Market summary of Chicago livestock and cattle week
Hogs showed limited good and choice lots, prices near ceilings as sellers moved quickly. Barrows and gilts mostly 14.75 with sows and stags around 14.00. Cattle receipts rose, markets pressured. strictly choice steers and yearlings steady, top cattle at 18.00, best yearlings near 17.76, vealers firm to up a shade at 16.00. Sheep and spring lamb prices about steady to 1.75 higher. natives 16.25 to 16.35 with top 16.35. Bucks discounted 1.00.
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Chicago
Grain table data from Chicago market report
Chicago July grain quotes show wheat at July 1664 to 167% with September and December positions around 164% to 166% for contracts. Corn July 11844 with September around 118% and May near 118%. Oats July near 68S% with September around 66% and December about 66%. Rye figures include July 1644 and December near 146 with May around 137%.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Cash grain report notes mixed activity with one strong bid and a white heavy lot among otherwise limited movement. Market sources indicate uncertain demand and varying price directions across commodities.
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Chicago
Froth Flotation Opens Low-Grade Ore Reserves
The article explains how chemicals with an affinity for ore grains lift them from worthless residues in a bath, enabling the extraction of previously overlooked low-grade deposits through froth flotation.
Bust of Don Pedro II Opening in Petropolis Town
Petropolis in Brazil unveiled a bust of Emperor Don Pedro II at age 16. The decree founded Petropolis, the mountainous city, linking the landmark to its historic origin.
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Petropolis
Brazil
Don Pedro II
Canned Peaches Filled with Cranberry Jelly
Prepare halves of canned peaches and fill each cavity with cranberry jelly. Heat in the oven until warmed through. Serve alongside chicken or ham for a sweet tangy pairing.
Carville to resign Nevada governorship for Senate seat
Nevada Governor F P Carville will resign July 31 to become United States senator August 1, filling the vacancy left by the death of Democratic Senator James Scrugham. Carville, a Democrat, has served eight years as governor.
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Nevada
F. P. Carville
United States
James Scrugham
Carville
Train lantern strap freed hands for conductors in 1860s
A trainman’s lantern from the 1860s used a chest strap to secure the light, freeing the conductor to inspect tickets and signal the engineer without hindrance.
War troop oversea embarkations compare 1917 to now
The report notes 891,827 American troops embarked for overseas duty in the first year of the present war, compared with 366,603 men in the same period of 1917 18, highlighting a sharp rise in mobilization.
Apples Apples Benefit Diet Says State College Extension
Massachusetts State college extension service workers say apples eaten in large quantities add minerals and vitamins especially vitamin C to the diet. Sugar can be substituted with honey for half the sugar in jelly making. use strong juices high in pectin and acid.
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Massachusetts State College Extension Service
Mrs Goldie Rail Arrives With Darlene and Barbara
Mrs Goldie Rail and her daughters Darlene and Barbara of Los Angeles arrived last week and will stay with Mrs Loveless while seeking a temporary home. Darlene Rail works at McCleery Cumming Co. Washington may need more housing.
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Goldie Rail
Darlene
Barbara
Los Angeles
Calif
First U S Evening School History
The first public evening school in the United States began in 1561 with Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam. It served apprentices with charged fees. The first free public evening school opened in New York in 1833 and was partly funded by private philanthropy. By 1847, New York allowed the board of education to run evening schools entirely with public funds.
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United States
New Amsterdam
New York
New York Board of Education
Resting wool reduces wrinkles and pressing needs
After wearing a wool garment for a day or two, the fabric relaxes. The wool springs back and some wrinkles disappear, resulting in less pressing required.
Sweet Potato Pie with Meringue Topping
A basic recipe for baked sweet potatoes: bake potatoes, scoop pulp, mash with salt and butter, fill shells, and top with meringue then brown.
Invasion scare as Third Fleet status stays unknown
Japs jittery over possible Allied invasion as Tokyo reports a British carrier attack on Sabang and alleged infiltration at Tanahmasa with hints of landings in Sumatra. British actions and Java theater rumors circulate without Allied confirmation.
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Sabang
Tanahmasa
Sumatra
Chris D Erlenbush Wounded in Action on Okinawa
Mr and Mrs John Erlenbush of 406 West Madison street received a telegram from the adjutant general stating their son Pre Chris D Erlenbush was wounded in action on Okinawa June 15. The message directs correspondence to the same address until a new one is obtained.
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West
Madison Street
Adjutant General of the War Department
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Chris D Erlenbush
Okinawa
Locomotive Power Gains Over Two Decades
The average tractive power of locomotives is now 34 percent greater than it was twenty years ago, indicating significant improvements in locomotive performance and efficiency.
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