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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1920
Page
10
Wheat and corn values ease on scattered selling amid dull receipts and hopes of government action. Prices in Chicago show mixed shifts with May corn around 1.65 to 1.70 and oats dipping, while pork and lard futures move on supply concerns and rumors of labor board action, leaving overall sentiment cautious.
Toledo seed prices list Clover seed prime cash and April values 29.50 3.55 22.76. Alsike prime cash and April 31. Timothy prime cash 1917 and 1918 6 1979 3.76 April 5 765 May 70 Sept 6.10 Oct 6 Dec 5 874.
In St Louis on April 13 hay prices for various grades are listed with wide ranges from standard to No 3. New York reports Liberty Bond prices and cotton market closes with May and other maturities cited. A curious fiction line describes a creature in a soapstone scene and a winter plunge into a stream.
The new week started with minimal movement in the markets. Hog market showed weakness due to freight embargoes affecting the hide market. City market reported only one produce load amid bad weather. A single corn load sold for 1,565 per bushel.
Market notes from New York and Chicago show creamery and fresh firsts for milk products fluctuating with standard butter and sugar prices. Poultry remains steady with live items firm and fowls and turkeys quoted. potatoes and rags show mixed case data and price ranges across regional markets.
New York money rates show weakness in mercantile paper and foreign exchange with sterling at 3.94 percent demand and francs around 17.10. Time loans rise across 60 to 90 days and longer, with call money strong and the ruling rate near 6 percent as banks report varied acceptance activity.
Stocks open lower amid railroad strike fears and fuel shortages, with advances in a few food issues. Bond selling hits Liberty issues while New York exchanges show heavy turnover near 1.18 million shares. several rail and industrial bonds drop to new lows.
Chicago market reports show cattle receipts around 2,500 with mixed gains across beef and veal, hogs at 5,000 receipts with higher prices, and sheep steady. St Louis notes hog receipts near steady with top at 15.59, cattle and sheep with no sales, and Kansas City reports mixed hogs and dull cattle. Also listed are rail car totals to Tuesday and various oil and seed oil quotes in St Louis markets.
Frank Spargo, London newspaper man, encounters a murder linked to Ronald Breton and Stephen Aylmore in Temple circles. A leather box hides a child’s photo as Spargo enters a secret club above a smoky hall where Crowfoot’s late nightly visit and a tense reunion unfold.
Spargo and Rathbury discover a worn silver ticket and a damaged photograph bearing a child portrait and a storefront or town initials. The token with a faded coat of arms and a horse prompts Spargo to trace its origin while avoiding links to the Marbury case. He plans to learn more after filing his article.
Spargo seeks a secret haunt for famous men in a Fleet Street court known only to a chosen few. The Octoneu menoi club hides behind narrow alleys, a brass plate, and a concealed entrance, with the scent of ink and the hum of printing presses in its dim corridors.
An old home remedy advertises a bug killer called P D Q prepared from a 35 cent package from a druggist. It claims to kill bedbugs roaches fleas and ants including eggs and offers a hospital size option at 2 60 that makes five gallons. Available through local sellers Miller Arthur and Brown Mays and shipped by Owl Chemical Co Terre Haute Indiana.
A home remedy claim promises full gray hair coverage with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. Dampen a sponge and apply to small strands. after one or two uses hair darkens naturally gaining gloss and youthful appearance.
In a smoky room Starkey recruits Spargo and Dick to join an inner circle that debates comforts like a ventilating fan or a wine cooler. Crowfoot, famed former cricket star, arrives as the group hails his presence amid raucous banter.
An advertisement touts Hall's Kidney and Bladder Remedy for kidney and bladder troubles gravel rheumatism and back pain. It claims to regulate bladder issues in children and offers a small bottle for $1.26 with testimonials promised by sending details. Dr. E W Hall of 2926 Olive St St Louis Mo endorses the remedy with pharmacist bolded by druggists.
A classic 19th century advertisement asserts catarrh is incurable locally but curable by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It explains internal taking remedies act through the blood on mucous surfaces and lists tonics and blood purifiers. Ends with price 75 cents and a testimonial offer from J Cheney Co, Toledo.
An old advertisement promises instant pain relief for tired and swollen feet with TID or Tiz, claiming to reduce swelling ease soreness and eliminate foot torture. It touts quick action for coins callouses and bunions and asserts lasting comfort with no more shoe tightness.
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