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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1922
Page
5
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Kansas City Mo Nov 1 E M Cassady Sons Hereford breeders from Whiting Ind will exhibit 13 head at the American Royal Livestock show in the new 500000 expo building opening Nov 18. About 2000 head entered across Herefords Shorthorns Angus and Galloways with 672 Hereford entries. Governors and political figures to display stock. multiple state representation and auctions set for Nov 22 23 24 with special rail rates.
The Farm Women show at the consolidated school in Stanley Iowa featured nine divisions for women and children with prizes in baking pies cookies and doughnuts. Judges included Miss Merwin and Mrs. Mosher with winners named for buns bread and pumpkin pies. The event discussed winter nutrition courses and farm bureau funded extension specialists for upcoming institutes.
The Canadian dominion government cut grain freight by 10 cents per bushel, a relief for farmers after high farm produce costs. W. M. Glasener returns from central Saskatchewan noting bumper yields in southern areas but poorer results inland due to heat. Elevators and granaries are full in southern Saskatchewan around Drinkwater and Wilcox, with extensive threshing remaining. Wheat yields reach 45 to 75 bushels per acre amid hot conditions. oats also strong in some districts.
Ida Ahrens assistant state girls' club leader will meet women interested in girls' club work at the fairal bureau office Friday afternoon November 3. Several Buchanan county townships lack clubs and organizers hope boosters attend. On November 4 Miss Ahrens will organize and meet with the new girls sewing club in By you township.
Malel V Campbell has been appointed by the federal board for vocational education as supervising agent of home economies for cooperative schools in 22 states. Her territory spans from Kentucky to the western coast. she is a Town State College 1965 graduate and has held key college posts. Last summer she earned a master's degree.
Mrs Wit Lincoln of Scott township Payette county has led five sulphuring demonstrations for winter apples. Attendance at each session ranged from seven to ten participants with strong interest. A total of 170 gallons of apples were sulphured across the demonstrations.
Thirty women of Felix township met at Mrs. John Clarke’s home and formed a rural farm bureau unit. They plan to meet the third Thursday each month and hold meetings on agricultural topics. Officers elected were Mrs. Will Young president Mrs. Charles Galloway vice president Mrs. Tid Ralyton secretary treasurer and Mrs. Wesley er reporter.
At the Buchanan County Farm Bureau meeting in Independence In November 1, the women aid men directors discussed plans for a new frition course. The article notes a local focus and committee actions from the meeting.
Irish regulars captured the Cliffden wireless station near Dublin, marking a second rebel hold on the key facility. Fighting resumes in the provinces with heavy clashes reported around Dundalk and Cork as whispers of a Freestate push unfold.
Lady Jmvel, a Washington Leghorn hen, reclaimed the world champion title by laying 835 eggs, ending Columbia Belle’s hold on the record. Geathers of Weedland, Washington owns the prize-winning producer.
Paul Jolley raised 500 bushels of onions on two acres near Sumner, showcasing seedlings that averaged over 13 inches in circumference. He notes onions grown from seed store better and keep longer than sets, hoping to expand to eight acres next year.
East Waterloo township residents gathered at Mrs. West Kedly's home yesterday afternoon for a dyeing demonstration and a brief business meeting. It was decided to hold monthly meetings, with the next gathering at Mrs. Curran's home focusing on millinery.
A scattered village roundup covers school courses in domestic science and sewing, farm life improvements, births, marriages, and social visits. The piece mentions repairs at farms east of town, storm damage and fires, and local families attending church, weddings, and gatherings. It notes a chickenpox case and a horse accident, plus residents moving homes and leasing property for the coming year.
Local notes report a medical treatment for Boris at St. Mary’s and Kna plind, weekend travel to Denver, California visits by Mrs. Campbell, a Blake family reunion in Centerville, and a parish gathering. Plans for a new $100,900 independent school district plant in Stanley progress amid tax and agricultural program discussions.
Markets in New York and Chicago show varied dairy and poultry items with prices and receipts. Clearing house statements from Chicago and New York include exchanges, reserve bank credit, metals prices, and dairy receipts from the Waterloo Co operative Dairy.
Hog receipts total 17,000 with quality fair. hogs firm to higher, bulk around 8.30 to 8.40 per cwt for 1920 pound average steers show strength while cattle and calves trend softer. feeder and packing demand mixed as market notes show varied prices and lighter demand for hogs and veal calves.
The page compiles grain prices from New York and Kansas City with detailed quotes for wheat, corn, and mixes, alongside foreign exchange, cotton futures, and cattle and hog markets. It also reports local real estate transfers and a long, narrative social item about residents and community happenings in Osage and nearby areas.
A garbled livestock listing from St Paul shows mixed cattle prices and stock details. It notes bulk cows, fat steers, heifers, and lambs with varied bids around several dollars per hundredweight and mentions market uncertainty and late bidding.
The page lists cattle and hog prices with bids and loads for various classes. Notes include steers and heifers steady to lower, cows down on some lots, hogs varied with loadings and average weights, and bulk sale figures for bulk meat and packers. Some figures reflect early market quotes and regional price ranges.
CATTLE and SHEEP receipts noted with mixed prices and totals. Listed bids show steady activity from shippers and traders, with several loads of cattle and sheep moving to packers and markets.
Mixed receipts at Omaha and Sioux City livestock markets show steady to uneven demand for cattle and calves. Specifics include cattle and hogs trading variedly with reported weights and prices, plus wool and hides markets noting steady to mixed quotes.
The market opened with most standard shares showing fractional moves while many favorites and industrials advanced. United States Steel dipped and several rails and oils fluctuated as speculative trading drove brief gains and losses before a choppy session settled irregularly.
Fragmentary OCR text references Gresham, Waterloo, and Waterville with scattered names and phrases. It hints at a public or community notice noting helpers and a possible event or meeting but lacks coherent details or dates.
Wheat prices rose after forecasts of a reduced winter wheat crop due to dry weather. Analysts estimate a potential 1 percent drop in production with about 600,000 acres at risk. Corn and oats also showed firm movement as supplies tighten and futures shifted upward on lingering price pressures.
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