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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
7
White long hair water spaniel with brown spots missing between Albany and Athens. Contact Marion Faulkner in Albany or 1353 Athens by phone. Reward offered.
Today's Markets report shows eggs steady with variations by grade and weight, including extra firsts at 411c per dozen and other categories. Live poultry prices list fowls over 4% pounds at 34c, fall chickens under 2 pounds at 55c, broilers over 4 pounds at 71c, roosters at 21c.
Cattle receipts 950 with market weak for steers good to choice selling at 11.50 to 13.00. Calves market strong with good to choice at 17.00 to 17.50. Hogs receipts 8200 and market steady to 25 lower with good to choice at 15.25. Sheep receipts 200 steady with good to choice at 12 to 13.50. Lambs steady to good to choice at 19.00 to 20.00.
Cattle receipts light with steady to firm values. Prime and choice cattle bring 12.50 to 14.00, common around 11.00 to 12.00, veal calves 17.00 to 18.00. Sheep and lambs light receipts with higher market. prime wethers 12.50 to 13.00, good 11.00 to 12.00, yearling lambs 9.00 to 9.25. Hogs receipts 15 doubles and higher markets. prime heavy 14.75 to 15.00, mediums 16.75 to 16.90, light yorkers 15.75 to 16.00, pigs 15.00 to 15.50, roughs 11.00 to 12.50, stags 8.00 to 8.50.
Hogs receipts 3000 with market up 25 cents. Beeves range from 8.00 to 13.75. butcher stock 5.00 to 7.75. canners and cutters 9.25 to 12.00. stockers and feeders 7.75 to 12.00. cows 11. Sheep receipts 14000 with higher market. Wool lambs 16.25 to 18.25. ewes 10.00 to 12.50.
Chicago market page lists Butter Extra 58c 6c 59c standards 58c firsts 54c 58c seconds 47c 50c Eggs ordinaries 39c 40c firsts 42c 43c Cheese Twins 27c Young American 29c Live Poultry 34c The prices reflect typical wholesale or retail levels in the period.
The record shows Liberty Bond series with prices around 85 to 97 dollars. Notable entries include Second 46 at 84.98 and Fourth 446 S at 0.60 with several Victory issues ranging from 85.64 to 96.04.
Toledo O H May 6 closing prices for grains and crops listed: Corn No 3 yellow cash 1.94 oats No 2 white cash 1.22 rye No 2 cash 2.18 barley No 2 cash 1.74 Alsike cash 26.00 Clover seed cash 26.00 Oct 23.75 Dec 22.80 Timothy 1917 1918 cash 5.50 1919 cash and May 5.60 Sept 5.75 Oct 5.57 Butter 68c Eggs 46c Hay 2.10 per cwt.
Coach Stockdale prepares John Hancock high to face Athens high this afternoon. Hancock returns most of last year’s lineup except for three players. Ernest Wise is ineligible. Newcomers Spaulding Mulligan Kinney Mickel join Tinker at first Van Vailey at second and Wise moves to third with Edwards at short. Athens also gears up for the clash seeking revenge for basketball defeat.
Cambridge report states Miss Eth el Hull aged 21 died this morning after swallowing bichloride of mercury tablets Saturday. Authorities consider the act a suspected suicide attempt as details of the case remain under investigation.
A survey traces wages and wheat prices from Hammurabi to modern times, noting per day wages for rope makers and artisans, bushel prices, and land values. It highlights Roman and Byzantine price swings, Diocletian wage limits, Black Death era changes, and U.S. shifts from 1790 to 1906, ending with warnings of a coming currency contraction and price declines.
Attractive pattern 3230 shown for porch or country wear. Sizes 34 to 46 bust. 5% yard of 36 inch fabric needed for 88 inch size. Skirt lower edge width 1% yard. Suitable for gingham chambrey linen shanting percale lawn taffeta wash silk serge gabardine and check suiting. Pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.
In Murray Gardeners work this week. Sunday James Pond son of Mrs Maud Pond was hit by a car and injured. taken to a Columbus hospital Monday. Visitors Mr and Mrs L Mowery of Logan stayed with Ed Davis family. Several residents listed illnesses and travel for summer work. Church program announced with hymnody, scripture, sermon by Rev S J Bishop and benediction.
Akron May 6 A C Blinn general manager of the N O T said the company will seek a fare raise after a six cent fare measure was overwhelmingly defeated at August elections last year.
Mrs Nettie A Montoney of 1541 PF Oak St says Sorbol Quadruple reduced her goitre by over two inches after eight years. She reports improved breathing and ability to do housework and seeks public advertisement of her experience. Product comes in small bottles and requires ten minutes daily with no staining. Information from McKee Drug Co Athens LeFavor's Pharmacy Glouster and Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.
Athens high school baseball and John Hancock nine prepare for Thursday afternoon clash. A H S drew blood from the draft line as part of early practice, signaling intense readiness for the upcoming fray.
John H Saltz plaintiff vs John W Fenton defendant Case No 11903. By order of sale from the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio the sheriff will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the courthouse in Athens on May 29 1920 at o'clock p m the following chattels: one railroad siding 2000 feet of 74 floral ira angle bars 7 kegs track aa key track belts derailers ties road bed grading connections and all rights of grantor in the frog and switch stand and related paraphernalia with all equipment and appurtenances used with the siding. Price cash in hand. Sheriff Herb J Parker Deputy Sheriff P H McKinley Foster Wells Plaintiff's Attorneys.
Hancock High leads basketball as university seeks revenge tomorrow. Coach Mackie hints Sharp may start for the Red and Black while Jones is likely Stockdale’s choice.
Washington May 6. Representative Ackerman of New Jersey said no further action on the soldier bonus bill is probable in the house before month end, making final action unlikely before the convention.
In Athens County Court of Common Pleas case 11958 11968 the Sunday Creek Coal Company seeks a perpetual injunction against Georgia B Parks and Wade Thorp restraining trespass and use of a 900 foot strip of land along the Kanawha and Michigan Railway right of way in Trimble township. Parks must answer by June 12 1920. Attorneys Jones and Jones represent the plaintiff.
Mayor Lawrence Hodgson was re-elected in St Paul defeating labor candidate William Mahoney by a 2716 vote majority with two minor precincts still missing.
A public sale will be held at a farm on Hamley Run seven miles northwest of Athens in Young Settlement on Saturday May 8 1920 starting at noon. The lot includes a black mare six years old weight 1450 a gray mare five years old weight 1300 a Jersey cow four years old described as good one a yearling heifer partly Holstein and a yearling Jersey heifer.
Daily northern and southern trains depart from Athens with seven listed runs. No. 1 leaves at 6 43 a m, No. 3 at 9 59 a m, No. 5 at 2 03 p m. Daily southbound No. 2 at 11 41 a m, No. 4 at 4 37 p m, No. 6 at 8 25 p m.
No 33 leaves Athens at 6:00 a.m. No 35 departs at 11:05 a.m. No 37 leaves at 6:00 p.m. Daily trains. Southbound No 30 arrives Athens at 10:10 a.m. No 32 at 3:45 p.m. No 24 at 8:15 p.m.
Eastbound No 52 local No 13 4 No 54 local Westbound 1 No 3 local No 1 local Local trains run daily at 12 53 am 9 38 am 2 48 pm 6 25 pm 6 50 pm except Sunday
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