Chicago Aug 25 1923 Daily Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago buyers deal with mixed livestock prices as hogs rise to 9.25 tops while cattle and sheep show varied gains. Estimated receipts total about 4,000 hogs 1,000 cattle and 2,000 sheep with a holdover around 6,500. Top hog price 9.25. best natives bid 13.50 for veals and 14.10 for top western lambs. Market issued by Beach-Wickham Grain Co with statewide grain quotes after livestock figures.
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Chicago
Floor Wax and Furniture Polish Recipe
A simple home method uses beeswax melted in hot water to about a half pound then a quart of turpentine and a half cup of ammonia added gradually. Heat together in a double boiler for ten minutes and apply warm with flannel before buffing to shine.
Hog sale dates listed for September to October
Sale dates announce Poland China hog sale on September 25 by W. R. Gamon & Sons six miles southeast. October 6 Welsh & Wagner Pol and China Hog Sale. October 10 Chas. Nicola & Son Brighton Duroc Sale. October 13 Ernest Carlson Duroc Jersey Hog Sale.
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W. R. Gamon & Sons
Poland
Welsh & Wagner
China
Chas. Nicola & Son
Brighton
Duroc Sale
Ernest Carlson
Duroc Jersey
Custom Among Bushmen Inheritance Practices
Among the bushmen of South Africa if a man dies his brother inherits his bow and spear and the wife and children.
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South Africa
Local woman objects to ambiguous gas terms in boastful slang
A London neighbor hears a sharp rebuke as a woman insists on clear gas pricing. She rejects vague terms and demands she knows exactly what she pays for, referencing past simple service.
Money in Inventions and a Seamless Can Idea
A inventor creates a can lid design that removes easily by striking the top. A Chicago packing house orders ten million as an experimental test and the idea yields a large fortune for the inventor.
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Chicago
Curious Handsower Tree of Mexico Described
The natives name a Mexican tree the handsower tree. Its flowers form four stem shaped like a hand and arm, with curved finger tip claws. Each tree bears thousands of such blooms that appear as blood red hands waving in the distance.
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Mexico
Lost gold watch found on fishing trip
Narrator recounts fishing on a lake where a gold watch lost three months earlier is reeled in. He notes Friday the 13th as a lucky day after the discovery and the hook snagging on water and bait.
Mosquitoes Said to Spread Yellow Fever, Shape Noted
The text describes yellow fever as spread solely by mosquitoes, specifically the stegnicula. It notes the insect is extremely small and can pass through ordinary screens. A silvery white lyre pattern appears on the thorax with white stripes on the abdomen and legs.
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Tropics
Emmie Davenport and the 4:15 Railroad Romance
Emmie Davenport loves the 4:15 train and a freckled blue-jumper brakeman. After a brush with disaster he survives and the village learns of their engagement. Emmie’s fame as a teller of gossip and the bond with her nursely fiancé unfold as the townsfolk watch.
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Mmie Davenport
Oxbow Village
Emmie
Elia Bainton
Ella
The
Express
Fermmie
Bachelor Suites Advertised on Woodward Avenue
An advertisement on Woodward Avenue promotes suites for high class bachelors. A 38 year old man reacted with a snort asking what other kind of bachelor exists, reflecting social attitudes in Detroit.
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Dietel
Pilot and passenger amid panic during first flight scare
In a tense in flight moment, Reamn and the pilot fought to regain control as the aircraft nose dived. Reamn warned that the earth appeared to swell like a balloon and might burst at any moment.
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Reamn Did
Gotham’s 2 Million Churchgoers in Five Boroughs
The five New York City boroughs host about 16 000 churches missions chapels and other worship places with an estimated 2 000 000 members indicating broad religious activity across the city.
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Gotham
Five Boroughs
New York
Chances of Longevity Claim by Dr Fisk
Dr Eugene Lyman Fisk, a diagnostician and author, argues that the average person does not have the best chance at longevity. He states those 20 to 30 percent below the average have the best long life prospects and that maintaining a near ideal build around age thirty improves lifespan.
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Eugene Lyman Fisk
Peculiar Bank Visit Noted in Local Tale
In a fragmentary exchange Mrs Hayrix accuses cashier Jim Peabody of buying Deacon Brown's cost for 100 dollars, linking it to a peculiar bank visit the same day. Farmer Hayrix reacts with disbelief calling the coincidence highly odd.
Oilcloth Care Instructions From an Old Formulary
Oilcloth should be washed with warm water to which a little starred made with boiling wee fer has been added. Soap should only secount be used.
Global Wool Share If World Pop Divides Weights
The world would distribute annual wool output evenly among all people, giving every inhabitant about one and four fifths pounds. This calculation assumes total global wool production divided equally among the current population.
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Earth
Maintenance Tips for Locks and Hinges
Dip keys in oil to keep locks working smoothly. Touch all hinges with a feather to prevent creaking and reduce annoyance from squeaky doors.
The Tale of the Mouse Trap Showdown in Advertising
A fable contrasts two trap makers. One sells by quiet woodshop success, the other by sweeping advertising and mass production. Buyers learn advertising lowers costs and raises value, rejecting the myth that superior traps alone draw the world.
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Daily Market Reports
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Burlington
Iowa
Liverpool
Tih
John A
Babcock
Main Moor Exchange Commission
U. 8S. Yard
Illinois
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
Ace
W. S. Reister
East Third m
Creamery
Washington St
Property Owners Federation
Yulee
London
A.e.putnam & Sons
Washington, Iowa
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Asia
Euphrates
Turkey
Syria
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