Civil War on Walls of Pioneer House Chronicle
Civil war history survived on walls of a Bennington township house owned by P L Friedley north of town. A granary and workshop for years, the room with Harper's Weekly and London News fragments now holds only remnants after relic seekers removed pieces. The 1861 date appears on a Harper's fragment, revealing wartime troop movements.
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P L Friedley
Bennington
Harper's Weekly
London News
Des Moines
Harper's
Priedley
Friedleys
Asters Grow in Spare-Time Garden of Carl H. Wagner
Carl H. Wagner, a lay inspector for the Rath Packing Co, tends a large garden at 1438 Hawthorne Street where he grows asters in profusion along with tomatoes, potatoes and other produce. He markets his seven colored asters to city florists and notes a tomato crate recently sold for 3.10. Wagner emphasizes careful cultivation and the healthful, profitable hobby of gardening after work.
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Carl. H. Wagner
Hawthorne Street
Rath “Packing Company
Altho
Wagner
End of Threshing Season Celebrated by Group Picnics
Cedar Falls residents plan picnics to mark threshing season completion. The Twelfth street crew of seven families, including P. A. Lund Elam E Hill George Miller John Assink Albert Rasmussen Christian Jorgensen and Christian Christianson, wrapped work with an average of 50 bushels per acre and heavy straw.
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Cedar Falls
Twelfth Street
P. A. Lund
Elam E. Hill
George Miller
John Assink
Albert Rasmussen
Christian Jorgensen
Christian Christianson
Linn and O'Brien County Dairymen Maintain First Places in Testing
Linn county topped O'Brien in July butterfat production per cow in state testing with 31.4 pounds from 340 Linn cows while 308 O'Brien cows averaged 28.5 pounds. Eighteen Linn and fifteen O'Brien cows were dry. J. H. Hamilton of Franklin county led over 2,000 herds with 45 pounds per herd. 348 cows were culled statewide, nearly double last year and triple July 1925.
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Linn and
O’brien County
Ames
Ira
Linn County
O’brien
Iowa State College
Linn County Association
Linn Association
Linn
O'Brien County
Dickinson County
Wagner- Monona
J. H. Hamilton
Franklin County
I. W. Lensch
Benton County Association No
Harry Reese
Adams County
Brackin Brothers
Elgin
Mr. Lensch
Cedar Rapids Fair breeds prize winners in Shorthorns and Ayrshires
The Cedar Rapids fair highlighted Livestock judging with Lloyd Loonan of Waterloo and F S Baskins of Cedar Falls among top prize winners. Shorthorns and Ayrshires led in champion and blue ribbon counts, with teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin present and judges from Ames and Council Bluffs. A separate Jesup note reports Mrs Chalmer Strayer rearing 1300 White Leghorn pullets laying 200 eggs daily and plans for future expansion amid feed costs.
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Cedar Rapids Fair
Lloyd Loonan
Waterloo
F. S. Baskins
Cedar Falls
A. R. Minish
Hudson
J. C. Holbert
Ames
Floyd Arnold
Baskins
B. B. Simmons & Sons
Pewaukee
Wis
Jefferson County
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Hawkeye
Shomont
Forms
Monticello
Council Bluffs
C. A. Reinheimer
Marion
Celesta Schmuecker
Blairstown
Preparations Under Way for Northeast Iowa County Fairs
Northeast Iowa fairs near Fayette, Hardin and Grundy County events highlight agribusiness and youth clubs. Fayette plans Aug 22 26 with 11 4-H clubs showing 390 participants and horse pulling on Aug 24 10 am and 1 pm. Manchester expects a bigger fair Aug 30 Sept 2 with livestock poultry and junior club exhibits. Grundy Center completes county fair program for Aug 30 Sept 2.
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Iowa
Manchester
Grundy Center
Jersey cow Sofhies Flashy Fern sets record test
Charles City Iowa August 15 Sophies Flashy Fern a Jersey cow owned by Sherman Nursery completed a 365 day test with 69.71 pounds of fat and 10,899 pounds of milk her milk averaging 6.14 per cent butterfat and exceeding 61 pounds of fat each month for three months of the test in record form.
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Charles City
Sophie
Jersey
Sherman Nursery Company
Butter Champion Will Be Seen at Iowa State Fair
May Walker Ollie Homestead United States butter producing cow will appear at the Iowa State Fair from August 27 to September 1 on a farewell tour of major livestock expositions. Owned by F. & Murphy of Minneapolis, the 12 year old cow has produced 1,523 pounds of butter in a year and has notable progeny including Sir Inka May sold for 12,000 to Carnation Farms Seattle. Several of her offspring have brought in 56,000 in recent years. The animal was recently purchased from Minnesota Holstein company by F. E. Murphy for breeding use after a Dairy Cattle Congress appearance.
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Des Moines
May Walker
Ollie Homestead
United States
Iowa State Fair
A. R. Corey
Fair Board
F. &. Murphy
Minneapolis
Sir Inka May
Carnation Farms
Seattle
Ollie
F. E. Murphy
Minnesota Holstein Company
Austin
Minn
Murphy
Dairy Cattle Congress
Northwest has big crop seen by U S department head
C W Warburton director of extension work for the agricultural department Washington D C visited Independence Iowa with family on his way home from a six week western trip. He attended a Reno conference of extension workers and county agents traveling by auto through California Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana noting good crop conditions in the northwest and Montana while North Dakota and southern Minnesota showed mixed results.
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Independence
W.W. Warburton
Agricultural Department
Washington, D. C
W. H. Warburton
Cc. E. Meythaler
G. H. Harter
Warburton
Reno Nev
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Northwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Larsen Starts Holstein Show Season at Aurora Fair
Dike area Aug 15. H O Larsen shipped his Holstein show herd to Aurora NL to begin the 1927 show season. The herd will tour the circuit again this year and be on the road for several weeks.
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Courier
Dike
H. O. Larsen
Aurora
Wheat Prices Rally as Winnipeg Market Leads Advance
Wheat prices stayed strong through the day with bullish buying and short covering led by a Winnipeg influence. The Canadian market rose on a colder weather forecast, while frost reports from northern Alberta supported early gains before local pressure pulled the market back. Corn lagged on September liquidation as oats and provisions showed mixed moves.
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Chicago
Commission
Winnipeg
Alberta
Minneapolis
Cotton markets show steady demand and mixed futures
Liverpool notes fair demand for cotton with 5,000 bales sold. Prices ranged from 8.58d to 11.63d with steady to barely steady tones across grades. Futures opened steady with October around 3.96d. Chicago prices moved 20 to 25 points higher, with October at 18.80c and December around 19.04c.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes Market Report Chicago August 15 1920
Potatoes receipts 128 cars on track 227 total U S shipments Saturday 553 Sunday 46. Kansas and Missouri sacked Irish Cobblers 1 60 to 1 85 fancy shade higher few sales very poor stock 1 25 New Jersey sacked Irish Cobblers 3 20 to 3 40 per 150 lb sacks fancy shade higher Virginia and Maryland bids Irish Cobblers 3 75.
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Chicago
U. 5
Kansas
Missouri
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Minneapolis Flour and St Louis Hay Prices Report
Minneapolis notes flour prices in carload lots with patents at 8.10 to 8.20 per barrel and 31 119 barrels shipped. Bran ranges 26.00 to 27.00. St Louis reports hay prices steady to down one dollar with No 2 Timothy at 13.00 to 15.00, No 2 clover mixed 13.00 to 14.00, No 2 heavy clover mixed 12.00 to 13.00, and alfalfa 24.60 to 25.00.
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Minneapolis
Minn
ST. Louis Hay
St. Louis
Steel
Car & Fey
Chesapeake
Mil St. P. Pfd
Chic & N Western
Gc. RT. & Sd
Chile Copper
Bris Chrysler Corp
Coca Cola
Colorado Fuel Scawe
Col Gas & Els
Consolidated Gas
Texas
Wenegrenestreg
TEE
General Motors Ae
Stepee
Weeedeeters
Hudson Motors
Whale
Libnois Central Weg Ener Ee Lsd
Wees Seine Arma
Uw Com
Harvester Vette
Ghia Inter
Tel
Kan
City Southern
Kennecott Copper
Lehigh Valley Asst
Louisville’ & Nash
Marland Oil
Behan
Mid-Continent Pet
Kansays
Missouri Pac
Pfd
Montgomery
Lal
Tron & Steel
Ty Reynolds Tobacco
St. L
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Sears Roebuck
Standard Oil
Studebaker
Texas Co
Ames
Texas Gulf
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific Beeen
RBM
United Drug
U. S. Ind
Chicago
Cannes
Kansas City
Board of Trade Cash Quotations for Wheat and Grains
Chicago August 15 reported quotations for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with prices across multiple grades. No 1 red wheat $1.41 and 34 cents, No 2 red $1.41 42, No 3 red $1.40 42, oats No 2 white 50 9c, lard $12.32 ribs $11.87 hams $12.75 and other seed values listed.
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Chicago
Hogs and Cattle Prices at Chicago Market Auction
Hogs receipts 35,000 with 3,000 left over, prices up 10 to 15 cents. Top hogs at 11.10, lighter weights around 9 to 10 dollars, sows 7.35 to 7.00. Cattle receipts 21,000 with steady to higher demand for fat steers and vealers around 11.50 to 14.60. Sheep receipts 16,000 with lambs steady to strong, natives and packer activity noted. Sheep prices ranged roughly 13.75 to 14.35 for top native lambs, ewes around 6.00 to 7.00, feeding lambs about 12.75 to 13.50.
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Chicago
Nevada
St Paul Livestock Market Report August Prices
St Paul Minnesota cattle receipts 9000 with slow demand for killing classes and bulls 25 cents lower. Feeder and grass cattle mixed with some loads of yearlings and steers trading around 8 to 12 dollars. Calves light demand with vealers around 13 dollars. Hogs, 4000 receipts open steady to higher, sows strong, top near 10.75. Sheep and lambs generally steady with lambs around 12.50 to 13.50 and ewes scarce.
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South St. Paul
Minn
CHANGE ALLIES AFTER DOWNTURN
New York stock market rallied after last week’s drop following reports of E. H. Gary’s death at United States Steel. Rails led gains with several up 3 points or more as pools resumed large scale activity on expected easy money and improving business outlook. DuPont stumbled on dividend delay but rebounded. Case Threshing and Commercial Solvents advanced while renewal rate stayed unchanged.
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New York
E. H. Gary
United States’ Steel Corporation
DuPont
Case
Foreign exchange rates listed from New York market
The day’s figures show steady demand for currencies with Britain at 4 8511 16 dollars and 16. France 8 9794 cents, Italy 3.44 cents, Belgium 13.91, Germany 23.76, Holland 40.04, Norway 26.03, Sweden 26.82, Denmark ARTIC, Switzerland 19.28, Spain 16.87, Greece 1.30, Poland 11.20, Czecho Slovakia 2.961 4, Yugoslavia 3 Tic, Austria 14.08, Roumania .62%9, Argentina 42.62 2, Brazil 11.80, Tokyo 7.31 i4, Shanghai 60.25, Montreal 99.067 EC.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
ARTIC
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Roumania
Argentina
Brazil
Shanghai
Montreal
Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Omaha Nebraska August 15. Hog receipts 9500 strong to 2c higher weight classes. top 10.65 for 160-200 lb butchers. sows steady to down. Cattle receipts 10000 steady to strong. slaughter steers 11.00-13.50. fed heifers 10.50-12.00. grass cows 5.50-7.25. stockers 8.00-39.65. Sheep receipts 20000 lambs lower. native lambs 19.28. clip lambs 12.70. ewes 6.75. feeding lambs strong to higher.
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Betes Leas
Renee
SED and Butchers
Webs
Sued Ooh
Stevens
Tyes
Sasesesetury
Omaha
Neb
Provisions Prices Across Markets From New York and Chicago
Market reports from New York and Chicago detail dairy and meat goods prices. Butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, and pork values are listed with receipts and range quotes, including creamery butter at 41 42c in New York and 38 42c in Chicago, eggs around 28 38c, and pork around $32.00 per mess with lard near $12.50–12.60.
Kansas City Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Kansas City grain markets show receipts of 931 cars with wheat higher by about two percent. Quotes range for No 2 dark hard at 1.33 to 1.70, corn mostly up with No 2 white around 1.04 to 1.07, and oats near steady with No 2 white about 0.4947 to 0.5307 per bushel.
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Kansas City
Bard
Ted
Grain price report from St. Louis market Aug 15
St Louis grain prices list No 2 red wheat at 1.47 to 1.48, No 3 red 1.40 to 1.46, corn No 2 yellow 1.11 to 1.142, No 3 yellow 1.094, No 2 white 1.10, No 3 white 1.084. Oats No 2 white 50 percent to 50 4 cents, No 3 white 48 1/2 to 50 cents.
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Omaha
Neb
ST. Louis
Visible grain supply report from New York
The visible supply of American grain shows changes in bushels with Wheat up 7,839,000, Corn down 2,137,000, Oats down 44,000, Rye down 175,000, and Barley up 363,000 as of August 15. The report reflects market movements impacting grain stocks across major commodities.
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New York
Toledo Seed Prices and Futures Report
Toledo Ohio August 15. Cloverseed imported at 14.00 with October 17.75 asked and December 15.00 imported with December 17.50 asked. Timothy seed new at 2.10 asked for December and March 2.15 asked.
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Toledo
Timothy
Kansas City Livestock Market Report August 15
Kansas City livestock receipts: hogs 6000 with strong to 25c gains on fat types. cattle 21000 with steady vealers, calves, and stockers. calves strong at 13.00–13.10 for light weights. sheep 7000 with lambs 15.25c lower and top natives at 13.25.
Sioux City Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Sioux City Iowa market activity shows 41 cattle and 6,600 hogs received with varied trade conditions. Cattle mostly steady for killers and feeders, veals and cows priced across several ranges. hogs 10 to 15 cents higher with top at 10.40, lights and butchers trading within defined bands. sheep receipts at steady tone.
Livestock Quotes From St Joseph Market Report
St Joseph Mo August 15 hog receipts 3000 top 10.60 per cwt with butchers bidding around 8.20 to 10.35. Cattle receipts 3200 calves 500 grading steady grass beef steers 13.50 177-pound grassers 8.10 with other killing classes slow. Sheep receipts 4500 native ewes steady, range lamb bids around 24 to 25. Lambs and fed rangers above 13.75.
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St. Joseph
Fed Rangers
Holstein Consignment Sale Planned at Dairy Céiile Grounds
Breeders listed by Iowa Holstein Friesian Breeders Association field secretary RE Wright plan a Thursday October 6 all day auction at Dairy Céiile Congress grounds near Waterloo featuring 60 to 65 females and 10 to 15 bulls. Breeders from Waterloo Monticello Ottumwa Newton Jesup and Rowley are among those listing stock with Cerro Gordo county also organizing a sale in early October. Wright aims inspections before state fair time and final arrangements near completion.
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Atate
Céiile Congress
Waterloo
RE. M. Wright
Iowa Holstein- Friesian Breeders’ Association
J. Wright
Thomas Hansen
Sar Falls
John Cunningham
J Hamer
Tom Shovex
Monticello
E. E. Hoag
Monticelix
W. Bacon
Hazleton
Dan
Stithelwein
Oscar Gilley
Maynard
E. J. Mottet
Wright
Cerro Gordo County
Cerro Gordo
Patrolman Beaten by Officers Over Suspect Chase
New York Aug 15 Patrolman William Burns of West Forty-seventh Street station pursued two men after they fired shots to halt them. Detected in civilian clothes, Burns was struck and left unconscious by fellow officers Dennis Sheehan and James Gillee, then rushed to Roosevelt Hospital. The incident prompted questions of duty and proper identification within the precinct.
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New York
Detective Bureau
Nowa
William Burns
West Forty-seventh Street
East One Hundred Twenty-first Street
Forty-second Street
Sixth Avenue
Dennis P. Sheehan
James Gillee
Burns
Sheehan
Roosevelt Hospital
Edward Lennon
Gillee
Altho
American hay crop to be largest of record
Washington Aug 15 The weekly hay market review reports the North American hay crop from present indications will exceed all past records for the week ending Aug 13. Forecast as of Aug 1 places production at 102000000 tons, the highest ever and 4000000 tons above the 1924 peak, with an indicated average yield of 1.69 tons per acre a new record. Canadian hay and clover total 16648000 tons indicating the largest Canadian output on record, while alfalfa is slightly below last year. Commodity prices for Timothy and Alfalfa are listed across major markets.
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Courier Special Service
Jesup
Chalmer Strayer
Iowa
Strayers
Althe
Washington
D. C
Hay Market Review
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
North
California
Oklahoma
Colorado
Utah
Canada
Timothy
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Allalfe
Kansas City
Omaha
Prairie
Lous
Peoria Grain Prices Aug 15 Corn and Oats
Peoria Illinois reports corn receipts at 45 cars with No. 3 yellow 1.10 dollars and No. 4 yellow 1.09, No. 6 yellow 1.05 to 1.14, mixed varieties at 1.10 to 1.11, sample 1.05. Oats receipts 29 cars with No. 2 white 0.48, No. 4 white 0.44, No. 1 white 0.48.
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Peoria
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Waterloo Evening Courier
the Farmers
Carl H. Wagner
J. R. Carr
Lensch
Cedar Rapids
J. G. Hanmer
A. Black Hawk County
R.E. Strutz & Sons
Jamestown
N. C
Southdowns
Cotswolds
Shropshires
Hampshires
Cheviots
John Graham &. Sons
Eldora
Oxfords
Joe Raim
Solon
Archie Minish
Elmer Smith
Ely
Strutz & Sons
Rambolets
Oxford Ram
John Graham
R. E. Strutz& Sons
West Union
Fayette County Fair
U. S. Department
Winnipeg Mart
Duluth
Waterloo Mills Co
Egrs
Rae
Swift & Co
Rath Packing Co
B. Rath
Town Flour & Feed Co
Timothy Hay Palsd
Cohn Bros
Board of Trade
ST. Paul Livestock
Liberty Bonds
Omaha Livestock
INS
Vanes
Bronx City
Paulen Eh Babes
Indianapolis
Veenee
Cleveland
Pacific Coasts
Pawtry
Long Island
Midwest
Rio
Americas
Ganar
Mnorthern
Kansas City Livestock
Sioux City Livestock
Sioux City
ST. Joseph Livestock
Holstein
Chas, Tenenbaum
Nat'l Bank
Black Hawk
Lafayette Blip
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