Tore goodness or humor in a village exchange
Dialogues reveal small town social tensions as Minnie and Willie Sharp clash over affection with lines about sisterly bonds. An archbishop sermon on married life provokes amused Irish reactions at church while a wry city sign warns drivers to slow down in Boston and London alike.
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Minnie
Willie Sharp
Bridget
Maggie
Chicago
London
Jour
Boston Transcript
Heavy potato supplies flood San Francisco market
San Francisco market reports heavy shipments from Northern points with about 33 carloads in recent days. Gems and Burbanks show mixed quality with prices around 2.35 per cwt for Gems and 1.75 for Oregon Burbanks, while Salinas stock nears 3.25. River and Sonora varieties move slowly with limited demand and higher storage offerings push prices higher.
Local fruit and produce prices in Los Angeles market report
Onion receipts total 3 460 sacks with wholesalers charging retailers 1 15 to 1 25 per lug for local whites. Stockton whites 3 50 to 3 75 and yellows 3 50 to 3 75 per cwt. Potato receipts 27 833 sacks, Stockton Burbanks 2 40 2 60 and fancy 2 75 2 85 per cwt, some as high as 3 25.
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Los Angeles
Stockton
Choice Stockton Burbanks
Apple Growers Urged to Work With Car Pool Authority
Wenatchee Washington October 14 Judge H M Chadwick of the State Supreme Court advised shippers and growers not to attack the American Railway Association car pool, which operates under the Interstate Commerce Commission. He suggested writing to request cars and pursuing damage suits if not furnished timely.
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Wenatchee, Wash
8. M.‘Chadwick
State Supreme Court of Washington
Wenatchee District
American Railway Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. V. Booth
Howards & Devaney
Minneapolis
Great Northern Heirs
Port Commission
Seattle
Increasing Imperial Valley Grapefruit Planting
Brawley California October 14 orders for grapefruit trees sufficient to set out 100 acres were placed last week by William Lowther secretary of the Brawley Commercial Club. Individual farms bought at most ten acres each indicating widespread acreage. Early indications show the Brawley district will increase grapefruit plantings by several hundred acres despite high set out costs.
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Brawley
Calif
William Lowther
Brawley Commercial Club
Lowther
Grape market shows improvement as deal nears wind-up
Fresno market notes better conditions as the grape season winds down. Emperors move at 1.75 to 2.25 per crate FOB Fresno, with Malaga grapes sold in Pittsburgh at 1.75. Railcar shortages limit harvest logistics. weekly California shipments average around 2,276 cars statewide.
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Fresno
Calif
F. O.b. Fregno
Malaga
Pittsburgh
California
Central
Poteben
Southern
Northern
Cars and Prices Onto Mer Box Review
Fragmentary OCR notes reference cars and prices with unclear context. The readable items mention a box and a sequence of words like hag, mer, and ont, but lack complete structure or identifiable events. Further text is needed to form a coherent summary.
Orange and Lemon Shipments From Calif Reported
Orange shipments from Southern California totaled 612 cars for the week with daily tallies from October 4 to 9, while lemons reached 144 cars for the week. Totals to date show 39,507 orange cars and 11,184 lemon cars from Southern California, with limited Central California orange movement and no Northern California shipments. About 2,000 Valencia cars remain to be shipped.
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Los Angeles
California
Potatoes Steady as Onions Remain Firm in Stockton Market
Stockton Calif October 14 The market for onions is very firm at this peak with Best Australian Browns quoted at 3.50 per cwt f o b by cars here. Whites and yellows are nearly cleaned up and inquiries are coming in from all points. The potato market is steady with prices around 2 per cwt for choice stock and 2 40 to 2 50 a sack on the bank for fancy. Little digging is being done as brewers ideas keep prices high and slow digging tends to hold up prices.
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Stockton
Calif
Northern Pacific Extends Reduced Apple Rates
Yakima Washington October 14 The Northern Pacific Railroad will extend its reduced apple rates beyond December 31 in a move to continue apple movement to Eastern terminals. The $1.50 rate on Western apples to Eastern terminals remains in effect past the previous limit as officials reassess the schedule.
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Yakima
Washi
Northern ‘Pacific
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