Market report charts a steady Chicago livestock market
Chicago live stock notes a oversupplied cattle mix with steady to weak demand. Cattle prices linger near $4.50 to $5.50 for common steers while prime beasts fetch around $6.00 to $7.25. Hog prices fall from $6.37 down to $4.50, with packers forcing a low-range lock and buyers resisting higher offers. Sheep and lambs show mixed signals as export wethers for January trade at $5.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iceland
Rappal Bros. & Co
Live Stock Commission Merchants of
The
Tribune
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don't Know It
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary problems. It claims sediment in water signals trouble, promises relief from back pain and frequent urination, and offers a free sample and booklet by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Home of
Swamp Root, Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Fire Ravaging Minneapolis Destroys Millions in City Heart
Minneapolis December 14 Three men including two firemen and a citizen died from a live wire as a major blaze swept three burning buildings in downtown Minneapolis. Losses range from five to eight million dollars with Powers department store heavily damaged and Peck building completely destroyed. Boutelle Bros furniture house also ruined as news offices narrowly escaped.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Powers Department Store
Newspaper Row
Peck
Boutelle Bros
Iowa Crop Yields Jump in 1904 Estimates
Des Moines Dec 13 Acc to Iowa crop service bureau Director Sage estimates of the 1904 crop show total value about 35 million dollars higher than 1903 with corn 323,853,330 bushels and gains across wheat oats rye barley flax potatoes hay and pasture land value pegged at ninety million dollars and totals by staple crop listed.
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Sage
Des Moines
Iowa Crop Service Bureau
Christmas Wagons For Des Moines Mail Delivery
Postmaster McKay arranged six transfer wagons to aid delivering Christmas mail in Des Moines Iowa. Ten large transfer wagons were ordered for use on routes as carriers cope with holiday loads. Two loads of calendars were dispatched from the Des Moines post office yesterday.
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McKay
Des Moines
Ill, attempts her life in New London tragedy
New London Iowa December 13 Mrs Victor Lee in a collapse attempted suicide by cutting her throat but only caused a slight wound. She remains in great danger from low spirits and nervous exhaustion tied to her mother's recent death. Sympathy pours in as she battles deteriorating condition and sorrow.
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New London
Victor Lee
Brown's Ocean Foam Chocolates beat the world
Geo. D. Henry advertises corn in car load lots with price inquiry for the week and a contact phone number, while Brown's Ocean Foam Chocolates claims a world beating 40 It. product.
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Geo. D. Henry
Brown
Murder at Buxton claims Salman's life in barroom quarrel
Oskaloosa Iowa December 13 a Buxton miner John Salman was killed during a saloon row at a white owned dive four miles east in Monroe county. Charles Jones the bartender and alleged killer fled with Eugene Ditson seen at Hamilton the next morning. Salman 38 unmarried had been in Buxton three months. Jones known as a desperado was a stranger to the area and fled after the shooting.
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Oskaloosa
John Salman
Buxton
Chas Jones
Eugene Ditson
Hamilton
Ditson
Salman
Patsy Lewis
Monroe County Woods
Charles Jones
Jones
Albia
Des Moines
Missouri
Burlington
Archbishop Corrigan on church appointments
A Harper's Weekly anecdote recalls Archbishop Corrigan rebuking two women who urged him to appoint their clergyman friend. He replied that they should pray for the Holy Ghost to grant women the grace to attend to their own business. The tale highlights his firmness and wit in church leadership.
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Corrigan
New York City
Harper's Weekly
Stomach health and a blood cure claim for Dr. Pierce
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a regulator for the stomach liver and bowels claiming it cures blood poisoning and erysipelas. It features a Buffalo New York testimonial from Eveline Louis and pitches a book giveaway worth tens of thousands of dollars while urging use of Dr. Pierce's Pellets for constipation.
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R. Pierce
Golden Medical
Eveline Louis
Walter Street
Buffalo
N. Y
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
Omar
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
A Visit From Dean Swift to Mathew Household
The Irish reformer Father Mathew recalls a visit by Dean Swift to his Dublin area grandfather. Swift initially refused to dine with the guest list, stayed in his room for two days, then returned in good humor. He joined the party and extended the stay for four months.
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Dean Swift
Father Mathew
Mathew
Dublin
Dean
Swift
Napoleon’s Secret Carriage Gift Intercepted in Snow
In December 1812 Napoleon, fleeing Russia, learned a Pole near Gragom had a fast carriage suitable for his return. The owner first refused offers yet agreed when told it would be for the emperor. Napoleon then ordered 1,000 ducats be paid to the owner instead of accepting the carriage as a gift.
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Napoleon
Smorgom
Paris
Gragom
Count Woniowicz
M. Wibeski
Blue Beard true tale of a French nobleman and murderer
Blue Beard was Baron Gilles de Rais a Breton nobleman who fought with Jeanne d Arc and became marshal of France at twenty five. His fortune grew from his first wife Cathrine de Thouars. He killed babies dabbling in their blood. Arrested by the church he was condemned and hanged at Nantes but converted in prison asking forgiveness for his victims.
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Blue Beard
Gilles de Rais
Jeanne A d’ Arc
France
Catherine de Thouars
Nantes
Frigid Memoir of a Duke’s Bedtime Routine
In late eighteenth century memoirs a visitor recalls the Duke of Sachsen Hildburghausen’s nightly routine. Valets line his path from sitting room to bed taking each item, wig then coat, until he slips into bed by eight.
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Baron von Swieten
Sachsen-Hildburghausen
Italian Laborers Speak Through Trade and Song in Immigrant Enclave
A World’s Work excerpt reflects on Italian immigrants, noting their fluency and intelligence despite limited literacy. It cites Neapolitans who cannot read Dante, yet praises their conversations on sculpture, opera by Verdi and Mascagni, and their habit of singing Parig O Cara together after work.
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Dante
Petrarch
Tasso
Verdi
Mascagni
Did you see anything you fancied in furniture shops
A young husband asks his wife about items seen during a furniture inspection. She replies she found looking glasses exceedingly pretty. He quips that she likely did because she looked into them. The exchange ends with a note of domestic peace.
A Tough Specimen of Edwin’s New Horse
A village exchange questions Edwin’s horse. One man confirms seeing it and offers a string of mockery, suggesting the animal resembles a settled debt Edwin owes. The dialogue hints at humor and local character without further details.
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Edwin
The Wishbone Win Question Across Households
The Atchison Globe notes a playful belief about wishbones. When friends pull the bone and make wishes, either the big end or the little end may win depending on the house. The paper frames it as a light superstition or local custom.
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Atchison Globe
No Side Stepping Hop Sparks Marriage Plans
A Philadelphia Press quirky note recounts a couple meeting at a hop, the prompt proposal, and forthcoming marriage. The exchange highlights the unexpected moment of commitment sparked at the social event.
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Philadelphia Press
Fragmentary Thought on Knowledge and Self
A brief, unclear fragment discusses knowledge of true self and others. It reflects on completeness of insight and the impossibility for any self to fully grasp another. The text presents a philosophic musing rather than a concrete event or report.
C B Q Time Table West and East Trains
West bound trains listed for Denver and Omaha routes with daily schedules. Eastbound services include Chicago Express and Chicago Passenger trains with recurring daily times.
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Denver Express
Omaha Express
Fast Mail
Des Moines
Chicago Express
Chicago Passenger
Local Train Schedule Fragments for Burlington Peoria Chicago
Fragmentary OCR line shows several train services with routes Burlington and Peoria Chicago Express daily and freight daily except Sunday. Indicates timetable style but unreadable in parts. likely a brief rail schedule snippet from a historic daily paper.
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Fast Mail
Burlington and
Peoria
Chicago Express
Territorial positions open in Iowa public notice booklet
Fragmentary notice from Iowa public portboard reads positions open for territory. Address Iowa publication office. Further details unclear.
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Utah
Iowa
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Emry
Zeigler
the Wishbone
Iself
Wells
T. D. Kerrick & CO
F. D. Kerrick & CO
South Side
J. F. Crawford
Crawford’s
the Tribune
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