Daily Market Reports Chicago July 25 Features Mixed Livestock Data
Estimated receipts show cattle at 16 000 and hogs 56 000 with steady to lower trading. Market notes reference early bulk weights and top hogs at 7 76, while cattle and sheep show firmness for certain classes and declines for others. Official yesterday totals list cattle 30621 sheep 11866 calves 442 and shipments across sectors. Markets supplied by Beach-Wickham Grain Co with rail and grain prices and tomorrow's projections: hogs 43 000 cattle 11 000 sheep 14 000.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Chicago Man Arrested Repeatedly for Speeding Delays Supper
A Chicago man with a long record for speeding is reportedly late for meals as his wife jokes that she first calls the police to see if he is jailed.
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Chicago
Chinese Mint Faces Counterfeit Coin Allegations
A report in the issue claims Chinese mints push profits through misconduct and suggests Chinese mints may have counterfeited coins for Raijea's Business. The text notes concerns about ethics and accountability in the minting operations.
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China
Editors Battle Wits and Fists in 19th Century Press
The piece recalls editor clashes among Horace Greeley James Gordon Bennett and others noting physical altercations. It cites a Bennett street beating by Webb and Bennetts retaliatory Herald tirade and Webb later confrontation with similar bravado ending with a defiant claim to publish truth and trust in divine consequences.
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Horace Greeley
James Gordon Bennett
James Watson Webb
William Cullen Bryant
Bennett
Webb
New York Herald
Herald
New U S Rifle Is Automatic
Washington report on the Garand semiautomatic shoulder rifle shows it could replace the Springfield in time. Tests at Aberdeen prove faster rate of fire and reduced weight, with officials optimistic about rapid, accurate shoulder fire and long endurance.
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Springfield
Aberdeen
Enfield
War Department
Timetable Tales from a Village Inn in Essex
A village inn near an Essex railway station stirs mild excitement as a guest asks for a timetable. The landlord fumbles for an old timetable circa 1912 while staff recall trains, riders, and a now vague local history from a past Tuesday. The narrator then walks to the station, missing one train but catching another believed to be George’s, in a windswept reminiscence.
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Essex
Lizzie
George
Volece
Grapes Fight Back in Fruit Pain Debate Says French Expert
The Newark Ledger reports a provocative claim that fruits may feel pain but only grapes can retaliate, as argued by a French commentator. The remark blends whimsy with a controversial take on sensory experience in produce.
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Newark Ledger
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Promises Recovery Claim
A school teacher's friends recount Ellen's marked improvement after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy on stomach and liver troubles. They say she lost over 40 pounds but began recovering after the first dose. The advertisement guarantees a money refund and notes claimed relief from catarrhal mucus and inflammation.
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Ellen
Mayr
Lemmon's
Motion Pictures Transmitted by Radio Demonstrated
Washington inventor C Francis Jenkins demonstrates radio transmission of motion pictures after perfected devices to send still images from Washington to Philadelphia. He aims to extend to motion pictures within a year using light cutting flashes converted to electric waves by a photo electric cell during the government officials’ demonstration.
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Washington
C. Francis Jenkins
Jenkins
Philadelphia
Mr. Jenkins
Radio transmission shown in adjoining room action pictures
A report notes radio transmission into an adjoining room with action pictures clearly visible on a small screen. The description highlights the broadcast quality and viewer accessibility in a confined space.
Insulin Discoverer Bantling Receives Budget Annuity
Dr. F G Bantling of Toronto, credited with discovering insulin treatment for diabetes, is listed for a seven thousand five hundred dollar annuity in budget estimates released in the house of commons.
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Ottawa
F. G. Bantling
Toronto
House of Commons
Dog Battles Rattler and Saves Boy in Holton
A large shepherd dog likely saved 12-year-old Cornelius Willis during a cattle herding incident in Holton Michigan. The dog fought a rattlesnake that struck the boy, ultimately killing the snake but being bitten in the process. A veterinarian treated the dog afterward.
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Dog
Rattler
Boy
Holton
Mich
Cornelius Willis
Ambrose Willis
Batle
Wealth Is Made Portable in Darjeeling Market Vanity Fair
A Christian Science Monitor writer notes Darjeeling’s Sunday market as a vast display of wealth in jewelry from Tibet Bhootia Nepal and beyond. The scene blends diverse faces from Tamil to Parsees and Brahmins with varied headwear and dress in a lively trade hub.
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Darjeeling
India
Tibet
Bhootia
Nepal
Darpeling
Christian Science Monitor
Lycidas and the flower passage in Milton’s Lycidas
Laura E. Lockwood notes in Modern Language Notes that Milton drafted Lycidas in a largely spontaneous flow. He wrote the first 14 lines, then tried the flower passage, crossed it out, and rewrote. Line 146 and lines 148 drew Ruskin’s mixed judgments, while revisions at 58–62 were repeated thrice.
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Milton
Ruskin
Laura E. Lockwood
Vanderbilts’ Breakthrough Ball Opens New York Society
Mrs. William Vanderbilt hosted a lavish March 26 1883 ball on Math avenue that surpassed all prior New York displays. The experience eased tensions with Mrs. William Astor after Miss Carrie Astor organized a rival quadrille, leading to an invitation for the Astors and cementing the Vanderbilts as social leaders.
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Vanderbilts
New York
Willian K. Vanderbilt
Math Avenue House
William Astor
Vanderbilt
Carrie Astor
Astors
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Miss Astor
Mrs. Astor
English Debt to France Words Borrowed From French
The English language owes a large share of its vocabulary to French with estimates around twenty thousand words of French origin enriching English. Historians note cultural exchanges during medieval and modern periods shaped usage, spelling, and meaning across literature law and daily speech.
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France
Rhubarb Growth Limited by Hard Winter Freezes
Agricultural fact notes rhubarb cannot be grown south of areas that experience hard winter freezes. The rule defines frost line boundaries affecting cultivation suitability across regions.
Piles Cured Without Surgery by Noted Kansas City Doctor
A book by Dr. A S McCleary offers a non surgical cure for piles using simple methods. It claims success in over eight thousand cases across twenty four years and promises no bed rest or hospital bills. Free postpaid copy available to mail with name and address to Dr. McCleary Kansas City Missouri.
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A. S. McCleary
Kansas City
McCleary
Parkview Sanitarium
Passerby Observed While Traveling In The Kansas City Star
An archival note reflects on seeing many ordinary people during travel, with the aside that most appear to be going nowhere besides oneself. The remark captures a transient, pedestrian view of daily movement and anonymity.
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Kansas City Star
Trajectory Expert
The Boston Evening Transcript describes a yacht scene with a woman arching her neck and tilting her chin toward the horizon, conveying a poised moment aboard the vessel. The passage highlights observational detail of posture and sea-facing imagery.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Japanese Population Share in the Hawaiian Islands
The article notes a large Japanese presence in Hawaii, stating that Japanese constitute 42.7 percent of the population across the Hawaiian Islands. It emphasizes the sizable community and its demographic impact in the territory.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Kipling Quote on Duty and the Other World
A brief quotation reflects on duty and acceptance of potential danger beyond this world. It frames personal obligation as guiding principle while remaining in life. The line emphasizes resolve and responsibility amid uncertainty.
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Kipling
Nature as ruthless aristocrat over masses
Quotation attributed to Moses Harvey framings nature as a ruthless aristocrat indifferent to the many and indulgent toward a few, highlighting social critique. The line casts wilderness and civilization as guardians of privilege at the expense of the majority.
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Moses Harvey
Botanical Observation on Flower Colors for Scent
The note states that brown or orange flowers are scarcely valuable for making scent, indicating a preference for other hues in perfumery. It records a cautious assessment of color influence on aroma, implying limited usefulness of warm tones.
Saint Birgitta and Premise of Women’s Rights Saint in Sweden
The article portrays Saint Birgitta as the earliest noted advocate of women’s rights in Roman Catholic Sweden before the Reformation. It credits her with promoting mixed orders and convents to foster men and women cooperation in aiding humanity. Canonization is linked more to her pilgrimages and role in the papal return from Avignon than to her charitable acts.
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Birgitta
Sweden
Rome
Jerusalem
Avignon
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