Colored Post Cards Assortment by Richardson
An assortment of fifty subject post cards including scenery comics and birthday wishes offered for trade. Listings mention hand colored designs and various themes such as greetings and collectibles.
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
4
An assortment of fifty subject post cards including scenery comics and birthday wishes offered for trade. Listings mention hand colored designs and various themes such as greetings and collectibles.
Market notes show wheat and corn retreat amid foreign demand concerns and bears’ pressure. Receipts including 724,000 bushels primary and 180 cars local deliveries weighed on futures, with May corn and oats sliding while wheat showed firming late on reduced imports.
A chaotic OCR summary notes coffee futures opening with price advances, domestic and foreign market hints, and mentions of various entities like Meyer Bros Co and Rocky Monamin. It records general activity, names some dates, and references market mood without coherent details.
Toledo reports a mixed wheat session with options easing after early strength. Cash receipts and May futures drifted lower while Liverpool firmed, then softened, amid South American supply concerns and selling by top houses.
In Chicago yard and Milwaukee shipments, hog prices edged up slightly while overall supply swelled with many light-weight hogs moving in. Packers bought many hogs to ship, restraining price drops, and pushed higher feed costs along the line. Bulls expect firmer hog and provision prices if receipts stay under control. Beef cattle volumes were steady with active demand but lower prices, as buyers paid around 16.50 to 19.50 for steers and varied prices for calves and hogs across districts.
A fragmented market listing shows Wheat at $100 per bushel and Corn at $tu per bushel with assorted prices for Butter Eggs Lard Honey and Potatoes. Figures for oats barley rye and flour appear in varying units and locales, with references to mills, patents, and wholesale terms across multiple vendors and street locations.
A noisy OCR page lists live and dressed stock quotations and farm goods. Items include apples priced at 31.00 per bushel, various cattle and calf figures, coal, lime and wood products, and hay prices per ton. Local city scales and miscellaneous farm commodities are noted with scattered figures and place names.
A secret conference in Ohio discusses a petition to block primaries for the Republican presidential nomination between Foraker and Taft. Foraker’s supporters say he urged filing the suit as soon as the election board set a primary date. The filing aims to stop the planned primary. The page also notes a Journal-Gazette want ad as a quick broker for items from desks to carload freight.
The city scales show heavy receipts with Friday grain and oats totals. Weather slowed loads on Saturday, while Friday’s receipts included several loads of oats and other crops.
New York traders report improved market tone as money conditions ease. Gains in rails and utilities accompany shifting expectations on bank liquidity and panic relief. Strong activity in Pacific and Reading stocks offsets caution in iron and steel and rail traffic prospects.
Fragmented OCR text notes Elgin butter market activity beginning with weak demand and limited receipts. Mentions boarding houses, local street commerce, and uncertain supply as traders attempt to organize transactions amid prevailing conditions.
Daniel Aurand, aged 73, longtime Monroeville resident and pioneer citizen, died at his home last Saturday after a period of illness. Survived by five sons and a daughter, with funeral services to be held Tuesday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with Rev. J.B. Unis assisting.
City officials discuss installing a new police alarm system in the basement of the station or house wing area. The mayor notes the scope and feasibility remain challenging amid budget considerations and prior infrastructure use.
The readable portions discuss basement work under police headquarters and private rooms. Officials consider rearranging spaces to improve access and safety, with references to a Friday presentation and potential structural adjustments. Names or exact locations are unclear due to damaged text.
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