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Newspaper
Rockingham Daily Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
5
In a宣orial ad doctors and specialists endorse D.D.D for eczema with claims it cures skin itch instantly. The piece touts wintergreen thymos and other ingredients, offers a $1 bottle on guarantee, and invites readers to visit the store for details and a trial bottle for 26 cents.
A plan to require wireless equipment on passenger carrying vessels is proposed by New Zealand authorities. A committee of English scientists endorses a standard dust and soot analysis method using a wide collecting area and a bottle to collect water for testing.
The United States is officially estimated to have 20 567 000 horses and 4 386 000 mules. The upper side of a dirigible balloon built for the British navy has been coated with aluminum dust to reflect the sun and reduce heating of the gas.
Maan delays tariff measure as speed up in tax section debates stalls. Lawmakers struggled to fix adequate time for closing debate amid scores of minor amendments and unresolved questions, prolonging passage prospects.
A survey of curious progress from flax paper tests in Russia to a German city planning a municipal university. Innovations include center-marking calipers, a tailless V aircraft, windward aviation trials in England, and a mass increase in flax cultivation.
A playful exchange recalls a nickname for Maul comparing her to a human marshmallow. The dialogue switches to a cooking tip about popping corn, suggesting a sieve and cold water to quicken pops and yield larger, lighter kernels.
A correspondent of the London Chronicle explains a yearly practice of buying books for themselves and arranging refunds from generous friends. The writer notes this self-application of selecting volumes and reciprocating with gifts, describing it as a form of thoughtful exchange.
Charles S. Mellen, president of the New Haven Railroad, took the stand at ICC hearings in Boston on May 2 to defend stock transactions that netted profits of 32 000 and 102 000. He explained a 5 000 note left vague in the railroad's accounts and another 25 000 transaction unknown to auditor Davs Brown, the commission's expert accounting witness.
Warkets Chicago grain futures show Wheat May at 88 89 percent ranges for July and Sept. Corn May around 54 56, Sept 56 percent. Oats May 35 percent, July 34 37, Sept 34 percent. No. 2 Red Wheat spot around $1.09. Virginia Southern live poultry prices list chickens ducks and other fowl by weight and condition, with muscovy ducks at 13 14 cents, large white pekins 14 15, puddle at 12 13, and roosters and old hens at lower rates.
Harrisonburg markets list 15 percent spring chickens priced at 1 to 2 pounds per pound, with 260 ducks and geese and guinea fowl available.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice arrives in Washington to assume duties as British Ambassador, replacing James Bryce. A seasoned diplomat born in 1873, he has served since 1886 and previously held the post of Minister to Sweden.
Baseball standings show teams with wins losses and percentages across the National and American leagues. Washington leads with strong showings, while Chicago and New York trail in various divisions. Recent game results include Washington 3 Chicago 2, Brooklyn 4 Chicago 3, and Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2, with notable home runs by Baker and Oscan in St Louis.
Cleveland on May 7 saw Cy Falkenberg secure his fifth consecutive victory as the Cleveland Naps defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 to 1. Falkenberg pitched solidly, limiting Boston to one run while Cleveland's offense supported him with timely hits and runs.
Boston May 7 The Braves defeated the Pirates in the twelfth inning after tying the game in the fifth. Shortstop Wagner rejuvenated the offense and posted a .600 batting mark.
Ray Keating, the young Yankee pitcher who won the only two games the Yanks took in the East, held Detroit to one hit today as New York won 6 to 0. Cobb was struck out twice and the Georgie peach quit, saying he had sore eyes.
New York Giants landed on Benton in two innings today forcing Cincinnati to retire in the third as the visitors won 6 to 4. Marson Tinkers Cuban outfielder starred with bat and base running. Other notes include refrigeration congress in Chicago in September and police to use motion pictures for criminal identification.
Reports compare maintenance costs of electric locomotives with cars, note a Italian scientist’s claim that six hours of sun yields heat equivalent to over 2,600 tons of coal per square mile, and cite injury rates for trolley and auto travel in the US. Also listed are a large South African mine hoist, a Nebraska mirror patent, and a Colorado electric flat iron with motor driven roller.
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