Chicago Board of Trade Wheat and Grain Quotations
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade show Dec wheat at 86 percent, May 88 percent, and July 83 to 84 percent. corn and oats figures mixed with Dec and May bids. Live stock prices listed for hogs, cattle, and sheep, with receipts and price ranges at Chicago and East Buffalo markets. A short joke ends the page.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Lara
Reese
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Feeding Ducks Ration Study Finds Early Animal Food Best
Professor W P Wheeler reports an experiment feeding four duckling groups with basel grain rations varying in animal protein. Group three with 60 percent animal protein showed the fastest gains, while higher animal content raised feed cost per pound of gain, suggesting more grain later for economical growth.
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W. P. Wheeler
New York
Five Black Hogs and a Town Divided in Ellendale
Ellendale faces social turmoil after Widow Fisher moves in and five black hogs roam the streets. Public opinion pushes fences, water wells, and paths to be restricted while hogs multiply and injure. Deacon Graham proposes marriage to gain control of the animals, sparking a bizarre political moment.
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E. M. Whitehead
Fisher
Franklin
Bilendale
Ellendale
Deacon Graham
Squire Johnson
Enoch Speedwell
Lfe
Widder
Heller Ciizens
No Secrets The Inte Adolf Hedin Known Leader
Fragmentary text describes Adolf Hedin as a leader in the riksdag for Stockholm serving thirty six sessions. It mentions gifts and civic matters and notes a large harvest in California, listing a sum of fifty thousand dollars in a dated context.
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Inte
Adolf Hedin
Facher
Riksdag
Stockholm
Choice of Evils and Engagement Rumor in Chicago
Jack and Tom discuss engagement to Miss Cotrox, noting she is exacting and might force abstinence from drinking and smoking. The talk hints at personal limits and social expectations as they joke about lifestyle changes.
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Jack
Cotrox
Tomm
Tom
Chicago News
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Advertises Plant Remedies
The passage praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic and alterative made from Hydrastis Golden Seal and other roots. It claims restoration of stomach and liver function, nerve steadiness, and renewed vitality. It also extols Little Liver Pills as a longstanding vegetable medicine and lauds American plant extracts.
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Azure
Pierce
Ximed
Novel
Dr. Pierce
RV. Pierce
Humorist's Wife Unmoved By His Work Says Paper
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes a humorist remarks his wife does not sympathize with his writing while she calls him a tender hearted man who empathizes with his victims.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Book Mailed Free From Dealer on Renelps of Price
Fragmentary notice mentions a druggist and streets in New York, with a reference to a book mailed free upon payment or prepaid return. Details are incomplete and unclear about the action or parties involved.
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Streets
York
Beef and dairy cattle show distinct carcass differences
A Farm and Fireside summary notes the experiment station findings on beef production. Dairy type steers have higher offal and fat in internal organs and lower dressing percentage, while beef type steers yield heavier, well marbled cuts with brighter lean meat. Dairy types are less profitable for beef purposes and less desired by consumers, but beef-type steers offer better value. The piece also includes practical sheep husbandry tips.
Farm Brevities and Notes From the Field
Winter is best for harvesting the stone crop as land rests. Wild garlic plagues southeastern New York to Virginia and beyond, hard to eradicate once set. Destruction of chestnut weevil worms by bisulfide plus clean orchard methods aids control. Good scales aid fair trading and convenience on farms. Green cut bone promotes fowl laying per a poultry expert. A joke exchange about a landlord and tenant ends with a tenant moving after rent repairs. The Atacama Chile nitrate bed covers 5000 acres, holds 25 million tons, valued at 1.5 billion dollars.
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New York
Virginia
Atacama
Chile
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McCutcheon
Sacco
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Haberdasher
John Rusk
F. W. Borgmeier
E. Bengston
H. A. Rotzler
F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollmeyers
Oklahoma
Winne Mortgage Co
Ito
O, Vaylor& Frick
Eva
Detroit Tribune
Perris
California
Schmauss Lily
Poula
Wisconsin
Japan
Powie
Johnson
Schoeffel & Brockhausen
Galena ST
Kentucky
Green Front
Stephenson St
Robert Casey
Kimball
W. W. Kimball CO
Freeport, Ill
Perry
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uzEe
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Stephenson Street
Court House
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