Chicago Live Stock Market Report Highlights Mixed Hog Cattle and Lamb Movements
Chicago markets show mixed gains with hogs 11.50 to 14.06 per cwt, heavy weights firm, 200 to 225 lb packs 12.25 to 13.10. Cattle receipts 19,000 with fat steers steady to uneven, vealers 10.50 to 11.50, stockers and feeders strong. Sheep receipts 15,000 as fat lambs rise 25 cents, top around 13.65 with early bulk 12.75 to 13.00. Official tomorrow estimates: hogs 28,000. cattle 10,000. sheep 16,000.
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Chicago
Fem
Electrical cooking debuts with 1865 London dinner
The first public electrically cooked dinner was served in 1865 at the Cannon Street hotel in London. The event honored the then lord mayor of London and showcased new cooking methods, drawing notable attention. Today the United States has over 10,000 communities with special electricity rates for cooking.
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Cannon Street
London
England
United States
Measure of Distance in a Letter Joke
Mrs M D recalls a remark about Elva's aunt living not nearby but "letters away" in a playful note cited by the Boston Transcript. The exchange highlights a pun on distance measured by correspondence.
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Mrs. M
Rifle Silencers Principle Explained by NRA
The National Rifle Association explains that a silencer functions like an ante taftler by screwing a baffled tube onto the muzzle. The baffles slow and spread the gas, reducing the blast and pressure which otherwise creates the loud report when a gun is fired.
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National Rifle Association
Flag Etiquette for Ships Leaving Ports
The article explains ship flag etiquette as a vessel leaves a domestic port and enters a foreign one. A United States ship bound for London would fly the British flag from the foremast while stationed in New York and also on entering London, with the United States flag flown from the stern.
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United States
New York
London
The Shortest Road to a Man’s Heart Through Food
The saying is not modern, but a long standing truth about appetite and mood. It notes that a man with a poorly fed stomach tends to be cranky and hard to woo, implying nourishment affects disposition and affection.
Causes of Monsoons
A monsoon is a wind along the Asiatic Pacific coast varying with seasons. In winter it blows from the northeast and in summer from the southwest as land and sea temperatures create pressure differences.
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Pacific
Bullfrog Orator Narrates A Tale Of Tadpole History
In a whimsical zoo vignette, Mr Bullfrog explains to young bullfrogs how their life cycle grants them a rich family history unlike camels or giraffes. He boasts of evolving from tadpoles to frogs and argues this makes bullfrogs uniquely expressive and worthy of notice.
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Mr. Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Bullfrogs
Phant
Henry's Writing Halt Traced to Missing Pen
A classroom moment unfolds with a student named Henry claiming no pen to write. The teacher questions grammar as Henry blurts that She’s dead, implying a personal or dramatic cause behind the writing delay.
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Henry
Hens Hatch Amid Odd City Farm Scene
A fragmented OCR note describes a city farm scene with a boy and a farmer named Bay-Nope debating chickens. Readable bits mention hatching hens and an estate context, suggesting a rural intrusion into urban life.
Birth and community notes from Valley Valley Fe
Birth announced for Evelyn Marie daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Givams near Washington on Feb 11. Local gatherings include Evangelical League at Bacil Derby’s home and a large FPA crowd. Brotherhood lunch profits $175, and Faris closing out sale noted with lunch stand activity.
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Valley
Evelyn Marie
Ted Givams
Washington
Givang
Retta Deal
J. E
Deal J
Evangelical League
Bacil Derby
FPA
Faris
Brotherhood of the Valley St. Pauls Evangelical Church
Sam Munson
Weiner
Fragmented Quote Reflects Economic Wobble in Portland
A fragment from the Portland Evening Sixurees cites a saying about plenty to live on but little to live for, illustrating a lean period or social commentary. The truncation limits clarity on context or date.
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Portland
Washington Produce Markets Price List for Poultry and Eggs
Washington Produce Markets lists prices for butterfat tests 40 cents per 19 pounds, eggs at per dozen, various poultry grades by pound ranging from 15 to 21 1/2 cents, ducks, geese, and horse hides. No market for cull sick or crippled poultry.
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Beirne
Closing Out and Public Sales Near Washington
Listings include Feb 24 closing out sale by E M Benson 3½ miles SE of Washington. Feb 25 public sale by Hays Bros six miles north of Washington. Feb 26 sale of stock and grain for Albert Janecek wellston. Feb 28 auction by Frank Melinsky five miles SW of Washington.
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Frank Melinsky
Washington
E M. Benson
Miles
Hays Bros
Albert Janecek
Wellston
Knotek Bros
Miss Ima Strain Joins Iowa City Glee Club
Crawfordsville notes Miss Ima Strain of Iowa City has been chosen for the glee club. Mrs Grace Williams traveled to Washington Saturday to be with Mrs E M Huff whose husband died suddenly. The United Presbyterian bake sale in the hardware store raised about 23 dollars. Irene Florence and Alice Holmes visited Washington. About thirty two neighbors attended Mrs Margaret Hall’s Friday night old fashioned carpet rag sewing, a very informal event with rags sewed and refreshments by Mrs Hull.
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Crawfordsville
Ima Strain
Iowa City
Grace Williams
Washington
E. M. Huff
Huff
United Presbyterian
Irene
Florence
Alice Holmes
Margaret Hall
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Evening Journal
J. BE. Wright
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Baldwin
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Iogren
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Mt. Zion
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Carl A. B. Carr
Keli Jackson
Htzeod
Whittall Anglo Persian
Frank Wells
White Yard Co
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Geo. W. Stewart
Arthur Duensing
R. H. Tracy
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Dempsey and Breitenbach
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William Hayes
West Third Street
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Wellston Rendering Works
C. J. Shalla
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West Chester
A. Hl. Herbold, Hog
W. W. Wilson & Co
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
N. Marion Ave
J. B. Lemmon
W.s.reister & Sons
Eggs & Poultry
Reisters Creamery
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Union Stock Yards
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