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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
13
A standard size interurban passenger car has been designed to be steam driven with a water tube boiler and petroleum as fuel. The design emphasizes compact size and compatibility with existing rail systems.
In these days of plenty the speaker praises saving surplus earnings. Rainy days come and a substantial savings account is appreciated. The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company at 22 West Gay Street Columbus solicits new accounts of any size. Assets exceed 18 million dollars and most business can be conducted by mail.
Explorers report the Ten Thousand Smokes valley in Mount Katmai Alaska offers scenic steam vents and cobalt blue hot lakes. A new road 18 miles could open access for visitors while reports note abundant sulfur arsenic and potential gold in the streams.
Cattle receipts light in Pittsburg with prices from 11.50 to 16.50 for cattle and calves up to 22.50. sheep and lambs steady with primes around 9.75 to 10.25. hogs mixed price ranges 11.00 to 16.00. Cincinnati cattle and calves show receipts 1200 and 60c to 1.50 lower on calves, house stock 15.00, sheep and lambs steady with primes 6.50 and 6.25 to 14.25. Chicago produce market notes Butter steady at 63c range with various standards and firsts listed.
Hogs receipts 2500 steady with bulk 13.76 15.50. Cattle receipts 18600 market steady beeves 8.25 18.75 butcher stock 6.00 14.25 canners and cutters 6.35 8.75 stockers and feeders 6.00 18.00 cows 7.75 13.00 calves 17.00 18.25. Sheep receipts market steady wool lambs 8. to 12.76 ewes 3.00 7.50.
The Toledo Ohio market lists grain prices for October contracts. Yellow corn No 3 at 1.45 percent, oats No 2 white old 72 to 81 cents, barley No 2 at 1.37, rye No 2 at 1.42. Clover and timothy seed futures show mixed values across months from October to March.
A farm sale lists 3 milk cows age 3, 1 two year old heifer with calf, 3 yearling steers and heifers, 3 spring calves, 1 horse aged 12, a 3 year old mare, a 13 year old good driver mare, 1 sow and pigs, a Beatrice Cream Separator 660 G, 2 cream cans, 10 tons May 1 sheck fodder and farming implements. Sale begins at 12 o'clock with terms to be announced.
Cincinnati market prices list eggs and poultry with varying grades and weights including firsts and seconds. A report notes natives of an Indian province breeding egrets in captivity to produce four plumage cycles yearly without harming the birds. A new on pole mounted flashlight aids night fishing by tracking a bite and reel unwind.
Cape Girardeau Missouri Mrs Helen Curry underwent an operation to remove a needle and thread from her hip after months of pain misattributed to rheumatism. Doctors had treated her for rheumatism until an X ray revealed the foreign object. How the needle got there remains a mystery.
Surrogate Cohalan ordered the missing administrator Thomas J. Gilbert Jr to show cause why he should not be removed as administrator of the estate of Thomas J. Gilbert who died November 18. His brother William Gilbert seeks removal claiming the administrator vanished after saying he was ordered to the army engineering corps at West Point. Army traces have failed.
Waste material sought including cleaned footwear and tires. Batches include auto tires and tubes, elastic inner tubes, black and yellow brass, tin foil, and mixed rubber hose per hundredweight with prices and quality notes. Listings request clean items free from feathers or debris and specify unit terms.
An ink bottle with a built in bulb feeds a single drop into a drawing pen via a short spout each time the bulb is pressed, enabling controlled flow for precise sketching.
A sworn statement by F W Bush business manager of the Athens Messenger declares ownership, stockholders, and security holders, no holders owning 1 percent or more, and average circulation of 1969 copies in the six months before the date. Notary public certification dated October 2 1919. Also a note on a physician’s theory about mouth juices and teeth cleaning.
An advertisement from Aaron K. Frey of Myerstown Pa promotes Lubricant Carbon to fix carburetor issues. It claims smoother operation, reduced power loss and overheating, with use of two to four tablespoons per spark plug hole and a guarantee. Prepaid price listed at $1.
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