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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
7
We have 13 to 14 hundred pound horses and mares on hand plus 3 mules suitable as farm workers. They are for sale or may be exchanged for cattle or hogs. New York Coal Co. by C. S. Tedrow, agent.
G E Lucas has filed for divorce against Mollie Wilhem Lucas in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio cause 12108. Hearing will begin on February 1. Attorney for plaintiff R W Finsterwald 1 4 otw.
Hog receipts reach 45000 with steady to higher prices across grades from 9.15 to 10.15 for various hog classes. Cattle receipts 11000 with market up 15 to 25 cents, beeves and butcher stock trading from 5.25 to 10.75, cows and calves from 4.50 to 12.75. Sheep receipts 19000 with steady market. wool lambs from 7.00 to 11.00 and ewes 2.50 to 6.00.
Cattle receipts light and market slow with choice cattle at 9.25 to 9.50, prime 9.00 to 9.25, common 8.00 to 8.50. Veal calves 15.00 to 16.00. Sheep and lambs light receipts, market steady, prime wethers 6.00 to 6.50, good 5.00 to 5.50, yearling lambs 10.75 to 11.25. Hogs scarce, very slow market. prime heavies 10.00, mediums 10.60 to 10.70, heavy yorkers 10.60 to 10.70, light yorkers 10.75 to 11.00, pigs 10.60 to 11.00, noe 7.50 to 8.25, s t a g s 5.75 to 6.25.
Cattle receipts 6000 slow market. steers good to choice at 8.00 to 9.50. Calves 650 head up to 15.00. Hogs receipts 5300 up 0.25 to 10.20 for good packer and butcher grade. Sheep 400 steady with lambs 11.00 to 11.50 and woolly sheep 4.50 to 5.00.
Eggs for Cincinnati market show steady quotes with firsts at 54 cents, extras near 54, a rung down firsts at 52 and odds at 51 cents. Local buyers priced for immediate shipments.
Butter creamery 45 cents. standards 45. firsts 38. 4414c. seconds 30 36. Eggs ordinaries 54 58 cents. firsts 574c. Cheese twins 23. percent cents. young American 26% cents. Live poultry 81 cents.
The fragment lists Liberty 34 and Victory team scores with various figures like 92.10, 88.00, 91.04, 88.46, 97.80 and 97.26, but the OCR is garbled, making full event details and opponents difficult to identify.
Toledo Ohio grain prices list cash and futures for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with weekly changes. Wheat cash and March 1.90 May 1.85. corn No 2 yellow 70 cents. oats No 2 white 46 and 7/8. rye No 2 1.69. barley No 2 72. clover seed 1919 12.35 or 1920 12.60 12.55 10.60. timothy 1918 3.02 1919 3.07 with 31714 April May 3.25 Sept 3.60. alsike new 15.25 cash 16.00 March 16.50.
Margaret King an 18 year old maid in Newport Ky was observed by alienists after a night scream. Investigators found her hanging by her fingertips from a bathroom window, prompting medical attention and further inquiry into her condition.
In Wilmington Colorado a 26 year old woman Cora Bath remained asleep for a second week after a fainting spell during choir singing. Doctors have failed to awaken her.
The Great Northern Railway announced the resumption of pre war home seekers rates to the Pacific coast. Tickets will be sold the first and third Tuesday of each month at about two cents per mile.
With several contagious illnesses spreading, attendance at the kinder Bartens has fallen to about 50 percent. Parents of five and six year olds must register for the second semester starting January 31. Prolonged absences of ten days to three weeks will be treated as withdrawal unless parents confirm intent to return. East Side and Training school k indergartens run in the fore noon while Central operates in the afternoon. setembro to October daily absences are recorded, showing sizable total losses across grades and high school.
Figures show high school pupils lost 1017 days and grades 8847 days to absence. Officials attribute most to fitness issues and truancy with weekend trips and parental laxity. Supt Statley calls education serious and costly, urging full attendance.
In Lexington, Kentucky a newly organized local union of unskilled workers says a strike will occur on Wednesday unless a living wage is granted. Members are mainly tobacco warehouse and redrying plant employees earning about two dollars a day and seeking three dollars.
In WINSTED Connecticut on January 25 the Satan's Kingdom area reported a temperature of two below zero making it the warmest spot in the region while nearby communities endured 14 below. The cold wave forced suspension of ice harvesting.
All members are requested to be present Wednesday evening January 26 for installation and refreshments at Albany Lodge No. 785 led by H. M. Stanley Noble Grand.
An old remedy claims to ease head noises and possible catarrhal deafness by mixing Parmint double strength with hot water and sugar, dose 1 tablespoon four times daily. The note suggests nostril relief and easier breathing as mucus stops dripping.
James GQ Gallagher and Edna Schlisser obtained a marriage license and wed while speeding to Deerville, the bride’s home. Gallagher works as a mail carrier.
The government will vigorously oppose efforts of Erwin Bergdoll draft evader to gain liberty from Fort Leavenworth. Bergdoll has filed habeas corpus proceedings seeking release, Assistant District Attorney Harvey of Kansas said.
A sensational report from Elgin Illinois claims an alleged calf was born weighing 122 pounds with two heads seven legs two tails two breasts and on one leg two hoofs. details describe a remarkable birth.
Cincinnati reports on proceedings of the Ohio Corset Manufacturers' Club where talks centered on maintaining proper form for women in fashion and industry.
Chief of Police Lewis Graham announced that new parking rules take effect February 1 to let auto owners learn and comply. The system favors autos and officials hope for smooth adoption. January 20 was the deadline for 1920 tags.
In New York on January 26, Karl Caddock a heavyweight wrestler faced possible paralysis after a defeat to Strangler Lewis. Caddock suffered a crushing one lock grip reportedly developed with a wooden head device, as medical opinion predicted grave outcomes before he returns home to Des Moines Iowa.
James Scharendidh, renowned as a breeder and trainer, reports two well trained bloodhounds sold to a Sasseni handler. The dogs tracked burglars in a recent robbery case, marking the hounds first use by the new owner. Danville Jr gains national notice over a sensational religious claim and a former preacher faces a large malt-related dispute. A broom-maker powered machine sews fibers after binding.
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