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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
11
A large Old Line Life Insurance Company offers a permanent salesman role starting January 1920 in Athens County. Sell a special policy to select risks, with a new premium intelligent approach. Seekers should respond at 1814 Roxbury Road, Upper Arlington, Columbus, Ohio.
An Atlas Powder Company plant at Signal Hill near Belleville Illinois exploded when lightning struck a powder press. Two people were killed one injured and hundreds of dollars in property damage reported. The blast shattered windows up to ten miles away and damaged nearby buildings in Belleville East St Louis and surrounding towns.
Sidney authorities announce a memorial hostel to aid the daughters of Australian merchant seamen killed in the war. The Jellicoe Hostel for the Daughters of the Mercantile Marine will be located in the city in honor of Lord and Lady Jellicoe. About 1,000 daughters seek housing as many live in apartments awaiting support and future care.
Sealed proposals for an issue of five thousand five hundred seventy six dollars in coupon bonds will be received by S R Kittle, Clerk, Trimble Village School District, Trimble Ohio, until noon December 1 1919. Bonds mature from 1920 to 1925 at five percent interest, payable semi annually, with bids required to include number of bonds and gross bid amount plus accrued interest. A five percent certified check is required with bid, conditionally binding if awarded, with acceptance within ten days.
A mansion overlooking Sidney harbor costing $200,000 is offered to the Mercantile Marine Service Association as a hostel. The 50 room building could be altered to house 400 girls and would operate like the London hostel that serves about 1,000 daughters of seafarers.
Market rundowns show Cincinnati and Pittsburg yard activity with large hog receipts at Union Stockyards Illinois and steady to higher cattle, sheep, and lamb prices. Notable figures include hogs around 14 to 15 dollars, cattle top values near 19 dollars, and sheep and lambs trading within single to double digit ranges.
Chicago market notes show butter-cream at 66 to 68 cents, standards 61 to 64 cents, firsts 59 to 69 cents, seconds 64 cents. Cheese and twin brands quoted around 30 to 81 cents. Young American and live poultry prices cited, with fractional cents and varied yields.
Cincinnati produce prices show higher bids for ic varieties with extra firsts at 63 cents per dozen and 62 cents for firsts 59 cents for ordinary firsts and 50 cents for seconds. Live poultry lists fowls 25 cents per pound, over 3 pounds 21 cents, under 3 pounds one cent, roosters one cent, broilers 27 cents and fryers over two pounds at C.
Closing grain prices listed for corn oats barley rye and timothy with cash and futures quotes for November December January February and March. Liberty bonds listed with price quotes including Victory and Fourth series bonds.
On the stated date a public sale will be held at the vendor’s residence one half mile west of Winget Chapel. Items include mares a two year old heifer cows steers heifers a Durham bull forty ewes lambs a buck surrey hay rake mowing machine harrows and various farm tools plus 300 shecke of corn in fodder loose hay and twenty seven bushels of corn. Household goods and other articles offered. Terms to be announced day of sale.
Auction notice for sound Brookly built four to ten year old horses and mules weighing 900 to 1600 pounds. Will pay top market price for Seland ponies 42 to 48 inches high. One day only rain or shine at Amesville Ohio Friday November 7.
A fragment mentions a public notice about a demonstration at a table near East Ride schoolhouse at 2 p m. The text is garbled but indicates a scheduled event or notice.
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