Rain Growers to Reorganize U S Grain Growers
Chicago April 24 U S Grain Growers Inc outlines new strict business procedures for soliciting grain producer memberships under a reorganized cooperative. New contracts will govern field organizers, with emphasis on accountability and economical conduct to prevent misused funds and ensure steady promotion across states. Membership nears 57 541 with Iowa leads and campaigns continue in Indiana Iowa Nebraska and Kansas despite weather delays.
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Chicago
Busiss
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc
Rmers
H. Gustafson
Farmers’ Company
Gustafson
Indiana
Iowa
Netaska
Kansas
U. S
Efort
Ir. Wooters
John |Ampley
U. S. Gfi
Soil Erosion Threatens Hardin County Crops
Eldora Iowa April 24 Hardin County faces severe soil erosion as heavy cropping continues. Marion Olson and H Sunderlin of Iowa State College warn that surface erosion and gullies remove soil, worsening fields and reducing acreage. Hardin County Farm Bureau dedicates early week to erosion demonstrations.
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Eldora
Hardin
Coun
This
Hardin County
Marion&. Olson
H. Sunderlin
Agricultural Xtension Service
Iowa State Colnec
Sunderlin
Hardinounty Farm Bureau
Northeast Iowa Spring Seeding Progress Cited in Crop Report
The Illinois Central crop and field report notes about 40 percent of spring seeding completed in northeastern Iowa by Friday, April 22, with steady progress in northern areas. Barley acreage rising while some oat area may shift to corn if the mild spell continues. Pig reports are disappointing across the region due to cool, damp weather and disease.
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Iowa
Osage
Mitchell Coun
Seed corn critics and crop economics collide in debates
A collection of opinions from Pithy Pointed Paragraphs and Breeders' Gazette discusses seed quality, corn yields, and the push to adjust 1922 acreage. It cites Clyde Black of Dallas Center Iowa, notes high yields per acre, and questions the logic of expanding or reducing corn planting to stabilize prices amid a national surplus.
Iowa Garden Tips From Old Almanac Readers Digest
Winter wheat is fair and oats sowing continues on fall plowed land with rye wheat and oats in Bremer and Charles City districts. The article urges manure for lawns, shrubs, and trees, promotes Kentucky bluegrass with clover, recommends compost boxes, mulching raspberries, and cold frames to extend the growing season. It highlights garden flowers like hollyhocks and scarlet runner beans and invites readers to visit the Des Moines state fair garden.
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Charles City
Bremer
Altho
Des Moines
Alain
Iowa Farm Gardens
Lowa
Records on Flocks Increase Interest in Poultry Trade
Elders, In April 24 report shows Hardin county’s 15 flocks part of a state group with 11 producers reporting March results. 1,764 hens laid 22,361 eggs. product value $504.17. feed cost $226.81. Top flocks include Rob ert Comfort’s Buff Orpingtons 2,423 eggs from 130 hens, 60.1% production. Others follow with White Leghorns and White Rocks, producing 32.7 to 53.3 percent.
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Hardin County
Robert Comfort
Hubbard
T. P. Lawler
New Providence
Charles D. Wood
M. D. Mills
W. EB. Crawford
Steamboat Rock
O. Ll. Brindie
Union
One Family Holds Deed on Same Farm Sixty eight Years
Eldora Iowa April 24 A tale of a land tract owned by the same family for 68 years since Lewis Howell moved from New York to Hardin county in 1854 He purchased the place for 1.25 an acre and it remained with his daughter Mrs Sarah J Boyd now in Eldora The pioneer house built of black walnut still stands well preserved in Tipton township near Eldora along with only two other similar Hardin county tracts the Kennedy Kelly heirs and the Elerding family. Wheat and corn prices also listed in St Louis market notes.
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Eldora
Lewis Howell
Hardin County
New York State
Hidera
Tipton Township
Howell
Sarah J. Boyd
Kennedy-Kelly
William Eler
Linn County Farmers Seek Co Op Milk Handling System
A Linn county delegation of farmers and business leaders will visit Waterloo to study the Waterloo Co-Operative Dairy plant and operations. Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce backs the effort to improve milk marketing, aiming to adapt a successful local model for producers and consumers alike. The Linn county group leaves Cedar Rapids at 10 15 tomorrow and returns later in the day.
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Linn County
Waterloo
Waterloo Co- Operative Dairy Company
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
Black Hawk County
He Linn County
Alica and Strong clash over job, love vow amid tension
Alica protests losing a perfect offer as Strong pins her to accept. He insists he loves her and demands marriage, squeezing her arm and pressuring her to vanish the need for escape. She reluctantly agrees to go along, pleading to go somewhere where she can shed the coat and breathe.
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Alica
Hut Strong
Ston
Pogtns
Tureats
Peterson Mrea
Alicea
Furs By Nina Epps
Alice Gaynor is stalked by a persistent pursuer in crowded streets as she plans to outpace him. A tense cat and mouse pursuit unfolds with fear and resolve to escape danger.
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Furs
Nina Epps
Alice Gaynor
Net
Unchanged Avg Food Prices Amid Mixed Market Notes
The report shows Bradstreet’s food index at 3.26 per pound across 37 items, unchanged from the prior week and higher than the week ending April 28, 1931. It lists increases for 25 commodities, decreases for several steel and agricultural items, and mentions diverse prices from cotton torsions to Wool and Sugar, with scattered shifts across commodities and stocks.
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New York
Bradstreet
Basle
Douglas Fic
Iowa Shriners Prepare for Frisg Meet in Des Moines
Shriners from Davenport Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Des Moines met at Fort Des Moines hotel to plan state and national fraternal events with a special July train to San Francisco. Davenport leads attendance with a patrol. Cedar Rapids may join if invited. Duck Gasebeer attended representing Waterloo Shrine jurisdiction. Revival set to begin at Mast Burk Presbyterian with Dr. James A. Laurie guiding services and George Moody directing music.
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Mrisco
Duck Gasebeer
Waterloo
James A. Laurie
First Presbyterian Church
Marshalltown
Wil
Mast Burk Presbyterian Church
George Moody
Ipah Kaltenbach
Conger Street
Wheat prices wobble as board opens with mixed futures
Chicago and New York daily grain prices show wheat futures uneven at opening with May and July positions fluctuating. Corn and oats follow slight moves while hogs and provisions slip, giving a cautious tone to early trading across major markets.
New York Chicago Produce Markets Report Prices and Receipts
New York and Chicago markets show creamery butter receipts and prices, eggs, cheese, and poultry values. Notable figures include New York butter 39 to 40 cents, New Jersey and state whites buys, Chicago butter 37 to 38 cents, eggs to 27 cents, and poultry at 25 to 30 cents per pound with varied firsts and extras.
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New York
New Jersey
Hennery
Dutta
CAES
Chicago
Livestock prices slide across major markets in late April
Western and midwest markets report weaker hog and cattle bids with steady to lower cattle trade. Omaha and Sioux City show mixed results with hogs down to 10 to 25 cents, steers easing, sheep demand uneven, and calves fluctuating. gains noted in some runner lambs while other categories hold at reduced levels.
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Associated Press
Cileage
Sa KU ST
Calvan Stonkers
Mont
Prekers
Lghter Welehrs
Killin Elasnes
Beth
East ST. Louis
St Louis
Germeruby
Omaha
Bectatecra
California
Sioux City
Sioux
Fars
Alchers
Tighe
Trasget
VM. Og
ST. Joseph
Stock Market Reverses Lower In Wide Session Flux
The market opened with heavy buying but reversed course before noon amid broad losses. General Electric and United Fruit led early gains while Bethlehem Steel and Mexican Petroleum retreated. Rail shares rose briefly, foreign exchange held steady, and end-of-day prices showed mixed results across sectors.
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Associated Press
New York
Wack
Jnstice
General Electric
Pullman
Norfolk & Western
New Haven
United Fruit and
Wall “A
U. S. Steel
Baldwin
Studebaker
Sinclair
California Petroleum
Royal Dutch
American Can
American Car & Four
American Locomotive
American Smelting
American Sumatra Tobacco
Pennsylvania
Rep
Tron & Steel Sinclair Cons
Oil & Refining
Southern Pacific Southern Railway
pStudebaker Corporation
Peengs OO
Ryboseeee Ipobaces
Union Paul
Gentral Leither
Ieeeeees
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago, Mil, & St Faul Corn Products
Crucible Steel
Metal Motors
Great Northern Ore Ctis
Goodrich Coo
Ies le Mer
Marine Ptd
International Paper
Kennecott, Copper
Mexican Petroleum
New York Central
Norfolk & Western Northern Pactfle ‘Pure Oi
Econ
Eee
Tissse
Waterloo Markets and Schedules in Late April 1922
A dense listing from Waterloo, Iowa shows train departures and arrivals across multiple lines and depots including Union depot Oelwein Des Moines Kansas City and Chicago. The document catalogs dairy butter lard milk and cheese prices, beef and pork market quotes, and local agricultural goods like potatoes and hay. It also notes district train services Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls and Waterloo schedules with local and limited trains and goods movements. The piece blends timetables with commodity pricing, reflecting a busy regional market day in April 1922.
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Worth Anand
Union Depot
Oelwein
Aim
Bye
St. Ac
C. & Twin C
C & Twin
C. & Win Wm
St. Depot
C. & Twin c. Bm
Kansas City
Kanes City
Des Moines
Waterloo
Manly
Allaneapolis
St. Paul
Déiineapolis
Chicago
Vinton
Illinorw
Clarksville
Ohio
Dubuque
Chicago Dubuque and Caicage
Omaha
Fort Dodge
Express
Dioux City
iGamnera i
Arceee
Fort Dodge Bulls
Bee
Ares P. m
Jocal
Kay
Cedar Rapids
Teavy Ncns
Hhiphthens
Alo
Everss
Ialta
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Omaha Drovers Journal
Fortig Nooe
Clyde Black
Dalla Center
Swo-tima
Nebraska
America
Kentucky
Lawa
Dobbin
St. Louis Gradr
St. Lots
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Organization of Waterloo Cremumery Ks
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Alice
Val
Hal
Hal Strong
Isir
Strong
Coxon
Getober
Liberty Bonds
York
Mast
Sam
Hudson
Kolinsky
Aliee
Savoy, Dunn & Co
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Hudson Seal
Electric Seal
Minneapolts Grad
Minneapolis
Minn
Toledo
Texas
Landan
Iowa Shriners
Ahiona
Ibulak
Jou
Fredericksburg
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Peoria Grain
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FY. Oats
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Mtudleigh Matha
Isenner
Por Hampton
Ista
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Miss Kidder
Opera
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Stock Exchange
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Sweden
Denmar
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Brazil
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Daley
Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Company
Minneapolis, Minn
Waterloo Markets
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Cider Fans
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