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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
4
Annual meeting for six directors of the Weekly Denasii and Mechanics Loan and Savings Institute set for Thursday January 15 at the banking house from 2 to 4 p m. George EB Stover, Secretary.
A stray dog named Chum, beloved by locals, was killed after days of waiting for an owner. The tale, recounted in Sunday Magazine, contrasts animals finding dignity in their final moments with human reflections on contentment and common pleasures.
Washington County Maryland sale notice lists Victor Newcomer property in Funkstown. Legal description details a corner lot at Moat and Aston streets with improvements including a house, outbuildings, and electric service. Auction date is set by court in Chewil Court Cor item County with bids due on the specified Tuesday.
Annapolis reports Senator Emmert supports establishing a commission form of government in Wagers town and extending city limits. A bill would annex surrounding territory within one and a half miles of the city, increasing the area and population, with residents of both old and new districts voting on the proposal to assure annexation.
A Highlander asks Sir Walter Scott for a poem line from Floyden Fickl and the bard advises reading the work. Scott suggests a line about drink and payment, noting he cannot alter the poem’s meaning and referencing a Sunday Magazine feature in the Chicago Record-Herald.
Mexican diplomat Alan Author or Senor Gishoa is highlighted as a distinguished author and publicist. The article notes his novel writing and memoirs from a career spanning Latin America Europe and the United States with ten foreign decorations and a birth in 1864. He entered diplomacy in 1885.
Market notices show varied prices for agricultural commodities. Wheat mid 1 36 to 145 Butter and eggs valued around 30 to 52 cents per unit. Corn chop 1.10 to 1.80. Bacon 16 to 20 cents. Lard 18 to 12. Cracked corn 90 to 1.00. May Mixed hay 12 to 16. Shelled corn 90 to 1.00. Middlings 1.46 to 1.85. Potatoes 75 to 100. Flour 6.00 to 6.60 per unit. Prices listed for cattle, hogs, sheep, and sacks of grain vary by grade and weight.
Live pigs quotes ranged by condition with per head prices, calves varied by weight and grade, lambs steady to higher for fat category, veal prices listed for different cuts, boxed beef and hogs shown per pound with several quality designations, hog futures and odd lots noted, miscellaneous stock categories with price ranges. Slaughter hogs and sows priced per pound, with overall market directions indicated by quality and weight.
Senator Jackson via Amos Woodstock presented a protest against seating Senator Blair Lee until Maryland Legislature adjourns. Baltimore figures William L. Rayls Artire M. Malcolm and George Lamar attended representing Senator Lee. Hearing continued.
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Day tie boy a good set of harness or horse blanket or robe. We are clean people. Come and see at DMMERT HARDWARE Co.
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