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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1923
Page
2
A collage of humorous lines from magazines and papers. A salesgirl notes a chocolates purchase meant for a wife, while a Parisian influence prompts a peace joke. Family fashion and financial quarrels pop in as a daughter’s stockings and a mother’s gowns fuel wit.
Minneapolis reports a firmer market for Minnesota and North Dakota potatoes with lively inquiries for seed and table stock. Car shortages on the Great Northern rail line hinder shipments, while some operators use box cars with false bottoms as a costly workaround. Early-week prices for U.S. grade No. 1 Ohios were 70 cents per cwt fob Twin Cities, with Bliss Triumphs and other varieties priced in the 70 to 90 cent range.
Opponents warn the proposed Indiana marketing bill would bind farmers and tenants to long term contracts with agricultural associations. The measure would create non profit corporations with broad powers including borrowing, marketing, and controlling product sales and tenant liability for breaches. Critics say most farmers lack information on the plan, forecasting strong rural opposition if details reach voters.
St Paul market reports a week of higher activity in fruits and vegetables aided by mild weather. Demand up, stock arriving in good condition, and outgoing shipments heavier. Prices varied with apples steady, Winesaps and Spitzenbergs quoted, cranberries light, oranges firmer, and vegetables showing few quotation changes.
Chicago March 2 Market data show continued upward movement in cabbage both locally and fob. Wisconsin Holland stock moving at 65 per ton fob with scarce Wisconsin supply leaving only about 50 cars of old cabbage. New York stock 64 per ton fob, local jobbing Wisconsin 80 per ton, New York 75.80 per ton. Louisiana stock 4.76 per crate, Texas stock 4.60 4.16. Quality of Louisiana offerings described as fair.
Minneapolis March 2 E W Linns former New York City executive takes charge of the Minneapolis distribution office of the Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers replacing H A Arnold who goes into the brokerage business on his own account W Frank now heads the accounting department replacing Frank Jordan also noted in the report The item ends with unrelated quoted dialogue and a stray Boston transcript fragment
Gladys jokes about looks and police, noting no greetings from a “hullo, baby” from a nurse, as Marmma prompts for the reason. Pearson's Weekly London reflects the quip in its humorous column.
An Edinburgh Scotsman report notes a black man on a tramcar who, after a word with the conductor, tries to leave. An inspector questions him about paying and a back-and-forth lines reference a Dr. who remarks there is no sick place. The exchange ends with a claim of no value in proceeding.
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