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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1908
Page
6
Market report from Indianapolis notes hog receipts at 6 500 with cattle and sheep modest. Prices ranged 5.00 to 5.60 per cwt with premiums for heavier hogs. cattle receipts small and steady at week’s end. sheep and lamb receipts larger with prices around steady to lower.
Steers good to choice and medium weight ranges with prices from 6 65 to 6 75 for 1 300 Ibs plus. Various weights 1 150 to 1 250 Ibs fetch 6 35 to 6 75. Heifers and cows show good to choice around 6 00 for 500 Ibs and fair to medium around 4 50 to 4 85. Stockers priced 3 50 to 4 59.
Hog prices held steady with scalpers paying up to 5.85 while packers resisted. Cattle demand was nominal with light weekly receipts totaling 32,120. steers steady to weak and butcher cattle up 15 to 25 cents. Sheep and lambs fell 15 to 25 cents as overall week totals showed large supplies and weak demand. Arrivals for the week: 145 325 hogs, 33 120 cattle, 65 727 sheep.
Chicago live stock market report notes prices for good to prime steers at 650 and 735 dollars.
Buffalo market bulletin shows hog receipts 2,000 with prices 4.90 to 5.75, sheep and lambs receipts 2,000 with top lambs at 6.00 to 6.25, cattle market steady.
John Kern found a 60 ounce 17 pennyweight gold nugget weighing over five pounds in Highland district south of Butte. It was deposited at W A Clark & Co bank in Butte and worth 1186.95 dollars. The nugget, larger than a fist, drew local miners to view it at the Clark bank.
A hundredth anniversary celebration honored the Sixth United States Infantry at Fort William Henry Harrison Montana. The unit, organized in 1798, fought at Queenstown Heights in 1812 and occupied Iowa’s frontier in 1819, later enduring Indian wars, Florida battles, the Mexican War, Civil War losses, and campaigns in Cuba and the Philippines. The century review inspired current regiment members.
A rough feud erupts over smoking and wealth with Brudder Jones defending his brick house and media theft as origins of his fortune. The exchange mocks pretenders who claim status without work, referencing borrowed papers clothes and meals.
The article explains that glass or paste can closely imitate diamonds and other gems, with only experts able to distinguish them using tests. It notes emeralds cat's-eye and opal resistances, and compares durability and hardness to real stones. It cites Ipswich gems found by Miss Layard and remarks on modern advances in artificial stones surpassing natural ones for decoration.
Mr Shackley, ordered to rest for three months, returns healthier. The physician privately suspects myocarditis, prompting Shackley to protest whether the doctor thought him a thief. A quick medical explanation calms the patient and avoids a scene.
Janson Elder, a Paisley forester, found a mountain sheep horn embedded in a yellow pine trunk. The tree was 213 years old, with 183 rings outside the horn indicating years since the animal was held by the tree. The horn measures ten inches at the base and 30 inches long.
The Electric Review argues inventing cannot be a learned business and that inventors are born not made. It notes Britain has many patent filings but questions quality, and claims America, with its diverse populace, produces "diabolical" inventions like the cash register and automatic telephone exchange.
Gritty George jokes about becoming a health inspector to condemn water. His friend from the ties reacts with surprise at the idea of condemning all of it.
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