Market Report Opens With Large Receipts For Cattle And Hogs
Chicago market notes show estimated receipts of 15 000 hogs and 10 000 cattle today with substantial holdovers. Beef steers and veal calves are listed with ranges across weights, while sheep and lamb prices reflect steady to higher tones. Distributed figures include packers and stocker categories with mixed quality grades and regional references.
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Chicago
Eos
Yesterda
Shipm'ts
Colleges excel in bachelor arts and science degrees 1915-19
A report by Prof. Ira Condit shows 8,478 B A and 2,104 B S degrees awarded by Iowa colleges 1915 to 1919, with Iowa State College leading in B S degrees and Grinnell and Grinnell others ranking among B A recipients. The data was compiled by Prof. Tilton and completed by Condit.
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U. 1
Cedar Falls
Ira
Condit
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Grinnell
Cornell
Teachers College
Morningside
Drake
Simpson
Coe
Iowa Wesleyan
Upper Iowns
Luther
Des Moines, College
Penn
Ellsworth
Parsons
Central
Benna Vista
St. Ambrose
Central Holiness
Leander Clark
Iowa State College
The
State University
John L. Tilton
Simpson College
State
Prof. Tilton
College and University Department
State Association
Droz’s World Champion Junior Yearling Boar Refuses Sale
J C Droz of Fairfield displayed the world grand champion boar at Des Moines. The 17 month old Duroc Jersey male weighed 800 pounds, eighty four inches long and forty three inches high. Droz refused 35000 cash and will not set a price. Last year’s champion sold for 100000 to California.
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Fairfield
Des Moines
J. C. Droz
Duroe Jersey
Cherry Chief
Pathfinder
Iowa State Fair
Droz
Diamond Bar Ranch
California
Navy to Sell 30 Vessels in Competitive Bids
The Navy plans to auction 30 vessels including five warships Raleigh Cincinnati Machias Castine and Petrel plus 25 miscellaneous ships. Tenders open October 28. expected total revenue surpasses $1 000 000 with proceeds returned to the treasury as war-expenditure refunds.
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Navy Department
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Machias
Castine
Petrel
Department
Treasury Department
Wedding Delayed Until Beer Arrives
The hour passed with no bride. The clergyman waited, mother urged patience, and after another hour a jubilant voice announced that the beer had arrived, prompting the bridal party to appear before the tired minister.
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Susy
Purebred Livestock Prices Seen Sliding Next Year
The Journal notes tightening money markets may depress purebred livestock prices as banks push loans to pay down. It cites rising land and labor costs, rising demand for registered stock, and a nationwide push for better sires and females. It also urges breeders to focus on nonregistered stock buyers and market farmers, plus forecasts higher winter eggs due to storage shortages and better housing and feeding practices for poultry.
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W. H. Lapp
Iowa State College
Not Exactly Tired
Robert and his father walk two miles into the country. Near home the boy admits fatigue but jokes that they have not just started out, showing a lighthearted moment of the outing.
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Robert
Jud Tunkins Reflects on Happiness and Trouble
Sid Jud Tunkins quips that happiness must be cranked up while noting trouble has a self-starter, reflecting a lighthearted, candid moment from the performer.
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Sid Jud Tunkins
Unborn Parents Targeted by Inflation in California Rentals
A Los Angeles Times excerpt warns Iowans planning winter stays in California about landlord rules that rooms may double or triple rents for expectant mothers and even unborn children. The piece cites Mrs. Shaw as rent rising from 25 to 35, then to 50, plus a Denver letter decrying “robbery” of eastern renters and urging stay-at-home.
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Los Angeles “Times
California
Charles Shaw
Tally Ho
West Second Street
Shaws
Shaw
Chamber of Commerce
Lindley
Denver
Los Angeles
Grand Avenue Hill
Why He Stopped Singing in The Child's Tale
George improvised lyrics and tunes while singing and his mother urged him to continue. He finally refused and said his family joined the union, a line his mother found amusing and surprising.
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George
Anionu
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Walter J. Kracen
Iowa Telephone Company
C. B. Kaufmann
Kracen
John A
Islandis
Davenport
Mutual
Cream
Groes
Hotel
Colenso Bloch
W. S. Reister & Sons
Washington, Iowa
NAVY
Journal’s Farm Department
Willey
Columbus Junction
Aberdeen Angus
J. M. Lord & Son
Ainsworth
Jud Tunkins
Jack Herr
Uncle Joe
Joe
Pony Man
Kensington
Minn
Beopie
Luella Strom
Prewett
Wis
A. Beskar
Tec
G. K
Allen Graf
Re.d
Erdice
Mathew G. Thompson
Ralph W. Thompson
D. F. Macon
Chester Whites
F. A. Bower
Teas Blacksmith Shop
C. A. Reubsam
Washington
Lemley Reduction CO
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Economy Rug Co
Gibson
Ile Springs
Crawfordsville
I. Cohn
Sloan
Holland
Bos
Property Owners Federation, Inc
Apudine
Cascara
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