Market Quotation Summary From U S Bureau of Markets
Western markets showed hay prices varying after strong demand for high grades while central western prices lagged. Wheat fell to weekly lows with large visible supply and weak export demand. Corn also weakened as receipts grew and storage space tightened. Livestock rallied with hogs and lambs up, while dairy butter reached seasonal highs and spot cotton slid further.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Denver Live Stock Market Report Moves in Steady Range
Cattle held steady to firm with fat steers 5.50 to 6.50 and medium horned stock at 4.00. Hogs declined 15 to 25 cents. prices 6.25 to 8.26 with top carload heavies 6.25 to 6.75. Sheep largely steady. one lot fat lambs 7.75, feeder lambs 2.00.
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Sulea
Hay and Grain Prices Summary
Market brief lists grain and hay prices with No 3 yellow corn at 8 cents per owt and mixed corn at 0 cents per cowl. Wheat No 1 per bushel around 70 cents. Timothy No 1 COD and other hay grades show varied values from 11.60 to 16.00.
Plant Tree for New Baby in Japan's Homes
In Inland Japan the tradition ties a newborn to a named tree kept by family and gardener. The baby’s tree must thrive as the child grows, feared if it sickens, and is felled only at marriage to craft a honored piece of furniture for the new home.
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Japan
Stingrag Plant Sting From Indian Turnip Discovery
The Indian turnip arisaema triphyllum stings due to needle shaped raphides in its cells. Prof William B Lazenby of Ohio State University explains the crystals bite burn and sting when chewed or tasted, lacking the mucilaginous coating found in related plants.
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William B. Lazenby
Ohio State University
Last Chance to Sleep On the Job
A worker in a large furniture store fell asleep during lunch in a lounge and woke two and a half hours later. The department manager admonished him, warning not to let it happen again or he would lose the chance to sleep there.
Knitting Mystery Framed by Shore Gossip
A New York Sun item notes a girl named Whe who knits a green object at the shore. Friends wonder what it is while she explains she cannot knit, so she rips it out nightly to avoid awkward questions. The tale hints at teasing about femininity and hinting at Penelope as inspiration.
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Jean
Penelope
New York Sun
Temptations and Satan's chase in a rural Alabama church
A member spoke of Satan's temptations to the minister who quipped that many people pull on the devil's coat and leave him little time to chase anyone else. The exchange reflects a humorous view of temptation and human behavior in a negro church setting in Alabama.
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Alabama
Satan
Tied Up at the Club Laments Robinsons Absence
Brown and Jones mourn the frequent absence of their friend Robinson who has married. Brown quips his moves are not as free as before, and Jones dryly notes since tying the knot he has not had so much rope.
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Brown
Jones
Robinson
There’s a Difference Mary in the House Joke
A playful American Legion Weekly line pits Mrs. Con greasmoan Squibbs urging John to wake for supposed robbers. He retorts that robbers may be in the senate but not in the house, a humorous political quip about the legislative chamber.
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John
Omaha to host First International Aero Congress in 1921
Omaha Nebraska in November will stage the First International Aero Congress with a three day program at Omaha Field. An array of events includes the Pulitzer Trophy Race a free for all for high speed airplanes and multiple prize events for acrobatics commercial derby and bombing contests plus parades banquets and a grand aerial spectacle designed to showcase aviation and spur national air organization support. The congress aims to unite flyers form a national aviation body and promote aviation supremacy for America with involvement from Army Navy air headquarters and major aviation organizations.
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Nebraska
America
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Aviation Supreme
Rudyard Kipling
United States
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Air
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Harding
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Fort Omaha
Kansas City
American Legion Convention
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World
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Aircraft Manufacturers’ Association
Army and Navy Air Headquarters
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James Hanley
New York
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Trantw
Mosely
Army Air Service
Detroit
International Aero Congress
Frst
Aero Club of Omaha
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Omaha Field
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Calhoun
Loveland
Iowa
Ralph Pulitzer
New York World
Des Moines
Curtiss Field
Prises
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