Grain and live stock prices rise on cash demand before slight pullback
The report notes higher cash wheat and corn on the Seaboard amid strong demand and bullish policy signals, with prices drifting within a narrow range later due to favorable rains. Chicago and Minneapolis cash markets show mixed gains, while hogs and cattle advance in late weekly trading. May 6 prices for beef and lamb reflect modest to notable shifts across major markets.
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Oklahoma
Omaha
Minneapolis
Chicago
Germany
Wallace
Kansas City
Winnipes
Local business notes and personal buys drift through town records
A fragmented May log records purchases and errands including fence wire and rod sales, coal brooder orders, stove requests, sprinkler pitches, and miscellaneous calls. Names like Malcolm Montgomery, Mrs James Palmer, Lewis Duke, Jno Durian, and others appear among the scattered May entries.
Grain and feed market report shows firming wheat mill feed
Diminishing wheat mill feed output keeps a firmer tone at mills while consuming markets stay dull with weak demand. Cottonseed meal rises on stronger export demand. Linseed meal and corn feeds remain weak. Spring bran prices vary across cities with scattered gains and losses.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
New York
Memphis
Cincinnati
Dead or Alive at Fox Theatre thrills with Jack Hoxie
The Fox Theatre presents Dead or Alive featuring Jack Hoxie and a strong supporting cast. A man assumes a dead man’s name yet survives, delivering hard riding thrills and a love subplot. Also shown is An Overhall Hero starring The Humanzee the chimp with near human intelligence in a comedy that promises laughs and excitement.
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Fox Theatre
Jack Hoxie
Import Laborers for Beet Planting in Iowa
Mason City Iowa May 12 about 2000 laborers are being brought from Chicago Moline Kansas City St. Louis St Paul and Minneapolis to the beet fields near Mason City. Up to now about 5000 acres of beets have been planted with a large portion already green and cultivated. This is two weeks earlier than last year and prospects point to a large crop. Workers will hoe and thin the beet rows as directed by employers.
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Mason City
Ita
Chicago
Moline
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Old Story to Him by Jud Tunkins
Jud Tunkins recalls his boyhood when elders mocked current fashions as scandalous, insisting the same taste and temper of judgment persist across generations. He notes the familiar clash between youth styles and adult propriety.
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Jud Tunkins
Limations in guessing empathy in on‑the‑spot chats
A fragmented note argues that when a woman asks a man to guess her ace the man should be at least a genius, reflecting dated gender expectations in on‑the‑spot discussions with News.
Daily Market Reports Opening Market Hog Cattle Lambs Chicago May 12
Estimated receipts for hogs 28 000 cattle 9 000 sheep 10 000. Market fairly active to 10 higher with calves and bulls uneven but generally steady. Wheat and corn futures mixed with cash grain steady tone and livestock prices reported across hogs cattle and lambs.
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Chicago
Reef Stern
Fender
Kansas City
Timothy
New York
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Memphis
Prairie
Medifoom
Aoa Gr I
Says His Prescription Has Powerful Influence
Mr. James H. Allen suffered rheumatism for years and devised a compound that allegedly dissolves uric acid deposits in joints and muscles. He claims the remedy banishes symptoms and offers a money back guarantee with druggists selling Allemby in the area.
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James H. Allen
Allemby
Shipments of Hogs Cattle Sheep and Calves Reported
The report lists shipments totaling 2 945 hogs 3 041 cattle 4 465 sheep and 561 calves, outlining livestock movement by species and number.
Mrs. Pullman Will Probate Estate Valued at 3 336 000
Chicago May 12 The will of the late Mrs George Pullman was admitted to probate. Frank O Lowden her son in law and former governor of Illinois and the Northern Trust company were named executor and trustee respectively. They must furnish bonds totaling 6 660 000 indicating the estate value at 3 336 000.
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Chicago
George Pullman
Frank O. Lowden
Pullman
Ilinois
Northern Trust Company
Capid’s Sad Shots Target the Heart in Hosiery Vision
A curious line from Dativs News notes Capid firing at the heart while glancing at hosiery, framing a peculiar scene described as a sad, aimful moment amid fashion items and odd behavior.
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Capid
Dativs
Produce price list excerpt with unit rates
A historical price fragment lists fees for fresh produce sold by weight. Items include cream butter tattest hens geese old roosters pucks and turkeys with per pound prices in dwindling figures like 16e 25 Sec 10e wh 1h. The text reflects barter pricing and unit labeling typical of the era.
Care for girls from twelve to womanhood urged
An early 20th century advertisement stresses maternal guidance for girls entering puberty. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as safe and helpful for monthly pains, backaches, and nerves, citing letters from women in Philadelphia and a promise of a free private text-book on women’s ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Katie Eseuer
N. Fairhill St
Philadelphia
Williams
E. Pinkham
Marc. Co. E. Willliams
Toronto St
Lynn
Usetts
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T. W. Hunter
Ed Wells
Ira Miksch
Mela Kalaus
Pete Peadock
Arch Cannon
R. E. Thornton
Iowa Avenue
New Idea Spreader Co
Iowa
Jno
Durian
John
Lewis Duke
Louis
Co. W. Busby Co
Atk
Glen McCall
West Cheater
Guy Jones
Fairfield
Ben Leichty
Noble
Bruce Moore
Lexington
Frank Horn
Jack ‘Tachment
Kaned
Ds City
Jack Home
Daily Market Reports
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EK. W. Wagner
City, Iowa
Mutuay
W. S. Reister
Odense
Washington, Iowa
Reed
Sudan
Purina
Green Mountain
Bruns Seed Store
J. H. Warren
Mgr
Kernal
My Place
West Chester
Washington
Clay Walton
Dunlap
Cumberland
Snyder
D. F. Sayre
Spring Dale Farm
Mutual
R. L. Gibson
Orefam, Beggs & Poultry
Moto
Oildag
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Weahington County
Property Owners Federation, Inc
Gare
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Gardite
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