This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1906
Page
12
Chicago and Toledo grain reports show wheat dipping after a firm start, December prices around 754c in Chicago and 42% to 43c in corn, with receipts lighter than last year. Oats and hogs mixed as traders price cash market weakness and local profit taking in a volatile session.
Chicago market reports mixed receipts and steady to weak price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle steady to high, hogs mostly steady with some declines, various regions show similar trading patterns amid uneven demand.
Market brief shows Chicago dairy and poultry quotes with steady tone. Gases and creamery items appear, with varying butter and skim prices. receipts noted for two days in Pennsylvania and nearby. western firsts and mixed extras quoted with ranges.
A dense list of market quotes for wool, hides, seeds, and grains from Sarr Street to Weil Eros & Co including wool grades, hides, copper, rubber, and seed prices. Mill quotations from Mayflower Mills and Treasell & Sons cover wheat, rye, bran, shorts, middlings, cornmeal, and other staples. Local merchants and farm items note chickens, ducks, turkeys, butter, onions, apples, and potatoes with varying per unit prices.
The notice lists livestock and feed prices including hogs at 5.75 6.90, calves on foot, beef cows at 2.0, mixed Clover and Straw at 3 and 3, and hard coal at 7.10 per ton with regional names such as Hocking Valley and Poca hontas priced around 4 to 6.
A sequence of property conveyances in various townships lists transfers for sums from $1.00 to $5,190. Parties include Wilson Sarg Augusta Spindler to A Kann, Uriah Johnson to Thomas King, Henry Tonkel to George Tonkel, and many others. Properties cover Cedar Creek Monroe Springfield Perry Madison Washington Milan and River side, with lots, parts of sections, and additions such as Oak Knoll and Justus sub. Increasing activity shows multiple deeds to Fort Wayne Driving Association and intra-family or neighbor transfers.
Twin daughters born to Wiedelmann at 1116 Liberty Street. A son born to Lorenz of Franklin Avenue. A twin daughter born to Braun of Rivermet Avenue. A daughter born to Breidenstein of East Jefferson Street. A son born to O Niel of Baker Street. A son born to Hill of Walten Avenue.
A list records marriages in progress including Christian W. Kruse 31 and Eilse S. Hartman 27. Other couples include Chester C. Motz 22 and Maggie Pearl Bishop 20, August J. Racine 23 and Jeva Myrtle McMahen, Ervin J. Wart 24 and Emma A. Pteighner 24, Dickmeyer 23 and Carrie M. Spiegel 20, John A Orr 22 and Bertha A. Lewis 20, Jacoab W. Keck 55 and Rebecca Te Springer 45, Wayman N. Stafford 21 and Lutie S A Van Buskirk 28, Jno B Pierr 26 and Louise M. Busche 22.
Rumor of a Fort Wayne to Indianapolis limited interurban wreck near Peru caused alarm. A standing Indiana Union car was hit by the Kokomo bound limited car. Eighteen injured, three Kokomo residents badly hurt. one veteran from Fort Wayne battery. All are recovering. Charles White out of danger.
In South Carolina at Lowryville, Lawson Addison, a Black man, killed two Black women. A mob of Black residents formed and pursued the suspect in this serious case as authorities investigate the killings.
William Epple of Fairfield was bitten on the hand by a horse he was feeding Monday. The injury was a deep bruise with minor laceration but caused painful swelling.
In Bohemia courtships are unusually long with engagements often lasting fifteen to twenty years. The extended periods reflect local social norms and family expectations influencing marriage timing.
The piece extols alfalfa as a well balanced forage crop suited to many regions including western mid west and Syracuse area. It argues calves should be grown to beef rather than veal and cites experiments on acreage needed for cows. It advocates saving fodder from corn stalks and planting grass and clover after oats with deep sowing guides.
A farmer recounts using kerosene to exterminate red mites in a hen house and to treat fowl ailments. He describes mixing emulsions for spraying, powdering perches, and feeding kerosene in warm mash to revive dying chicks. The piece notes bran is hard on fowl digestion and ends with author V G Melville.
A Wisconsin dairyman outlines cow feeding costs and income from a cow producing butter manure skim milk and a calf totaling 114. He stresses salt availability, fly control, and gentle handling of milk. He notes a Iowa farmer using gasoline engine milking equipment and electricity. Dairy tips cover proper cow buying, milk temperatures to limit bacteria, and cleaning methods for tanks.
The article explains two cherry slug broods in June and late summer, describing a black four winged fly with saws for egg laying. It warns of severe leaf damage and offers spray options with Paris green or arsenical poison and dust mixtures, advising morning application with dew and calm air.
The article notes that insecticides cannot kill adults without harming leaves, while young scales can be killed by persistent sprays every four to five days for several weeks. If tree life is threatened, a lime wash or soap solution can be painted on bark or applied as a spray after leaves fall, avoiding leaf contact.
The text explains that cattle should have constant access to salt, with at least two locations for salting. It notes animals will overeat if salt is scarce and that salt intake is important for fattening cattle and preparing them for market.
In the middle west the Hessian fly prompts late sowing but early sowing yields stronger spring growth and earlier maturation. Harrow seed beds to create a fine dust mulch to improve the stand. Early planted wheat typically out yields late planted after winter if both survive, though the latter may lodge.
The article notes a 60 percent hay yield in corn states and a clover shortage due to weather, with oats also down yet hay and timothy quality good. It argues substituting corn fodder can fill the gap, selling shredded fodder may profit, and urges farmers to calculate costs to store or market surplus. It cites Farmer Wallace of Iowa advocating fodder use to utilize corn more fully.
An old method describes laying rows in soft mellow soil, placing potatoes with minimal covering, and top dressing with eight to ten inches of straw. The crop reportedly grows rapidly and dirt-free potatoes are easy to harvest, appealing to customers who pay extra for clean produce.
The article discusses humane handling of frightened horses, hay management to reduce dust, and feeding for work horses. It advocates thrifty, strong flesh over excess fat, oats preferred to corn for working horses, and a mix of both. It outlines breeding aims, cost of draft stallions, alfalfa as a balanced feed, and caution against overfeeding alfalfa to prevent overeating.
The article outlines key practices for successful sheep husbandry in small flocks. Emphasizes selecting strong, well-developed rams, maintaining steady growth via regular feeding, and keeping sheep healthy to ensure uniform wool and better carcass value.
Heavy draft mares yield a grade draft colt yearly with sale prices from 575 to 200 at three years old. Mares fed to light horses produce colts selling for 75 to 100. Western breeders shift to males for quicker growth and higher prices. Use cheap farm foods to fatten pigs. Pasture rape and forage crops cut costs while cows receive better feed and pigs midlings. High quality pork comes from feeding wheat rye oats and other grains rich in starch.
Ohio State Extension lecturer lists corn related prompts for local grange discussion. Questions cover farm events, corn yields national state county comparisons, seed vitality and breeding, planting methods, plowing timing, cultivation, replanting, thinning, plant density, row spacing, and impact of farming methods on yield.
Practical guidance on breeding practices the use of multiple males to improve fertility, feeding regimes for hens and chicks. Tips include timing meals, scattering grain, avoiding mash left in troughs, open south-facing sheds for turkeys, and introducing new blood by mating hens to a top male.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.