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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1903
Page
9
Local wholesale markets show firm pricing despite unseasonable cold. Grain bids hold steady while fruits and vegetables arrive light. Dry goods and leather trade improve with low railroad rates drawing shoppers. hay and wagon markets show high prices as farmers rush harvests and sellers.
Quiet trading on the Board of Trade as wheat advanced with July futures up, corn steady, oats higher, and provisions ease. Better demand from shorts and a stronger bid from a major operator supported a firm close. September also edged higher amid favorable weather and improving demand.
The page lists wholesale quotations for hides and tallow, beeswax, drugs, flour, nitro products, groceries, and textiles. It includes specific prices per unit, such as green salted hides, tallow, drugs like opium and quinine, and various flour brands. Also notes on ground floor or cellar delivery and wagon vs wheelbarrow costs.
Dr J W Carhart challenges the dry meal rule asserting fluids with meals aid digestion. He cites animal behavior and a rise in stomach temperature after eating dry food to argue thirst and impaired digestion. The piece frames Nature as favoring liquid intake with meals.
The roller towel and club towel spark sanitary concerns in elite clubs. It notes small towels used once and discarded, causing doubts about cleanliness. Laundries only dampen and reuse them, while the roller towel would be fully washed, reducing infection risk.
New York June 13 grain and flour receipts and prices show mixed firm tones. Wheat futures rose and closed higher after a quiet session, with spot No. 2 red and No. 1 northern Duluth quoted. corn futures and spot prices remained steady to firmer amid light export demand and favorable conditions. Multiple commodities including rye flour molasses sugar and lard are listed with varied bid prices and ongoing market activity.
Market notes report dull demand in St Louis for red winter wheat and corn meal steady at 2.70 per unit with shipments possible. Wheat prices rise with No 2 cash and futures showing higher bids. price samples for various varieties listed with nominal quotes and standard mea surements noted alongside other commodities such as pork and oats.
New York reports a firm dry goods market with buyers accepting higher levels. Little speculation, modest price haggle, and favorable retail prospects nationwide. Wool prices show firmness with passable fleece values and trading noted in New Orleans with 1,000 bales and mixed grade quotes.
A vivid morning scene in rural Ireland as villagers hike to chapel on a sunny Sunday. Families, neighbors, and friends crowd the hillside roads with bright ribbons and fresh cloaks, exchanging news and debating politics while awaiting Mass. The piece notes patient priests, devout prayers, and a contrast with beggars and political agitators at the altar rails.
Dr. O T Osborne cites the rise of coal tar products like phenacetine and anti kam na as major causes of nervous breakdown and heart risk. He urges print-wide rebuke of heedless drug use for trivial pains to prevent sudden death and long-term collapse.
Hog prices climb as hogs remain active and cattle receipts surge in Indianapolis at Union Stockyards. Cattle, hogs, and sheep markets show mixed movements with steers and fat cattle under pressure and strong packing demand, while hogs trend higher amid tight supplies and steady to firm prices.
The article argues adulterated French wines and chemically treated beers harm public health, while praising inspection and temperance strategies. It emphasizes moderation for drinkers who are not abstainers and condemns fanaticism, urging broad charity toward temperate individuals and policies to curb alcohol harm.
President Roosevelt is expected to be welcomed by a large contingent of Congress upon his return to Washington. Leaders from both parties plan to meet him to discuss foreign policy, portmasters, and public sentiment from his 15 000 mile country tour. The visit promises lively talks and a chance to draw on his experience and observations.
President Roosevelt and notable figures including John Burroughs and John Muir gathered around a Western campfire trading stories. Muir recounted a polar bear encounter in the Arctic. Burroughs spoke of exciting races and a rough incident involving a wounded animal at a bier.
The notice details intercity schedules for Anderson Muncie Marion Elwood Tipton and surrounding routes. It lists departure times starting before dawn through night with connections at Anderson and Meridian and Georgia streets and includes Greenfield Martinsville and Mooreville routes, effective May 1905.
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