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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1919
Page
9
Today's market notes steady egg prices with fresh gathered extra firsts at 57 cents per dozen and firsts 55 cents, ordinary firsts 60?2, seconds 44. Poultry prices list fowls 29 cents, roasters 24 cents per pound, under 3 pounds 20 cents, broilers 38.6 cents, fryers over 2 pounds 26 cents.
Cattle receipts light with a steady market. Prices quoted: choice 16.00 to 16.50, prime 13.50 to 14.25, common 9.00 to 10.50, veal calves 19.00 to 20.00. Sheep and lambs receipts light, market slow. prime wethers 85.00, food 8.50 to 9.00, good mixed 86.50 to 8.00, fair mixed 8.00 to 15.00. Hogs receipts 6 doubles, market lower. prime heavy 15.40 to 15.50, mediums 15.40 to 15.50, heavy 15.40, 14.50 to 14.25, roughs 13.00 to 14.06, stags 11.00.
Livestock receipts and prices show hogs and cattle markets uneven with gains and drops across categories. Butter and grain values appear alongside regional quotes from Chicago and Toledo, noting fluctuating weights, commodities, and contract months for oats barley rye and timothy hay.
The Ohio film censors collect news footage depicting recent race riots in Omaha Nebraska and Elaine Arkansas. London authorities may study underground railways using switchback principles to boost train speeds to high mph.
Albany reports farmer W G Castor sold five thousand pounds of wool at thirty cents per pound, up five percent since dipping time. Ed C Berry buys Hotel Berry site for a three story building with hotel space on upper floors. General Grosvenor’s daughter Grace engages to Dr C M Shepard in late November.
Former Emaineer Dr Wiley des Sprague plans a general practice in the Athens National Bank Building. He recently returned from Chicago after special work and two years in the army medical corps with rank of geptest. Before service he practiced in Chauncey.
Charles C. Coffey age 22 an engineer and Mabel Swearingen age 18 both of Neilsonville R D 3 obtain a wedding permit.
Etha Mae Moore filed for divorce from Everett V. Moore in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio case 11818. The hearing is set for on or after November 25 1919 with attorney W B Bartell representing the plaintiff.
A historical notice appears appointing Ebenezer Towns as administrator of the county. Dated October 10, 1930, in Huron County Ohio, issued by judge T Phillips.
The Athens County Commissioners adopt a resolution scheduling the November 4 1919 election to decide exempting from taxes all bonds and costs tied to the construction and maintenance of county roads for five years. A certified copy is to be sent to deputy supervisors and election inspectors.
Proprietor offers at public auction items from his farm two miles east of Mebbardeville starting at noon. Catalog includes a bay mare 1260 pounds one milk cote two waives a saddle a sled hay ladder cutter and cream cans among other items. Terms made known on sale day.
The Athens County Ohio commissioners attest a September 22 1919 county resolution. Signatures of W Bawyer E Munden and R Porter appear to validate the document at Athens Ohio.
An old misread tip claims a lubricant carbon remover fixes engine power loss and knocking. It suggests pouring two to four into each spark plug hole and following directions, promising the motor will run more smoothly.
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