes
C. S. Field
Columbus Junction
Alice
Jean Richards
Des Moines
Boone
Sidney Gookin
Robert Beach
Oskaloova
L. R. Marr
Fay R. Letts
Letts
Grade Program at Crawfordsville Opera House Delights Crowd
May 25 Crawfordsville reports a large audience for the grade program on the school year’s last day. Students from several rooms present drills, songs, recitations, and a Panomime featuring Betsey Ross and the thirteen states.
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Crawfordsville
Lyle Anwyl
Hoover
Margaret Hauenstein
Leland Dix
Sones
Panomime
Betsey Ross
Song
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