Daily Market Reports Show Mixed U.S. Cattle and Hog Prices
Chicago markets report large hog receipts at 14 000 and cattle at 11 000 with steady to mixed demand. Beef steers reach 16 75 to 17 75 for prime weights while calves and bulls show broad ranges. sheep receipts at 33 000 with lamb values 11 75 to 14 00. Also includes grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and regional live stock figures from multiple markets.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
St. Paul
Cincinnati
County Picnic in Sunset Park Next Wednesday
The Farmers Union of Washington County will hold a picnic next Wednesday the 8th in Sunset Park. Three national officers will speak on that date. Bring well filled baskets. All invited.
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Farmers Union of
Washington County
Sunset Park
Hornets Almost Kill Iowa Farmer at Church Neighborhood
George Martin of the Church neighborhood was stung by a swarm of yellow jackets while building a fence. He collapsed unconscious beside a road and was saved only by a neighbor and timely medical care. He remained very ill overnight but recovered the next day.
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Waukon
George Marti
Decker
Martin
Timely Wisdom on Kindness and Civic Duty
A quoted reflection on kindness and public duties as one passes through life, urging immediate good deeds. Attributed to William Penn in the widely cited line often credited to him via Humphrey J. Desmond.
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William Penn
Humphrey J. Desmond
Definition of fossils in geology and paleontology
A Science proposal refines what counts as a fossil. It says a fossil is an object indicating former life that has been buried and preserved by geological causes before historic time. Mastodon in arctic ice is a fossil. a leaf in gutter soil is not.
Agriculture says largest potato weighed seven to eight pounds
The department of agriculture states the heaviest potato in its office records falls in the seven to eight pound range. It notes possible larger potatoes may exist but there is no record of any beyond that weight.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Iowa Farm Sales and Flock Culling Report Summary
The Farm Department lists upcoming sales by W A Harper Kalona Brenneman Joe Peiper and others across Washington Noble Kalona and McComb Sisters Sept 4 through Sept 23 with hogs Jer sey cows and Poland China stock on offer. A related report notes 40 percent culling of 1076 flocks yielded eggs per flock unchanged over two weeks, illustrating limited impact on production.
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W. A. Harper
Washington
Miles
McComb Sisters
W. R. Gamon
East End
W. C. Brenneman
JSON
Kalona
Duroc
Jersey
L. H. Rinner
Noble
Iowa
Timothy seed crop short and hog tuberculosis rise
The timothy seed crop in the United States this year is about 80 percent of last year’s production per the U S Department of Agriculture bureau of markets estimates. Hog tuberculosis is increasing with three times the prior ratio in some regions as cattle and hogs are fed together.
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United States
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Towa
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Making Farmers of Tomor row The Vocational Ag Plan
John F. Case praises vocational agriculture in Missouri Ruralist noting students find farming study engaging not just a certificate. He cites dropouts returning for direct farm benefits and describes how training reveals the hidden life of crops and soil on small plots.
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John F. Case
Missouri Ruralist
Advertising Budget Pays for Purebred Live Stock Advertising
F W Beckman of Iowa State College argues for a definite preallocated advertising budget in agriculture. He says it professionalizes advertising, reduces waste, and fits campaigns to yearly or single projects. Breeders should estimate the production cost to selling price margin to set appropriate ad spend.
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F. W. Beckman
Agricultural Journalism Department
Iowa State College
Advertising appropriation guides business spending
The article quotes Mr. Beckman on how business owners set advertising budgets as a portion of gross sales. He notes appropriations range from under 1 percent to 14 percent and help avoid overreaching or investing in unprofitable campaigns.
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Ers
Beckman
Electric Company Sued In $20 000 Damages Suit
Mrs Henriet ta Duea as aunt and administrator of Alexander Eide sues Iowa Railway and Light Company in Story county district court for 20 000. Eide were fatally burned Sept 27 1919 while removing live high tension wires after a horse team died from the shock. The accident involved Cook Electric Company of Nevada.
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Iowa Railway and Light Company
Boone
Story County
Henrietta Duea
Alexander Eide
Young Eide
Cook Electric Company
Nevada
Noted Wisecrack About Cold Baths From Dallas News
A Dallas News quip ridicules a person who loafed in a cold bath, noting our encounters with many fools but none who lingered long in such a chill soak.
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Dallas News
Thought as feared force of change in society
Bertrand Russell asserts that thought threatens privilege and tradition, describing it as subversive, revolutionary, and merciless to established authority. He warns that deep reflection challenges comfortable habits and ancient wisdom, yet it probes moral depths without fear.
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Bertrand Russel
Iowa Towns Call For State Birth Registration Reform
Fifteen Iowa towns report only 37 percent of births registered sparking a push for state wide birth registration. Miss Louise Cottrell argues the system will prove legal residence, pensions, work age, voting rights, passports, and inheritance claims while aligning Iowa with federal vital statistics standards.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Louise Cottrell
University of Iowa Extension Division
Miss Cottrell
United States
Census Bureau Discusses Birth Registration in Iowa News
The federal census bureau argues Iowa should adopt birth registration. The model registration law is not a political act. passage failure stems from a lack of understanding. Advertisements are presented as news.
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Iowa
Is Your Skin Ablaze Don’t Continue to Suffer From Wrong Treatment
An ad claims skin diseases arise from impurities in the blood and cannot be treated by local applications. It urges readers to discard skin salves and begin taking S.S.S. and to write the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga for information about their case.
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S.S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Market Reports
Beach Wickham Grain CO
Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Timothy Cash
Minneapolis
Toledo
Trie
NYC
Buffalo
John A
Mutual
Cream Station
Colenso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Lone
Journal’s Farm Department
J. J. Warren
Poultry Husbandry Department
Poland
China
Blakesburg
Col
Jack
Iowa Timm
Blue Valley
Young Look
Big Bob
Chief Price
Kool’s Orange
Sibley Giant
Jumbo
Ornduff
J. B. James
Guy Hanna
Batavia
Grant Thomas
Eldon
Blakesburg, Iowa
Electric Company
Grace Hill
White Way
John McKinstry
Charles Churchill
West Chester Mutual Telephone
Call Central
Lemley Reduction CO
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
B. C. Carlson
California
Peter Cooper
Turner
John Deere
Janesville
McCormack
D. F. Macon
M. C. Delong
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