Chicago Markets Patchwork Hogs Cattle and Sheep Report
Chicago markets show hogs 12,000 head with prices 19 to 25 cents higher and tops at 6.25 for 180 to 300 pounds. Cattle receipts around 1,000 with Fed steers and yearlings fairly active and strong to 25 cents higher. vealers steady then lower bids. Sheep around 9,000 with fat lambs steady. early sales good to choice. total receipts cattle 5,000 hogs 13,000 sheep 4,000 listed for tomorrow.
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Chicago
U.P
Hest Handywiehl
Grain Prices in Chicago Trade Report
Chicago markets show wheat May at 1 10% to 1 14% range with July and Sep slight gains. Corn May around 64% to 66% with Sept higher. oats and soybeans offer mixed moves as trading continues.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain Market Report
Chicago April 22 cash grain update lists corn with varied bids across lots including yellow varieties and mixed grades, oats in the low forties, and soybeans with yellow types and mixed notes. It records multiple crop quality points and price ranges for traders.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Report Mixed Receipts and Prices
Chicago markets show steady poultry and produce trading with mixed receipts. Produce receipts total 61 651 cases with high percentages for extra firsts and dirties, current receipts at 154 percent. poultry values list various duck and hen weights, with broilers and turkey figures noted.
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Chicago
Two Young Men Die In Car Blaze At Clear Lake
Mason City report identifies two victims after a fatal crash along the southwest shore of Clear Lake. Clarence J. Berg, about 25, and Donald Burtis, 24, both residents of Mason City, were found dead as the car plunged into a tree and burned.
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Clearlake
Yuictim
Clarence J. Berg
Donald Burtis
Most Expensive Jewel When Large and Tawless Emeralds
The piece notes that a large brilliant emerald commands the highest price among gems, describing its value as the costliest of jewels and highlighting the prestige of such a flawless specimen.
War Review Continues on Norway Invasion
The article details British and German actions in Norway, noting early treachery reports, naval and air battles, and claims of sinking German warships. It reports British landings near Narvik Trondheim and Narvik regions, Allied forces at Namsos Molde and Laerdal, and estimates of German strength and possible Allied totals as the campaign widens.
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Narvik
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Bergen
Stavanger
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Gulf of Bothnia
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Molde
Laerdal
Paris
London
Kansas Birds Eat Live Cows Across Western Kansas
Cattlemen in western Kansas report new pests as English starlings and a meadow lark like bird land on cow backs and bore through skin, attacking dairy herds and hard to control with poison. Farmers halt grazing, shelter dairy stock, and fear rapid starling spread in harsh winter conditions.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Ray Lamberson
Liberal
Lamberson
Grackle
Grinnell shelves Pardoners Tale, not staged
Grinnell college bans staging The Pardoners Tale but places the one act in the library for readers. Co author Margaret Currier, based on Chaucer, follows three roisterers who swear to kill death after a companion dies. Set in a tavern along the Iowa Missouri border.
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Grinnell
John Nollen
Grinnell College
Margaret Currier
Chanser
Iowa-Missouri
Girl Dies in Bonfire Accident Over Marshmallows
Ketty Mae Hooper, 9, of Reinbeck, died in a Waterloo hospital from burns after her swing skirt brushed flames while toasting marshmallows near her home. Witnesses reported the skirt touched the fire, clothing burned away, leaving head to knees inflamed.
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Ketty Mae Hooper
Frank Hooper
Reinbeck
Grapevine Clad Rosebud Building Stretches Half Block
A single grapevine grows along the entire side of a Rosebud Texas building extending about half a block in length, creating a notable botanical feature in the street scene.
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Rosebud
Texas
Frescoes Found in Caesar’s Tiber Bath Near Hadrianic Wall
Roman riverbed excavation on the Tiber reveals frescoes decorating a bath built in Caesar era, with Hadrianic paintings dated 117 to 138 A D. The site, linked to Caesar’s gardens by the Tiber, yielded a landing stage and temple remains. The artworks will join Rome’s National Museum collection.
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Cleopatra
Tiber
Caesar
Ovid
Sisese
National Museum of
Cow Tail Power: Milking Machine Invented in 1860
A Massachusetts dairyman designed a milking machine powered by a cow tail in 1860. The device used tail motion to operate, and the inventor suggested artificial flies be added to the dairy to keep it productive during flytime. The concept was described in the 1860 September issue of the New England Farmer.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New England
Hungary Discovers Oil Fields With Export Potential
Budapest reports oil fields found in Hungary are said to meet all domestic needs with a surplus available for export. The announcement notes large reserves and potential economic impact for the nation.
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Budapest
Hungary
Auto mass production begins in the United States
The year 1900 marks the start of mass production of automobiles in the United States with total sales at 4,192 vehicles that year.
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United States
West Chester High School News Highlights and Play Cast
West Chester reports top musical results with the boys quartet rated superior and the bass soloist Dean Moore plus the mixed quartet rated excellent. Senior class work on a mystery play The Scarecrow creeps features a large cast led by Adam Throgg and Dr. Kenneth Gage with pages of named roles.
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High School News
West Chester
Dean Moore
Betty Sprague
Helen Huber
Wellman High School
Fire damages storeroom at Ottumwa YMCA
Fire swept through the YMCA storeroom in Ottumwa causing about 5000 dollars in damage. H B Frame the Y secretary reported tents and camp equipment were lost. Water damaged the gymnasium floor as two inches of water flooded the area.
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Ottumwa
Y.M.C.A
H. B. Frame
Pupils Celebrate Liberty Center Girl State Spelling Champion
Pupils at Liberty Center school decorate Annabell Kimsey's classroom in Indianola to honor her victory in the state spelling contest. Streamers and banners proclaim pride as Annabell, age 12, is cheered for spelling Chilblain to decide the championship.
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Indianola
Liberty Center
Annabell Kimsey
Annabell
Bacon's Fashion Experiments Parade in London Streets
Francis Bacon the essayist created 1,200 drawings of eccentric clothing and had tailors fashion some designs. When friends refused to wear them he hired men to wear the costumes and promenade London streets for display.
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Francis Bacon
London
Odd Sensations Linked to Fish Poisoning Cited by Collier's
Collier's notes a symptom of fish poisoning in humans where contact with cold objects feels warm and ice cream tastes hot, causing the eater to blow on it. The report highlights reversed sensory impressions as an unusual warning sign.
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Ryvening Journal
Collier's
Christmas Tree Ornaments Scarce Amid World War Shortages
Canadian homes face simpler Christmas decorations as war disrupts supply chains. Merchants struggle to refill stocks and ornaments may run out. Most decorations originate in Germany, intensifying the shortage.
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Germany
Professor Turner Develops Flower Canning Method
Dr J S Turner of the University of Melbourne Australia, as reported by The American Magazine, has devised a new method for canning flowers. The article notes the academic background and the intended practical applications of this preservation technique.
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J S. Turner
University of Melbourne
Australia
Gold and jeweled sword sent to Lee found off Wrightsville
In the wreck of the Fannie and Jennie, a Confederate blockade runner near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, yields a gold and jeweled sword reportedly sent to General Robert E. Lee by British sympathizers.
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Wrightsville N.C
Robert F. Lee
Cardiff Giant Hoax Revealed as Stone Figure Burial Fraud
A upstate New York farmer confessed to carving a stone giant and burying it to stage a petrified giant hoax that stirred years of controversy. The release details the scheme and subsequent exposure and deception.
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Cardiff
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