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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
7
A hunter recalls a perilous sea elephant kill marked by treacherous footing and icy terrain. He describes how the animal nearly struck and battered him with a bayonet, a harpoon, and a powerful bite, highlighting the dangers faced by the four hunters and their near-miss amid the stormy chase.
Clara Morris notes in Woman's Home Companion that market women flood the Paris palace gardens with violets for Empress Eugenie on Louis Napoleon's wedding day. A sign omen sparks pushing, shouting, and a melee as soldiers intervene, amid crowds crying Vive l'Imperatrice. The scene ends with raucous laughter and a lingering mood of superstition.
A Cleveland Leader tongue in cheek column riffs on nature and fish speech, joking about why fish would chafe at noise if they could cackle. The quip ponders money buying happiness but notes it cannot avert death or cure folly.
RAMDEL BOWSER, a boastful narrator, recalls a comical domestic war with his wife Mrs Bowser during a spring housecleaning. He meets mischief from furniture moving, a toppled dresser, and a carpet beater delay, while he slyly avoids blame and praises himself as the calm, calculating observer amid chaos.
A child named Little Mary visits her grandmother in the country and spots a peacock in the garden. She rushes inside to tell her grandmother about the strange bird, while the text includes garbled phrases and outdated phrases from Baltimore American.
This article explains how the cord of wood varies by length, shape, and processing. It covers twelve foot versus four foot cuts, chopping versus sawing losses, and the effect on buyer and seller values, with figures on cubic feet and expected yields. It notes how seasoning changes volume and weight and outlines practical implications for farmers, buyers, and sellers.
A garbled column bundle quotes various phrases and snippets from newspapers including a misread Ocean liner scene, a wife remark on sailors, a cough remedy offer, and asides about advertisements and reputation. The text presents misprints and partial sentences from historic papers.
Town by town cattle and hog receipts listed for Union Stock Yards and East Buffalo with prices for heifers steers cows and calves. Also shows Cleveland Ohio andTRG area figures including hogs cattle and lambs with steady to firmer bids and notable receipts in thousands.
Fragmented OCR notes describe times and placements in a Pittsburg Maine track meet. It references 80 races, various heats and times like 6.60 and 5.50, along with entries labeled Heavies and Yorkers and mentions of market steady and double diets.
New York July market items list shows poultry and fowl prices with chickens at 1 dp 26, fowls 11 17, ducks 19 ap 20. Dairy firms quote creamery firsts at 21 qb 22 and receipts around 18,000. white fancy and mixed fancy at 25 P 28 Vd.
Market price list shows paying prices for Hattoride per ib Frew 19 cents per dozen Lard 9 cents per ib Popcorn selling prices for butter cream lard syrup sugar and teas with varied per unit quotes Vinegar barrels navy beans rice and beans prices for raisins currants and dried fruits overall pricing ranges omitted where unclear
The document lists flour pricing for multiple brands including Marion Pride Lowal Yonder Monarch Gold Medal and Clover Leaf with various batch sizes such as 1 4 and 1 bbl. Prices range from 1.00 to 2.08 per unit and indicate different bulk quantities and packaging.
Fragmentary notices advertise room rental and housing options. Details include a corner location near Main and Tully Streets and a one room plus eight month house on Manewall Street with a referenced rate. Contact names Georg B. H. De Jones and Marion Savings Harte for inquiries.
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