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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
A vintage health ad urges keeping Dr Kings New Discovery on hand to fight colds after baths, exercise, and drafts. It claims the balsam soothes inflammation clears coughs and repairs tissues, with a price of 50 cents to a dollar.
The notice warns constipation shortens life and harms health. It touts Dr King's New Life Pills as prompt reliefs that are mild non griping and improve complexion. Available at your druggist for 20 cents.
Daily receipts show cattle at 1000 head and sheep at 500 head with market declines across grown cattle while yearlings and lighter stock fall sharply. Prices span from prime fed steers 10.25 to 12.00 down to canners 6.25 to 6.50, hogs around 15 to 16, with limited eastern demand and few heavy hogs offered.
The report lists pig prices from 13.60 to 14.75 and lighter hogs from 33.50 to 39.50, rough hogs at 5.25 to 14.50, with half fat roughs 10 to 12. Sheep prices show a heavy decline week over week with good fat sheep 11.50 to 12.25 and bucks near 9, spring lambs 17.50 to 18, springers 14 to 15, common springers slow at 5 to 9, clipped lambs 14.50 to 15.50. Goats offer fat kids 9 to 10 and aged goats 8 to 9.
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