Wheat markets rise after southwest bullish crop reports
Bullish crop reports from the Southwest lifted wheat futures as the market recovered from early weakness. Gains followed a deterioration signal in fields from Wellington Kansas to Enid Oklahoma, with exports and large buyers supporting prices. Corn and oats moved in sympathy, while hog price softness dampened provisions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wellington
Kan
Enid
Oklo
Seaboard
Federal Reserve Banks
Prices and grain reports from Chicago and Midwest markets May 5
Chicago and Minneapolis market notes list wheat and corn prices for No. 1 and No. 2 grades, mixed and yellow varieties, plus parities for oats and white wheat. Regional sums include Omaha, St. Louis, and Des Moines price quotes, with provisions for lard ribs and timothy seed, and a brief New York produce snapshot.
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Chicago
Cody
Bae Timothy
Tasmnas City
St Loum Grau
St. Louis
Stocks Advance As Chorts Cover In Broad Buying Surge
New York May markets gain as short-covering and lower discount rate shift boost at opening. Oils steels shipping and investment rails lead with Mex Petroleum, Houston Oil, Shell Trading, Bethlehem Steel and Crucible among top gainers. U S Steel climbs above six dollars. Strong close and heavy volume across issues. many issues rise 1 to 5 points with rails and oils driving the session.
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Associated Press
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
American Car & 2
Northern Pacific
American Sumatra
American T.& To
Anaconda
jAtchison
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Central Leather
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
Corn Products
Crucible
General Motors
Great Northern
iGoodrich Co
Marine Pfd
International Paper
Ixennecott Copper
Mexican Petroleum
New York Central
Norfolk & Western Pennsylvania
Reading
Iron & St ‘Sinclair
Southern Pacific
jSouthern Railway
Studebaker Corporation Texas Co
Westinghouse Electric
iWilyys-Overland
Central
Oil of N. TJ
American Woolen I Midvale Steel'Peoples Gas Co
Cattle and Hogs Mixed Down as Receipts Rise in Chicago Market
Cattle receipts 12 000 with beef steers and butcher stock mostly 10 to 15 cents lower. Top steers 19.25, bulk beef steers 7.15 to 6.50, fat cows and heifers 5.30 to 7.00, bulls and feeders steady. Hogs receipts 21 000 with top 8.00 to 8.30 for choice pigs. sow and batch prices down 10 to 40 cents. Sheep receipts 9 000 with generally strong to 25 higher. 90-lb wooled lambs around 11.00, bulk 10.25 to 12.00.
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Omaha
Omahe
Neb
Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights
Kansas City cattle receipts about 6,000 with beef steers and heifers mostly lower, top heavy steers around 38.85, calves weak, hogs about 7,000 with open lower and close steady, sheep and lambs 8,500 receipts with Texas wethers near 6, top lambs around 10.65, odd spring lambs 10 to 11.25, goats 3.50 to 4.00.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
le Ower
Texas
East St. Louis Livestock Market Report May 5
Livestock receipts 1,300 steers with prices around 3.75 top and 3.10 for lower loads. Hogs receipts 1,500 steady to 1 cent lower with tops near 38.55 and lighter weights sold early 26c lower. Sheep receipts 3,900 active with spring lambs down 50 to 1 lower, ewes down 15c, best cleaned at 11.50 top, bulk around 19.50.
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East ST. Louis
St. Louis
Steaar
What is radium and Madame Curie explained for kids
Uncle Harry explains radium in simple terms, noting its rarity and high value, with one gram costing about 120000 dollars and derived from carnotite ore mainly in Colorado. He describes its glow, medical potential, and use in watch faces and instruments, while praising Madame Curie and her late husband for discovering radium in 1898.
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Madame Curie
Uncle Harry
Joe
Fabout
Colorado
Paris
Madame Curie to Visit United States for Radium Gift
Reports announce Madame Curie will visit the United States to see the Grand Canyon and the Pittsburgh radium plant. American women plan a $120,000 fund to buy a gram of radium as a gift, to be presented in Washington with President Harding accepting on behalf of the nation.
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Monsieu Curie
Madame Curie
United States
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Pittsburgh
Washington
Harding
Public Restrooms Urgent Civic Need in Waterloo
A Waterloo continuation class study led by Mrs. Elizabeth Kenney visits the electric light and water plants while 34 students focus on practical daily concerns. A 15 year old pupil urges a public rest room, arguing travelers, weary shoppers, and farm families need a clean resting place to improve the city’s image.
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Elizabeth Kenney
Waterloo
Eleven Presbyterian Hospital graduate nurses diplomas
Rev W H Beachler of First Brethren church spoke at Westminster Presbyterian church last night for the graduation of 21 Presbyterian hospital nurses. W W Marsh distributed certificates to graduates including Christina Grau Daisy Stringer Frieda Duewell Magdalena Roehrssen Adelia Morey Marion Pearce Ruby Heding Edna Garrison Ella Lenius and others from Cedar Falls Waterloo Osage Tripoli London and Reichie with varied home towns and states listed.
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W. H. Beachler
First Brethren Church
Presbyterian Hospital
Westminster Presbyterian Church
W. W. Marsh
Christina Grau
Cedar
Eng
Ruby Heding
Waterloo
Edna Garrison
Reichie
Mont
Ella E. Lenius
Oelyein
Farm Conditions to Be Diagnosed By Joint Commission
Washington D C April AP reports a redrafted resolution for a joint congressional commission to investigate agricultural conditions was agreed on at a House Rules Committee hearing. Rep Strong of Kansas and Sen Lemont of Wisconsin, original authors, accepted an amended measure authorizing five members from each house, with a report due in days.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congressional
House Rules Committee
Strong
Kansas
Lemont
Wisconsin
House
Bank Clearings Report for Waterloo Week Ending May 5 1921
Bank clearings in Black Hawk County Waterloo for the week ending May 5 1921 as reported by the Waterloo Clearing House Association show totals of 387 296 90 for Friday Saturday 272 309 2 for Monday Tuesday and other days. Corresponding weeks and past totals are listed with mortgages including chattel and other entries. The data compares to the previous week and the same period last year with noted decreases and variations in totals.
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Black Hawk County Abstract Coy
Waterloo Bank Clearings
Waterloo Clearing House Association
Evuss
Mary
Pei
Mothe Estes
Farmers Questions and Comments Reviled Editor Note
With the farmers questions and comments reviled. Address communications to Editor Farm Department Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo Iowa. Phone 3230.
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Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
A A Burger May Quit Farm Post In Black Hawk County
The Black Hawk county farm bureau directors debated whether to retain agent A A Burger or hire a successor. Burger rejected a counter salary proposal and the contract ends next fall. A search for a home demonstration agent to replace Miss Clara Sutter, effective June 18, is underway with a special committee including Sutter, Burger, Frank Hamer, and Georges Mathes.
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A. A. Burger
Black Hawk County
Farm Bureau
Agena
Clara M.sutter
Miss Sutter
Mr. Burger
Frank Hamer
Georges Mathes
Mathes
Charles Hearst
G.A. Hollis
Pete Lund
County Dairyme Plans Open Meet to Perfect Co op
An open meeting of Waterloo Co-Operative Dairy stockholders and interested parties will occur within two weeks. The executive committee and stock solicitors approved the plan at a recent Greater Waterloo association clubrooms gathering. About 149 men have signed or shown willingness to sign when given a chance, with several farmer routes still untouched. Retired farmers may subscribe for stock but cannot vote unless they become creamery patrons. Clyde Bechtelheimer, president, was in Chicago for a dairy marketing meeting. W H Maust led in his absence. Present: George L Smith, Berne H Dammerman, F L Dean, Jake Hartman, Bert Cary, Irv C Brown, Gilbert Shaulis, W H Maust, Fred Campbell, Walter Ryan, Mike J Horan, Hubert Sweitzer, K B Shaw, Chesley Jeuness, and Russell H Sage.
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Waterloo Co-Operative Dairy Company
Greater Waterloo Association
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Chicago
W.H. Maust
George L. Smith
Berne H. Dammerman
4. L. Dean
Jake Hartman
Bert Cary
Irv C. Brown
Gilbert Shaulis
W. H. Maust
Fred Campbell
Walter Ryan
Mike J. Horan
Hubert Sweitzer
K. B. Shaw
Chesley FP. Jeuness
Russell H. Sage
Jesup Man Pioneers Jersey Cutters For Lawns
In Jesup Georgia on May 3 1921 a local businessman unveiled two new Jersey model lawn cutters for three vacant lots overgrown with grass. The setup involved leveraging two small heifer calves as part of the mowing work, drawing playful comparison to the White House lawn lambs introduced by President Wilson.
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Jesup
Jerser
Billy Campbell
White House
Wilson
Frosts Do Not Harm Berry Crop In Dubuque County
Dubuque Iowa May 5 Despite late frosts Dubuque county farmers report berry crops will be bumper as cold spells spur heavy bearing patches Clover and alfalfa suffered slight damage Farmers prepare to replant corn.
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Dubuque
Farmer Says Race Well Started Is Really Half-Won
J C Wright, a Vernon Township farmer, stresses a strong start as key. He doubles ground discing and dragging to cover seed and protect against frost, plans to vaccinate piglets after weaning to guard against cholera, and notes corn planting soon to begin with acreage similar to last year.
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Farmer
J.C. Wright
Vernon Township
Mr. Wright
No Exceptions drive to cut freight loss costs on Illinois Central
Illinois Central lines launch May campaign to reduce avoidable loss by eliminating exception reports. General superintendent W S Williams urges cooperation. Waterloo shippers back the effort, designating May as Perfect Package Month. Emphasis on secure packing, proper marking, and careful handling and billing of freight.
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Illinois Centralines
Williams
Western Ines
Marsh Place
Waterloo
Our Readers Say Favorable Iowa Paper Praise
Letters from W H Smith and George Salisbury commend JT Bhal and the Jet paper for value and quality. Rev J J Keating renews his subscription as a trusted local voice applauding the publication. A note mentions Alaska reindeer statistics.
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J. J. Keating
Plainfield
Mos
Alaska
Warning on Swine Plague Spreads in Black Hawk County
County veterinary officials warn of a dangerous swine cholera outbreak in Black Hawk County with virulent cases in Waterloo area. Vaccination advice is given for pigs after weaning, immunizing sows and pigs to prevent spread. Farmers urged to isolate, monitor hogs, call a vet quickly and act to protect herds this spring.
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Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Scott
Waterloo
Ames
Poland
A. A. Burger
Mr. Burger
Bremer County Farmer Finds Common Sense Profitable in Running a Farm
Bremer county farmer Roy A. Sickles runs a 220 acre Jackson township operation emphasizing patience with pasture, silage feeding, Alsike clover, and careful use of a tractor. He touts silage as vital for dairy cattle and advocates mid season field work to balance pasture quality with yield.
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Bremer County
Roy A. Sickles
Jackson Township
Sickles
Home Gardening Tips From Readlyn Years Ago
The article discusses growing vegetables at home with advice on strawberries lilacs cucumbers and potatoes. It highlights crop values and practical planting notes including moon phases soil preparation and careful handling of plants for best yields. It also references local social notes from Readlyn including gatherings and birthdays.
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Usslick
Cause of White Diarrh Chick Disease
White Diarrhea in chicks is caused by the bacillus Pullorum. Infection spreads rapidly from one infected chick to the brood. Prevention should begin at hatch, using intestinal antiseptics to kill the germ. Mercuric Chloride is powerful but unsafe. safer remedies are preferred.
How to Prevent White Diarrhea in Chicks
A letter from Ethel Rhoades of Shenandoah Iz describes severe losses from White Diarrhea in newborn chicks. After using Walko White Diarrhea Remedy, none died following initial treatment and 700 healthy chicks were raised, prompting the writer to share the remedy with others.
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Ethel Rhoades
Shenandoah, Iz
Alko Guarantee Claims to Prevent White Diarrhea
A fragmented advertisement touts Alko as a preventive for White Diarrhea with a money back guarantee. It promises results within two to three hundred days and urges readers to act now for a pale, indicated remedy.
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Alt Armagiata
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