Union Pacific and Louisiana Territory influence at World’s Fair folder
The Union Pacific advertising department touts the railroad as pivotal to Louisiana Purchase development. It cites population growth from 20,000 to over 12 million by 1900, regional manufacturing gains, and estimated wealth tied to the Louisiana region, plus census figures on inhabitants and counties. It notes shifting gender ratios in suicide and rising child crisis reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winder
Union Pacife
Louisiana Territory
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Nte
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Louieiana
Cure for Eczema and Pearls as Noted in Market Roundups
An old advertisement fragment recalls Hunt's Cure curing eczema for Mrs. Kate Howard of Little Rock, Ark. It then shifts to notes on pearl harvesting turning steady business, highlights sunniest and cloudiest places, praises Defiance Starch for best results, and cites the Welcome Nugget found in 1858 weighing 2,217 ounces 10 dwt and valued at £10,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Kate Howard
Little Rock
Ark
Bakery Hill
Ballarat
Australia
May Day memories and comic sketches in rural letters
An uneven collage of humorous pieces and reminiscences. The narrator recalls May 1 chores on the Cedar River, churchs mischief over a drink, a joke about a wife for $300, and a garden scene with a stubborn spade and a kite, all in rustic vernacular.
Circus in Town Fun Sparks Cowshed Exit
A speaker jokes about leaving a garden and rushing home to tend cows before dark. The mood shifts to fatigue and a pretend illness as the crowd recalls a baseball score of 6 to 10 with a home run and a strong team performance.
Senator Butler Endorses Peruna for Dyspepsia in 1900s Ad
A call to action endorses Peruna as a cure for catarrh causing stomach trouble. The letter from M C Butler of South Carolina claims Peruna relieves dyspepsia, stomach ache, and catarrh by addressing the root cause rather than artificial digestion.
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B.B.B
R.E.B
Blood Batm Co
Atlanta
U. S
South Carolina
U.S
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Wherrett
C. E. Wherrett Co
Atchison, Kane
Cabre
Spee
New York City
Sahara
Desert
Arabia
Russia
Peru
French Congo
Africa
Alout
Dr.Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
I. B. Covey
Savannah
Tenn
Byron Williams
Rube
Reuben
Cedar River
Arcadia
John
Wooton
Subd
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Defiance Starch CO
Ouara, Beb
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
M. C
PH Senapian
Boas Ae
South Africa
England
London
Ripans
United Brat
Texas Optical Colliery Optical Ae
Maleon
Texas
Goto
H. H. Green
Heibig
Texas Ave
Frank H. Reger
Barth Block
Denyer
Cole
Thompson
N. U. Houston
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