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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR details a delicate jacket with lace and insertion along edges. Mentions round lace, dampened edges, gathered open sleeves, and inner bound edges. Specifies fabric width four to five yards, insertion length, and material counts.
The text presents a view of King Edward's wealth, noting an annual grant of about 4 million dollars by Parliament and claiming his real wealth nears 100 million in property. It contrasts the king’s holdings with those of wealthy Americans and mentions Waldorf Astor as owning substantial New York real estate.
OCR fragment discusses a creature described as the Mexican and its vulnerability. The garbled lines reference extinction risk, a time frame around a year and a half, and vague descriptions of appearance. No clear facts, names, places, dates, or organizations are discernible.
Joseph Liebman owns a nine foot five inch wooden George Washington statue weighing about 800 pounds. The piece, mounted in colonial dress, dates from 1772 and has passed through multiple owners since, including Antonia Decorate and Frank Theobald. Liebman values it at around 5000 dollars and plans to keep it, despite offers from collectors.
In Centerville New Jersey a tramp known as Dusty Rows leaped into the Morris canal to rescue brothers William 13 and Charles 11 who were sinking after a diving accident. He declined work offered by farmer John Phelps and received ten dollars a suit and hat as thanks after pulling the boys to shore.
An envelope with two certified checks totaling 40 000 and 4 400 was found in a hotel desk and returned to a Coan merchant who had 96 000 on deposit. The checks had been lost in transit from November 26 1900. Brokers A H Maston Co closed a deal for a Cleveland client who received the checks. The discovery followed a clerk and a downtown hotel staffer locating the yellow envelope.
In Mantourayilie Williamsport area constables Rogers and Shirt, seeking a translahooking burglar, chased Edward Wadsworth of Galeton a visiting schoolteacher. Wadsworth followed and fled, shots were fired, and he was grabbed before his sweetheart explained the misunderstanding.
The article notes rising prices and strong demand for broom corn in the Mattoon area with sales of 20 tons at $190 per ton and higher bids around $125. Only two blocks of choice stock remain, and acreage could reach about 41,000 acres with favorable prospects for the current year.
Describes decorative table baskets in various shapes including lifelike turkeys pumpkins and an eagle, used for fruit or as centerpieces. Notes custom orders, including a billiard table basket, often made in Germany, with prices ranging from five to twenty five dollars.
The article notes braid usage in coats and skirts with emphasis on trimming brands. It observes differences between French and American styles, with coats becoming longer for winter and skirts tending toward simplicity in the season’s trend. It mentions heavy and thin braids for binding coats and trimming, and contrasts French preference for graceful chimney skirt with platted styles.
Market news from East Buffalo notes cattle and hog receipts with prices. Cattle receipts around 450 with a lower tone anticipated, prime beef and feeder stock listed, cow and bull offerings mixed. Hog receipts near 15 300 with prices cited for fat and feeder hogs, lambs around 15 000 with steady to higher bids. Volume remains active and listings show varied weights and classes for tomorrow’s market.
Agricultural market notes show mixed grain and livestock values with receipts and prices. Wheat and corn trends vary by region, with oats, rye, and barley listed. cattle and hogs receipts and prices range broadly, alongside local produce and grocery prices for Butter Lard Eggs and staples.
Holy A. A. Bibb of 302 Tenth street NW keeps a pet goose named Doc. The bird, about 20 pounds, wanders Washington with apparent familiarity, following crowds and keeping near Bibb. Doc, famed for his gentle behavior toward men, avoids women and often prompts neighbors to react with amused sympathy.
In a Pittsburgh tale a wife seeks a divorce by feigning sorrow over the presumed death of her husband John Wallace a former fireman who vanished four years ago She learns he is alive and discovers he is chasing a different life with a new partner The tale blends a sensational romance with legal doubt and public intrigue while naming Alderman Negley as the local official advised on the matter.
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