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Newspaper
Dixon Evening Leader
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
4
Bears, aided by favorable crop news, weighed on grain prices as trading stayed quiet in Chicago. June corn opened higher at 1.314% and slipped. July and August contracts moved up then down amid mixed domestic demand. oats followed similar pattern while provisions stayed steady with a small decline in pork.
Readable values show corn, oats, pork, lard, and ribs with June July and September quotes. Notable figures include corn near 1.50 1.82, oats around 67 66, pork at 41.18 41.60 41.05 49.20, lard about 24.00 24.76, ribs 22.88 82.47 and 22.80 22.92 22.72.
Receipts show cattle at about 4 000 with market steady to strong. Beeves sold up to 17.75 for high quality, cows and heifers ranged 7.26 to 14.76, calves 8.00 to 16.26, and stockers and feeders mixed. Sheep market active with natives 10.25 to 14.76, westerns 11.26 to 16.60, lambs 16.25 to 17.60, ewes 10.26 to 14.76.
The listing shows prices for corn and oats varieties including No 2 yellow No 3 yellow No 4 yellow No 6 yellow No 2 white Wags No 8 white No 56 white and No 6 white with multiple price points. Also listed are oats No 3 white No 4 white with standard quality 74 276 percent barley and Timothy prices.
The June milk price stands at 1.80 dollars per hundredweight for 8.6 percent butter fat with an additional 8 cents for every tenth of one percent above the basic fat level. This adds a tiered premium to producers reaching higher fat content.
The remark that affluent individuals are seen as prudent and frugal points to a broader truth. It isn’t luck or crime that sends youths toward independence. it is practical sense and moral courage to deny themselves luxuries and stay disciplined.
About 50 representatives from cities towns and villages around Dixon gather at Dixon City Hall to hear I D Reynolds of Rockford chair a session about proposed electric rate increases by Illinois Northern Utilities. Statistican Sigrid Ode laard of Madison also attends as delegates decide whether to challenge or support the utility petition.
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Pess of Pekin arrived with two patients to be delivered to the state colony. Wilson is president of the Tlinois Sheriff's association and is the guest of Sheriff Kmott Phillips.
United Press reports American Minister to Denmark Maurice Francia Egan has resigned his post in Copenhagen. The move ends his tenure as Washington confirms the diplomatic posting will be vacated.
Miss Minnie Krug and Wesley J. Yenerich wed at the bride’s parents home in Ashton at high noon. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. J. er Johnson with twelve relatives present. the bride wore a grey silk dress with georgette trim and roses and peonies decorated the home. The couple receives many congratulations from friends.
Experiments at Mouteh and Vienna used Roentgen rays to study old portraits. A curator of an art museum found evidence of later overpainting on a Madonna portrait, while Prof Max Doorade in Vienna examined a Mantenga school piece showing distortion from reconstruction. The X-ray photos uncovered the painting’s original contour.
The article traces how Egyptian symbols influenced early sky lore and how Persian, Greek, and Roman cultures revised constellations to match their rivalries and beliefs. Over centuries some original groupings faded and only a name remained attached to certain star groups.
At 3 PM about 172 young men aged 24 since June 5 registered with the local exemption board. Officials expect the total to nearly double by office closing as volunteers help process the registrants.
A brief notice notes a casual prompt to tell friends about reading a local item in the Dixon Evening Leader. It frames the sharing as a social prompt without detailing the article content or outcome.
The town records mention the market place as early as 1686. In 1688 the general court ordered a weekly market in Boston each Thursday, held at Roxbury’s State street junction with Water street and Market street, opening toward the main highway.
A plea for brave, cheerful service amid hardship urges readers to choose kindness over harsh criticism. It honors the sevening leader and stresses duty, usefulness, and hope.
Joseph Barry reports his brothers Ed win C. Barry and William J. Harry Jr enlisted together and are now at Paris Island Port Royal South Carolina They are in the same tent and company Drill Co 718 Their aim is to stay together if possible The Dixon community notes these young men as friends here
Washington June 5 two key points emerge in coverage of the Marne push and American efforts. Draft registration tops seven hundred thousand at age twenty one and above with most available for the western struggle. Heavy ship production promises eventual success against U boat activity.
An intelligent person is a cultivated thinker, with much knowledge gained beyond formal schooling. Intelligence is a mental trait, not tied to class or manners. Some highly intelligent people are socially difficult due to arrogance or boorish conduct.
A Popular Science Monthly note explains that a ton of coal contains about 32 to 38 cubic feet, averaging 35. It suggests estimating coal order by measuring the chin’s length, breadth and depth and multiplying them to approximate the bunkers needed.
City leaders including Mayor Schmidt approve a campaign to mobilize all idle men to work. Police will assist in securing jobs as part of a statewide effort echoing actions in Chicago where loafers are shipped west to fill labor shortages.
A quotation warns that a child’s impressions form easily while the mind is plastic and impressionable. The text compares soft cement to a child’s mind, noting how an early handprint leaves a lasting mark once set, implying lasting influence of early experiences.
Miss Leila Hartwell assists at Miss Thomas Clothes Shop as a quiet life theme contrasts with a crowded world. The piece muses on the loveliness of xray life and the subtle tints possible when experiences come sparsely, filtered through waiting.
A quotable line contrasts two men one restrains others with his bearing while the other moves freely through social spaces. The remark plays on how manners shape interactions in daily life.
A parish scene quotes Uncle Eben lamenting a loud, off-key singer spoiling the choir and congregation. The remark highlights tension between performance and worship during the service.
Fragmentary note describes removing ink from white goods using vinegar wash then chloride of lime solution. no clear event or date.
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