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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
3
The Chicago grain market today saw wheat rise 1 to 2 cents due to active export demand. Wheat closed near the day’s top with gains around 14 1/4 to 7 1/2 cents, corn and oats also firm while provisions weakened. December options settled wheat at 102.44, corn at 1.01, oats at 11.?
Hay No 1 timothy 15.50 per unit. Corn No 3 yellow ear CSG. Butter prints 24.52, Ohio cream 24.04. Eggs Selected. Cheese Ohio full cream. Cattle supply light. market steady. Prime 5.70 to 5.05. good 5.00 to 4.75. fair 4.00 to 4.50. Walls 24.425. heifers 2.50 to 5. Walls. Fresh cows and springers 25.90 to 25.55. Sheep and lambs steady. Prime wethers 4.15 to 4.25. good mixed 2.65 to 4.00. fair mixed 5.50. culls 1.50 to 2.50. lambs 4 to 6. calves 8 to 8.25. Hogs receipts 20 double decks. market steady. Prime heavy 6.10 to 6.15. medium 5.55 to 5.90. heavy yorkers 5.80 to 5.85. light workers 5.40 to 5.00. pigs 5.20 to 5.25. roughs 4.50 to 5.50. Stags 1 to 5.
W G White of R D No 2 Cambridge Ohio thanks friends for a postal shower given last Friday on his seventy first birthday. He received 80 birthday greetings.
Everyone is invited to attend the dance at Hammond's Hall on Thursday evening November 12. The event promises a social gathering with music and dancing for local residents and guests.
Petit and grand juries for the December term of the United States court of the Southern district of Ohio were drawn at Columbus yesterday. The calls are returnable December 1. Names include William A. Gill Columbus and others from Glouster, St. Clairsville, Coshocton, Delaware, Bloomingburg, Carroll, Gallipolis, New Concord, Freeport, Wellston, Steubenville, Mount Vernon, Rushsylvania, Newark, Belpre, Winterset, Caldwell, Chillicothe, Logan, Woodsfield, and New Lexington.
Born to Mr and Mrs Murph Bailey Daise Parker formerly of Winterset now of McDonald Pa a son Tuesday November od LUO
An old-fashioned country dance is set for Thursday night November 2 at the Masonic Temple 5G 218 with music and dancing for attendees.
Alton Illinois ministers push for funerals held at night and urge ending both day and night services on Sundays. They argue ordinary funerals have become a vulgar display with costly signs and hacks, and excitable pomp should be discouraged.
A witty anecdote about Rev. Sydney Smith and a young lady in a conservatory. She asks him to help a flower reach perfection and he responds by offering to bring perfection to the flower himself.
The article recalls Sydney Smith’s quip that a place of learning is named so because many passed through to gain knowledge, yet none carried learning away. The remark underscores the enduring value of schooling and the lasting impact of education.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes that hiring public servants removes many small troubles, while pointing out the ongoing challenges of managing officeholders. The remark frames officials as a remedy to minor issues in governance.
James A. Edgerton profiles Samuel Gompers, long time president of the American Federation of Labor, noting his origins in London 1850, ascent from cigarmaker to labor leader, and his leadership style. The piece recounts anecdotes and Gompers’s views on labor capital harmony, leadership, and notable quips at gatherings.
The oldest frequented church in England is St. Martin's at Canterbury, called the mother church. A font near the outskirts marks the baptism of King Ethelbert 1,300 years ago, with worshipers still entering and pondering who led the king to the font.
Middleboro Kentucky dated Nov 10 a dead man with no head was found in Tennessee near Middlesboro. An envelope with a Newark postmark lay beside the body. Clothing suggested wealth and a possible mining prospector who may have been murdered for money. Ridgely loses bank position in revival of National Bank of Commerce with Dr Woods and allies taking control after stock purchases.
A brief dialogue reveals a playful mishearing about a vessel's watch duties with humorous corrections and a mention of New York Life as a background note.
An old saying from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes that a single instance cannot prove a trend and a lone orange peel cannot forecast a season. The piece reflects on cautious interpretation of events and avoidant overreach.
A brief dialogue from Yonkers Statesman echoes plans of marriage. the exchange shows a woman’s expectation to wed early and a man questioning that timing. The item captures a social moment reflected in a local paper’s dialogue snippet.
The article portrays Samuel Gompers as leader of the AFL defending his stance against politics and office offers. It notes his consistent denial of wealth or personal gain, emphasizing his devotion to organizing labor, improving wages, hours, and education, and his view of the federation as a growing, influential force shaping industrial conditions.
Boston reformer Miss Sarah J. Hughes leads a plan to establish vacancy commissions in Boston New York and Philadelphia to inspect all vacant houses before occupancy and remove disease risk. Comprising physician nurse lodging house keeper and charity real estate woman the panel would require thorough cleaning and wall treatment to prevent illness.
The piece surveys a trend in animal lore and nature writing, noting popular stories about rabbits, foxes, bears, pumpkins, cantaloupes, and potatoes. It hints at romance potential in field subjects and suggests writer Seton may explore antelope and buffalo mind studies, with magazine features widening expectations.
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