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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
8
The market reports show hog prices up around fifteen cents with Chicago prices steady to slightly mixed. Cattle and sheep receipts and prices are detailed with steer and heifer ranges, and Sioux City hogs up 15 to 20 cents.
Grain market notes list bid prices for No 1 northern corn and oats across grades and futures, with September and December contracts. Prices cover wheat oats barley flax and mixed grades, including futures figures and sample bids for No 1 and No 2 Northern oats and flax.
Minneapolis cash close lists grain prices for wheat corn oats barley rye and flaxderives bid and ask ranges for No 1 hard No 1 northern No 1 regular and arrive options with futures figures for September and December wheat and assorted cash grain grades from No 3 to No 8 and malt barleyrye and flax prices including arrival and price spreads across the Minnesota market.
In Woonsocket an anti saloon secret service agent and Rev C R Miller were beaten by about 25 men on the court house corner after arresting tobacconist BE F Falkowski for selling cigarettes illegally. Miller identified several rioters, raids and arrests expected, while Falkowski faces trial Wednesday morning and a physician is named in an illegal prescription case.
Pirates overtake the Giants in Pittsburgh as Bescher’s misplays open the door for Adams and McArthur. New York’s lone run comes in the eighth on three singles as Marquard yields the loss.
Washington defeated St Louis 8 to 2 as Hamilton faded in the seventh allowing three runs. The Nationals added five in the eighth on four singles a sacrifice and an error. Batteries Hamilton James Leary Agnew and Engel Shaw Ainsmith. Boston at Chicago postponed due to rain. A prose about prelate Leon Postawak expresses immense joy upon news of a proclamation.
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A compact scoreline shows Kansas City defeating Brooklyn 4 to 1 while Buffalo leads St. Louis 8 to 1 and Indianapolis edges Pittsburgh 4 to 3 with Baltimore at 5 and Chicago at 4.
In Kansas City Milwaukee tied 3 to 3 when play ended due to darkness in the ninth inning. In Columbus Cleveland led 2 to 1 as the game concluded.
Lorenzo D. Ellsworth and Miss Lettie Rhodes, both from Woonsocket, were married by Rev Henry Snyder at 2 a m in the Presbyterian manse after a late auto trip to Mitchell. The license was issued in Mitchell, then returned to S Cattrell, who seized the moment to witness the ceremony. The couple planned to return to Woonsocket immediately. Ellsworth is connected to Mrs. James Ryckman and is brother to Mrs. Henry Posey.
Eyewitness accounts describe chaotic fighting at Haelen with dead and wounded in the streets, wandering horses, and heavy bombardment. German forces faced strong Belgian resistance and suffered from shrapnel as they attempted to advance. The Belgian army is noted as more capable than expected.
South Dakota tonight and Thursday will be generally fair with cooler temperatures in the south east portion tonight. The outlook calls for continued dry conditions and cooler air sweeping across the state into Thursday.
Detroit beat Philadelphia 8 to 2 in game one and Philadelphia won 2 to 1 in game two. Coveleskie outpitched Shawkey in the opener, Plank edged Reynolds Boehler in the nightcap. Batteries were Coveleskie Stavage for Detroit and Shawkey Schang for Philadelphia.
London dispatch reports in Paris that Polish residents rejoice at a czar’s pledge granting Poland full autonomy including freedom of religion language and customs as a reward for loyalty to Russia amid ongoing debates on governance and national rights.
From a private letter by an English correspondent with Belgian forces. He reports repeated stops for papers, arrests as spies, and mobs near Namur and Dinant. Journalists describe Belgian peasants policing roads, officers misreading documents, and danger from armed locals during travel.
An assortment of small world notes reports the Amsterdam diamond trade employing 10,000 workers, Alpine fatalities averaging 100 per year over a decade, Berlin dogs taxed away, German suffragists seeking Frau instead of Fraulein, a U S Army bakery plant turning 20 000 loaves daily, Pacific Coast labor drawing Hindu migrants, goldfish farming in China since ancient times, British ship crews replacing natives, and London barbers threatening to bar selfshaving patrons.
Within months, nearly 100 million dollars has been invested in new building projects across New York. The activity signals a brisk construction surge led by major developers and city planning initiatives.
An old time remedy using Wyeths Sage and Sulphur promises to restore natural hair color. Applied with a sponge or brush, it darkens gray hair to look glossy and abundant by morning after one or two uses. It claims to treat dandruff and itchy scalp and costs about 50 cents a bottle.
An old medical ad urges avoiding constipation to prevent illness. It promotes Dr Ihing’s New Life Pills, claiming the system absorbs poison from backed-up waste. Take one dose tonight, 25c at your druggist.
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