Market Report From Washington D C on Food Prices and Stocks
Washington D C February 28 Potatoes advance to around 1 a 100 pounds in western New York shipping stations with stock up 10 cents in New York and prices firm in New York Chicago and other centers. Receipts by rail listed for New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh and others. Cold storage Baldwin apples steady around 4 50 per box western New York points with eastern markets steady to firm 4 75 to 5 50. Florida celery steady eastern markets 2 75 to 3 per crate. Yellow onions generally lower in eastern wholesale markets 75 cents to 1 per 100 pounds. Estimated livestock receipts in seven markets include cattle calves hogs sheep with hogs selling 9 40 to 10 35 and beef steers 8 75 to 10 25. Fresh meats higher in eastern markets with meat prices noted for beef veal lamb mutton and loin cuts. Receipts light with demand dull and prices about unchanged. No 1 timothy quoted at Washington 27 Philadelphia 24 with good stocks and ample receipts. Jobbers discontinuing western shipment prices in order to adjust.
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Washington
N.Y
N. Y
Pittsburon
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Florida
York
Hood
Market prices and rubber care tips from a vintage issue
The page lists grain and feed prices including wheat corn and meal, with mixed values for Washington and Minneapolis markets. It also notes an industrial tip on keeping rubber tires pliable by boiling, then drying and partly inflating before storage. Additionally featured is a brief on Indian cradle boards describing variations among tribes and methods of carrying infants.
Regular Household Tasks Build a Child’s Character
The text urges that children learn regular home duties such as caring for pets and plants, helping with younger siblings, and handling household chores. It argues these responsibilities develop discipline and strength of character, framing child labor as a formative practice rather than mere obligation.
Waste paper saves forests and ships lumber years worth
An article highlights the value of saving waste paper to reduce lumber use by over a billion feet annually. It notes waste paper from magazines and books can replace wool pulp for boxes, roofs, boards, and shipping crates, potentially eliminating the need for many trees. A.N. Hard to Understand. Happiness is to be found in many places. A rich young man, after his father’s business failed in the war, moves to a New Jersey farm and learns life is worth while.
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Maryland
Chile
Hagerstowar
Wateh
Turner “Oke West
Washington Ang
Wale
Otho M. Sny
Hy Ng Amice
Summit Avenue
Lynnet
Brugh
Elizabeth Street
Mam B. Smith
Gerar
Myers
Nast
Washington Street
Zeiglor
Hicca
Wamuel Spielman
Mulberry
Potomac Avenue
William FP
Spahr
Joan LL
Hutzell
West Prandin
EL Worssner
Ng Giach
New Jersey
Deis
New York Correspondence
Indianapolis Star
Bella
Youthful Joy and Walnut Tree Folklore
A playful note on dryads choosing walnut holes as homes and youths of the golden age, imagining Pericles and heroes venturing for burrs and bruises to learn joy, then connects phrases scot and lot with tax payment and origin, and ends with a brief proverb about a man carrying water on both shoulders getting wet.
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Hellas
Pericles
Jada
Poker Hand Nomenclature Cats and Dogs Described
The article defines quirky poker terms like little dog and big cat, where dogs and cats describe nonstandard hands and outrank certain standard combinations. It explains specific pairless sequences such as deuce to seven and nine to ace, plus the outcomes among dogs, cats, straights, and flushes in games not strictly Hoyle.
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Hoyle
Halloween fears and fire warding witches in old England
North of England countryside feared evil spirits on Halloween and lit large fires to guard against witches and ward off attacks by waving straw on a pitchfork. The tale notes belief in protective rituals amid superstitions. It also mentions a Brazilian fish named mattha that cannot swim and crawls or hops with small fins.
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