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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented dialogue depicts a nervous exchange with misread names and garbled phrases. The scene mentions a May Ik error, a joint occasion, and interactions about speaking, tasting, and a window scene. References include Philadelphia and a character named Nora with Mim indicating a staged or theatrical setting.
Local banking scandal in Columbus Ohio involves Daugherty and McKinnon at the Columbus Savings and Trust company. Depositors receive 4 percent interest on time deposits while investigations expose stock shares and possible political ties. Guilbert and Geen figures are mentioned in connection with bank accounts and legal counsel.
A facsimile circular from Columbus Savings and Trust Co. is featured, detailing $250,000 state funds on deposit and linking State Treasurer McKinnon and officials to bank stock. The piece attacks alleged self dealing, references Daugherty and Guilbert, and questions pay contrasts between state and private deposits amid a broader probe.
A garbled older text wanders through chatter about language, prices, and everyday quirks. It mixes jokes, lore, and stray poems with snippets about editors, old women, and missing items, forming a rambling slice of a historical column full of idiosyncratic voices and bits of humor.
Market report shows cattle and sheep receipts and prices at Union Stock Yards with steady to active trends. Cattle and sheep receipts are listed for tomorrow with estimated totals and price ranges across various classes including hogs horses and lambs.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered prices and items with unclear headings. References include 1500 shipments, 5.00 to 6.50 ranges, and various steady receipts for sheep, lamb, and crops.
Pittsburg area market notes show supplies of cows and calves, hogs, and sheep with varying demand. Prime beef cattle range around 5.70 to 5.75 for heavy weights, hogs and heavy stockers priced 4.00 to 6.40, calves and lambs scattered, and general market tone described as stronger for some lines and weaker for others.
The report lists Wheat Devenster and Corn futures across months May July December with opening prices and daily ranges. It notes values such as Wheat between 97 84 and 9 with openings near 8 12 and 81.2 and corn around 43 144 to 4 with openings near 6F and 62. Closing prices are provided in several lines, reflecting a wide spread of bids and futures activity.
Toledo grain prices list futures and month dates for wheat corn oats rye and milo with scattered figures. Prices include December March and October terms, plus prime milk values and various grade notes across commodities.
A fragmented item reports butter outputs at Kagem with a figure of 14,078 units amid a moderately festive creamery scene. The text is incomplete but indicates production figures and a celebratory tone.
A fragmentary market list shows FLOUR brands and weights with prices such as Marion 1.4 bbl at 1.40, Doxal Touder 11 lb at 1.50, Carnation Flour 1-1, Knickerbocker 1-4 bbl at 120, Gold Medal 1.4 bil 1.70, Clover Loaf 4 vbl 2.1180.10.202c.
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