Grain, livestock markets ease on unsettled weather
Chicago markets ease after unsettled Argentina harvest and rains in India signal lighter world shipments. Wheat declines, corn and oats weaken, hogs and cattle show mixed to soft trends as receipts rise. hogs end weak, cattle steady, sheep steady in Chicago market summary.
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N.S
Goa
Duluth
S&e
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Kansas City
Minneapolis
Winnipeg
Inion
Oimana
Neb
Texas
Runaway Black Horses Terrify Pedestrians on Third Avenue West
A team of black horses spooked and bolted down Third Avenue West just after 9 AM. They ripped through Washington to Cedar Street, nearly throwing a man and woman from a buggy on the pavement. The animals disappeared from view after Cedar Street.
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Third Avenue
Washington
Cedar
Romance of a Dramatist Jean Richepin's Rise to Fame
The Westminster Gazette recounts Jean Richepin's shift from menial work to literary success. A chance trunk delivery reunion with an old friend reveals hidden manuscripts, leading to publication and sudden fame. Richepin's attic room and discarded poetry become a sensation, changing his life.
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Jean Nichepin
Quai Marseilles
Old College
Aaid
Jean
Richept
Richepin
Westminster Gazette
Toothbrush Clash Sparks Breakup in Flat
A London Style column fragment recalls a quarrel over toothbrush etiquette ending Mary and Mina’s domestic tie. A second item notes Wren’s explosive bomb demonstration and its dramatic ruin near St Paul’s. The collection closes with anecdotes on Celestials in China, a Chicago dinner joke, and a punny hat remark.
Put Down Trouble in Yonkers Diner Incident
The Yonkers Statesman notes a disturbance last night ended with the father removing a disruption by eating a Welsh rabbit. The exchange includes a brief dialogue and a filler remark about reading the Watertoo Evening Courier for news.
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Willie
Billie
Yonkers Statesman
Local Society Notes And Arrivals In A Close In City
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Parl Prosser at their home near Vanesville on Thursday. Samuel Martin of Dubique visits and conducts business in the city. Mrs. J. B. Breys has returned to Milwaukee after visiting cousin Mrs. C. Mantle on Locust street. Attorney GC. J. Rudolph went to Waverly on legal business. Mrs. M. E. Nemerek and Miss Orpha Nemecek visit Shell Rock to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. HW. OW. Che son. J.C. Murtagh to close torbuque tonight giving Memorial Day address for the elk lodge. J. S. Tuthill returns from La Porteity to visit relatives. River trone commission relets a retaining wall contract along the Cedar River between Fourth and Fifth street bridges. adjourned to Monday at 10. Funeral of Mrs. Clare B. Taylor at 316 Argyle street at 2:30 tomorrow. body shipped to east Monday 12:40 on Illinois Central. Judge Platt receives a card from C. D. Cass mailed in Hong Kong hinting at court methods. Card shows two Chinese men kowtowing before the bridges. Cass notes no recall of judiciary there. Mrs. Larchet of Redwood Falls visits her son employed in the Sedgwick-Lichty Ate Struct office. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Gunn return to Iowa after southern visit. Gunn guest in Albarn, wife in Florida.</S>
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Vanesville
Samuel Martin
Dubique
GC. J. Rudolph
Waverly
M. E. Nemerek
Orpha Nemecek
Shell Rock
Mes. HW. OW. Che
River Trone Commission
Cedar River
Fourth
Fifth Street
Clare B. Taylor
Argyle Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Time changes and service updates for multiple WG F&A routes
Schedule note lists time changes to 8:45 am 1:40 pm and 4:15 pm for WG F&A routes with arrivals from La Porte City Brandon and Urbana at 8:05 am 1:05 pm 1:15 pm. Cedar Falls line unchanged. Personal notice states Mr and Mrs J B Innes issue invitations for a 7 o'clock dinner at their Park Avenue home this evening.
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la Porte City
Brandon
Urbana
J. B. Innes
Park Avenue
Croquet Plays Through Autumn in Iowa Tropical Season
Croquet has continued through October and November into December due to Iowa's warm spell. William and Amos Colturn have played daily in Conger Park, starting around 1 p.m. and continuing until dark, drawing crowds of spectators who watch the close games from benches nearby.
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William
Amos Col
Conger Park
California
Moon Almanac Notes Unseen New Moon Amid Cloudy Skies
The almanac reports a new moon occurred about ten days ago, but observers saw no crescent. Clouds have hidden the sight for eleven nights, with only brief breaks recently permitting a few rays.
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Sanles
Practical guide to economical house design and cost
An expert offers free building advice stressing three priorities: exterior appearance, interior comfort, and overall cost. The article details a modest one story plan with a central hall, large living room, dining room, kitchen, and a stair arrangement that saves space. It warns that preliminary estimates often understate final costs and suggests trimming nonessential features to stay within a $2,000 target for a 32 by 28 foot residence built with quality hardwood finishes and pine for the second floor.
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Jact
Ft Ia
Q& Residence
Postcard mystery and cross ocean postal misdirections
A postcard found at the local post office shows photos of Dr. Joseph M. Gubey and Dr. Gordon J. Bishop from the city. It was mailed by L B. Meimeyer of Los Angeles aboard the Prince Heinrich near Naples, with odd instructions. A separate tale recalls a German letter addressed Third House In America in New York, routed via Hoboken to the third house in America, illustrating baffling postal misunderstandings. A punchline about a cat leads to a household joke.
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Josegh M. Gubey
Gordon J. Bishop
Gansy
L B. Meimeyer
Los Angeles
Prince Heinrich
Alerandria
Naples
New York
Germany
America
Hoboken
Io Far
New Landon Telegraph
Memorable wag and language gaffe across papers
The Kansas City Star notes a rowdy speech moment where a speaker compared a turkey stuffed with sex to a sage stuffed with turkey, provoking laughter and earning a local nickname. The Youth’s Companion comments on the misuse of the word fix in a stain remover label, clarifying its meaning.
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Tribune
Kansas City Star
Corner Lot For Sale Galloway First Addition
Real estate notice advertises a corner lot No 128 in Galloway First addition with contact phone listed as 081 Black for inquiries.
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Galloway
Patient Endorses Kidney Treatment By Waterloo Doctors
Nov 20 1913 letter from Mrs E I of Waterloo Iowa praises Drs Ochs and Klove for kidney trouble relief. She describes years of swelling and back pain, weight loss, four weeks of treatment ending swelling and pain, with no disease return and deep gratitude.
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