Closing Quotations and Cattle Prices on Chicago Board
Closing prices show wheat at 900 for July and 8u%y for Sept, corn around SR Aye for July and d9lac for Sept, oats 3 lve July and Sept 38e, pork and lard futures listed with July and Sept figures. Cattle receipts at Chicago and South Omaha indicate mixed movement with beef steers around 7.50 to 8.50, cows and heifers 5.75 to 8.00, and hogs trading 8.15 to 8.45 with variable weights. sheep receipts 14,000 with lambs from 5.50 to 7.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Omaha
Meritol Pile Remedy Sold by Local Agent
J J Klopp urges Estherville residents to trust Meritol Pile Remedy as the sole city agent, claiming outstanding success and offering a guarantee on every package.
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J.J. Klopp
The Car of Progress and the Push Ahead
A fragmented piece depicts a car with most passengers aloft and cheering as progress climbs a steep hill. Some remain inside doubting effort while others vow to help when others pretend to push, illustrating a metaphor of collective advancement.
World on an upgrade as workers push toward the hill
Eugene Bernard Smith recalls optimism and skepticism about progress while workers push a car up a hill, half the world advancing and the other half seated. A judge hears a prisoner argue that his brother, a physician, could be blamed for a life expectancy claim affecting the case.
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Eugene Bernard Smith
London
Presence of Mind and a Theater Fire Rescue Tale
A manager recalls a deadly moment when a theater burned with over a thousand spectators. In a panic he feared a rush but sent Mist Scrawney to recite Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight. The house emptied in three minutes, saving lives.
Not a Bit Like Cricket At A Ball Game
An Englishman at his first ball game asks an American when tea is served. The American laughs that tea isn’t served at a ball site. The Englishman pries for the object of the game as reporters note the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsay
Kogiighman
Pheu
Ulaocinuatl Enquirer
America
South
Gathering of War Veterans in Des Moines Parade
Des Moines hosts the largest Iowa veteran gathering in 25 years with Grand Army of the Republic encampment, state regimental reunions, and a Des Moines parade led by General Grenville M. Dodge. Two Mexican War veterans participate. Iowa figures Brown and Willett prominent in leadership. Also reports on Grover Babcock’s seven-year sentence for statutory sex crimes, Keokuk dam status, and various Iowa civic appointments and events.
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Des Moines
Towa
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans of Iowa
Iowa
John D. Brown
Leon
Iowa Department
Willett
Tama
Grenville M. Dodge
Grover Babcock
Lena. Chaney
Kansas City
McPherson
Stillwater
Minn
Babcock
J. D. Brown
Griswold
Big Four to Defend Polo Cup in Gap Match
Hempstead June 9 The Big Four Whitney Milburn and the Waterburys will defend the international polo trophy against British challengers. Foxhall Keene is out with a broken collarbone and Devereux Milburn returns to back. Milburn, with Whitney as captain, will lead the defenders with the Waterburys at forwards.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Whitney, Milburn
Waterburys
National
Polio Association
Foxhall Keene
Keene
Devereux Milburn
Malcolm Stevenson
L. H. Stoddard
R. L. Agassiz
Harold C. Phipps
Rene LaMontague
Stoddard
Stevenson
Milburn
Harry Payne Whitney
Lawrence
Train wrecked in revenge near Salem injures six
A Willamette Valley limited passenger train derailed three miles south of Salem Oregon after dissembled rail spikes and a crowbar were found near the track. Investigations indicate discharged circus workers likely planned the act to derail the circus train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific
Willamette Valley
Salem
Cireus
Willamette Valley Limited
JAP SUSPECTED OF SPYING FROM WATER NEAR FORT WADSWORTH
Kato Osak a Japanese national is detained at Bis Island immigration station after rescue from New York bay near Fort Wadsworth Port Wadsworth. Authorities note his fluent English and claim he discarded a packet of papers overboard, raising suspicions of espionage pending investigation.
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New York
Kato Osak
New York Bay
Port Wadsworth
Bis Island
Osaka
Buffalo Bill Recovers Seeks Return Flight to Atlanta
Buffalo Bill Colonel William F Cody who fell ill in Knoxville Tennessee has fully recovered and left for Atlanta after a brief illness.
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Buffalo Bill
Knoxville
Tenn
William F. Cody
Buffalo BL
Atlanta
Weather Victims and Witty Quips in One Page
A humorous collage shows people blaming the weather for troubles and a light satire on consular appointments. The piece includes quips on sunny days and blizzards, followed by brief jokes about language bans and a child’s view of a German name used as a modern cliché.
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Baltimore
Father
Robert
Ifack
Quick Laughs and Quotations Across A Busy Page
A collage of witticisms and anecdotes from newspapers and humor columns. A student plays with names in jest about taxicabs while a veteran recalls slavery and marriage. Other bits poke at faith, manners, and modern life with brief dialogic interchanges and social quips.
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First ‘National Bank OF
Bestherville
Chicago Board of Trade
Estherville
Theyougne
Ank
Das Moines
General Dodge Wii
Keokuk Dam
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Pipe Une Company
Fort Madison
Emerson Headen
J. T. Keene
Sioux City
Grand
Jamey J. Hunt
Cracd Sentinel
H. R. Beresford
Fort Dodge
Bender
W. H. Hender
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Iowa College
Ames
Cedar Falls
Methodist
Shenandoah
D. C. Mackintosh
Presbyterian Church
Iowa Elka
Rochester
W. J. McDonald
Iowa City
Iowa State Wiki Committee
Ob Transportation
Elks
Elks of
Dubuque
Clarke
State University
John G. Bowman
Foxhall P. Keene
American Press Association
Fort Wadsworth
Our Bank
Bank of
Foh, Rhode
Esthervildele
Howa
Frank L. Stanton
Auania Constitution
Washington
Siam
New York American
Youngstown
Lippincott’s
Chicago News
Cleveland Plain Dealer
France
Parla
Baltt
THE
Iowa Savings Bank
Estherville, Iawa
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