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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
7
A rambling reminiscence recalls a town prognosticator who split weather by river banks and sole seventh sense. The piece mixes whimsical verse, local sayings, and anecdotes about townsfolk, jokes, and a Fourth of July misadventure.
The piece recalls players like Cy Young and Jim McGuire discussing whether professional baseball feels like fun or hard work. Young says he would rather chop asphalt than play, while McGuire recalls lasting enjoyment. other managers show mixed, nerves ridden reactions to the grind and heat of the game.
The article surveys inventive debt collection methods from the Austrian empire to England and the Ottoman era. It describes post office ledgers delivering debts to Budapest, quarantines used to force payments in Palestine, blacklists for liquor debts, hotel “deadbeats” lists with photos, a bartender’s unpaid wage scheme, and landlords hiring brawny enforcers.
Sir Harry Jommon writes of the Masai race noting that young men aged 17 to 27 are warriors. He describes hair preparation with fat and red clay, body oiling, and facial hair removal. The Masai are said to have mixed Hamitic blood and sustain themselves on blood and livestock. Marriage follows retirement from warrior life.
The article discusses how burglars and thieves, from London to America, use coded signals and gestures as a silent system of communication. It notes chalk marks on doors, ear scratches, and watcher placements as warnings and plans for escapes, detailing how groups coordinate safe cracking and pickpocketing with specialized roles and expert planning.
A string of clippings highlights social misunderstandings and witty remarks. The notes include a mistaken collar button in stew and patrons denying extras, a college sports jab about athletes, and a playful exchange about youth and bravado. Multiple brief vignettes echo light-hearted, era-specific banter from various papers.
Market notes from East Buffalo and Cleveland area yards show cattle receipts around 150 with quiet demand, sheep and lambs about 1,100 with lambs 25 cents lower and mixed weights. Union Stock Yards reports 17,000 receipts with 7,000 expected tomorrow and prices for live cattle and hogs fluctuating, with sheep at 40,000 receipts and steady to softer trends. calves steady with receipts around 100.
Chicago grain prices show quiet activity with July values ranging around 89.7 to 90.7 per bushel and September and December contracts posting modest shifts. Opening bids and closing figures oscillate, reflecting a subdued session in the Chicago market.
Market notes list commodities with bid and ask spreads across wheat corn oats rye and clover in Toledo. Price quotes include various contracts and months such as July September December May with values and openings shown for Can and Maly Wheat, Corn, and Oats alongside rye and clover notes, reflecting a busy futures snapshot.
In New York on July 22 supply and pricing data appear mixed with 13 400 packages noted across creamery and dairy items. Prices range with creamery entries around 22 to 22 1 2, dairy items near 21 1 2, and various commodities like fossil-rectipie 14245 showing stable levels despite regional fluctuations.
Market details show wheat at 900 per bushel and various produce rates from Butter to Navy Beans. The item list includes corn, clover seed, timothy, and other staples with prices, plus notes on advertising and an editorial insert about chest injuries and medical attitudes.
A fragmented price list shows various flour brands and package sizes with price points such as B. P. Marion Regal Tender Monarch and Gold Medal. The text mixes abbreviations and seems like a catalog or supermarket ad for flour products and weights.
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