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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
10
Mrs. Oscar Goddard of Veedersburg Indiana, twenty miles east of Danville, was struck on the head with an axe by a burglar at midnight, dying near daylight Wednesday. Her crippled husband awoke during the attack, alerted a neighbor, but the intruder escaped.
A vintage ad promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a long standing remedy for coughs and colds. It highlights soothing pine balsams and mild laxative ingredients to drive the cold from the system. The ad urges keeping a bottle for winter illnesses and mentions croup grippe bronchial infections with a 50 cent price.
Urgent demand from seaboard exporters pushed wheat futures higher on Wednesday with May at 1.86 in Chicago trading and July at 1.5214 as the market gained 6 to 6 ahead of futures. Corn and oats also rose while provisions rallied as exporters paid record premiums for immediate shipment.
Chicago reports mixed grain prices with No. 2 red wheat at 1.89 to 1.90 and No. 2 hard 1.91 4, while Kansas City lists No. 2 red at 1.57 to 1.89 and No. 2 white corn at 2.93. Omaha notes No. 2 wheat at 1.85 1.90 and Liverpool quotes No. 1 northern Duluth wheat at 17s 8d, with Peoria showing higher corn and oats, Minneapolis mentions export demand lifting wheat, New York cites spot strength for wheat and corn, and local markets list hay, grain, milling products prices, livestock quotes, and various feeds and seed costs.
Kansas City and Chicago report mixed hog and cattle receipts with prices ranging from 7.25 to 13.40 for lambs and cattle broadly steady to uneven. St. Louis and Omaha show steady to lower trends, with hogs around 9.60 to 10.45 and cattle mostly 5.50 to 11.50 depending on class and region.
An old Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound advertises a 50 cent bottle that darkens gray or faded hair naturally and evenly. It claims one or two applications remove dandruff, itching scalp, and thinning hair, restoring a youthful appearance.
No. 2 wheat will be $1.65 per bushel this morning an advance of five cents. No change in flour retail price expected though higher wheat could push quotes. Local receipts were light on Wednesday with one and a half loads of farm products. Three loads of loose hay at $11.50 per ton and other grains such as corn oats and straw reported with various prices.
A vintage advertisement urges Americans to guard against kidney trouble from rich diets. It links uric acid buildup to kidney and bladder issues and promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to flush kidneys, improve urine, and prevent health decline. The ad emphasizes easy dosing and household use.
Long Commission Co.'s Daily Market Letter notes renewed agitation toward peace in Europe prompts expectations of a wheat price new high amid thin crops. Reports export demand and rail embargo changes push wheat higher. corn rises on European demand and car relief. Oats gain with grains. provisions like lard and ribs seen to rise. recommendation for long-run investment in provisions.
Chicago seeds report lists Rye No 2 nominal No 3 at 1.40 and Barley 90e PS 1.27 with Timothy and Clover quoted. Toledo cash prices show Prime Timothy, Alsike, and Timothy with January and March terms, values around 10.10 to 2.50.
An elderly Springfield reader, age eighty seven, reports kidney trouble symptoms and says Foley Kidney Pills provided the best relief after trying other treatments. The pills are described as a tonic with quick, beneficial results, sold by Miller and Arthur Drug Co.
New York January 4 The opening year stock market gains persisted on Wednesday led by U S Steel. War and semi war issues rose 2 to 9 points amid heavy short covering with total volume about 1,150,000 shares. U S Steel set the pace at an extreme gain of 4 4 1 2 points with broad strength in steel and related sectors.
The Quincy Clearing House association released Wednesday figures showing clearance totals of 267,126 dollars. The prior week’s figures noted 179,241 dollars for Name day and 183,022 dollars for Year ALO with several entries in the sequence.
New York reports mixed butter and egg prices with creamed goods and cheese markets showing small gains and declines. Chicago notes butter unchanged and eggs lower with steady potato markets while poultry remains largely unchanged across Kansas City and St. Louis.
Market notes show various hay and straw prices including Timothy Threshed No. 2 at 14 dollars, No. 1 at 13, and No. 3 at 12.50 with other grades ranging from 11 to 15 dollars. Clover and Alfalfa values appear, plus scarce straw at 33.50 per ton for wheat or oats.
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