This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1924
Page
7
A Black Hawk county farmer faces losses after tests confirm bovine tuberculosis in cattle and swine. Government indemnity covers cattle and hogs, with slaughter and salvage underway. Precautions include thorough cleaning, disinfecting, and sun exposure to prevent further spread.
Henry Guistorf sold a load of Chester White hogs on the Chicago Market last Friday. The 324 pound cohort brought 7.55 dollars per hundred weight. The hogs came from Guistorf’s feeding program.
Communications to the Farm Department of the Warcering Evening Courier in Warlag, lows, are encouraged with inquiries and comments directed to the editor via the listed phone number 3706.
An article on home gardening outlines a plan for flower borders that emphasizes year round bloom, border width, and height order. It favors border planting in tidy, repeated color blocks with a colonial rectilinear bed scheme and single color beds for strong visual impact.
Vinton Iowa Benton County hosts the largest baby beef club with forty calves fed by enthusiastic youths. Since Mark Kinsel placed third in Angus at the last International, members expect state fair money. Only top calves head to Des Moines. plans align State Fair calves for Weston. Kane township leads with eight boys and girls feeding eleven calves.
Prof J M Evvard head of experimental feeding in Iowa State College Ames resigns after years of service citing ill health. He plans to remain part time and relocate to a milder climate while continuing advisory work to benefit farmers and livestock interests in Iowa and beyond. His work includes silage trials, crossbreeding studies, alfalfa and soy bean work, mineral nutrition for swine, and influential bulletins and farm philosophy. Farmers will benefit from his ongoing influence and potential future westward tie with livestock programs.
In Chickasaw County, the Cows Test association reports a monthly rise in average milk production despite poor weather and feed shortages. John B. Herrick’s purebred Holsteins led with 1550 pounds milk and 69.8 butterfat, while H. M. Herrick’s herd averaged 1228 pounds and 44.9 fat.
Declines in wheat and corn markets are reported across multiple exchanges. May wheat opens around 1.02 percent lower with mixed trading and a late softening, while corn shows easing demand and steady hog prices provide minor support. The report covers prices and futures for May, July, and regional bids, with New York and Peoria figures.
47 Guernsey organizations in Wisconsin have been surveyed by Fred Ferguson about calf prices. At the Greater Waterloo association Friday evening junior members and parents will learn of Guernsey prices and program plans for the season. Prospective Holstein Ayrshire and Jersey clubs will also meet, with several Holstein and Ayrshire members joining efforts for five purebred calves for juniors.
Government report shows 12 698 livestock owners use purebred sires exclusively across all breeding classes. The Better Sires Better Stock plan covers about 1.5 million animals and many offspring with 636 owners in 25 states and 87 counties participating in three months of 192% progress.
Receipts 6,000 hogs and 19,000 cattle show slow activity. Packers bid lower for hogs while steers remain steady to higher on top weights. Heavy beef cattle and yearlings in demand. light supply and steady to firm prices for fat cattle. Sheep and lamb market very slow with few early sales and scarce offerings.
The opening on April 1 shows firm foreign exchange yet broad selling pressure in equities. Independent, Chandler, and Stewart Warner slide while General Electric and American Water Works rise on earnings, with Gulf States Steel at new 1924 lows and several others trading lower. Cattle and hog markets show varied receipts and steady to higher prices for some grades amid active bidders and shifting stockers.
Kansas City and Sioux City livestock receipts show varied demand with steers calves and heifers mixed. Hog and sheep offerings include steady to slow demand, top hog prices around 7.30 with bulk sales near 7.10 to 7.25, sheep and lambs reported strong in some lots, dairy receipts noted at Waterloo cooperative creamery.
New York and Chicago market notes list butter, cheese, poultry, and dairy prices with varied levels across regions. Butter and cheese show mixed moves. poultry prices rise and fall and live stock quotes include hogs, cattle, and sheep across Omaha and Kansas City reports.
Market blotter shows St Joseph Livestock receipts for hogs, cattle, and sheep with price ranges for top, bulk, and calves. Peoria Livestock lists receipts around 5000 with mixed prices for hogs, sows, and packers. Liberty bonds and foreign exchange quotes noted. New York, East St Louis pricing included. Nearby market notes from Nashua Waterloo and Algona detail flour, butter, produce, and local happenings with multiple household updates.
The executive board of the Iowa Fair Managers Association selected M. E. Bacon Davenport as vice president and L. Norton Bloom Naghua as new vice president to succeed Bacon. Other officers named include W. Williams Manchester secretary and Charles H. Barber Mason City treasurer. Directors H. Stanbery Ft. Dodge and E. Estel Waterloo oversee the board. Insurance rates for fairs are to be reduced, with data showing Iowa fairs incur low losses and substantial policy value.
Washington, April 7. Work on the Washington cathedral where Woodrow Wilson lies will be advanced this spring and summer. The planned structure atop Mount St. Alban will be 500 feet long, 135 feet wide, with a central tower 262 feet high and 644 feet above sea level, at an estimated total cost of about 10 million dollars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.