General Markets Weather Forecast and Market News
Weather tonight and Wednesday colder with fair in the north and possible rain in the south. Market news from Feb 20 notes scarcity of certain wheat grades at Liverpool and rising Chicago prices, with Argentina and Australia influencing outlook. May wheat opened higher but closed weaker. corn and oats fluctuated with springlike weather offsetting wheat strength. hog receipts down, pork lard and rib prices mixed.
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Ciéeneg
Chicago
Argentina
Russia
United States
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
Livestock Prices Across Major Markets Feb 20
St Louis receipts 2200 cattle 9500 hogs 4000 sheep show steady to strong openings. Kansas City hogs 16000 and cattle 9000 receipts with mixed to firm bids. Omaha and Chicago markets report slow to steady openings with hogs rising later. cattle and sheep mixed. Chicago futures show higher hogs, stable steers, and weak sheep. New York stocks end firmer with several railroad and industrials advancing.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City
Mansuas City
South Omaha
Omaha
Neb
For Rent and Wants Notices with Multiple Items
A jolting old ads page lists rental offers including three modern houses and three rooms for light housekeeping. It also records wants for labor selling advertising pencils jobs and a housekeeper position with wages. An owner offers a room house for sale near the west side high school for 2250 dollars with small cash and monthly payments.
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California
West Side High School
Public sales set for Hans Folmer and Herman Reekers farms
Two major sales are planned in Cedar Falls this week. Hans Folmer’s farm eight miles west will be closed out by Oscar Tostlebe W N Hostrop and Holmes Byers. Herman Reekers plans a west side sale with Yomperrow Jim Fora Frank Miller and Will Bedford officiating. Reekers, a longtime farmer, will move into a new Clay street home mid March. Also noted is the burial of Fred Nelson at Greenwood Cemetery after services at Danish Nazareth Church. Nelson, 25, a rising young farmer, died Sunday. Harry Mathes of Cedar Rapids, once a Cedar Falls Gazette "devil," now works at night for the Cedar Rapids Republican.
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Cedar Falls
Oscar Tostlebe
W. N. Hostrop
Holmes Byers
Hans Folmer
WM. Law
Yomperrow Jim Fora
Frank Miller
Will Bedford
Herman
Reekers
Mr. Reekers
Nelson
E. Proventsen
Greenwood
Harry Mathes
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Mathes
Devil
Republican
Transfers of Property Notes of the Sick and Society Events
H C Northway of Martin county Minnesota leaves Cedar Falls tomorrow after spending two weeks with his parents and attending courses that will help on his 200 acre Minnesota farm. Dr E S Jones, pastor of First Baptist Cedar Falls, travels to Sac City for a three part speech series at the Sac City institute. Mrs Clarence Bolton of Des Moines visits Cedar Falls. formerly Miss Carrie Loomis with the Robinson company for three years. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Mullen, guests at the Emmett Mullarky home, depart for Eagle Grove. Mullen runs a cash grocery there successfully. Henry Paul returns from Ames after attending the funeral of Donald Campbell at the college hospital following typhoid fever. Seven year old Paul Brown loses a fingernail in a swinging door incident.
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Cedar Falls
H. C. Northway
Martin County
Minn
E. 8. Jones
First Baptist Church
Sac City
Sac City Institute
Jones
Clarence Bolton
Des Moines
Carrie Loomis
Robinson Company
Lawrence Mullen
Emmett Mullarky
Eagle Grove
Mullen
Henry Paul
Ames
Donald Campbell
College Hospital
Paul
Harry J. Brown
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific relations noted in obituary
An obituary page lists W. G. Bronson and Peter Bronson of Spring Valley and Waterloo, plus six children and three grandchildren. It notes the deceased’s Lutheran church membership and burial plans in Spring Valley after services from the Elm Street home. Also, brief items mention a Mrs Bailey’s grippe bronchitis recovery with Foley products, a new city council truck acceptance, and kidney health advice.
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Waterloo
Bennett Bronson
Spring Valley
Minn
C. W. Dubois
John Holbrook
C. W. Marsh
Death summons aged resident Martha Turner
Mrs Martha Turner born Martha Olson in Norway on March 19 1833 died today at 12 36 chiefly due to old age after living with her daughter Mrs Matilda Obenchain at 735 Glenwood Street for four years She spent most of her life in Spring Valley and came to this country as a child
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Martha Turner
Matilda Obenchain
Glenwood Street
Mrs. Turner
Martha Olson
Norway
Spring Valley
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Lamson Bros. & CO
South Dakota
Porthan
Evans
Story and Clark
Evans Bros., Shoninger
National, Estey
F. C. Evans
West Fourth St
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
BBC
Texas
H. W
N. B
New York
Minneapolis
Stork Exchange
Canadian Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Alee Weed
Northwestern
Peo
Atchison
American Smelter
Hammond
Willell
St. Alana Street
Mason Novelty Co
Commercial St
Woiaahg C Yue
Waterloo LA
Wooltex
RED Star Sale
New Spring
Herman C. Reekers
Clay Street
Fred Nelson
Lawn City
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
W. G. Bronson
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
United States Steel
Turner
Amalgethayed
Cavite
Great Northern
Erie
St. Paul
New York Central
Peter
Anaconda
Wea Ae
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Theodore Wolfram
Bailey
McCreary
Foley
H.W. Taggart
Bright
H. W. Taggart
G. A. Tibbits
the Tailor
East Fourth Street
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