Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices
Chicago market notes show hog receipts 6000 and holdover 13646 while cattle receipts near 1000 and sheep 1000. Prices list hogs 9.75 to 9.25 for good and choice. cattle top around 14.95 for matured steers. lambs and yearlings show gains with various quotes. Official yesterday tallies include hogs 25749, cattle 2474, sheep 13058. Grain prices note No 2 yellow corn at 87 to 88 cents and No 2 hard wheat 41 to 42 cents.
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Chicago
Week of Farm Sales Announces Multiple Hog and Jersey Auctions
A sequence of sales and auctions listed for September to October across Washington Iowa and nearby towns. Marked events include Poland China and Duroc Jersey hog sales by various sellers such as W C Hotle Edgar Todd Gamon & Sons Hillhouse and Beigbard J M Lord & Son Al Cocklin Welsh Wagner and others, plus land and personal property sale near Ainsworth.
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W. R. Gamon & Sons
East End
Washington
Iowa
Poland
China
Wisdom Beyond What Lies Before Us
A reflective note on foresight by Terrence, emphasizing insight into future possibilities rather than immediate appearances.
Woman Declares Savings Plan Over Car Purchase
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote has a wife telling her husband they will not buy a car despite neighbors doing so. She insists on saving money in the bank for a rainy day.
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John
Cincinnati Enquirer
Invention Detects Hidden Metals by Gravity Pull
A delicate device reveals metal presence underground as heavy ore alters gravity toward the instrument. The apparatus uses gravitational pull to indicate buried ore through subtle deflection and measurement.
Frustrated drivers recall old horse and garage mishaps
A Cincinnati Enquirer style quip notes that some people struggle to back a car from a garage as their parents did backing a horse into a shed, humorously comparing modern parking to old rural routines.
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Cincinnati Baquirer
The Origin of Cowboys Time and Rumor
The term cowboy first described British raiders and Tory plunderers who operated east of the Hudson during the New York occupation, later shifting to refer to Far West cattle herdsmen.
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Far West
Hudson River
New York
Ainsworth resident praises Doan's Kidney Pills
Mrs. M L Orris of Ainsworth reports kidney trouble relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes dull pains back, dizzy spells, and irregular kidney action, noting the product's effectiveness over four years and recommending it to others.
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Ainsworth
M. L. Orris
Doan
Dempsey’s Rapid Rise to Boxing Pinnacle
The article traces Jack Dempsey’s swift ascent to heavyweight prominence, highlighting his 18 second KO of Fred Fulton in 1918, his July 4 1919 title win over Jess Willard in Toledo, and notes on his powerful left hook and total mastery of boxing tactics. It mentions Tommy Gibbons as the only man to go the distance with him in a title defense, and lists Dempsey’s knockout victims Billy Miske Bill Brennan and Georges Carpentier.
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Associated Press
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Minn
Jess Willard
Fulton
Jersey City
Willard
Toledo
Kansas
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Shelby
Mont
Gibbons
Billy Miske
Bill Brennan
Georges Carpentier
Brennan
Madison Square Garden
Miske
Carpentier
Big Bowl
Boyles
Jury Service in Iowa Reveals Low Willingness to Serve
Des Moines reports show only about one third of those summoned for juries volunteer or are compelled. Municipal courts call 135 voters at a time. roughly 100 show, with 35 excused for age, occupation, or ill health. Judges weigh exemptions and cite small payment as a deterrent.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Mr. L
Ford
Iowa Red Cross Units Vindicate State Organization Method
Des Moines officials credit Iowa’s council of Red Cross chapters with faster fundraising and tighter local oversight. Judge Hubert Utterback notes 130 chapters now report to state headquarters, aiding the $80 000 Iowa Japanese relief quota as part of a $65 000 000 national drive.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross
Iowa Red Cross
Hubert Utterback
Society
Michigan
Ulinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Chicago
United States
Juries Now More Competent Fewer Loiterers on Panels
Judges report juries today are more competent and intelligent than a decade ago and note a drop in the number of professional loiterers selected for juries.
Iowa Campaign Accelerated by State Council Organization
The initiative relied on speed of fund raising and the quick assembly of Iowa units into a state council, which has hastened the overall campaign.
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Iowa
Hornsby Still Leads All the Batters of the National League
Rogers Hornsby of St. Louis maintains the NL batting lead at .384 as rivals slump. Wheat of Brooklyn drops to .366 while Bottomley holds second. Cy Williams leads with 37 home runs and 2236 total bases. Carey tops steals with 41.
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Hornsby
Batting Averages and Standings amid Weekly Slump
The report shows a player in second place with a .355 average and 27 home runs. He also ranks second in total bases at 296. Eddie Collins of Chicago is seventh in average but leads in stolen bases with 39, while Skewish tops sacrifice hits with 35. Other leaders include Manuus of Detroit at .344, Cobb of Detroit at .339, Stephenson of Cleveland at .336. Harris of Boston falls from the top ten to eleventh at .434 after a slump. Averages cover games through Wednesday for players with 80 or more games.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis
Wheat
Brooklyn
Hornsby
Bottomley
Cy Williams
Philadelphia
Pep Young
New York
Carey
Pittsburg
Grahham
Chicago Flash
McInnes
Boston
Roush
Cincinnati
Frisch
Fournier
Hargrave
Young
Traynor
Pittsburgh
Grima
Harry Hellmann
Detroit
Babe Ruth
Harry
Babe
Cleveland
Sewell
Speaker
Jamieson
Ruta
Williams
St. Lowia
Eddie Collins
Skewish
Manuus
Cobb
Stephenson
Harris
The Promise True and Its Claim on Time
A reflection on the idea that a promise to a life partner limits personal freedom as others lose claim on one’s time and attention, yielding lifelong companionship and commitment to a single companion.
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Tife
Uselessness and Anxiety Comment in Patch Discourse
A witty remark targets a bald headed man worried about how he looks to readers of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The piece mocks vanity and public scrutiny in a brief, sharp aside.
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Hait
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Hermit Crab Uses Secondhand Homes in Nature Study
Nature Magazine reports hermit crabs rely on abandoned shells for shelter. The creature hides in old snail shells with only forelegs and pincers exposed, offering protection from predators in its dwelling.
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Nature Magazine
Snow Elective Barricade Demonstrates Rifle Penetration Test
In France a barricade built to six feet thick walls withstood rifle fire from 55 yards with bullets stopping at five and a half feet penetration. The test aimed to measure ballistic resistance and wall effectiveness against small arms fire.
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France
Knowledge That Marks Genius
A quotation about genius and rules suggests that true genius understands when to break conventions while valuing proper structure. The message emphasizes discernment in applying rules and creativity.
To Even Up Jud Tunkins Says Butchered Clockwork Verse
Jud Tunkins quips that a man who talks the hour may find time so short he must think by the minute in a concise humorous line from a syndicated column.
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Jud Tunkins
Hall's Catarrh Medicine improves run down condition
The notice explains catarrh is aggravated by constitutional health and offers Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a local salve, an internal medicine, and a tonic from W J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio. It claims quick relief and broad sales by druggists for many years.
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Ehall
W. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Extravagant speech in small town talk derided
ABE MARTIN rails at overuse of the word wonderful in everyday praise. He notes how locals overemphasize things as wonderful from meals to rides, contrasting common, ordinary pleasures with iconic wonders like Niagary Falls and Artemis temple coverings.
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Hollosus
Rhodes
Babylon
Ephesus
Indianay
United States
Niagary
National Newspaper Service
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Burlington
John A. Babcock
Exchange Commission
U. S. Yard
Illinois
Vancouver
B. Cc
W. S. Reister
East Third St
Mutual
Creamery
East Washington St
R. L. Gibson
Wee
Yype
Property Owners Federation
Tio
W. C. Hotle
Washington, Iowa
Edgar Todd
Mile Weet
Gladwin
J. M. Lord & Son
Duroc Sale
Hillhouse and Beigbard
al Cocklin
Frea Wyse
L. H. Rinner
Noble
Sensation Duroc Jersey
J. E. Adams
Everetts Shearer
Welsh & Wagner
Forest Embree Hampshire Sale
Keota
Chas. Nicola & Son
Brighton
Duroe Sale
Ernest Carlson
Duroc Jersey
Knotek Bros
Robert G. Sheetz
Terrence
The
Ananias Club
Royal Fence
Fiall
Abe Martin
Buddy
Sayin
Niagary Falls
U.S
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