Daily Market Reports Chicago Hogs and Grains Prices
Estimated receipts hogs 2,400 cattle 5,116 sheep 14,402 calves 950. Market mostly 10 to 15 higher. top 16.85, bulk 14.75 to 16.75. Sows and pigs also listed with prices. Wheat corn and rye futures shown with bid prices and cash quotes from Toledo and St Louis. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co Morrison Building Washington Iowa.
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Chicago
Beach Wickham Grain CO
Morrison
Washington, Iowa
Ottumwa Company L Votes to Become Cavalry Troop
In Ottumwa on Sept 1 the Fourth Iowa National Guard Company L voted unanimously to transfer from infantry to cavalry in the new regiment. The move leaves Ottumwa with two cavalry troops and ends decades of infantry service, with Capt. Earl Spry directing the transfer and horses expected soon after muster.
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Ottumwa
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
Adjutant General
Cavalry
G Company
France
Infantry
Ottumway
H. S. Merrick
Earl Spry
American Consumers To Buy German Dyes Under Versailles Pact
An arrangement lets American buyers obtain German dye stocks set aside as reparations under the Versailles treaty. The Textile Alliance Inc will distribute dyes not produced domestically or lacking substitutes. The War Trade Board also says the U S may participate in German chemical drugs allotments, though no immediate domestic need is seen.
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Washington
Germany
Textile Alliance, Inc
War Trade Board
State Department
United States
Curious exchange over a baby’s talk and actions
A neighbor asks if the baby can talk. The child replies that the baby cannot walk and questions why speaking is needed when he can yell to obtain items around the house. The quote is attributed to the New York Evening Post.
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New York Evening Post
Cox and Roosevelt to Speak in Iowa Des Moines
Des Moines hosts a rally and speeches as Governor Cox and Franklin D Roosevelt plan a stop on September 28 en route to Omaha. The national headquarters confirms joint arrival after October 3 and a parade is planned with multiple addresses in Des Moines and nearby Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Des Moines
Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic
New York
Omaha
Nebi
Pat Harrison
Cox and Roosevelt
J. F. Porterfield
Sioux Falls
Porterfield
Harrison
Iowa Schools Short 1200 Teachers As New Year Opens
Des Moines reports beginning of term finds Iowa schools hampered by a 1,200 teacher shortage and scarce equipment. Large towns struggle with space and rising building costs, while rural one room schools show improvement due to state aid, totaling over 10,000 schools with more than 200,000 students insured by aid provisions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Farm sales and crop notes from Iowa and Washington
The page lists farm sale dates in Iowa and near Washington with buyers including W R Gamon Kalona Brenneman Son Wellston and J Wagner Washington. It notes calcium carbonate bone flour mineral mixes for swine and warns feeders to expect higher freight and handling costs impacting margins. It also reports rain mars Ames field day with Iowa State College demonstrations on lime manure and phosphates and the value of adding lime and manure to Carrington soil to boost clover and cereal yields.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State College
R. A. Pearson
Pearson
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
W. H. Stevenson
Stevenson
Falk Company Receives Free Phosphate Fertilizer
The Falk Motor Company learns from Ford headquarters in Detroit that six sacks of phosphate fertilizer are being sent free to Mr. Falk. Upon arrival he will distribute it to former friends for experimental use. Ford manufactures the fertilizer as a coke oven by product now marketed along the eastern seaboard.
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Falk Company
Falk Motor Company
Ford
Detroit
Fort Dodge
Pinkham
Compote
Minnie Mandelko
S. 18Th St
10Th Avenue
Iowa
Miss Mandelko
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Wagner and Welsh Poland China Sale Set for Sept 24
The Drover's Journal lauds John Wagner of Washington Iowa and P J Welsh of Kalona Iowa for a combined Poland China herd sale to be held at the East End Garage on September 24. They promise top offerings from both herds and aim to attract local buyers with up to date breeding and proven sale success.
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W. R. Gamon
Washington
East End
Poland
W. C. Brenneman and Son
Kalona
Duroe
Jersey
Geo. M. Groendycke
Wellston
M. A. Williams
Brighton
L. H. Rinner
Noble
Iowa
Western Hog Oiler Co
E. J. Paul
Joe Peiper
John Wagner
P. J. Welsh
C. A. Brook
Hampshire Boats and Farm Machinery
Wagner & Welsh
The
Drover’s Journal of Chicago
Mr. Wagner
Mr. Welsh
Polly of the Storm Country at Graham Theatre
Oscar Bennett a greedy farmer schemes for a divorce with his wife using influence to win Polly Hopking but fate strikes with a fatal lightning blow. Mildred Harris Chaplin stars as Polly with Charles West as Bennett in the photo play beginning Monday affecting the squatter community.
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Oscar Bennett
Greedy Farmer
Polly
Graham Theatre
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Polly Hopking
Charles West
Bennett
Fall Plowing for Wheat Boosts Fall Seeding Success
Early and thorough fall plowing stores soil moisture and packs the seed bed, increasing the chance of a strong fall wheat stand. Dry, hard, or lumped soil raises the risk of failure, so proper tillage is essential for winter hardiness.
Culvert Filling Tests Offer Large State Savings
Results from Iowa State College Engineering Experiment Station on culvert filling show promise for cheaper lighter materials. The project, underway for years, aims to cut costs and may save hundreds of thousands of dollars for the state as results mature.
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Engineering Experiment
Iowa State College
Naughty Guest Guide By A Tartar Legend
An old saying notes that when a Tartars invites a guest to feast he will seize the guest by the ear and lead him to the table as a display of hospitality and ceremonial welcome.
Mineral supplements needed for growing swine rations
Studies by the Ohio Experiment Station's department of nutrition show all grain swine rations require mineral supplements. Deficiency causes breaking down, rickety symptoms, lameness, and paralysis, while rations with milk or tankage or leguminous roughage do not require supplements.
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Department of Nutrition
Ohio Experiment Station
Swine Feeders Day Set At Iowa Station On Armistice Day
Iowa's Swine Feeders Day at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station is planned for Thursday November 11 Armistice Day. John M Evward will lead demonstrations showing the value of corn belt self fed rations and comparing commercial swine feeds. Hundreds of farmers typically attend to learn past and new swine feeding lessons and take practical guidance home.
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Wallaces
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
John M. Evward
Lowa
Our First Assurance Society Aids Clergy Widows
The first assurance society in the United States, founded in 1750, aimed to provide relief to widows and orphans of deceased clergymen throughout the colonies. The initiative established a charitable model for funeral and support benefits among early American religious communities.
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Our First Assurance Society
First Assurance Society
United States
Popcorn fed cattle spark fat profits in Chicago yard
In 1917 Iowa ranchers John and Ernest Pfeiffer fed yearling Polled Angus steers exclusively on popcorn mixed with oats and alfalfa. The 27 head, weighing about 800 pounds, sold for 17 dollars per animal as the popcorn crop proves popless and unpoppable in yields, influencing prices and use of surplus stock.
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Chicago
John
Ernest Pfeiffer
Sac County
Iowa
Pfeiffer
United States
Pfeiffers
Advertisements as News in the Journal Contrast
Classified ads and notices appear as news items in the Journal urging readers to place advertisements. The page highlights how marketing lines mingle with local events, schedules, and public notices to shape reader interest and business leads.
Cool nights hurt Iowa corn and crops in August
Iowa's August weather stalled crop progress with cool days and nights, while heavy August rains toppled corn across Mills to Winnebago counties. Projections show corn at 413 million bushels, oats 217 million, barley 8.34 million, potatoes 10.99 million, and total tame hay around 4.43 million tons, with hogs on farms at 92 percent of last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mills County
Winnebago County
Towa
Lawa
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Close OF Grain Futures
Toledo
St. Louis
John A. Babcocke
G. & Yard
Illinois
U. 8
Journal’s Farm Department
Farmer
Journal
Mutual
Colemso
W. S. Reister & Sons
Call Central
Lemley Reduction CO
A. W. Shearer
Winfield
Yarmouth
Mt. Union
Main Road
G. W. Shearer
Mutual 91
Duce
Carlson
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Property Owners Federation, Inc
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