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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
8
Officials announced the Alaska Packers Company boats will exit fishing areas and return home within two weeks. Other items note a Seattle to Yellowstone trip, Shoshone Falls impressions, and local sales and classifieds such as a walnut dresser and a Edison talking machine.
Hogs receipts 35 000 opened lower and closed mostly down. Prices for heavy, medium, light, and sow categories varied around $18.50 to $22.60. Cattle receipts 16 000 weak with beef steers and butcher cattle showing wide range from $7.75 to $19. Rumor of cattle and veal prices mixed with feeder and range steer values. Sheep receipts 28 000 firm with lambs and yearlings priced from about $10 to $18 and ewes down to $3.25.
Chicago price declines ripple through grain and hogs as government seizure of food stocks near the Chicago board of trade spurs heavy selling. Corn gapped lower with September at 1.83 and December around 1.45, oats down, and provisions tumbling. Foreign exchange weakness and news of price fixing abroad add to bearish mood.
Across AMAHA, Kansas City and St Joseph auctions on Aug 14, cattle hogs and sheep posted varied results with heavier weights drawing higher bids in some markets while lighter grades grew softer. Lambs remained strong at AMAHA with steady to higher quotes. buyers in Kansas City and St Joseph showed cautious demand amid brisk supplies. A British naval officer patented a pair of vertical compasses designed to sit level with the navigator’s eyes to avoid bending readings.
Finance news from New York shows final Liberty bond values for multiple series on August 14. 38 4s trade around 99.90, first 4s near 94.06, second 4s about 93, first 44s 94.20, second 4s 93.26, third 44s 95.04, fourth 44s 93.30, Victory 3s 99.84, Victory 4s 99.76.
Colonel W. T. Johnston chief of staff southern department was awarded the distinguished service medal for organizing and directing officers training camps at the war entry. Major General Joseph Dickman, department commander, made the presentation in San Antonio Texas on August 13.
Six hundred machinists at the Toledo Machine and Tool company walked out in Toledo on August 13 protesting work for Willys-Overland amid a weeks long labor dispute. The walkout signals sympathy with ongoing labor actions and underscores tensions between the shop and its客户.
Local Union 1116 announces new pay rate of seven dollars per eight hours for carpenters beginning August 18 1919. In a separate notice a missing Goodyear smoothtied fabric tire size 34x41 2 is claimed lost between Twin Falls and Rock Creek on August 12 with contact for return via F R Wharton Rogerson Hotel.
Market brief lists grain prices as of August 14 in Chicago Minneapolis and Omaha. Corn Nos 2 and 3 yellow mixed ranges and futures, oats and rye values given alongside barley and clover. flour notes unchanged in Minneapolis. additional corn and oats figures for Omaha area.
San Francisco August 14 1919 report notes the Bristol Bay Behring Sea area south of the Alaska peninsula and waters near British Columbia and Puget Sound record the poorest salmon pack in years. Limited catches affect Bristol Bay Behring Sea regions and coastal ports.
Start the day with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The remedy is advertised as purifying the alimentary tract and improving overall health and vitality.
A harbor ad-style notice seeking customers for a general transfer business. They will pick up packages at the customer’s door, handle one or more cases, and deliver to the railroad. They invite a call to discuss terms and services.
Listings show J H Dodd office I D Building real estate Casper Nygard J F Burton attorneys at law Babcock Building probate and civil practice James R Bothwell W Orr Chapman Wise lawyer Notary Public Bann Tres Building E V Larsen Cotillion Hall Building Asher Hilson First National Bank blog practice in all courts VP Idaho office and residence Twin Falls Idaho Over Shoshone Grocery Wolf E M Wolfe rooms 6 6 over I D Store Twin Falls Idaho
Chicago reports butter prices steady to higher with creamery grades and varied firsts. Poultry unsettled and fowl prices mixed while potatoes show stronger arrivals from Minnesota Kansas and Ohio. New York notes butter strong and poultry steady with dressed goods unchanged. Kansas City shows eye prices up and butter steady with poultry broilers up slightly.
A compact historical classified listing shows MO B White Auto Company offering used cars and a service station opposite the post office with phone 218. Flower Foto Shop, First National Bank building, cleaners and dyers, H Heartfield at 138 Shoshone St Bo a Loans, A Robinson rooms 1 and 3 Bank and Trust Building phone 621, transfer and truck at 1231 Shoshone St, Auto Livery L F Roberts and Livery phone 876W.
East St Louis and surrounding cities halted as carmen strike stops service in East St Louis Alton Belleville and nearby towns. Officials met with railway leaders and union reps but failed to reach a settlement. Railway heads refused a 60 percent wage increase and cited land section near Somers Ferry Idaho.
New York City faced a possible broader traction strike as subway and elevated line motormen threaten action to Sunday if wages do not rise by fifty percent, up from a ten percent offer. Mayor Hylan accuses company officials of collusion to push higher fares. District Attorney Swann cites a Morgan firm letter as potentially signaling financial schemes. About five thousand union members attend a meeting to hear duties if the strike proceeds.
Pair of glasses in a case found near the post office. Owner may identify and reclaim by calling at the Chronicle and paying for this notice.
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