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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1931
Page
2
As Administrator of the estate of May Bell Woodward I will sell household goods at public auction for cash on June 10 1931 at 11 A M at 109 South Kent Street Leather parlor suite beds and bedding tables chairs looking glasses gas stove Lee Barr administrator decedent
Market notes show wheat prices easing with unsettled Chicago grains and mixed signals from private reports about potential beer policy and harvest prospects. Cereal futures fell while corn and oats slid modestly. hog values steadied as provisions followed grains downward.
Richmond notes butter and eggs steady with minor price shifts and varied poultry by weight. New York reports mixed colors and grades for poultry and shell eggs with prices ranging from 16 to 27 cents for various classes. Baltimore Philadelphia markets show further ranges for live poultry, turkeys, ducks, and butter scores around 21 to 35 cents.
Baltimore Lancaster Jersey City and Chicago price reports show mixed livestock moves with hogs steady to higher and cattle and sheep mostly steady to higher. Tops range from 6.50 to 10.00 for various weights and classes across markets, with government bonds also listed in New York.
A garbled fragment discusses ease of danger near home and shooting the Niagara rapids in a barrel as a risky stunt, implying public bravado and risk without clear context or names. The text lacks identifiable persons or events to anchor a precise report.
Cable from England reports the death of Mrs Caroline Pickering widow of A E Pickering of Southport at age sixty nine She had lived with her daughter Mrs H M Park in Southport and was in perfect health when she left a year ago Survived by daughters Mrs John P Hayley of this city and Mrs H M Parks of Southport England and son Harold Picker ing of Southampton England
Inscription on Ponca City Oklahoma statue honors the heroic pioneer mother who braved dangers and endured hardships of daily life for homesteaders. The marker notes it was erected by E W Marland in appreciation of her character.
The origin of playing cards remains disputed with claims pointing to India as the birthplace, while the Chinese offer a competing narrative. The historical debate centers on when and where the cards first appeared and how they spread across civilizations.
A Nairobi doctor’s parrot, after flying into a tree, was struck by a brick hurled by a native. The assailant then chopped the bird’s wings with a hoe, later likely aiming to ease future捕捕 catching.
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