Lotus Club Christmas Festivities Highlight Pittsfield Social
Pittsfield guests at the Lotus club Christmas party wore old fashioned finery and bonnets, enjoyed a staged dinner with menus and readings, and drew favors amid songs and stories. The Research club also held a holiday frolic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Anderson with a Japanese garden table and festive diversions. Social events continued through Thursday with banquets, bridge, and a High School Class of 1913 reunion. Many locals and visitors were noted for holiday visits, travel to Florida, and family gatherings around Christmas and New Year’s Day.
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Pittsfield
Lotus Club
Research Club
Ray Anderson
Ben Hirsheimer
A. B.C
K. P. Hall
League of the
M. E. Rehhurch
Leslie
Wellington Dorsey
Helen Dorsey
Alent
Bert Hayes
Cicevoters
Hn Peters
CE. Stead
Griggsville
James Tessery
Ben Matthews
Vera Flack
Macomb
Ethel Harpole
Nebo
Helen Wheeler
Oak Park
Prof. Poffenberger
Chicago
Vida Nighbert
Florida
Andrew Plattner
Eva Crane
Giles Penstone
Anna Clague
George Barber
Marian Hirsheimer
Ray Colvin
Alice
Decatur
Bert Hough
Clayton
Dayton Hough
Celia Harder
Beardstown
H. L. Anderson
Karl Hardy
Chambersburg
Forrest Kindred
Kindred
Merrick Shinn
el Dara
Joseph Kane
St. Louis
Douglas Cooper
Higginsville
Tex
Ray Wassell
Ray James Cot Perry
James
W. C. Bush
Summer Hill
John James
Clementine
Geraldine Dillon
St. Mary's Academy
Quincy
Michael Madison
Springfield
Jerry Madison
Lucinda Madison
M. K. Farrand
Board Trade Review predicts steady markets in 1916 outlook
Quincy January 1 1916 report from Long Commission notes Chicago Board of Trade election January 3 with Patten as leading candidate. Warns of wheat volatility, rising freight rates, lake shipping paused until spring and possible higher provisions as war influences demand. Describes corn oats and hog markets, with feeders cautious and continued export demand for oats. Talks of a possible German Austrian demand if peace returns and suggests market watchful for zero weather risk.
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Quincy
Long Commission Company
Chicago Board of Trade
James P. Patten
United States
Patten
Long
Chicago
Mr. Patten
Suez Canal
Seaboard
Dardanelles
Nature
Illinois
Towa
Nebraska
Sloan's Liniment touted as great pain killer
An advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment cures pain for all, with a Berkeley testimonial from Marvin N. of Sotster, Cal, describing neck stiffness relief after using the product following wet feet and Pajama Exposition. March 1915. Available at Drugeists for 2 cents.
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Sloan
Marvin NI
Sotster
Berkeley
Cal
Drugeists
Maquon Race Horse Sold to New Owner in Iowa
Maquon Ti January reports KL Little Prince a pacer owned by John Burkhatter shipped Friday to his new home. Little Prince formerly earned fame at the Galesburg District fair with a 204 yard record and was worth 2500 dollars. Raised by Burkhatter on his Maquon farm, the horse changes hands for a substantial sum.
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Maquon
Jan. KL
Little Prince
John Burkhatter
Galesburg
Burkhatter
Idle Day on All Markets Delays Local Trades
No sales occurred in the local market yesterday due to New Year’s day. The office closed at noon and the stock exchange remained shut with no price changes recorded.
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Stock Exchange
Daily Farm News On Air for Milk Cows Ventilation Key
The article stresses cow health and milk yield depend on abundant oxygen from good barn ventilation. It warns that dark damp barns restrict air, lowering milk output and raising disease risk. Proper ventilation prevents abortions, pneumonia, calf cholera, and high veterinary costs, boosting profitability.
Local Markets Prices for Hay and Grain
Local market prices show No 2 wheat at 1.15, flour at 8.40, corn 62 to 63 cents, oats 0.34, wheat straw 5 to 5.50, baled prairie hay 10 to 14, oats straw 6 to 7, shredded fodder 8, new loose hay 9 to 14, clover seed 90 to 100, new clover hay 700 to 100, crab grass 7.50, clover hullings 10, baled straw 6 to 0.50, clover seed 7.50 to 8.00.
Knollenberg Milling Company Flour and Hog Pricing
Retail selling prices for flour and mill products from Knollenberg Milling include high patent flour at 6.00, straight patent 6.40, hard wheat 6.60, bran 23.00 per ton, shipstuff 31.00 per ton, corn meal 2.00 per 100 pounds, and retail wheat 1.15. Hog prices list choice hogs from 5.00 to 6.60 per pound by weight, with pigs 5.05 to 5.30, rough heavy hogs 5.80 to 6.30.
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Knollenberg Milling Company
Hog price listings show varied weights and bids
Choice hogs average 200 to 250 pounds bidding 6.35 to 6.50. Hogs 160 to 175 pounds and 140 to 150 pounds bid 6.05 to 6.30. Rough heavy hogs range 5.60 to 6.00. Pigs 90 to 125 pounds bid around 5.00 to 5.25 dollars.
Auction Prices for Farm Poultry and Eggs
Poultry prices listed include hens at 11 2, ducks at 5, geese at 10, young turkeys 16, old gobblers 14, eggs 24, butter packing stock 1c. Overall pricing reflects farm market rates with varied ages and stock categories.
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Live stock prices roundoff of hogs cattle and sheep
Choice light hogs five fifty point five and six dollars five cents rough sows and stags five seventy five dollars eighty five cents fat steers five fifty six fat heifers five fifty six tat cows three to four dollars real calves five dollars eight dollars bulls three to four dollars spring lambs six dollars seven dollars sheep three to four dollars
Commodity price list for hides and animal products
Report lists prices for hides, calves, kip, horses, tallow, grease, wool pelts, yearlings, lambs, and wool quality grades. Includes No. 1 and No. 2 classifications with per-pound or per-head pricing, plus a closing proverb about the more a man explains, the less people believe him.
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Bolles & Rogers
Management by Question: A Michigan Farm’s Turnaround
A 500 acre central Michigan farm paid all operating expenses and 5 percent return after radical changes. Four horse power replaced two, poor dairy cows were sold for better stock, a silo was built, and the foreman earned 10 percent of net income while expenses were deducted first. owners resisted but conceded that every extra dollar to the foreman increased their own shares.
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Michigan
Brothers in Riot: Johnson and Krudison Arrested on Peace Charge
Officers Schulte and Blackwood arrested Cal Johnson and R Krudison for peace disturbance after a street fight at Third and Hampshire. The struggle was fierce and Krudison, a baker, was badly battered and unrecognizable to friends for a time.
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Cal Johnson
R. Krudison
Schulte and
Blackwood
Third
Hampshire
Krudison
Illinois Horticultural Society Meeting Highlights
The Illinois State Horticultural Society met in Champaign December 15 to 17 with strong attendance. M J Tanner spoke on peach growing. Prof B S Pickett urged cautious orchard renovation for healthy trees. Dr J P Stewart discussed nitrogen and potassium fertilization and mulching benefits. Prof F A Waugh gave an illustrated talk and moving pictures showcased modern orchard practices by Senator H M Dunlap in Savoy.
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Illinois State Horticultural Society
Champaign
M. J. Tanner
Flora
Ill
B.S. Pickett
Department of Horticulture
University of Illinois
Pickett
J. P. Stewart
The
Static College of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
F. A. Waugh
Illinois
H. M. Dunlap
Savoy
Farm Mortgages Near Quincy Offer High Grade Security
Conservative investment option listing high grade first mortgages on farms in Illinois and Missouri within 100 miles of Quincy. Loans issued after personal examination of the security and promise attractive interest rates with absolute security.
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Illinois
Missouri
Quincy
State highway control over local roads discussed
The article argues for state oversight of local road construction and maintenance to improve service despite high annual spending. It cites Town’s model of state direction, notes rapid traffic growth and road wear near dense centers, and mentions costly per mile maintenance figures across large regions. Treatment explores trials of road types and design experiments to reduce wear and cost.
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State Highway Department
Trate
Popace
Averagig
Eosterm
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