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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
3
An eye witness recounts the Levia than voyage carrying 10,000 troops being attacked by three submarines. US destroyers destroyed two subs at close range amid gale and heavy fire with the Leviathan reaching port safely. Captain Charles A. Harmon notes disciplined crew and steady drills under danger.
In Cleveland schools the manual training and domestic science courses have been broadened. Boys are taught cooking and groceries while girls study household carpentry. Both genders show proficiency, with boys learning to cook and girls handling tools.
Cheyenne reports three Campbell County women Miss Lulu Munson Belle Pattison and Grace Keenan have become sheepherdesses as war shortages thin out male herders. Each guards 2500 sheep for B J Reno at fifty dollars monthly. They are described as the first feminine shepherds in the United States.
War reshapes New York financial districts as stock and cotton exchanges impose rules against sensational rumors. Authorities ban circulating rumors that could sway prices, though some false reports persist about submarines, captured princes, and peace talks affecting markets.
Denver market bids and sales figures list buying and selling prices for hay including Colorado upland, Nebraska plains, prairie hay, Timothy, alfalfa, Hungarian, and South Park. Grain items cover oats, corn chop, gluten feed, bran, flour, and assorted fruits with per ton and per sack values.
Prices for metals in New York and St. Louis show lead at 7.80 to 7.90 per unit, copper at 23.12, silver at 99 and a fraction, spelter at 8.40 to 8.60, and London bar silver at 48 percent per ounce. Boulder Colorado lists tungsten concentrates at 22.00 to 22.50 per unit with crude ores at 60 percent 22.00 25.00, 25 percent 12.00 12.50, and 10 percent 9.40 12.20.
Chicago live stock prices for hogs cattle and sheep are listed with ranges for different grades and categories. Hogs show varying bids from 15.50 to 18.40, cattle span subprices from 7.00 to 18.00, and sheep include prime Idaho lambs to middling natives with prices from 9.00 to 18.75.
Market notes show Duluth linseed prices quoted at 3.94 to arrive and 3.95 asked, with July deliveries at 3.94 and September 3.98 asked. October bids listed at 3.77 asked.
Kansas City Produce prices show firsts and seconds for eggs and poultry indicating market rates. Hens and roosters listed with specific cents per unit. Ike noted as a spoiler with a price range.
The U S Department of Agriculture extends federal meat inspection to military supply lines. Sixty-seven inspectors work with the army and thirty with the navy to ensure slaughtering, packing, and distribution meet stringent standards. Inspectors oversee storage, transfer, and sanitary handling from farm to mess.
Department of Agriculture inspectors at official establishments collect representative samples from every batch of food products for the army or navy. Samples are sent to meat inspection laboratories for chemical examination with priority over other work, including testing for adulterants and poisons.
The U S Department of Agriculture urges producers and consumers to preserve one case of 30 dozen eggs per farmer for home use and sell one case locally. The plan aims to conserve supplies equalize distribution and stabilize prices using water glass or lime water methods.
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