Grain and Livestock Market Report From Chicago
Estimated receipts for hogs, cattle, and sheep listed with bids and prices. Hog market shows mixed bids with tops around 37.25 and sales mainly 16 to 17 per hundredweight. cattle and calves show steady to higher quotations for good grades and weaker for common stock. receipts yesterday and today given, including total hogs 42,000 and cattle 14,000. cattle and sheep prices include specific ranges for cows, bulls, feeders, yearling calves, ewes, and lambs.
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Strone
Tom
Washington Wether
Grateful Mothers Endorse Foley’s Honey and Tar Remedy
Mrs T Neurever of Eau Claire Wisconsin and D Gilkeson of Youngstown Ohio report success using Foley's Honey and Tar in treating severe croup whooping cough and bronchial coughs. The adclaims the remedy works for adults and children, noting relief from irritated throat chest grippe and bronchial coughs. Lemmon's Pharmacy Washington markets the product.
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Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Washington
Baroness Marie de Victorica Tied to Treason Conspiracy Indictment
Ammons the persons recently indicted New York for conspiracy to comsit treason and espionage is Baroness Marie de Victorica, who is ander ar She is said to be a cousin of the nun empress.
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Ammons
New York
Marie de Victorica
Ander
Doll Effigies on Grave in British Columbia Cemeteries
Strange woolen effigies found in Indian cemeteries of British Columbia depict buried dead as they lived. Carved and painted, these figures resemble the departed in life and are tied to local funeral customs.
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British Columbia
New Barn Ready for Use by Frank Pearson
Frank Pearson unveils an 86 by 50 foot cattle and horse barn with hip roof and 16 foot eaves. It features a cement foundation, a six inch lower floor, three double horse stalls, four single stalls, two hay chutes, three bins for feed, and a full litter carrier system. Machinery shed runs full barn width with end doors. work remains on grading and painting. Harry Dye and Mrs Dye help with hay as he recovers from a broken arm. about 32 loads stored with more to come. Wheat and oats near ready for harvest next week.
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Frank Pearson
Harry Dye
Good Timber Hay Harvest Near Maple Grove
Mike Stumpf reports a fine timothy crop on his Maple Grove farm tended by Karl Emde. He plans to cut and bale the hay himself but hopes to hire help, though finding labor seems difficult.
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Maple Grove
North
Mike Stumpf
Karl Emde
Mixed farm notes on sales and harvest near Keota and Richmond
Shaver and Fry sold a spotted pig to M A Hesedorffer southwest of Keota after a Ford ride. Delbert Strabala notes better road conditions north of Richmond as west bridge closes. Oats and hay work continue with challenges from light yields and a slipping binder wheel. Wes Reiner contemplates draft-age help while Ed Bopp assists with hay duties.
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Shaver & Fry
M. A. Hesedorffer
Keota
Delbert Strabala
Richmond
West Bridge
Will Shallowes
C.F. Bush
Bush
Ed Bopp
A. Chalupa
Father of Fishes Seth Green and his trout culture work
Seth Green, famous as the "Father of Fishes," began experiments in 1864 and developed the dry method of impregnation used in later trout culture. His early efforts were at the Caledonia creek hatchery, and in 1867 he successfully propagated shad in the Connecticut river, noted by W. W. Wood in the American Angler.
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Seth Green
Caledonia Creek
Connecticut River
W. W. Wood
Caught Tuna Downed by Record-Breaking Tackle Folklore
The article extols big game fishing with rod and line and highlights tuna as a premier prize. It notes tunas commonly reach 200 pounds and their first burst when hooked can tear across waters at high speed. A hooked tuna has even towed a boat for 14 hours before escaping.
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Scotch
Joe Nayadley Leads Team After Road Work Project
Joe Nayadley overseen a road repair drive with 65 acres of binder work planned. The crew traveled the routes and left the roads looking different, signaling progress and upcoming attention.
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Joe Nayadley
Fisherwomen of Samoa Catch Fish With Hands
In Samoan seas women fish without nets or gear by wading and forming a ring to entrap fish. They are quick and active, catching fish by hand and tossing them alive into baskets carried on their backs.
Piefer Bros Move into New County Home and Barn
Piefer brothers prepare to occupy their newly completed country house. The property, paired with the adjoining barn, elevates the entire old settlement's appearance and character.
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Piefer Bros
Old Minneapolis binder repair efforts fail
Mrs A L Simpson sought repairs for an old Minneapolis binder, a once respected model now difficult to fix. The report notes grain is ready to cut, suggesting harvest timing and equipment readiness.
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A. L. Simpson
Minneapolis
Cows Cross Creek Pasture Challenge For Farmer Bitting
A. E. Bitting notes his cows retreat to the far side of the creek when flood stages rise on Monday evenings. He must coax them to swim back or ride a horse that can swim to fetch them. Harvest looms with limited help in sight.
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A. E. Bitting
Mr. Bitting
Davis brothers plan shipment of 72 hogs with care
Chas Davis and his brothers intend to ship 72 head of hogs soon if not sold. The hogs are described as very fat and finished, with about 60 in a superior class. Some are Poland China show type. He plans to load the car light, bed it with wet sand, and add ice for transport, possibly riding along to prevent loss.
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Chas
Davis
Beginning of Shipbuilding and the Origin of Buoys
The excerpt notes early water travel with improvised rafts made from logs and stones. It describes progress from simple lashings and stone anchors to refined rafts and harbor markers, hinting at how the habit of harbor buoys developed from stranded jetsam and rudimentary beacons.
Rabbit Fur Replacing Wool in Australian Felt Hat Trade
Rabbit hair is supplanting wool in Australia’s felt hat industry with numerous factories using rabbit fur. Supposedly superior to fine marine fibers, millions of rabbit skins are processed annually for hat making.
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Australia
Advance the Result of Experience
A concise exhortation credits the progress of humanity to determined men and women who have faced life’s challenges, worked to improve conditions, and aim to ensure others enjoy a richer, fuller life.
Wheat Timing Questions For Charles Schneider
Charles Schneider reports a winter wheat field with both ripe and green ears. He notes early freeze damaged portions not snow covered, leaving it too green to cut. Last year he harvested in two stages yielding first class, plump berries. he seeks the same outcome this season but is unsure how to proceed.
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Chas. Schneider
Appearances Mask True Roles Across Professions
A reflective note quoting La Rochefoucauld on how people in all fields project a chosen look to influence perception. The text argues that much of social life hinges on exterior appearances rather than true substance.
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la Rochefoucauld
Perseverance in Pursuit of Perfection
The text counsels steady effort toward 100 percent efficiency, noting it cannot be achieved in a single day. It may require a hundred attempts and, if needed, another hundred, without becoming discouraged by slow progress. The message emphasizes persistence and resilience.
Threshers Organization Aims to Save Wheat Nationwide
United States Food Administrator J F Deems says the threshers organization now operates in 7 counties with 250 000 workers including crews and machines It aims to save 3 to 5 percent of the wheat crop valued at 1 to 2 million dollars for farmers The program is permanent and grows in usefulness each year with inspectors from Washington and Deems staff guiding the effort
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Burlington
Iowa
United States
J. F
Food
Threshers
United States Food Administration
Germany Eyes Better Harvest After Drought Struggles
Amsterdam dispatch reports German crop fears eased by late spring warmth, with the new cereal year starting Aug 1 likely better than last. Potash shortages and reduced livestock threaten cultivation, while Ukraine grain may not offset Austrian claims. Germans shift toward vegetarianism as cattle and pig stocks need years to recover.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Rumania
Dieckman
Germany
First Use of Oars in Ship Propulsion
The text notes early ideas of propelling ships by oars independent of wind. It claims Blasco de Garay made the first propulsion attempt at Barcelona in 1583, a step linked to later land vehicle propulsion developments.
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Blasco de Garay
Barcelona
Newport News Name Origin Explained
In Virginia's early days news came by ship and a ship expected from England sparked crowds in the area now named for Captain Newport. The gathering led to the place being called Newport News, later shortened to present form.
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Virginia
Captain Newport
England
Newport
Giving the Lie in Georgia Chief Justice Hill Quotes on War Label
Georgia Chief Justice Hill of the supreme court cites Rumsey v Bullard stating judges will recognize a fact that calling a man a war can provoke a breach of the peace and lead to a fight. He says exceptions are rare and find little nourishment in the Southern soil and skies.
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Georgia
Hill
Supreme Court of Georgia
Rumsey
Bullard
Thoughtlessness Rebuked in Chicago Tribune Passage
A sister visits and neighbor’s boy Peter watches as a trunk is unpacked. After asking for candy and gum with no luck, he pouts asking if there were any little boys in town, a moment captured in this Chicago Tribune excerpt.
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Peter
Chicago Tribune
Newly Acquired Dignity Story in the Yard
Elmer bursts with news of a new grandchild as the family gathers on the grass. He shouts to clear a path for Uncle Elmer, drawing neighbors into the moment with his exuberant exclamation.
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Elmer
Morning Mail
Elwer
Goldbeating Through the Ages
The piece notes goldbeating as an old and noble craft, practiced similarly today to ancient Greek and Egyptian methods. It mentions well authenticated instances of gold beaten to under three hundred thousandth part of an inch in thickness.
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Greece
Egypt
What Did She Mean Boston Tran Script
Conversation exchange from Boston Tran script captures a moment of irony as a man invites closeness to hear music while the woman urges moving along. The lines hint at tension between intimacy and attention within a performative setting.
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Boston Transcript
Villain Looked Daggers in Silent Book Scene
The Old Fogg notes a villain's steely glare described as looking daggers. The Grouch questions how a man can look daggers and suggests a steely glitter in the eye as the equivalent.
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Old Fogg
Detroit News Fragment on Wild Animals and Free Excerpts
A fragmented Detroit News snippet discusses wild animals and a judge in a cryptic note. It mentions freeing a half wild entity and references ongoing rules or rulings in a sparse context.
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Detroit News
Wollering sense of Waverley authorship revealed by 1827
The Waverley novels began with the anonymous Waverley in 1814 and continued to be published anonymously until 1827, when Sir Walter Scott publicly acknowledged authorship at a dinner party.
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Scott
Little Catherine Seeks Home For Sore Throat Pain
A three year old visiting her aunt complains of a sore throat and asks what time it is. She then says she wants to go home because the throat hurts and she feels homesick after overhearing adults talking.
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Catherine White
London Bus Run Report Sparks Merely Awful Remarks
A girl filing her first report under Accidents noted she bumped into an old gentleman. In Remarks she described the incident as simply awful.
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London
Optimistic Thought Fragment Sparks Reader Confusion
A brief exchange hints reviewers criticize clarity while the author replies with a perplexing line about understanding. The fragment suggests ongoing tension between writer intent and reader comprehension without full context.
Foolish Borrowers of Trouble
A compact meditation on how desire grows with possession as the paradoxical tendency behind borrowing trouble. The piece argues that wealth or security invites risk as people seek more than they can manage, provoking unnecessary concerns.
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