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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1916
Page
10
A compact note on perseverance among women, contrasting wit and resilience with social expectations as a man travels to Rome to visit kin when displaced. The piece comments on family ties and personal resolve in trying times.
The wheat market closed lower as traders eyed government crop forecasts and emergency supplies, while corn weakened on heavy receipts and rains in Illinois. Oats faced selling pressure, hogs were steady, with lard and butter weaker. government crop data and weather forecasts shaped cautious, mixed movement across futures.
Grain prices and classifications appear for Chicago New York Omaha Kansas City and Minneapolis with numerous No 2 and No 4 varieties of wheat and corn price pairings and notes on seed and oats. Regional listings show mixed color grades including white yellow red and hard varieties with spot and futures style figures and brief commodity terms from Aug. reports.
Livestock receipts around 16 000 with steady to firm bids on steers heifers and yearlings. Cattle and sheep prices listed across categories including western steers heifers and lambs with bid ranges from about 4 to 9 dollars per head and several consignments noted at multiple markets in Kansas City and nearby.
Fragmented OCR item reviews horse and mule prices and trading terms with garbled figures. Indicates livestock market activity with bids, counts and currency indicators. Contains unclear entries and nonstandard spellings.
Fragmentary New York financial note shows mixed currency terms, silver prices, and cash money data with unclear dates. The brief item references Mercantile activity, August notation, and closing figures, but specifics are unreadable.
Vacation and summer travel can disrupt digestion due to altered water and food. Foley Cathartic Tablets offer a gentle, effective cleanse without nausea or pain, relieving headache, biliousness, bloating, sour stomach, and bad breath caused by clogged bowels. Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
The New York stock market showed extreme dullness on Monday with five hour transactions totaling about 12,000 shares. Few issues moved, International Paper and Consolidated Gas were among the active features with small advances. Bond activity was quiet with total sales around 2,009,000 dollars and US bonds unchanged.
The column notes profit taking and weak demand as prices drift under pressure with broad activity in oats and corn. It cites export sales weakness, cautious buying for investment, and possible upside in oats despite a lack of firm government guidance. Prices show subdued activity with scattered trading in other grains.
Fragmented OCR lists markets and commodities across multiple cities including Kansas City and St. Louis. It mentions butter, poultry, creamery products, and prices with scattered figures and partial product names, reflecting a busy regional trade page. The text ends with a quote about speaking for another.
The day saw limited movement in the local market with modest price changes across livestock and commodities. Prices listed include wheat at a few cents higher per bushel, corn at varying loads with no fixed price, oats at several dollars per ton, and straw and other goods trading in multiple lots, reflecting a generally static market.
Market data lists prices for hay and grains with varied entries such as wheat at $1.25, corn at $6.60, oats, clover seed, alfalfa and horse feeds. Flour prices from Knollenberg company show high patent $7 and straight patent $6.80. Livestock quotes cover hogs, steers, cows, veal, lambs, and dressed poultry with weights and price ranges from local yards and butchers.
The Franklin hotel was sold at auction Saturday afternoon. John T. White was the successful bidder, paying 88 175. White will continue the business along present lines. Probate Court opened in Hannibal with Judge Sam Harrison presiding. Rev Thames and other local figures mentioned. Several residents planned trips and church events noted amid weather and farming updates.
A historical notice asserts catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by focal treatments and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure reaches the mucous lining through the blood. It offers one hundred dollars for any unrecoverable case and promotes circulars and drugstore availability at 75 cents.
Read this cures kidner ang fotve reg 2 and same Titties nmo and ail irresutar a. The notice promises bladder trouble remedies for children and adults, claiming a cure within two months. A plea for testimonials and a mail address in St. Louis appears, mentioning a small fee and sale through druggists.
An article-style notice describes neurasthenia and sexual health concerns as caused by gland issues and nerve energy drain, listing symptoms such as insomnia dizziness backaches and indigestion. Dr Strohl in Quincy offers electric and drug treatments with gland extracts, promising relief and affordable charges. Office hours are given.
A message urging zero accidents from careless motormen and conductors, and calling for care while driving and crossing streetcar tracks. Emphasizes teaching children caution to prevent accidents.
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