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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1919
Page
8
Tokyo August 11. Japanese propose lodging foreign delegates to the 1920 International Sunday School convention in Japanese homes. One thousand families would host, with guests sleeping on tatami, moving in stockinged feet, using shoji panels, and sharing simple breakfasts if requested. The plan aims to ease cross cultural barriers and foster understanding and friendship.
Classified ads advertise improved farms near Buhl priced from 176.00 to 300.00. Emphasizes lower payments vs rent and mentions Gates Realty Co near the Golden Rule with contact phone 65 7 9 to 8 9. Also seeks a blacksmith tool dresser for Midland Bridge Co at Elex White Shop J-24.
Chicago livestock market notes on hogs cattle and sheep with receipts around 17 000 hogs 17 000 cattle and 26 000 sheep and declines and gains in prices across weight classes beef steers veal calves and feeder stock etc for tomorrow's estimated runs and prices in the 20s to 30s for hogs and mid-teens for cattle with lamb values in the mid to high teens and low single digits for lower quality stock.
Chicago August 12 corn prices closed unsettled with a net decline of about 14 percent as traders noted weak demand amid cost of living protests. September futures at 1.91 to 1.914 percent and December around 1.52 to 1.53. Oats rose fractionally while provisions fluctuated.
CHICAGO Aug 12 Butter lower creamery 48 53c Eggs lower receipts 14 446 cases firsts 41 42c ordinary firsts 37 38c at mark cases included 38 41c storage packed firsts 43 48c Poultry alive unsettled springs 33c Seeds 28c Potatoes unsettled arrivals 70 cars Minnesota early Ohios sacked car lots 3.25 3.85 cwt Kansas Wisconsin and Missouri early Ohios sacked car lots 3.26 cwt New Jersey Giants sacked car lots 4.35 cwt New Jersey Cobblery sacked and bulk car lots 4.50 4.65 cwt
Liberty bond prices today in New York show quoted levels for several series. Values include 3448 at 99.90, 1$ at 94.04, second 4s at 93.04, first 4s at 94.16, second 4s at 98.80, third 4s at 94.86, fourth 4s at 98.20, Victory 3 8 at 99.80, and Victory 4 8 at 99.80.
Thirteen white men were indicted for participating in the Chicago race riots sparked two weeks earlier. The indictment now shows 60 black and 17 white defendants. Among those charged is George Stauber, accused of instigating the stoneing of a black boy who fell from a raft and drowned in Lake Michigan on July 27, with the crime labeled manslaughter.
Chicago market bulletin lists corn No 2 mixed at 2.06 2.07 dollars, No 2 yellow 2.09 2.10, oats No 2 white 75 77 cents, rye No 2 1.53 1.57, barley 1.32 1.47, timothy 9 11.75, clover nominal, pork nominal, lard 31.52, ribs 26 27 dollars.
Caldwell New Jersey Aug 11 A mis shot doomed the Great Lakes naval training station team to third in enlisted men’s team matches as E A Zymanski hit the wrong target. Marine corps team number two won with 270 at 600 yards and 266 at 1000 yards total 536. Marine corps team number one placed second with 636 and 258 at long range. Others included J A Wade J J Bailey Captain Paul Ramos Herman Thomas K T Frederick and H A Frise tied for fifth with 282.
The date for the farm Bureau club excursion was set for August 28 by Club Leader A I O Reilly. A picnic luncheon will be at the fair grounds in Filer. Demonstrations on canning and stock judging will feature the program. A club festival is planned next Thursday at Poplar Grove for nearby clubs.
Mrs Hy P Bargér departed last evening for Hotatta Oregon for a few weeks visit. The notice notes a brief domestic departure and mentions location and duration.
Nine death claims were filed in probate court by relatives of victims who died when the Goodyear dirigible crashed into a downtown bank on July 21. The claims will be settled by an arbitration board whose findings the company volunteered to respect.
Aug 13. Jimmy Reese a 16 year old mascot for the submarine base baseball team of San Pedro signs with the San Pedro club. The event highlights local youth involvement in military base activities and sports during the period.
An old consumer-health warning touts a “famous salts” tonic made from grape and lemon acids with lithia. It claims to cleanse clogged kidneys, reduce bladder irritation, and prevent backache by drinking a water-like effervescent remedy and ample water daily.
A dealer advertises a general transfer business inviting customers to call and discuss delivering items from a single package to multiple cases to any place on earth. The offer includes door service, pickup, and transporting belongings to the railroad, with a promise to handle transfers for all sizes.
Business directory listing for Casper Nygard and J F Burton at 114 Second Ave with telephone 175 and attorneys Jas R Bothwell and W Orr Chapman practicing in Idaho in all courts, phone 848.
Used car dealer and service station MO B WHITE AUTO COMPANY operates opposite the post office with phone service 218.
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