White elephants and rival schemes in 1884 circus lore
The piece recounts the 1884 white elephant year when P. T. Barnum acquired a true sacred white elephant from Siam. A rival paraded a fake white elephant called the Light of Asia, which visitors could not miss touching as a whitening scheme. The ruse ends with a deal withdrawing the white elephant and the animal returning to its natural colors, later known as Old John of the Ringling circus.
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P. T. Barnum
Siam
Asia
Barnum
John
Ringling Circus
Western Newspaper Union
Most Peculiar Natural Spring Geyser Of Iceland
The Great geyser of Iceland once a famed natural spring largely inactive since around 1910 is said to erupt again when about 40 pounds of soap are introduced. This peculiarity is noted by Collier's Weekly as a bizarre revival mechanism.
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Iceland
Collier's Weekly
Annual horse sale and related auctions listed
March 7 to annual horse sale announced by J. W. Hendrickson in Richland with a sale date of Wednesday March 15. Closing out sale seven miles south of Washington on Coppock road tied to Mrs Nellie Kuhn. Midway Sale Co Columbus Junction conducts auctions every Wednesday and Community Bale every Friday at City Feed Yard.
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J. W. Hendrickson
Richland
Washington
Coppock Road
Nellie Kuhn
Midway Sale Co
Columbus Junction
City
Pledge Limits Reach Morristown Temperance Group
A Morristown New Jersey temperance society formed in 1825 urged members to limit consumption to one pint of applejack daily, reflecting early efforts of pledged moderation rather than total abstinence.
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America
Morristown
N. J
Collier’s Weekly
News Notes of Our Neighboring Communities
Journal Subscription Representative D. F. Macon presents brief notes from nearby towns. Highlights include local events, community updates, and upcoming notices affecting residents and readers of the paper.
March Saturday notes and local happenings in Prairie Flower region
March mood brings clear skies and roads thawed enough for easy travel though dirt paths may worsen with warmer spells. Joe Booth farm welcomes Maurice L. Meyer as a new Evening Journal reader, while Levi Simons shifts to Rittenhouse farm and shops in Washington. Local barber recalls a homely joke as a cold sore is noted. Jack Dempsey’s earnings reach five million across boxing and related roles. Community members extend thanks for subscriptions and praise local sale participants including Vogel and Swartzendruber.
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Maurice L. Meyer
Joe Booth
Prairie Flower
Evening Journal
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle and Sheep Figures Reported
Chicago cash grain and livestock prices show hogs 15 to 25 cents lower with top at 8.15 while cattle ease 125 cents and calves demand holds at 9.00 to 11.50. Sheep market active with fat lambs steady to strong and best 9.35 and up. Estimated tomorrow receipts show cattle 8,900 hogs 9,000 sheep 7,000.
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Chicago
Local Notes on Geese Sales and Baseball's Oldest Pitcher
The clipping mentions geese sold by Roscoe Kolesick with Ray Whitehead as knowable clerk. It notes Earl Whitehill moving to the National League leaving 88 year old Lefty Grove as the oldest American League pitcher while Whitehill is 39. It lists four Deans across the majors and references Brigham Buswell at 96 who collected 750 on his own life policy.
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Roscoe Kolesick
Ray Whitehead
Earl Whitehill
Lefty Grove
Whitehill
Insurance “Hall of Fame
John D. Rockefeller
Brigham Buswell
Seattle
Wash
Hans O. Clasen
Buswell
Agricultural hitch choice and simple farm hacks emerge
The article notes engineers proving tandem hitches ease on horses while nine of ten farmers still use four abreast teams. It asks why and offers practical tips such as halving a wooden barrel to hold feed pails and a two man method to lighten tamping by adding handles to a 12 inch log segment.
Market Receipts and Poultry Prices Summary
Receipts listed as 16 with 15 percent dirties. Poultry market remains firm with receipts of 28 trucks. Ducks 16 to 17 percent, geese 10 to 18, hens 17 to 20, leghorn hens 17, spring chickens 18 to 23, roosters 11 to 12, broilers 18 to 19, turkeys 16 to 21. Potatoes hull market arrivals 68 on track 333, shipments 708.
Mixed crop yields and soybeans receipts summarized
The report shows SOYBEANS: 3 yellow 84 percent. CORN RECEIPTS: 37 cars. Entries read as mixed percentages for whites at 28 to 32 percent and 4 percent, with 3 whites at 28 to 31 percent and 4 whites 29 to 30 percent.
Grain table shows steady market with firm prices
Chicago grain table reports May, July and Sept futures for wheat corn oats rye with percentage bids and bids around 68 to 69 for wheat and 49 to 51 for corn. Produce market steady receipts at 789,697 gross lbs with market firm in evening. trecepts 14,838 cases fresh graded firents extrafirsts current.
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Chicago
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