Steady New York trade and rail demand amid cautious outlook
The latest market summary notes steady trade across the West with easier prices for some goods, strong manufacturing orders, and continued iron and steel activity. Railroad rail demand strains mills, coke positions improve, and price advances appear in Western and Eastern bar iron. Western and London wool and cotton markets show firmer tones, while Chicago construction faces a setback from height limits. The Bank of England cuts discounts while New York call rates ease and city banks advise caution on city paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Haive
Bridge and Structural Company
United States Steel Corporation
Leavy
Chicago
Western Bar Iron
Ore Association
Bessemer
Bank of England
London
New York
Couuntry
Regional Commodity Prices Across Major Cities
Markets report cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee with bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. Wheat corn oats rye and barley quotes appear for No. 2 and other grades alongside butter eggs creamery and pork values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Record of the Week Kisses for Nervous Ailment
A jumble of items from a historical paper notes Rev. J A Wognman dismissed as pastor amid church rifts in Anderson Indiana. A divorce suit against him surfaces with accusations of kissing Moore’s wife. the pastor and wife defend healing powers. Other items recount a soldier returning for a funeral, a miners ambush on an interurban line, and various local incidents and civic plans in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wognman
Church of God
Anderson
Indiana
Moore
Angaman
Oldest Man in America Praises Peruna Remedy
An elderly Texan, Isaac Brock, age 114, living near Valley Mills after long residence near Waco, extols Peruna as the best remedy for catarrh and climate-related illnesses. He claims 114 years of health supported by Peruna, cites experiences with grip and bilious ailments, and urges others to seek the remedy with Dr. Hartman’s guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe Ruena
Saac Brook
McLennan County
Texas
Mer. Brock
Waco Times-Herald
Dr. Hartman
Hartman
Petruna
Eruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Tlartman
Oe Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Isaac Brock
Buncombe CO
N. C
The John Adams Mirror Saga
A gilt framed mirror bought for 40 by Vice President John Adams becomes the subject of Senate censure debates over extravagance. Once in the Vice President's room in Washington, it traveled from display to storage and back, finally returned to a wall in the Vice President’s chamber after intervention by Senators Shoar and Rye and the Senate President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
United States
Adams
New York
District of Columbia Committee
Charles Moore
Shoar
Rye
Senate
New York Sun
Wichita séance recalls Elijah Crosser 6 foot 5 figure
In a Wichita spiritual meeting the spirit of Elijah Crosser, long deceased, was invoked. A voice affirmed his heavenly status and answered a question about his height with a reply that he measures from tip to tip as six feet five inches, leaving attendees amused by the precise measurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hutken
Kokoma
Dawson Castor
Philippines
Dle
Wichita
Kan
Elijah Crosser
Elijah
Heaven
Lige
Argonaut
New Millinery Requirements
A lighthearted exchange on hats from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a humorous request for more fruit and shrubbery on a new hat. The quip frames fashion as a playful debate over embellishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet
Chicago Record-Herald
Christmas in the Home talk sparks lively college insight
An earnest young man from a college settlement spoke to parents about brightening Christmas despite tight budgets. Flo shared hands on experiences from over a hundred celebrations. A sharp Irish American interjected with a humorous compliment, noting the speaker’s good preservation of wit.
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Flo
Prin
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