Irregular Cotton Market Foresees Overnight Slump and Rise
New York cotton prices show sharp intra day swings with October and January futures trading from 25.88 to 26.85 as traders weigh frost risk in the north and old loan realizations. Local markets report varying wholesale prices for butter eggs poultry and produce alongside Wilmington naval stores and spirits receipts amid fluctuating demand.
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New York
Hees
Sciintey Phiveaels
Jersey
Phos
Wilmington
New Orleans Cotton Markets Slump On Cold Wave Prospects
New Orleans cotton opened weak as low temperatures and a cold wave outlook weighed on trade. Liquidation pressured prices with declines of one to four points from yesterday's settlement as traders awaited further directions.
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New Orleans
Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Market Receipts Report
Liverpool cotton market reports easier spot prices with good middling at 19.72 and middling around 19.72, low middling near 18.27, 3 000 bales traded with 4 200 bales received. Futures show New January 18.80, March 18.50, New 18.26, old fixed costs October 18.32 and December-Ter 17.85 with January-February 17.75 and March-April 17.57.
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Liverpool
Stage of Water in Cana Fear River at Fayetteville
Stage of water in Cana Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 a m yesterday measured 3 9 feet.
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Cana Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Rebels Arrested in Turkistan Liberty House Raid
A dispatch from Tashkent reports General Korovnitchenko’s troops occupy the liberty house in Turkistan's capital, arresting rebels and the governor they had nominated, amid continuing unrest in Petrograd’s revolutionary movement.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Tashkent
Russian Turkistan
Korovnitchenko
Italians Lose Four Ships in Mines and Submarine Attacks
Rome reports last week saw two Italian steamers over 1,500 tons and two under 1,509 tons sunk by mines or submarines. One sailing vessel over 100 tons was lost. Another steamer and sailing vessel were attacked without success.
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Associated Press
Rome
Wild Fluctuations Hit Chicago Grain Markets
Chicago reports sharp price swings with corn briefly rallying then dropping as bears profit and government pressure for cheaper food weighs on values. Oats stay steady on export sales while provisions weaken with pork down $2.10 to 41.20 per barrel for January delivery.
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Chicago
Riggs Disease Claimed From Bugs Ad Highlighting Pyorigg
New York doctors and Hearst papers claim riggs disease affects three fourths over thirty, caused by germs. Pyorigg is advertised as a medicated massage unguent for riggs disease, stays in place, dispensed in original packages, one dollar at best drug stores including Jarman Futrell in Wilmington.
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New York
N. Y
Woods Hutchinson
Hearst
Hutchinson
Best Drug
Jarman & Futrell
Wilmington
Feverish opening in New York stocks markets
Feverish irregularity marked the opening as many prominent issues closed lower than the prior session while some issues partially recovered. Declines ranged from 1 to 2 points for Union Pacific Consolidated Gas Colorado Fuel Utah Copper United Cigar Savage Arms led losses near four points. United States Steel steadied then firmed with other equipment stocks as a group. Early losses were mostly recovered within the first half hour.
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New York
Union Pacific
Consolidated Gas
Colorado Fuel
Utah Per
United Cigars
Savage Arms
United States Steel
Ohio
Another Break in the Stock Market
A fresh liquidation in rails triggers another stock market decline in New York. Standard stocks such as Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific fall one to four points before noon while Steele and other industrials join the broad downturn amid a pessimistic investor mood.
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Associated Press
New York
Standard
Union Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Steele
Loan Campaign Reaches Masses in New York District
A surge in small subscriptions from $50 to $500 signals growing support for the Liberty plan committee drive in the second Federal Reserve bank district. Total subscriptions reach $264,499,259 though the loan trails schedule by $298,000.00.
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Associated Press
New York
Liberty Plan Committee
Second
Federal Reserve Bank
Fragmented Sun Rise and Set Note
Unreadable OCR snippet references sunrise and sunset terms with garbled text and missing context making a coherent item impossible to determine. No clear persons or organizations can be identified from the fragment.
Knights of Columbus to Celebrate Columbus Day
The Knights of Columbus lodge plans a celebration tomorrow night at their hall on North Third Street. Rev. Father Winkler will be the principal speaker addressing the life of Columbus.
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Knights of Columbus
Lodge of Knights of Columbus
North Third Street
Father Winkler
Tell Your Wife Corns Lift Off
An old sales prose style advertises Freezone to remove corns and calluses with drops that shrivel and lift the skin without irritation. The text also includes a copy of the Wilmington Dispatch ownership and circulation statement dated October 1, 1917, sworn by W. E. Lawson.
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Congress
Wilmington Dispatch
Wilmington
N. C
State of North Carolina
New Hanover
W. E. Lawson
Dispatch Publishing Co
Wilmington, N. C
S. T. Ashe
Dispatch Publishing Company
Thos. W. Davis
W.,b. Cooper
Thos. E. Cooper
James Owen Reilly
American Bank & Trust Co
F. A. Lord
Tobacco market activity and local notices in New Bern
Growers bring unsold weed to New Bern warehouses as the season lingers with prices remaining high. Old man Joe Hooker, jailed in Craven County, seeks release but Clerk Walter Duffy declines without court order. Virginia Carolina Navigation’s Baltimore service may start soon, but no ships yet and spring trips doubtful. New Bern Day at Wayne County fair drew locals to Goldsboro to boost the event and plans to support both fairs.
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New Bern
Joe Hooker
Inland Waterways Canal
Internal Revenue Laws Aid
Craven County
Raleigh
Hooker
Walter Duffy
Federal Court
Duffy
Carteret County
Wake County
Elizabeth City
Virginia-Carolina Navigation Company
Baltimore
Wayne County
Goldsboro
Fire in cotton warehouse nears boiler room
A blaze in a warehouse storing thousands of bales of cotton near a boiler room prompted quick removal of coal to access the flames. Firemen expect swift control once enough coal is moved, though disturbing coal increases the draft and flames.
Piano Master Joel Goodlett Aids Conservatory Students
The notice presents Joel Goodlett B M Teacher of Pianos and a special pupil of Alfredo Barili, nephew of Adelina Patti, at Barili Conservatory of Music in Atlanta. It lists addresses, credentials, and notable lineages, including training under Rubinstein and Dr. Henri Hubert Haas.
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North 16Th St. Mbs
Joel Goodlett
B. M
Alfredo Barili
Adelina Patti
Barili Conservatory of Music Atlanta
Henri Hubert Haas
Rubinstein
Language diversity tally hints at 3 4245 dialects worldwide
An unnamed authority estimates the total number of known languages and dialects at three thousand four hundred twenty five, highlighting the vast linguistic variety still cataloged across regions.
Miraculously Cured of Malarial Fever Claim
Grateful testimonial from J F Oerlet of Vienna Virginia praising Elixir Babek for curing malarial fever when doctors had given up. He reports sixteen years use and multiple doses stopping chills, plus tonic benefits. Advertisement notes relief from chills, malaria, and related symptoms with a 50 cent bottle price.
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J. F. Oerlet
Vienna
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New Bern News
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