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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
6
Corrected daily market notes list oats corn rye and live stock including turkeys and old roosters with prices and bid activity. Bishop Elevator Co provides daily quotes and range figures for grains and livestock.
Daily stock market brief shows hogs at 4.05 to 4.15 for light to medium, 4.00 to 4.10 for heavy, rough packers 2.60 to 3.85. Calves range 5.40 to 5.99 for good to choice and 3.90 to 4.90 for common to fair.
Fragmented OCR reading shows a corrected daily notice involving D. v. Cook & Co with coded references and stray numbers. The readable text hints at ledger or catalog entries and device mentions but lacks clear events or outcomes to specify.
Chicago and New York reports detail flour prices and wheat futures with May and July positions. Chicago spot prices include spring wheat at 5.90 and various patent qualities. wheat futures show May and July activity. Corn trends weaken with May around 00% and July at big. Oats stay quiet. butter and eggs hold steady. poultry and potatoes list modest ranges.
Market notes show cattle and hog prices across Chicago and South Omaha on March 2. Prices span native steers four to five dollars, cows two to four dollars, yearlings around five to six dollars, and hogs ranging from about four to four and a half dollars, with varied weights and conditions. Sheep are reported steady with yearlings near five to six dollars and lambs around six dollars.
Frisco prepares a seven day welcoming celebration for Admiral Bob Evans and his 15,000 sailors and troops. Mayor Taylor will greet the fleet at the harbor as parades receptions balls and bands fill the schedule. A $20 banquet plate funds official events while city plans include parks pavilions and viewing spaces for a national spectacle.
A circulating home recipe uses fluid Dandelion, Compound Kargan, and Syrup of Sarsaparilla to cleanse kidneys and relieve rheumatism. Sufferers are urged to prepare, dose after meals and at night, with druggists ready to supply ingredients. The claim cites hospital tests and vegetable ingredients for safety.
Doctors in East Side hospitals report hypodermic injections of a serum similar to that used for diphtheria are successfully used to treat scarlet fever cases in New York.
In Oakland on March 3, "Baby John" Martin confessed before the grand jury that his mother had plotted to kill William J. Dyngee, a wealthy cement manufacturer, but was thwarted by his unexpected departure to the east at that moment.
In a dual set of courthouse and police actions, 29 persons were taken into custody after raids. At Wehmsoff's poolroom 22 players failed to escape, while at the Big Store run by Ed Alver Louisville owner seven players were arrested. P Adams Monday denied the defense motion for a continuance in Beech Hargis murder case, citing insufficient time and missing witnesses.
Judge James overruled a plea by Hargis in a Jackson Kentucky courtroom on March 3, with the decision issued by Judge James. The brief report notes the ruling and its occurrence in the local court.
The note states The Reporter is available at Roy al Slave eigar store. It mentions the sale location and product presence in a concise local listing style.
Cleveland reports Anna Thewes, a top amateur skater from Ohio, trains to contest Robina Leonard for state champion as rapid speed skating gains popularity. She praises outdoor and indoor rinks, hopes skating returns to its former prominence, and credits ice time as the best path to sound sleep and healthy exertion.
About 45 male Indiana University students trespassed into the annual panhygatric dance where women wore male attire. The intruders rushed in, peered through walls, stole refreshments, and left polite notes. Dean Goodbody and the student affairs committee are seeking disciplinary action.
Carl J. Horn announces office space in the Stettinoer building with plans and specifications carefully prepared and a contact telephone number 700 for inquiries.
An advertisement from Columbia Brewing Co. promotes the famous Columbia beer with the slogan A beer that has no peer. The family trade requests inquiries and lists Telephone No. 40 for contact.
The ad lists Ed F. Leonard at 224 Heath Street with telephone 1632 offering coal and wood and coke under the motto the best coal for the least money. Dilley & Co. at 515 Market Street with telephone 87 promotes coal horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe.
Peek and Kandier offer carriage and wagon building, painting and repairing services at 514 North Street. Horse shoeing and general blacksmithing services provided with good work and reasonable prices. Phone 573.
H Weber at 310 Pearl Street offers clothing cleaning repair and pressing services plus tailoring repairs and alterations for garments.
F. M. Bozer, D. D. S. operates at Dental Parlor Corner of Fourth and Broadway, over City National Bank. Office phone 363, residence 1463.
The notice lists D. E. Delzell with office at 404 Market Street stairway east of Ray's Grocery and residence at 1918 North Street. Phone numbers 253 and 622 are provided for contact implying a general advertisement for services.
P Flour and Feed Co. L. Dilley & Co. lists flour feed and hay at 515 Market Street with telephone number 87. The ad presents a small business catalog entry within the era’s commercial notices.
A local ad promotes Young and Custer featuring old reliable harnesses, while offering special prices this week on blankets robes and winter goods for sale.
A small local ad for ACRSESHOEING by Peex & Kanaler at 514 North Street offers horseshoeing, general blacksmithing, carriage painting, and related services with phone contact 573.
Knouff agency, Room 1 Spry block, phone 1240, offers fire life accident and casualty insurance with prompt settlement of claims in old and tried companies.
George H. Gise advertises corner room over Bowen bank offering 5 percent money with insurance services all kinds. Office phone 482 and residence phone 238 listed.
L Lum ber offers specialty interior finishing and store fixtures with high grade workmanship. Yard mill and office located at Spencer and Berkeley streets. Telephone 112.
Philip Voorhees dealer in lumber hardware and planing mill requests patrons. Office and yard located at 400 Sycamore street near the junction. Phone or contact details implied.
The Misses Hendersons Music School operates at 1317 Market Street offering instruction and lessons.
C A Price at 315 Court Street lists granite and marble monuments from the rear interurban station with artistic work and reasonable estimates on requests. Phone 1106.
CG C Mathews advertises new and second hand house furnishings including rockers dining chairs a cash register two incubators a sewing machine and other articles bought and sold. Highest prices paid for second hand goods located at 202 Sixth street phone 636.
Irma Genevieve Young is listed as a teacher of French living at 1729 High Street with phone 1129A.
H Weber at 310 Pearl Street offers tailor and merchant services with fall and winter patterns ready for inspection. Suits start at 15 dollars and trousers at 6 dollars.
Tinters H J Trah offers slate tinning and metalwork, guttering spouting and flue top repairs. Providing general repairs with best possible runner. Located at Fifth Street, phone 802.
Local advertisement lists services for galvanized iron, tin, slate roofing and stoting. Includes contact at 318 Fifth street with telephone 53 for supplies like corrugated iron and exylights.
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