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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
2
Banner week for preserving with fruit at low prices and abundant supply. Peaches are 1 per 10 pound basket, plums 50 cents per basket, blackberries 10 cents per box, watermelon for pickling 4 cents, blueberries 15, black grapes 20 cents per basket, peas two quarts 15 cents, celery 10 cents a bunch, tomatoes 61 4 to 121 2 cents a pound, mackerel also a good value.
A list of produce prices includes apples at 30 cents a dozen and per half peck, corn 15 cents, wax beans five cents a quart, cabbage five cents a pound, Spanish onions 10 cents a dozen, cucumbers five cents, pineapples five to ten cents, and various seafood items. Instructions on safe canning from Mrs. S T Rorer follow, detailing sterilization and sugar does not neutralize acids, plus a tomato canning method.
Grand Rapids Minn Aug 14 John Lind special representative in Mexico of President Wilson has struck it rich on the Minnesota iron range. Forty acres owned by Lind were leased to an iron company with 2 cents a ton royalties and a 30000 ton minimum. Twenty drilled acres are said to show 4000000 tons. A prior lease on the land was canceled by U S Steel a year ago.
Members of the Master Butchers Association warned during their 1913 convention that meat could disappear from common tables if beef prices reach predicted levels. President Russell questioned whether consumers would pay the wholesalers’ anticipated high prices this winter.
A meat market debate warns beef may hit 50 cents and trigger meat substitutes. Observers say packers control prices, while cattle receipts in Chicago rise. convention calls for federal aid to raisers and enacts resolutions taxing exports, empowering disease seizure, and removing oleomargarine taxes.
Barton Hepburn, chairman of the Currency Commission of the American Bankers Association, called for a national bankers conference to discuss the pending currency bill. The meeting will be at the Hotel LaSalle in Chicago on August 22.
Testimony from Lola and Marsha Warrington details threats that forced elopement to Reno to avoid Sacramento scandal. Diggs and Caminetti are linked as witnesses objected by Judge Van Fleet while prosecutors press for full public airing.
Bremen workers in the shipbuilding industry voted to resume work after a prolonged stoppage. The strike at Hamburg, Stettin and Kiel was declared off, with employees here returning to their posts.
On the first floor at Houghton and Dutton Co. an assortment of men’s ties priced at 1.50 is featured in English knit and accordion weave styles.
Aug 14 in Washington the first Democratic move for an early tariff bill vote collapsed as Republicans warned debate would continue indefinitely. They rejected charges of filibuster but said the bill would be debated fully before any final vote. Senators from both parties forecast a session lasting into late October or November.
A drug store advertisement promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength. It claims an ounce suffices to clear skin, with lighter freckles disappearing entirely. Money back guarantee offered if it fails to remove freckles.
Senator Grona proposes an amendment to restore the three cent duty on eggs in the House bill. The chamber votes 35 to 28 in favor of freeing eggs from the duty.
The advertisement touts Poslam as a perfect skin remedy for itching and irritation on any body part. It highlights Poslam cream for eczema acne herpes tetter and other ailments and promotes Poslam Soap for daily use with prices and a free-sample offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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