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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1902
Page
11
The column details wholesale receipts and prices for fruits and produce with notes on cantaloupes tomatoes and grain. It also lists labor, drought impacts, and shipping costs, plus separate lines on iron, solder, corrugated iron, drugs and hardware prices seen in the market report.
Houston market notes show prices across groceries with many items listed. Canned goods fruit vegetables and dairy quotes appear alongside baking staples and staples like rice, coffee, and sugar, reflecting daily commodity movements in a bustling urban market.
Spot cotton shows good demand but buyers seek concessions suppliers resist. Trade notes mixed signals from New Orleans and Liverpool with prices fluctuating across July and September positions amid cargo reports and a looming crop forecast. The New York and Houston dispatches reflect unsettled sentiment as market watchers await official crop data and international developments.
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed letters and words, lacks coherent events or names, contains stray phrases like Turkey f and Kansas City, no identifiable people, dates, or places to summarize into a coherent news item.
Four persons were severely injured in a crash at Rockaway Beach New York when an automobile struck a trolley car. Names include William N. Collard and A Gilmore of Manhattan among the injured. several sustaining head and facial lacerations.
Trading at the New York Stock Exchange showed a broad downturn with Beatty and M stocks sliding while Empire State and Equitable hovered near the 50 mark. Geyser of Galverton slipped to 4 cents as overall turnover reached about 21,090 shares with buyers active but prices unable to sustain early gains.
John G Shelby, a popular drummer with the Trivelore Tentative Association, drowned at Seguin Texas when he slipped or was taken by a cramp while in swift water. His body was recovered within half an hour, but resuscitation failed. He was visiting with his son-in-law Alfred Stelhr and others when the accident occurred.
The Whathes and Cole company stockholders gathered for a weekend meeting to review general corroboration, indicate men named MAModds and Bopeiel among the directors, and discuss plans for a second year of operation in Wharton with local pledges and anticipated profits.
Fragmentary OCR notes report deaths at Goliad with stray names and unclear details. The text mentions individuals like Sys W Ho Mafidox and Miles Rubella Marble alongside garbled phrases about medical danger and a setup at a location described as Polson.
A residence in Denison Texas suffered partial destruction by fire night. The home valued around 3000 with about 1000 in insurance. Occupants escaped unharmed and were aided by residents and firefighters.
An advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It claims to cure kidney trouble, gravel, rheumatism, and urinary disorders in men and women, with testimonials and offer to mail a sample bottle.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a court or insurance notice with names John L. Kopf and Betts Betts Dyar, plus references to Texas senior service and a criminal or detective role. Ambiguous text suggests a public notice or legal matter involving an undertaker and watchman roles.
Southern Specialists advertise in Houston offering home treatment for women and children with facial issues and other conditions. The notice lists address at Moape Barpett Building and a phone number, with instructions to take the elevator to the fourth floor for consultations.
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