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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
4
Chicago reports frost in Argentina sparked a sharp advance in wheat with final quotes up modestly. Wheat Dec 1.0714, May 1.07. Corn Dec 58c, May 61 1/4c. Oats Dec 40 1/2c, May 42c. Pork Jan 21.40, May 20.70. Lard Jan 12.47, May 11.57. Tibs Jan 11.40, May 10.77. Cash Wheat No 2 hard 1.08 to 1.10. No 2 corn 66c. No 2 white oats 43c. </S>
South Omaha cattle receipts at 4500 with gains to 10 cents. native steers priced at 4.00 to 8.25, cows and heifers 3.00 to 5.00, western steers 3.50 to 6.25, stockers 3.00 to 5.25, calves 3.50 to 7.00, bulls 2.75 to 4.60. Hog receipts 1800 up 10 cents. heavy 8.05 to 8.15, mixed 8.05 to 8.10, light 8.00 to 8.15, pigs 6.75 to 7.75, bulk 8.10 to 8.15. Sheep receipts 5500 stronger. yearlings 5.75.
Professor Ionnesco of the University of Bucharest showcases a mixed anaesthetic of neutral sulphate of strychnine and stovaine that allows surgery with the patient conscious and reportedly pain free. He cites a sailor case and an Irish stomach cancer patient, notes 750 operations since 1908, and offers the method free of charge in the United States.
Judge Horace N. Lurton arrived in Cincinnati and said private sources told him President Taft would name him to the Supreme Court, but no official action exists. He has not sought the seat and would continue on the circuit court if not chosen.
Grand Secretary Robinson departs for Detroit to join Exalted Ruler Summis as they finalize plans for the national convention in the city this year. Wethers sell 4.75 to 5.50 per head, ewes 4.50 to 5.15, lambs 6.50 to 7.75. Arranging Elks meeting in Dubuque.
Professor Donald McMillan, once a Worcester Academy mathematics chair and Peary ally, will abandon teaching to devote his life to Arctic exploration. He aims to join a summer expedition to Crockett's island, a site he believes Roosevelt may have passed, hoping to study Eskimo habitation and the land's scientific value. He did not specify the exact expedition.
A group of Ibsen admirers plans to acquire the Grimstadt apothecary shop where he apprenticed from 1844 to 1850 and restore it as a Hedda Gabler memorial. They note Reimann’s old house still exists with fittings intact and view preservation as a lasting tribute for future generations.
A recently built concrete block chimney in Germany was erected without scaffolding, indicating notable savings in construction costs. The improvised method suggests efficiency but raises questions about safety and building standards.
Education plants seeds of thought sown by masters in arts and sciences and industries across ages and lands. Minds grow or falter in proportion to the care given to their cultivation.
California plans to grow Korean figs to acclimate the wild species. The fig, grown on hardy vines and on trees, trellises, and hedgerows up to thirty feet, is described as delicious. Seed has been sent to the department of agriculture and California State University. The fig grows wild in Korea and has proven valuable there.
A satirical 1909 poem by George Matthew Adams mocks marriage ideals through a narrator describing a wife devoted to beauty and culture while the husband endures a dreary life. The piece contrasts romantic fantasies with daily hunger and bodily needs, ending in a fatal note as dyspepsia and labor weigh on the couple.
A national alliance of health groups and billposters plans 1 000 000 posters 7 by 9 4 inches to fight tuberculosis. The initiative uses billboard space in 3 400 towns, aims to educate on prevention and cure, and follows free printing earlier funded by printers and paper makers.
The article notes J Pierpont Morgan’s purchase from Thomas F Ryan of the right to influence over 460 million dollars of others money tied to the Equitable Life Assurance Society. It lists major holdings across Life Insurance and banks totaling about 1.75 billion dollars under Morgan’s control.
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