Market reports show weaker hay and grain prices this week
U S Bureau of Markets notes broad declines across hay and alfalfa prices with December bids in Philadelphia Chicago and Kansas City. Feed markets ease with wheat corn and oil meals down, while dairy butter holds steady and cotton futures dip from last week.
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Co operative Marketing Shows Practical Value in Farming
The article argues that cooperative marketing, now practiced by more than 14 000 successful societies, improves farming outcomes by centralizing shipment and sale, standardizing grading, and providing market information. It emphasizes specialized products, strong management, and local surveys to start new associations.
Rice market stays steady in New Orleans with fair demand
New Orleans Rice Market Report shows steady activity for fancy Blue Rose and fancy Japan rice amid steady export demand for choice grades at 4% to 5c. Receipts reach 6867 sacks rough and 1018 pockets clean. sales include 750 Honduras pockets at 4%7c, 451 Japan pockets at 4% be, and 4450 Blue Hore pockets at 3% 6c.
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January Fashions Offer Two Frocks For Afternoon Wear
In January’s style notes two fashionable afternoon dresses are shown with one featuring panne velvet and embroidered net with hat and veil. Both designs emphasize careful handwork, graceful lines, and matching hats, promising standout outfits for afternoon or dinner wear.
Midwinter hats show self reliant American design gains
Five hats dominate a busy street scene highlighting wartime influence on millinery. Velvet turbans with draped fronts, a upturned brim hat featuring a sunburst rosette, a duvetyn embroidered model, a velvet brimmed style with a draped back, and a gold brocade fur hat with jeweled pin illustrate renewed elegance and self reliance in postwar fashion.
Four Ton Truck Aids Efficient Boxed Goods Transport
Article argues truck size dictates profitability in American freight. It highlights four ton trucks as ideal for boxed, crated, or barrel goods, noting economy and superiority to horses. Advises buyers to match truck size to delivery needs and seek expert guidance.
Produce Care Guidance for Rail Shippers
The Bureau of Markets advises extra care in packing and loading to ensure quality of produce shipped by rail amid high freight rates. Shippers of inferior fruit or vegetables should market locally or store for home use. Department inspection at about 180 points costs 2.50 for a half carload or less and 4 for a full carload, providing exact condition reports and marketing guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Silos Maximize Food Storage and Year Round Livestock Feed
Silo storage allows more food per space than any building and enables crops to be grown to maximize output per acre. It preserves the harvest in best form for animals, acting like pasture all year. Silage improves digestion, boosts milk production, and supports better animal growth.
Make Raw Materials Count as Stock Surges in Value
A quip notes five dollars’ worth of iron made into horseshoes sells for ten dollars while iron forged into watch springs earns over a million, a moral urging wise product choices and quality stock.
Alls Catarrh Medicine Claims and Cure Statement
Fragmented OCR notes claim Hall s Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and improves mucous surfaces by acting through the blood. Mentions J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and doubt about other cures.
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J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Judging the Depth tale from a river bank miscue
An English rider asks a boy if a river is deep and crosses. He and his horse must swim to reach shore. The boy quips it isn’t deep, it only reaches grandfather's ducks up to their middles.
Cuticura for Pimply Faces Ad Claims Clear Skin
An advertisement urges use of Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads, followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water for five minutes. It promotes daily use to keep skin clear and warns against forgetting Cuticura Talcum.
Fire Prevention Lunch Highlights Preventable Blazes
Charles 4 Case, a New York insurance man and fire prevention expert, told a Baltimore chamber of commerce luncheon at the Hotel Baltimore that a fire rages in the United States every minute and most are preventable. He blamed easy going wastefulness and prosperity for the epidemic, saying the country wastes $900,000 and 60 lives daily.
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Charles 4. Case
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Case
Dr Peery's Dead Shot Claims Health Benefit
An advertisement asserts Dr Peery's Dead Shot is a genuine old fashioned medicine that dissolves worms and tapeworms with a single dose, denying it as a lozenges or syrup. The claim frames the product as a potent worm-cleansing remedy.
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Dr. Peery
Ady
From the Oil Field to Waldorf: Jones Fell Deep
A rugged old oil driller turned millionaire arrived at a lunch table agitated and explained Jones has "felt plum from the top of the derrick" meaning he sunk to degradation. The crowd asked what happened and he recalled seeing Jones in the Waldorf wearing spats.
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New York Times
Hard on Him What’s Your Idea of Eternal Retention
A fragmented exchange shows a harsher view of a profiteer as someone anxious about his income tax. The brief dialogue contrasts wit about wealth and lasting rewards.
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