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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
5
Chicago wheat prices fell sharply on January 29 with an initial drop of up to four tenths of a cent a bushel, followed by rebounds and mixed moves in May and July futures. Corn and oats showed later strength from export demand, while hogs and cattle prices moved unevenly in Chicago and Kansas City trading.
The market rundown shows Wheat May 2 1 4 16 May Bas b2 July ETL 1 4 Sept 1 56, Corn May 1 35 5 8 July 1 36 3 5 Sept 1 36 1 4, Oats May 68 1 4 July 63 1 2 Sept 60, Kansas City Wheat 1 62 1 4 Sept 1 48 1 23, Liberty bands at New York Jan 29 with prices 3445 201 17 and various AMs and periods noted.
The piece notes languages in the Far East and the spread of automatic telephones. It cites New York and Seattle growth with 94 000 Tokyo Yokohama Shanghai Hong Kong Harbin Kobe and Tokio mentioned as automatic instrument locations. Masters Builders hold annual Kansas convention in Arkansas City on January 29 for a two day session.
An advertisement extols gland extracts and Diexel as a cure for liver torpor and related health issues. It warns of impure blood causing skin, heart, and kidney troubles and promises quick, dramatic results with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Washington notes the government will study sea water during the coming year. The Navy plans to provide a boat, the Bureau of Standards will supply staff and instruments, with other scientific agencies involved if Congress approves. The project aims to chart salinity and other missing links in ocean science.
Gas on the stomach presses on the heart and other organs causing restlessness and sleep loss. Adlerika provides quick action to ease gas and acts as an excellent intestinal evacuant for constipation, often working in one hour and never gripes. The Round Corner Drug Co. adv.
Promotes a home made cough syrup using Norway pine extract and honey or molasses. Claims rapid relief within 24 hours for coughs hoarseness and throat issues and markets Pinex by The Pinex Co owned by Fi Wayne, Ind with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
The article notes how sleepy sounding mechanisms and gravity variation over water disrupt readings and cause unexpected compass needle deflections. It discusses magnetism, water surface effects, and how instruments reveal these subtle physical influences during navigation.
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