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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
10
A collage of quirky quips and cartoons from newspaper pages spans humor, moral says, and sharp wits. Jokes about time, mirrors, lightheadedness, and small town foibles mix with schoolroom gags and politicking. Readers see playful cross chatter across papers.
A Marion County Ohio legal notice announces a court action with property and probate details, naming several defendants and outlining a scheduled judgement. The article then shifts to a natural history note describing viviparous and oviparous snakes, focusing on the European ring snake Tropidonotus matrensis, its reproduction, hatchlings, and behavior as a pet.
A practical craft note suggests making a bookmark from the breast bone of a chicken, scraped clean, painted, and finished with a ribbon. It claims the marker can be both pretty and highly usable for various hooks and texts. The page also mentions brushing fruit pies with unbeaten white of egg to prevent juice leakage.
A reader advises placing rubber tips on dining room chair legs to protect carpet or flooring. The tips, costing about one dollar for six chairs, save many dollars in wear over time.
The East Buffalo market shows slow receipts with lower cattle and hog prices, while hogs steady at New York and Cleveland reports note light cattle, steady sheep and lambs, and varied wheat corn and oats futures with several contracts opening and closing near quoted ranges. Prime hogs range around 6.00 to 6.65, cattle receipts light to moderate, and lambs 4.00 to 7.80 depending on weight and quality.
A garbled OCR segment reports various numeric pairs and words like opening and closing values with dates such as January and September. The text lacks coherent events or clearly identifiable entities, making precise reporting difficult.
Toledo market notes list August wheat options at 1 to 2 cents. September 96 and December 18 with 1-2 cent adjustments. May 10 8. Corn quoted September 4 1-2, December 6 1-2, May 5 1. Rye No 1 at 7 1-2 and No 1 at 4 1-2. Cloverseed October 7. alfalfa timothy hay values noted with primes for nobelke and timothy at 204.
Fragmented OCR notes show assorted produce entries with prices and item descriptors. Mentions include creamery products, packed goods, and various quality grades, but details are incomplete and scattered across lines. No clear event or outcome is identifiable.
Wheat 0.90 per bushel, Corn 0.70 per bushel. Clover seed 13.00 per bale, Timothy 2.00 per bushel. Hungarian seed 0.50 per bale.
Local produce market prices list Butter Cheese Lard Syrup Sugar Teas Vinegar Rice Navy Beans Lima Beans Cracked Hominy Meal Flour and various brands with per pound per dozen per gallon per sack or per barrel rates. Contains multiple items and inconsistent OCR spellings from Chas Turner & Co.
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