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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
15
The article retells the old Norse myth of Baldur's death caused by a mistletoe arrow from Loki and explains why mistletoe is hung in homes. It notes Baldur’s restoration, Frigg’s guardianship of the plant, and the kiss of peace under its boughs as a superstition later adopted in homes and churches.
The best pulled taffy uses refined sugar and small batches. Use two pounds sugar with just enough water to dissolve it. An old fashioned iron skillet reduces scorching. Boil rapidly and test with very cold water. Do not stir to avoid turning to sugar. Buttered plates and greased hands aid handling. Daabuin taffy becomes chalky after days but improves when rolled in unsweetened chocolate.
Cattle offering fair and trade active in Denver. Beef steers at 6.50 to 7.15, cows 5.75 to 6.25, bulls 4.05 to 5.40, veal 7 to 9.50. Hogs strong with early sales 7.50 to 7.65, sheep buyers active though many lots unsold at noon. fat ewes around 4.45 to 4.25 with freight paid.
Cash prices reported for Wheat No 2 hard at 8444 59e No 2 red at 9014 42e. Corn prices show No 2 mixed 87% HS Wo No 3 68e No 2 white 71c No 3 he. Oats No 2 white 4014 40 S-4ce No 2 mixed 400.
A department store scene shows shoppers seeking exchanges after Christmas. A lady wants to swap a cookbook for poetry, a nephew’s toy trumpet is rejected, and others request replacements such as a silk pajama set, a vanity box, and a center table for gifts.
Hogs receipts 36 000 market slow and steady with bulk 7.65 to 7.80. weights 7.40 7.74. mixed 7.50 7.86. heavy 7.50 7.90. pigs 5.00 7.20. Cattle receipts 6 000 market steady beaves 5.00 9.50. Texas steers 6.65 7.70. western steers 5.90 7.75. stockers and feeders 4.00 7.50. cows and heifers 3.40. calves 7.00 11.25. Sheep receipts 20 600 market slow native 4.29 5.50. western 4.20 5.00. yearlings 5.35 7.67. lambs native 6.25 7.00. western 6. ? 7.00.
Omalla market receipts show hogs at heavy, $7.50 to $7.60. lights $7.10 to $7.65. bulk sale around $7.50 to $7.60. Cattle receipts 3,000 with native steers about $6.25 and up to $7.85 for western and Texas steers. calves $4.00 to $10.00. Sheep receipts 8,000 with yearlings $6.00 to $6.75 and ewes $4.05 to $5.60 and lambs $7.00 to $7.85.
Notice of dissolution for The Powder River Petroleum Company of Wyoming. Seven shares represented at a November 4 1913 stockholders meeting approved immediate dissolution and full discharge of debts with assets being distributed. Signed by Chase Whitehead president and F C Young secretary. Notary Olga Jacobson verified.
The excerpt recalls George Bernard Shaw lecturing on socialism when a member asks if laws should cap incomes at a thousand pounds a year. Shaw replies he earns more than that, denying the premise and engaging the question with a wry defense of wealth and fairness.
Annual meeting called for stockholders at Fort Laramie to elect trustees for the year ensuing and transact other business. Meeting to be held at the company office at about noon with secretary Lon Townton, date uncertain due to OCR errors.
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