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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
9
Electric stand or wall lamp with shade offered by Carpenter Hardware Co at a special price of 3.00. Great buy for home lighting needs. Limited stock shown in the hardware storefront advertisement.
A 1932 notice offers a Buick Four 18 model for 200 dollars cash and three small ponies priced from 60 to 80 dollars each, by J. P. Tedrow, dated December 16, 1932.
E. M. Norris tuner and piano rebuilder offers upgrading services to convert straight pianos into player pianos and add electric options, including upgrading 65 note pianos to 88 note players. A ukulele attachment may be included in any package.
Cattle receipts light and market steady with choic egrades $12.00 to $12.50 and prime $10.50 to $11.50. Veal calves Bring $14.60 to $15.00. Sheep and lambs receipts fair, market slow with prime wethers $6.00 to $6.25. Hogs receipts 20 double decks, market higher with prime heavy $9.75 to $10.00 and mediums around $10.50 to $10.60.
Hog receipts 27000 with price gains to 15 cents. bulk hogs 9.15 to 9.35, butchers 9.10 to 9.40, packing 8.85 to 9.10, light 9.15 to 9.50, pigs 9.00 to 9.50, roughs 8.70 to 8.85. Cattle receipts 6000, market steady. beef cattle 6.25 to 6.50, butcher stock 4.35 to 10.25, canners and cutters 2.75 to 4.15, stockers and feeders 4.10 to 9.00, cows 4.16 to 8.80, calves 8.00 to 10.00. Sheep receipts 11000, market 25 to 50 cents lower. wool lambs 9.00 to 10.15, ewes 3.25 to 5.00. Cincinnati cattle market: cattle receipts 700, market slow. steers good to choice 8.00 to 10.50. Calves market strong. extra 13.50 to 14.00. Hogs receipts 6500, market active steady. good choice packers and butchers 9.50. Sheep receipts 100, market weak 60 cents lower. extra 4.00 to 5.00. Lambs market steady. extra 11.50 to 12.00.
In Cincinnati Ohio on December 17 eggs held firm with extras at 72 cents per dozen and firsts at 70 cents, ordinary at 68 cents.
A fragmented ledger style summary lists various Liberty scores across teams and periods. Entries show percentages and numeric values alongside coded team markers such as 414s and 3344s, with figures like 89.96 86.00 87.60 and 94.98 indicating performance benchmarks.
Bernard M aruch recommends Kansas state board of agriculture establish warehouses at key agricultural points. Farmers could store products during depression, receive receipts for them, and use these receipts to obtain credit.
Chicago market report lists butter-creamery at 61c with standards 43c firsts 47c seconds 33c 36c and eyes-ordinaries 60c 64c with firsts 68c 69c. Cheese-twins 22%%c, live poultry 16c 24a.
Toledo grain close shows wheat cash and Dec at 2.08 with March and May at 2.00. Corn values listed for No. 2 yellow old 84c new 78c. Oats No. 3 white 62% 64c. Rye No. 2 1.55. Barley No. 2 80c. Clover seed 1919 11.90 with 1920 and Dec 12.06, Jan 12.20, Feb 12.35, March 12.30. Timothy 1918 3.85, cash 3.19, Dec Jan Feb 3.57% March 3.60. Alsike cash new 16.00, cash and March 17.00, Dec 15.86.
H C May superintendent of the Monon railroad plans to leave for California after resigning his post. His move follows the death of Mrs Viola Minnie Reynolds found in her Chicang apartment with gas jets on and a jury ruling suicide. Telegrams and letters bearing May literature were found in the room along with clothing bearing his label.
An old health advert promotes Grove's Iron Tonic Syrup as a tonic to keep children healthy against colds grip and influenza. The short message emphasizes a strong immune benefit and parental choice for a remedy.
Frank C. Breyer, owner of a mine truck, was killed when his car was struck by an interurban at a crossing in New Philadelphia. A Dover woman resident suffered serious injuries in the collision last night.
Use of coal gas to power cars is spreading quickly in English cities, even though engines run on gas produce only about 90 percent of the power from gasoline.
No cases of shoplifting reported in Athens to Mayor Roush. Officials say the crime wave sweeping the country is blamed for such craze elsewhere, but Athens aims to dodge petty thieving as department heads and clerks closely watch merchandise during the holiday season.
Teachers in the Athens public schools were paid their monthly checks today, enabling them to buy Christmas gifts. The board of education met in a called session at noon and approved the advance distribution, not usually given out until the start of the week.
Spe Crawford 25 from field Ohio, World War I veteran, died in Columbus last night.
New judges were sworn in including Hugh L. Nichols as chief justice, with Thomas A. Jones of Jackson and Edward S. Matthinne of Van Wert sworn in to join the supreme court, completing the panel after late yesterday ceremonies in Zanesville and nearby counties.
J. C. Strong has been appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Ida Strong late of this county Ohio deceased. The appointment was made on December 9 in the year 1920 and filed with the Probate Judge.
Charles B Beverage has pointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of Dorcas L All late of Lihene county Ohio. Probate Judge of Cocaigy issued the order on December 7.
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