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Newspaper
Rockingham Daily Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1912
Page
3
A vintage ad touts King Wyeth's Sac and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a solution for gray, thinning, and oily hair. It claims rapid color restoration, dandruff relief, and hair growth with a fifty cent bottle sold by L. H. Ott Drug Co. Agents listed.
This study probes Jesus’ message on greatness in Heaven through a childlike spirit. It urges humility, renouncing pride, and seeking instruction from God, warning against causing harm to the young in faith and noting divine care for saints and their protectors.
Gordon Stevenson, a Chicago artist, believes seventeen year old Miss Mathie Kurpinowitz resembles the Mona Lisa. He saw her on a ship to New York and says she is the most beautiful creature he has seen. She is with a relative in Lynn, Massachusetts, while Stevenson plans to have her pose for a modern painting of the famed subject.
Markets in Baltimore report firmer grain prices with No. 2 Red wheat at 1.02 for spot and 1.04% for January contracts, rising through March to 1.0844. Corn and oats also show firmer tone with No. 2 White oats at 38.14 and related standard grades quoted, reflecting a cautious rally across December trading.
Philadelphia reports eggs steady with varied poultry pricing including old hens at 14 cents and ducks at 13 cents. Chicago markets show wheat edging lower at 84 cents December and corn and oats rising with May and July futures listed.
Baltimore stock market report from Union Stock Yards dated December 2 notes cattle receipts in focus. Trade tone reflects early market activity with buyers and sellers assessing livestock volumes and prices.
Market steady for cattle hogs sheep and calves with weekly receipts: cattle 2 109 vs 2 053 last week steers 5 25 to 8 85 heifers 4 50 to 7 10 cows 2 25 to 5 60 bulls 3 60 to 5 75 fresh cows 7 50 to 8 50. Sheep and lambs receipts 4 739 down from 8 342 lambs 5 to 7 75 sheep 1 75 to 4 25 hogs receipts 14 842 down from 16 009 market steady light western 7 90 to 8 10 heavy 8 10 to 8 30 near by 7 80 to 8 00 pigs 7 25 to 7 75 roughs 6 to 7 50 calves receipts 335 down from 391 calves 5 to 11.
Citizens of Ashby District who know of children within two miles of the schoolhouse aged 8 to 12 who cannot read or write and are not attending school should send names with the guardian's name to D. C. Graham Bridgewater Va Clerk Ashby District School Board. Exemptions apply. 6T-3t.
Mrs. Francis Justine faced two armed men who demanded her money near a warehouse. They searched her waist as she laughed at being ticklish, dropped the attempt, and fled as a responding officer arrived to find her gleeful over the incident.
The Friedens Reform Aid Society hosts a bazaar and oyster supper at Mr Turner Crams residence on December 20. Oysters and ice cream will be served. The public is warmly invited.
An old time ad touts D D D Prescription in Harrisonburg Virginia claiming it penetrates eczema and stops itching. It promotes a trial bottle for 25 cents and offers a full size bottle with a money back guarantee if immediate relief is not found.
Miss Mary Louie Chamberlain reports shocking conditions in New York State canneries where young boys and girls are employed. She went undercover in several plants to gather facts for a forthcoming report to the State Legislature by the State Factory Commission.
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