Markets tighten as grains and meats turn cautious
U S Bureau of Markets reports mixed movement across commodities. Potatoes and grain futures slide while Chicago cash wheat and corn drift lower. rainfall and road conditions curb shipments in the West. Dairy and alfalfa markets soften, with demand restrained. cotton holds around 14 cents. In live stock, cattle and hog prices dip, while sheep and lambs show small gains. Eastern meat markets trend lower overall.
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Denver Live Stock Prices Digest in Quiet Trade
Sharp declines in eastern quotes echoed in Denver markets. Cattle trade stayed active with large beef stock arrivals and top beef steers at $9.00, while common cows and feeders showed slower demand. Hogs faced price pressure though top hogs hit $10, and sheep and lambs showed softer and uneven bidding with fat lambs near $9 to $10 and ewes around $4.15 to $4.60.
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Denver
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Snakes as a Leprosy Cure Hypothesis in Asia Magazine
Charles Mayer recounts a physician's odd claim that eating raw snakes could shed skin like a snake to cure leprosy. In Singapore, Ong Si Chew, a wealthy leper, tried the method but died, fueling doubt yet remaining unconvinced the idea is entirely invalid.
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Asia Magazine
Polly Remembered Cyclone Parrot Dies at 53
Polly Langston the Missouri native parrot known for fluent English and Spanish singing and talking died at age 53. The birds life included hymns learned at church gatherings and a famed incident where a cyclone that killed many in town failed to claim her by a miracle. For decades she trembled at thunder and lightning, needing shelter during storms.
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Polly Langston
Missouri
P. T. Barnum
Standard table of children's heights and weights created
A conference in New York with representatives from the United States children's bureau education bureau and health service aims to establish a uniform standard table for measuring children. Current tables vary by organization causing confusion and non comparable results. A committee will prepare the standard table for future use and ensure consistent data across agencies.
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United States Children’s Bureau
United States Bureau of Education
United States Public Health Service
New York City
Falling Manna and the lazy oilfield dreamer
A humorous tale from the Texas oil fields about a famously idle landowner who, despite no effort, boasts deep holes and a sunny forecast of striking oil. He credits “the grace of God and the Wright brothers” as a neighbor watches a passenger route to Mexico pass overhead and brown-bag scheme a daily “bum” drop from the express.
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Armerican Legion Weekly
Ostrich Egg Used To Make Monster Omelet
An ostrich egg from the New York zoological garden feeds 80 people with an omelet. The dish matches the flavor and nourishment of a chicken egg. The egg provides leaf protein and higher fat, with nutrients including tron and phosphorus.
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New York Zoological Garden
Lincoln Memorial centerpiece marks union of North and South
The article details the Lincoln Memorial in Potomac Park, designed by Henry Bacon with sculpture by Daniel Chester French, explaining its fourfold concept: Lincoln statue at center, memorials to Gettysburg and second inaugural addresses, and the emblem of Union. It notes the surrounding colonnade of 36 state columns, 48 festoons, the planned dedication in spring, funding, and nearby Lincoln landmarks and commemorations in Washington. It cites Bancroft’s praise of Lincoln and quotes from the second inaugural and a call for national unity.
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