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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
6
Corrected daily market report lists poultry including chickens ducks geese capons and turkeys with butter prices per pound. Quotations are provided by Bishop Elevator Co for wheat corn white and yellow varieties.
A ten year old girl in Chicago entertained a burglar posing as her long lost uncle for two hours. She guided him through the house and helped him pack clothing jewelry and silverware before the man escaped down the street. Police hunt the suspect.
Market notes show bids for hogs at 5.40 to 5.55 dollars per hundredweight across light to heavy categories. Medium and heavy hogs bring 5.50 to 5.55, rough packers 4.50 to 5.00. Calves priced from 4.00 to 6.09 depending on quality.
Chicago markets list spring wheat at 5.55 and hard patent jute at 6.10, corn firm around 68% to 64% for May and July. Butter prices range from 2.28 to 2.21 per pound, eggs at 13.8 cents per dozen cases, and potatoes from 77 to 85 cents. New York notes flour firm, No. 2 western wheat at 1.07 to 1.18, corn and oats steady with various bids and closes.
Market notes show cattle strong in Chicago with grades from good to fancy cows and calves sold up to $8.50 to $5.75 while hogs ranged from heavy packing sows at $5 to prime barrows around $5.70 to $5.85. South Omaha reports similar trends with mixed prices for natives and western cattle and softer sheep markets with lambs at $6.75 to $7.25.
National League games in Boston and Philadelphia saw Brooklyn and Boston win road matches. American League matchups included Washington over New York and Boston over Philadelphia, plus Detroit edging Chicago. Other leagues posted multiple results with Kansas City and Toledo, Grand Rapids and Terre Haute, and Fort Wayne versus Wheeling among notable outcomes.
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota spoke Friday night at the Metine theater in Rock Island. He was met on arrival by Augustana College students with a band and escorted to President G. A. Andreen’s home for a reception. The evening concluded with a college banquet.
August Max of Richmond plunged from the top of a C. C. L. train while it ran in motion, dying as a result of the fall.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can prevent kidney disease and restore health by strengthening kidneys. It cites endorsements from Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky and W H Porter, a druggist, stating permanent cures.
American champion claims English fighters train poorly and start late. He cites Griffin and Bowker, praises Squires, Moir, and Palmer, and predicts a big Chelsea Open air bout at 100,000 capacity. He plans to return to America after further fights and expects a Johnson match after the new year. London, May 1.
An advertisement explains how weak stomachs sour food and trigger indigestion. It touts Pape's Diapepsin triangules as a safe, fast cure that digests all foods within minutes, promising relief from gas, belching, and other discomforts.
Mr and Mrs Henry Keller of Teil City celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary yesterday with family and friends gathered to mark the milestone in their home community.
A list of brand and company names appears for corn flakes products and distributors. Entries include J. G. Wilson, The Ideal Grocery, Maple, Traut, Clancy Bros, Kruck, Klein, Castile & Son, Blouser, Tucker, Meehan Brothers, Fitzgibbon, Foley Co, Ritter, Kistler, Kramer, Thornburg, Todd & Simons, Ahern, Leonard, Youngker, Edgerly, Crompp, Etnire, Castile.
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