Market prices and grain reports from multiple elevators
Daily corrected market quotes for wheat corn oats rye and clover seed at Bishor Loganport Galveston Royal Centre and Philips elevators. Livestock values for hogs cattle calves sheep and dairy products listed with regional prices and ranges.
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Logansport
Bishor Elevator Co
Galveston Grain Co
Galveston—Poultry
L. E. Millar
Royal Centre
W. G. Sweet
Philips Elevator
Phillips Elevator
Hogs Closed Weak as Shippers Were Out
Chicago report notes weak hog demand with sellers fearing inability to hold prices. Buffalo top at 6.25, local high 6.70, 568 hogs shipped. opening prices steady but market fell, top hog 6.50. Cattle receipts about 700, market nominally steady. sheep and lambs steady with 1000 head received and a late week slump in lamb values.
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Buffalo
Historical livestock price list itemization from 19th century market
A dense price table lists prime heavy butchers 240 to 300 pounds at 5 dollars, choice light weight 190 to 220 pounds, heavy packers around 260 pounds at 5 dollars, and numerous ranges for pigs sheep and bucks. Mixed and grassy lots show varied weights and quality, with small pigs and boars priced from about 2.80 to 5.50 per unit.
Grain and dairy prices and creamery goods brief
Wheat prices listed for No 2 spring at 1.05 to 1.07 and No 3 9T at 1.06 while No 2 red shows 1.00 4% LL 01%c. Corn No 2 78 1/2c and No 2 yellow 80 3/4c. Oats No 2 49c No 3 white 47c. Creameries 201 25s noted with firsts 23c and prime firsts 246.
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Tier
Dar Sash
Southwestern Drouth Bulls Wheat Prices
Chicago reports a strong wheat market driven by drought talk in the southwest and expectations of reduced acreage due to insufficient moisture. Prices closed near day’s highs with gains of about 4 to 5 cents. primary receipts totaled 1.67 million bushels. Corn and oats stayed firm, while pork led gains in later futures.
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Liverpool
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
uUc
Hog Prices Drop One Dollar A Week In Indianapolis Market
Receipts total 5000 hogs 1000 cattle 400 sheep versus 4021 hogs 583 cattle 2381 sheep a week ago and 5765 hogs 105 cattle 185 sheep a year ago. Prices cut 15 to 20 cents and most hogs sold 5.25 to 6.00. Cattle demand steady and favorable. sheep and lambs active with higher late week prices.
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Indianapolis
Livestock Prices by Grade and Weight List
The document lists current market prices for steers cows bulls heifers and calves hogs and sheep by grade weight and class. Prices are shown per hundredweight with ranges from feed cattle to prime bulls and lambs across categories such as good to choice steers 800 to 1100 pounds and spring lambs with figures for bulk sales and premiums.
Walton Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Gatherings
Delbert Flyeo spent Saturday afternoon in Walton. Miss Dude Duncan of Miami visited Walton friends. Mrs. Josie White of Tipton visited her mother Mrs. G. W. Bishop. Mr. Eugene Taylor, formerly of Walton, now of Anderson, was there Sunday at 9 a.m. He was a brother of Jerome Taylor, deceased. Mrs. Edna Bishop hosted a thimble party for Mrs. Edith Flanagan Saturday from 3 to 5 with about 45 attendees including Mrs. Will Quigley and Mrs. Mary Small.
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the Tribune
Delbert Flyeo
Dude Duncan
Miami
Walton
Josie White
Tipton
G. W. Bishop
Eugene Taylor
Anderson
Jerome Taylor
Edna Bishop
Edith Flanagan
Will Quigley
Logansport
Mary Small
Eaton
Ohio
Ethnic Mix of Great Britain Through Invasions
The piece traces Britain’s population roots from Celtic beginnings through Roman and Germanic inflows, with Danish and Norman invasions shaping England and southern Scotland. It notes Wales and the Scottish highlands retain distinct heritage today.
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Great Britain
Britain
Wales
Highlands
Drummers Defamed Controversy Sparks Indiana Meeting
The Indianapolis News covers a commercial travelers' Democratic club meeting reacting to a mangled Rushville Republican article. It alleges Taggart may have inspired defaming travelers posing as messengers to undermine Watson's character, while drummers defend their honor and oppose the tactics.
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Indiana
Congressman Watson
Indianapolis News
Democratic Club
Rushville Republican
Taggart
Watson
Rushville
The Recess Sketch: Menzel Makes Model Pose
An anecdote recounts Adolph Menzel forcing a model to hold a fatigue pose on a scaffold for two hours. The model asked for a recess, but the painter demanded staying still then resumed sketching. The moment yielded a striking study posture for the artist.
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Adolphe
Manzel
Menzel
The Crooked Dividing Line Between Two Towns
A Cumberland county man explains a historically crooked boundary formed when pioneer towns split and the legislature drew a straight line. Residents along the line chose their town within ninety days, leading to a skewed border as people moved to align with their preferred jurisdiction.
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Cumberland County
Lewiston Journal
Franklin lightning and the tender rooster discovery
A Success Magazine excerpt recalls Benjamin Franklin's lightning conductor and a tale where a rooster killed by an electric shock yielded very tender flesh. The anecdote is framed as a humorous hint for boarding houses and restaurants about electricity’s value in modern life.
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Benjamin Franklin
Dr. Franklin
Franklin
Success Magazine
Ottoman Kiosks Recounted as Luxurious Palaces
A historical portrait notes kiosks in Ottoman cities set aside for the sultan, grand and lavish with marbles woods silver gold mirrors and imported mosaics. It laments vast spending on these palaces while neglecting roads valleys and port construction.
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Ottoman Empire
Vienna
Florence
Rome
Tycho Brahe the wizard of the golden nose
Tycho Brahe, a famed Danish mathematician, was said to wear a gold prosthetic nose held by cement and spectacles after a duel. This peculiar addition shaped his fearsome reputation among common people who ascribed him supernatural powers.
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Tycho Brahe
Tasmanian Barmaids Demand Higher Wages Revealed
Tasmania long labeled Circassia of the colonies for pretty young women. Tasmanian peeresses exist, but most local girls work as barmaids in Sydney and Melbourne. An inquiry in Melbourne showed Tasmanian barmaids command double ordinary wages for this work.
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Tasmania
Sydney
Melbourne
Two Goat Islands Across Continents Share Goat Name
A curious note links Goat Island between Niagara Falls and its American and Canadian banks with Livingstone Island at Victoria Falls in Africa, where locals call Kempona meaning goat island.
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Niagara
Goat Island
Livingstone Island
Victoria Falls
Africa
Matrimony and Law Clash in Bigamy Debate
A Chicago News quip ponders whether matrimony is a good thing when the law condemns bigamy. The thoughtful thinker argues excess is possible while the contrary person questions limits. The item reflects social views on marriage and legality.
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Chicago
News
Baudelaire Quote On Life As A Hospital
A fragment quotes Charles Baudelaire comparing life to a hospital where every patient desires change. The odd phrasing suggests an excerpt from a literary or philosophical note.
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Charles “Baudelaire
Woolens Offer from Hooley and Tucker Tailors
Hooley and Tucker Tailors advertise the largest stock of woolens in Northern Indiana with a wide color selection from meadow green to autumn browns and sky grays. They promise unique patterns and invite customers to compare and entrust a personal fitting, claiming their specials cannot be duplicated by cheap factory clothes.
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Indiana
Logansport
Hooley & Tucker
Fourth
Broadway
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