Weather and market snapshot from July reports
General markets and weather forecast summarize cooler Iowa conditions tonight and fair warm Wednesday, plus South Dakota and Witnets districts. Market news covers Chicago wheat prices rising then retreating on global crop concerns, corn movements, and pork futures. Livestock and grain quotes follow from St Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha, with New York stocks and Chicago produce notes included.
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Iowa
Witnets
South Dakota
Legend of the Ugly Elves and Hendrick Hudson
A New York World item recounts a Catskill legend of ugly forest gnomes living behind Grand Hotel station who forge metals and brew a magic wine. Captain Hendrick Hudson and his men allegedly drank it, grew ugly, and wandered the Catskills since 1608, with a 1929 sighting slated for daring visitors.
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Catskill Mountains
Grand Hotel Station
Catskill
Hudson
Alice Phebe Eldridge
New York World
Rising Financier Seeks Loans Not Chattel Mortgage
A shopkeeper and his ambitious son discuss financing a young horse for a business deal. The son offers 149.50 for a 300 chore, asking his father to back with a chattel mortgage. The father, weighing the cash, suggests a wiser path: enter the loan and trust business. The tale, attributed to W. J. Lampton via Lippincott's.
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Pop
Ray
W. J. Lampton
Lippincott
Taxes and Torture The Duke of Alvas tenth penny riot tale
A historical note on the Duke of Alva’s ten percent tax in the Netherlands. It describes the 10th penny levy on goods, a 1 percent real and personal property tax, and a 5 percent realty transfer tax, plus town revolts and executions. It ends with a royal mediation by Philip II offering a two year $2,000,000 annual settlement through August 1571.
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Spain
Netherlands
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Ice Making in Persia: Ingenuity in Ice Harvesting
The Persian relies on porous ground and shallow pools to form ice. A high wall shields the pool from air while water is fed at night and layers are added inch by inch until a thick block is ready to cut. This efficient method yields usable ice despite scarce rivers and warm sun.
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Persia
Los Angeles Times
Garfish Skin Jewel Cases Stir Uptown Shoppers
A New York Sun quotation describes garfish skin as a rare leather used for costly jewel cases. The material is praised for its ivory like finish and hardness. Reports claim Indian tribes used it for armor and breast plates that could resist blades.
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New York Sun
Willan the Ugly Yet Lovable Figure in Louisiana Tale
The excerpt recalls Willan as the ugliest yet most lovable man in Louisiana. On returning to the plantation after a brief absence his brother recounts Willie meeting Mrs. Forrester in New Orleans who praised not his mind but his physical beauty. Edmund presses Willie to hear it again in the rustic exchange from Everybody's.
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Louisiana
Willie
New Orleans
Forrester
Edmund
Wiliam
Butiful For Once
Roy complains of toothache as his mother consults a dentist to inspect the tooth. The child hesitates about pulling it, but the mother disagrees with attempts to remove it and wants only a look. The scene captures a small domestic moment around a dental visit.
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Roy
Mamma
Parish ladies stage baby show for hospital benefit
Mr s Hatterson describes the parish event as a smashing success while Mrs Chatterson notes it exceeded hopes. A courier want ad from Fry & Co. is mentioned in the notice, reflecting local newspaper ads.
The Phantom Wagon Train Ghost story on a haunted freighting road
A plainsman recounts a moonlit sighting of a phantom wagon on the St Joseph to Denver freighting road. He narrates the Ringler family’s tragic journey, their murder by Indians, and the wagon’s repeated ghostly appearances as a cautionary tale from frontier days. Local listeners confirm belief in the tale’s eerie details and warn of its source.
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St. Joseph
Denver
Laramie
Plains
Missouri River
St. Joe
Jim Ringler
Ringler
Colorado Springs
Utah
Tin Ringler
Waterloo Social and Business Roundup Notes
W P Powell of Cedar Rapids and attorney Edward C Burns of Chicago visit Waterloo on business and pleasure. Mrs W L Rhinesmith and son k the Charles City home after visiting Waterloo relatives. Parkersburg bankers W T Hivans and C Wolf attend Waterloo business. Mrs George R Counsell improves after a stroke. P W Smith travels from Bella Plain to Waterloo for Reliance Brick & Tile matters. Mr and Mrs R C Walker move into new Lime Street home. Letha Wimmer of Oelwein visits uncle Loren Risk. Oda Tyrrell of Independence visits the Risks. Dr J H Crippen remains gravely ill and unconscious. Miss Mae Christie visits Magers cottage in Chautauqua Park. Charles Watson, Illinois Central agent, visits from St Louis. Miss Bertha Van Ingan returns from a Southern trip to Sioux Falls and Madison South Dakota. A 128 stenographer in Reed’s Tuthill. Fourth Street West to be torn up soon for underground power lines. bricks laid along curbing.
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Oelwein
Loren Risk
Oda Tyrrell
Independence
Mr. Risk
Mrs. Risk
Vine Street
J. H. Crippen
Ringling Circus Magnate Hurt Near Ashby Minnesota
John Ringling circus magnate riding with the Minnesota reliability auto tour from St. Paul to Helena is in serious condition after a car accident near Ashby. The party included Mrs Ringling two nephews W P Kenney traffic manager of the Great Northern and the chauffeur all injured. He remained with the car until physicians ordered him to bed yesterday.
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John Ringling
Minnesota
Helena
Ashby
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