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chicago daily tribune (chicago, ill.) 1872-1963 — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1873-02-15
Location: chicago, illinois, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: chicago daily tribune (chicago, ill.) 1872-1963 · 1873-02-15 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1873-02-15 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sulphur smell”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... hitherto boon to remove the sulphur smell from the grain thus treated, hut it is understood that they have recently hit upon chemical preparations which tako away that odor entirely, and render it almost impossible for oven on export to say that tho grain has boon doctored up to a higher grade. In reality, the host proof of this doctoring is tho fact that the grain has AN ALMOST SUPERNATURAL WHITENESS, such os results from the cutting of barley before it Is folly. ripe. This barley, gathered before maturity, makes a fancy, grain, which has often sold.for an advance of two or threo cents a bush el upon standard No. 2, bat is really no ...

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