Chicago Daily Market Report Hogs Cattle and Wheat
Chicago May 3 1922 market summary shows hogs steady to 10 cents lower with top 16.50 and heavy weights 9.99 to 10.60 for medium good. Beef cattle and veal prices listed with ranges for various weights and grades. Estimated receipts hogs 17 000 cattle 13 000 sheep 8 000. tomorrow outlooks: hogs 26 000 cattle 12 000 sheep 11 000. Wheat and corn futures trade with mixed open to close figures and cash grain prices noted.
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Chicago
Farmer as Fighting Man
A wavering farmer must be a fighter from start to finish, battling pests, weather losses, thieves, and corruption while fighting himself. The Pharm Journal notes farming requires constant defense against bugs drought fire flood and market greed.
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Pharm Journal
Painter versus broker in a costly stock market quip
A man who profited in the stock market notes paying a portrait painter a thousand dollars to depict him two ways. A loser retorts that artist fees are cheaper than brokers. The speaker jokes about future dealings preferring painters over brokers.
Local Visitors and Film Night Highlight Crawfordsville News
Mrs. J. C. Wooley of Columbia arrives to visit J. H. Lease and W. K. Wooley. Miss Alice Hesseltine returns from Havre to join Grace Stafford in Washington. H. A. Bower travels to Town City for tonsil removal. Local teachers dine then hike the woods. A crowd enjoys Fox film Thunderclap with the paralytic mother from Over the Hills. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lease visit Washington. Frances Maud Crayne accompanies them home.
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Crawfordsville
J. C. Wooley
Columbia
Missouri
J. H. Lease
W. K. Wooley
Alice Hesseltine
Havre
Grace
Stafford
H. A. Bower
Town City
Fox
Lee Lease
Washington
Frances Maud Crayne
West Chester
Local notes from VEO VEO area May events
Mrs. Fred Duet weiler of Kansas visited relatives near here along with Geneva Davidson and Will Elder. Busy Bee club met with 16 members. Mrs. Byron Hamilton and baby visited from Ames. Miss Freda Bray plans to return to Boulder, Colorado. Poultry club hosted by Mrs. Everett Coffin. Teachers named for Richland and Ohio schools. No. 5 school program praised. Rev. Harte preached at McDowell. Planning underway for Penn Township Sunday School convention on the first Sunday in June.
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Geneva Davidson
Will Elder
Fairfield
Busy Bee Club
W. R. McVey
Wm. Brown
Linby
Byron Hamilton
Baby
Ames
E. A. Hosler
Freda Bray
Sant Bray
Hedrick
Oskaloosa
Boulder
Colo
Everett Coffin
Boys and Girls
Faye Allen
Richland
Mildred Jones
Ohlo
No. 5
Rev. Harte
McDowel
Penn Township
Hint to Precautionus
A long copper wire 11 inches bent into a hairpin form is described as a portable lock picking device. With the key in the door lock, the curved wire loop over the knob shank and the ends fed through the key head, it prevents removal or turning of the key. The device is small enough to carry in a handbag for use in hotel rooms while traveling.
Parrot Calls Out Fear of New News
In a satirical remark Uncle Eben laments that disrespect for truth stems from laziness to fear new ideas. He quips a parrot repeats words without judgment, highlighting complacent thinking and resistance to change.
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Eben
Wisdom as guiding principle for understanding
A concise reflection on the biblical maxim to seek wisdom as the principal goal. The text emphasizes acquiring wisdom and understanding as central life pursuits.
Street Signs Go Up On South Iowa Now
A major start on installing street markers arrived recently under Clyde Putnayy's supervision. Signs will mark every corner in town with white lettering on blue, starting South Iowa avenue and extending to other streets as materials arrive for paving and curb work on Clara Barton Harrison and Hospital streets continues.
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Clyde Putnayy
Iowa Avenue
Clara Barton Street
Harrison Street
Marion Avenue
Hospital Street
P. C. Flutter
West Main Street
Henderson New Ad Club Head Elected in Evening Meeting
L F Henderson was re elected president of the Advertising Club succeeding T R Phillips who retires for business duties. Rev M R Regan became vice president with H L Tollander secretary and Lee Holland treasurer. A new board includes T R Phillips A E Atchison Leslie Dunlap W E E Henderson and Frank Miller. The group plans a June fifth anniversary banquet with ladies as guests and heard Harry D Smith discuss psychology and salesmanship plus a hypnotism demonstration.
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L L. F. Henderson
Advertising Club
Mr. Henderson
T. R. Phillips
M. R. Regan
H. L. Tollander
Lee Holland
A. E. Atchison
Leslie Dunlap
W. E E. Hender
Frank Miller
Harry D. Smith
Mr. Smith
The Light That Didn't Fail in Missouri Notes
From Maryville a light tale shows a man charged with carrying a half brick and storming a court. He said he wore it to light matches for smoking and was discharged. The Kansas City Tribune reports this Missouri note with a humorous twist.
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Maryville
the Tribune
Scott
Missouri Notes
Birds Guard Our Trees as Natural Insect Killers
The American Forestry Magazine argues that spraying all trees with poisons is impossible and urges reliance on natural enemies of insects. Birds and other predators can serve as forest guardians when their numbers are sufficient to curb pests.
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American Forestry Magazine
Marriage Advice From A Married Man
A married man tells George that marriage brings a home to return to and joy in tending a garden and lawn. He praises family life and children, claiming a wife inspires, though she may be suspicious, yet can be talked out of it. The bachelor contemplates the idea.
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George
Pioneer Mary Hollingsworth Dies at 88 in Washington
Mrs. Mary A. Hollingsworth aged 88 widow of William Hollingsworth died at her West Washington street home yesterday afternoon after a short illness. Born January 6 1834 in Millerstown Pennsylvania she came west as a child and lived on Dutch Creek township farms before moving to Washington in 1876. She leaves seven children five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2:30 pm at home with Rev. Co W Klein officiating and burial in Elim Grove cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Mary A. Hollingsworth
William Hollingsworth
West Washington Street
Co. W. Klein
The
Valley Evangelical Church
Elim Grove
Hollingsworth
Millerstown
Charles
Eliza (Heist) Singmaster
Missouri
Dutch Creek Township
Valley
Washington
Ada Winter
Duane
Berthine
Dell
Henry C
Livingston Hollingsworth
Washington County
Clarence
Chicago
Milton Singmaster
Colorado Springs
Elephant Logging on the Irrawaddy in Rangoon
In Rangoon at the mouth of the Irrawaddy logs arrive in an undisturbed inlet. Elephants release logs from boom chains and move them to toll yards. They stack logs not needed for immediate sawing for one or more years awaiting storage.
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Rangoon
Irrawaddy River
Rangooon
Mountain of Sulphur in the New Hebrides
A map shows the New Hebrides about 800 miles east of Queensland and southeast of the Solomons. Vanua Lava in the group is a 100 square mile island rising 1,000 feet high and composed wholly of sulphur, a world unique feature.
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South Seas
New Hebrides
Queensland
Australian
Solomons
Buttercup Seeds as Food in Indian Tradition
The article notes that buttercup seeds are tiny yet were once gathered as food by Indians. It argues that harvesting enough would seem daunting, but witnesses show the plants growing densely, as thick as grain, changing the perspective.
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Los Angeles Times
Methodist Women Meet in Ainsworth Banquet Planned
The Muscatine district Women's Foreign Missionary society of Methodist Episcopal churches opens a two day convention in Ainsworth with over 100 delegates from Washington Muscatine and nearby churches. Reports sessions and talks lead to officer elections and a parent sons banquet program announced for next Monday at the First U P Church with 400 tickets at 50 cents.
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Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Muscatine
Ainsworth
Washington
Elsie Will
W. L. Peterson
Oner Dow
Des Moines
Ivan Thom
Lexington
H. C. Millice
Kate Osborn
Wuhu
China
Ogborn
Father and Sons
U. P
Don D. Sherman
James H. Young
Marsh W. Bailey
B. R. Jenkins
W. Livingston
Y. M. Cc
Katahaoue
W. W. Bowers
Ethene Eaen
W. M. Parsons
James Work
Hoye
Secceckswe
A. R. Miller
Endowment Fund
Delinquent Auto and Dog Tax Lists Published in County
Washington county officials publish the first list of sixty eight automobile owners who have not registered for the current year. If unpaid within two weeks, the treasurer will seek collection through the sheriff and tax sale of cars. Dog owners face a one dollar penalty plus publication costs, with about two hundred names listed.
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Washington County
Solitaire Board Game Rule Fragments
Describes a peg solitaire setup with 38 or 37 hollows and marbles, removing one creates a hollow, captures like checkers, no diagonal moves or jumps over more than one space, aim to leave the center hole with a single ball.
Nova Scotian Honorary Titles Bestowed on Adventurers
The 1021 Jates T conferred the tithes knights and baronets of Nova Scotia on a number of Scottish adventurers whose aim was to colonize North America.
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Nova
When is a New Hat Needed Says Barrie Payne
Barrie Payne asks when a man should buy a new hat while recalling a social moment where he lifted the brim before a lady and left the crown in place, noting the annoyance of the situation.
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Barrie Payne
Detroit News
Pioneers of Today in Portland Spirit
The Portland Oregonian notes that a young man leaving a salaried job to start his own business is as much a pioneer as early settlers, reflecting on bold self enterprise and progress.
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Portland
Forgery Punishments in Britain Through the Ages
The article recalls historical Britain where forgery carried extreme penalties from the pillory to disfigurement and death. It notes a shift over centuries to harsher, public forms of punishment and the harsh consequences faced by those convicted.
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Britain
Diamonds Split Asunder Myth Tied To Kimberley Mines
Belief diamonds burst spontaneously persists since medieval times though no witness accounts exist. Fragments of diamonds are frequently found near the Kimberley mines in South Africa, suggesting a detectable but unverified phenomenon.
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Kimberley
South Africa
A Dog's Devotion at Inquest in London Hospital
An inquest at a London hospital examines a man who died by suicide. A letter mentions his dog Teddy who followed him and seemed to sense his distress, with a witness noting the dog's affection and concern.
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London Hospital
Teddy
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