Hogs and Cattle Prices Fall in Chicago Market Report
Market news from Chicago shows hog receipts at 41,000 with prices down 15 to 25 cents from Saturday. Top hogs at 10.30 for 170 to 190 pounds. Cattle receipts 23,000 with mixed moves. fed steers steady to 25 cents lower, best weighty steers 15.75, yearling steers up to 12.00, cows 4.75 to 7.25, calves 7.00 to 9.90, sheep receipts 17,000 with generally steady, lambs 12.65 to 16.00 for light weights.
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Chicago
Colorado
Washington Produce Markets Prices for Poultry and Hides
Market listings show per pound prices for broilers and hens including Leghorns, ducks and geese, and per item prices for hides and live pigeons. Some items note quality conditions and no market for certain poultry.
Wheat and grain futures mixed as Chicago market closes
Chicago grain futures show varied moves with wheat May and July rising to 1.44 and 1.37 per bushel while corn holds around 79 to 83 cents. Oats hover near 46 to 49 cents, rye around 1.10 to 1.11, and lard futures priced near 12.30 to 12.67.
Chicago Cash Grain market report summary
Wheat prices range from 1.36 to 1.47 with several grades. Corn values span 72% to 78% with multiple yellow and white varieties listed. Oats, barley, timothy, and clover show varied price points and samples. Rve No 31.10.
Old Bill Shaved Beard
The Cove's famed fisherman Captain Bill shaved his long beard before his death, explaining it was not hygienic after tobacco juice froze last winter as his son advised. Artists mourn the loss of his distinctive look.
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Bill
New England
Clara Walker Whiteside
Penn
Indian Pictographs and Petroglyphs Across California
The article notes SU or W places in California from the northern border to San Diego County where pictographs and petroglyphs are found. Their purpose remains unknown aside from trade. in San Diego County girls painted symbolic figures on granite boulders after adolescence. Some anthropologists suggest shamanic origins. Mr. Woodward to Adventure Magazine.
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California
San Mego County
San Diego County
Mr. Woodward
Adventure Magazine
Origin of Buttercup From Legend and Folklore
The buttercup is linked to old beliefs that cows eating the flower yielded better butter, a notion contradicted by biology. Early bulbous buttercup lore attributes theft and mischief by fairies to gold coins spilled by a miser, turning into golden flowers in the field.
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Vivian Thompson
Uncle Dave Fishburn Dies Quietly at Crawfordsville
Sad news arrived Saturday morning of Uncle Dave Fishburn's death near Crawfordsville. His funeral was Sunday afternoon at his son Stanley Fishburn's home, with burial in Crawfordsville. The column recalls community updates, local visits, farm notes, and small-town anecdotes from Washington and nearby areas.
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Dave Fishburn
Crawfordsville
Dave
Stanley Fishburn
Harry Duncan
Ainsworth
Washington
Ralph Dougherty
Jim Rathmell
Jim
Ralph
California
Tom Palmer
Albert Donovan
Joe Link
Mr. Palmer
Joe
Tom
Havre
Bruce
Francis Booth
Journal Office
Shannon
Journal
Harve
Kansas City
Robstown
Texas
Ode Ferguson
Uncle Dave
Fishburn
Ode
Ford
Fred Spanglers
Ode Wis
Joe West
Pleasant Plain
Fall Woods
Chris Schwartz
Chris
Macon
Clarence Hotel
Dug Page
Stont
Lodges and Their Names Reveal American Fraternal Rise
A Nation writer notes fraternal orders exceed 23 million members with novel titles such as Bears Beavers Blue Geese Buffaloes Bugs Camels and many more. He explains Elks supposedly borrowed from Moose after mistaking a moose bead in Barnum's museum for a fancy elk badge.
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Animal Kingdom
Order of the Elks
Barnum’s Museum
Handel Rebukes King In Bold Musical Conviction
The Violinist recounts Handel’s stern stance toward his art. He valued music above all else and defended it against vainglory, saying his aim was to make the world better rather than merely please the king.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Rewus
J. Z. Maury
Harris
Monroe Advertiser
Forsyth
Manny
Mark Twain
George W. Cable
New Orleans
Twain
Mississippi
Remus
Handel
England
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Union Stock Yards
John A. Babcock
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H. B. Knight
Bill Brown
Charley Palmer
Spencer Bell
Cotter
W. S. Moore
Daddy
Martha Jannings
Wellman
Ada Crogsett
Jean
the Evening Journal
Co. W. McLaughlin
W. FE. Glasscock
Washington Cleaners
Cloyce Stewart
Charles Vincent
Yaro Sojka
W. W. Cherry
Adolph Larson
Rawleigh
Washington County
W. T Rawleigh Co
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Freeport
Ill
Scott
Hardin
Rothschild’s
W. A. Phillips
J. FE. Elgar
Iowa
Marcus Kuhn
Tors
Mia
Clarence Rathmel
Haskins
Haskins Mutual
Montil
Poland
China
Les Zieglowsky
Oscar Hughes
Guy Carlton
Timothy Hay
Frank Libe
Banks Morse
Klein Klo, Ko
Steger Piano
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W. F. Glascock
Chevrolet
Velie
Westphal
A. EB. Atchison
Lytle Grocery
H. N. Ward & Co
Ab Anderson
Scott and Hardin
Klein Kle. Ko
H. JL. Ward & Co
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McNamaras
Klein Klo Ko
Scott and
Call
Ivory Reed Barry Carriage
Ramseyer Hatcheries
Kayser
Rothschild's
J. L. Brookhart
Nate Ross
Clayde Knapp
Axminster
E. J. Harmeier
OAK Phone
Iowa Gas Co
Verdi
West Chester
Washington Loan & Trust Company
Iowa Avenue
Mae van Zandt
West Liberty
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