Daily Market Reports Hogs and Cattle at Chicago
Chicago market notes show large receipts for hogs cattle and sheep with steady to lower trend. Evening quotes list several weight classes and prices for hogs cattle and lambs, plus estimated tomorrow's hogs 4,000 cattle 500 sheep 6,000. Market observers include RB. W. Wagner & Co Iowa City and Brant Met. Chicago prices also report corn and oats tone.
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Chicago
RB. W. Wagner &Co
Iowa City
Iowa
Brant, Met
Livestock Auction Sale Dates Listed by Iowa Buyers
A sequence of upcoming sales from September to October lists bidders and locations across Iowa including Washington Keota What Cheer Kalona Crawfordsville Morning Sun Riverside Ainsworth Has kins and Washington. Breeds featured include Duroc Jersey Poland China and Spots. Prominent sellers include Keating Bros Oscar X Axthelm Taylor and Taylor J P Yoder McElhinney Bros John Krebs & Sons Knotek Bros Harry Leffler E J Paul P J Welsh Ernest Carlson and J M Lord & Son with dates ranging Sept 24 to Oct 25.
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Keating Bros
Washington
Oscar X. Axthelm
Keota
Iowa
Duroc
Fall auction of boars and litters at J. M. Lord & Son
J. M. Lord & Son of Aina worth Iowa announce a fall sale on October 12 offering 24 boars and 26 gifts, including two litters sired by Valley Col the Grand Champion boar of Illinois. A March pig weighed 244 pounds on Sept. 21. The sale features frame building and fattening potential with mill feed and tankage.
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Pathfinder
Valley Col
Illinois
J. M. Lord & Son
Ainaworth
Towa
A Wise Man Credits Mayr’s Remedy for Recovery
A Brewton Alabama sister’s near death from an illness is reversed after using Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. A caller reports color improving from yellow to health and walking a mile to church within three weeks. The ad touts a money back guarantee and Lemmon’s Pharmacy as a distributer.
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Brewton
Alabama
Mayr
Lemmon's
Adv
US Tobacco Cotton Rice Output 1919 Shows Large Gains
United States tobacco acreage rose to 1,864,080 in 1919 from 1,294,911 in 1909, while tobacco production reached 1,372,993,261 pounds. Cotton acreage climbed to 33,740,106 with Texas leading at 11,422,537 acres and cottonseed output stood at 5,327,721 tons. Rice acreage increased to 911,092 and production to 25,321,712 bushels, with per acre yields up from 35.8 to 38.8 bushels.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Texas
Georgia
Mississippi
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Mt Pleasant High Forms Inexperienced Football Team
Mt Pleasant high backs a new football program under Coach C J Peters after years without the sport. The team, averaging about 145 pounds, includes mostly novices and will play eight games from Sept 24 to Nov 19 at home and away with Iowa Wesleyan field hosting four matches.
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Mts, Pleasant
C. J. Peters
Mt. Pleasant
Peters
Oskaloosa
New London
Burlington
Centerville
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Winfield
Iowa Wesleyan
Louisiana Rice Output Tops U S Total in 1919
In 1919 Louisiana produced 16 011 667 bushels of rice or 45 3 percent of the total U S production, highlighting the state’s dominant role in national rice output.
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Louisiana
United States
Shiny Nose Is Bad Business Says YWCA Leader
Mrs. F E G Conger of the YWCA Home Secretary says moderation and good judgment are assets for business girls. A shiny nose should not symbolize efficiency as quiet attractiveness suits women in business better. She defends shorter skirts and prefers long hair for some employers while warning maids against drastic haircuts.
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Cleveland
Fowder
FE. G. Conger
Mrs. Conger
Much Corn Will Be Hogged Down This Year
Des Moines reports corn made good progress last week with most of the crop clear of frost. Much of the crop is twisted and difficult to harvest, likely to be hogged down. Fall plowing and seed bed preparation progress vary by region. swine health is good with only minor cholera outbreaks. Labor wages and supplies remain steady as rail shipments and livestock movements ease.
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Des Moines
Frank S. Pinney
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets and Cropestimates
Des Moines Prepares Street Car Franchise Submission
The Des Moines legal team outlines basic changes to a proposed street car franchise as it moves toward a public submission. City leaders and attorneys plan final details ahead of a November vote.
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Des Moines
City council reviews Harris franchise revisions for fare protections
City Corporation Counsel W E Miller presents a partial report on the Harris franchise. The plan adds a material fare clause to guard against court limits on regulating fares while proposing a labor arbitration requirement and a revised arbitration plan. The council aims to finish revisions before the anticipated November vote though voter-provided car service improvements are not indicated.
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A. W. Harris
City Corporation
W. E. Miller
Miller
Women and Thieves Steal Tires in Waterloo
Four men and three women were caught stealing new tires from Hawkeye Oil Company in Waterloo. Railroad workers spotted repeated trips through the yards and flagged investigators who found tires hidden under the women's skirts as they loaded them into a nearby car. Police rushed to the scene.
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Waterloo
Hawkeye Oil Company
Oil Company
Thieves Escape Twice as Railroad Detectives Act
Railroad workers noted the car number but found the plates had been stolen from another machine. When police left, thieves returned and fled again. Descriptions were given to officers who expect multiple arrests soon.
Iowa to give citizenship teaching to 27000 teachers
Iowa teachers will receive courses in citizenship under a 1919 law and instruction in state and national constitutions. The public school citizenship text includes etiquette, health, honesty, courage, thrift, loyalty, and social harmony. Prominent state figures will lecture, with guidance from the state superintendent’s office.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thirty-eighth General Assembly
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
Do It Yourself Saying Ends With Mixed Warnings
An old adage warns that self reliance helps get tasks done but cautions that relying on oneself may lead to incomplete results when many jobs are involved. The saying emphasizes personal effort over delegation or outsourcing.
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Kalona
B. F. Vanatta
G. A. Eglin
J.P. Yoder
Women and
J.C. Huston
Crawfordsville, Iowa
Saloon Farm
Crawfordsville
Beulah
W. E. Whetstine
Fieldman
J.C Huston
Poland
Chinas
McElhinney
Me’s Booster
Booster C
Knglish General
English Giant
McElhinney Bros
Col
Joe. Shaver
Cols
Trostle & McDonald
R. G. Shaver
8. P. C. Booster
W. EK
Whetstine
Columbus Junction
C. A. Smalley
Richland
W. H. McClurkin
Llowa
R. L. Gibson
Per Doz
North Ave
W. A. Hutton & Co
Hershey
Muscatine
Chicago Board of Trade ,Correspondence
Bartlett, Prazier Company
Logan & Bryan
New York
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Davenport
Muscatine, Iowa
Oildag
John Striegel, Jr
Harper, Iowa
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