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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
3
A spoof on graft and deception outlines a week long sale starting Tuesday December 17 1907 and ending January 1. The entire stock of clothing furnishings boots and shoes will be offered with every fifteenth customer getting free purchases. Various items are listed at deep discounts.
Dinilul the Zulu king has been arrested charged with causing disturbance in Natal. The report notes unrelated items including squirrels killed in Central Park, postal revenue, and various political and royal happenings.
New York marked a historic Blue Sunday as 350000 residents, normally enjoying amusements, wandered streets and parks due to closures of theaters, concert halls, dance halls, and lecture rooms. About 400 penny arcades typically bustling on Sundays also shut down, leaving citizens with limited entertainment options.
Reports estimate the forced closures cut Sunday business by about $75,000 for actors musicians and staff with amusement interests hit for $150,000. The battleship Minnesota left New York for Hampton Roads under Rear Admiral Thomas and Captain Hubbard after fitting out for the Pacific cruise. Markets show mixed livestock prices with calves and bulls down and hogs steady amid market notes.
Dull market across grains and livestock with mixed bag prices. Wheat ranges from 4% to 6 cents for futures and spot offers in Minnesota and New York. corn trends lower. Butter prices posted at creameries with firsts around 22 2 3 cents per lb. eggs, potatoes, poultry and rye steady to quiet.
The livestock market shows mixed prices with steers and cows moving in a broad range. Native and western cattle, Texas steers, and stockers appear with varied bids. hogs see heavy packing sows and barrow tops, while canners and feeders show modest activity across several weight classes.
In Denmark imports of large frozen meat from Argentina are noted along with the Carlsberg brewery jubilee. Copenhagen mourns C C Lund former director of the imperial opera orchestra buried publicly after a Russian pension failure. Bjornson critics and Swedish-Prussian ferry plans stir regional tensions.
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