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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1919
Page
9
Lawrence and Bean advertise a six room residence with a bath in a central location. Contact phone 55 for details. Listing emphasizes convenient downtown setting and ready access.
Washington on December 22 the Supreme Court faces three appeals on whether 2.75 near beer may be banned under wartime prohibition and whether the Volstead law’s definition of intoxicating liquor stands. Lower courts favored brewers in New York Baltimore and New Orleans while Rhode Island and New Jersey cases test constitutional validity ahead of January 16.
Paris police report two hotel page boys stole a $10,000 pearl necklace and, failing to obtain an offer, traded it for two ice creams. They had no idea of the item's value.
A painting by a Minneapolis art firm has been received at St. Cloud High School and dedicated to memory of local boys who lost their lives in the war.
Every gold producing state in Australia shows two smaller outputs in the first eight months of this year compared with the same period. The report notes declines across multiple states as exploration and production face headwinds.
The message urges thrifty households to open a savings account this Christmas or New Year with The Buckeye State Building and Loan Co. at Rankin Building, 22 West Gay Street, Columbus. Deposits help fund home purchases for others.
Eggs steady with extra firsts 74 cents a dozen, extra firsts 72, firsts 61, seconds 56. Live poultry prices list fowls and Ibs over 27 cents, over 4 Ibs 24, under 4 Ibs 22, roosters 17, fryers over 2 Ibs 25, roosters over 4 Ibs 27, ducks spring white over 4 Ibs 35, under 4 Ibs 83 or 38 cents, colored 33, turkeys hens 8 Ibs and over 47, crooked breasted 30, toms 10 Ibs 35.
Close Corn No 2 yellow tops at 1.55 with new oats No 2 white at .874c. Barley No 2 at 1.63 Rye No 2 1.75. Clover seed cash 80.75, Jan 30.76, Feb 30.75, March 30.55. Alsike Dec 31.55, March 31.50. Timothy cash 1917 5.55, cash and 1919 Dec 5.72 14, March April May 5.90.
Cattle receipts 40 cars with a strong market. Prices ranged: choice 15.50 15.75 prime 14.00 15.00 common 11.00 12.00 veal calves 18.50 19.00. Sheep and lambs receipts 15 doubles market strong prime wethers 10.50 11.00 good 9.00 10.00 good mixed 7.50 8.50 fair mixed 10.00 18.00. Hogs receipts 50c doubles market steady prime heavy 14.00 prime heavy 14.00 mediums 14.50 heavy yorkers 14.50 lght yorkers 14.50 pigs 14.50 roughs 10.00 12.75 stags 9.00 9.50.
The text shows a series of prices for Liberty coins and Victory 244s as follows: Liberty at 99.02, First 4s at 93.06, Second 4s at 91.30, First 414s at 93.18, Second 414s at 91.46, Third 414s at 93.52, Fourth 414s at 91.50, Victory 244s at 98.94.
Hog receipts total 58000 with prices 15 to 20 cents lower. bulk sales at 13.70 to 13.90, packers 12.60 to 13.50, pigs and roughs around 12.50 to 13.75. Cattle receipts 16000 with market steady to 25 cents higher. beeves 7.50 to 20.00, butcher stock 6.00 to 14.50, canners 5.00 to 7.50, stockers 6.00 to 12.00, cows 6.00 to 14.50, calves 15.00 to 15.75. Sheep receipts 21000 with market 25 to 40 cents higher. wool lambs 11.25 to 17.50, ewes 4.50 to 10.00.
Cattle receipts 1200. market steady with extra 18.00 to 18.50. Hogs receipts 7700. market steady to 25c higher. Choice packers and butchers 14.25. Sheep receipts 1800. market strong to 50c higher, good to choice 8.50 to 9.00.
Chicago produce market listings show various prices for dairy and poultry. Buyers creamery among items at 58 to 65 cents, cheeses ranging 19 to 31 cents, and live poultry quoted 19 to 27 cents.
Edward Brent, 25, walked into Toledo police headquarters with a handwritten note asking the officers not to search for him after death and stating his home is far away. Twenty minutes later he returned, requesting a cell to die after drinking chloroform.
Lloyd Laird the son of Mr and Mrs Jas Laird of East State street had a successful operation at Copeland hospital this morning to remove adenoids and tonsils.
London report notes the federal postmen will stop the practice of collecting partial wages from the public as Christmas boxes, deeming it a degrading and pernicious scheme.
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