The Egg Industry in Chicago and National Market
Chicago consumes $8 to $15 of eggs per minute and last year used 313,542,000 eggs. The national leading cities consumed 600,000,000 dozen, enough to circle the world seven times. The industry relies on candling to remove decayed eggs, with cold storage plants now dominant. No manufactured egg exists at a lower cost than natural production.
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Hicago
Chicago
United States
France
Germany
Morocco
Chicago Tribune
Younker Bros. advertises mail order dress goods
The letter offers samples of stylish dress fabrics to 5000+ customers outside Des Moines. It claims prompt replies to every order, promises quality value, and invites readers to write for guidance on dress goods, cloaks, or capes from Younker Bros M. O. D. Des Moines Iowa.
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Des Moines
Younker Bros
Iowa
Newlyweds on Detroit Streetcar Spark Public Witty Barbs
A northern couple touring after their wedding rode a Woodward Avenue car in Detroit. A grumpy rider mocked their public affection prompting the groom to shrug and boast of love and commitment. The exchange ends with the elder man alighting in disgust as the couple continues their ride.
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Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Jennie
New Pay and Odd Facts Highlight 19th Century News
Newly Mor sels England increases native Indian soldiers pay by 64 cents monthly. Bas relief Holmes medallions worn by Boston residents. Saco Maine boasts a 2005 pound cow claimed as world’s largest. Japanese cultivate 18 inch trees aged 200 years. Jay Gould memory scholarship founded at University of New York. Maximum ages cited: pine 700, red beach 245, oak 410, ash 145 years.
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England
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Saco
Jay Gould
College of the University of New York
Red Beach
Burlington Route Proclaimed Best for Speed and Comfort
A Denver traveler lauds the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad praising its civility, comfortable travel, solid roadbed, and punctual service. He notes reaching Denver on time and commends the Burlington Route as the best to St Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City.
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Denver
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Burlington
St. Paul
Minnepolis
Omaha
Kansas City
Men with wheels in their head spark revolutions
A fragment suggests a meditation on men who value machinery and mobility driving revolutionary thinking. The phrase implies engineers and inventors shaping social or political change through innovation.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertising and testimonial notice
A historic advertising notice offers a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from Walding Kinnan & Marvin and claims the product acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Includes price 75 cents per bottle and Hall's Family Pills at 25 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Doorbell Gas Bill Sparks Anger Over Unknown Person
A distressed caller vents about an unknown intruder and a gas bill dispute. The front door bell rings and the resident questions identity while monthly charges arrive. The situation highlights confusion and tension in a tense domestic moment.
Burlington Announces New Short Line to Montana
Advertising copy promotes a new Burlington short line to Montana. It claims passage through Helena Butte Seattle and Tacoma and highlights time savings. Signed by J Francis and Go F and J A. Wcha Nek.
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Burlington
Ontana
Helena
Butte
Ane
Seattle
Tacoma
J. Fancis
Go. F
J. A
Wcha
Nek
A New Illuminant for Domestic Use
A discussion predicts a universal domestic illuminant may settle on acetylene. It notes acetylene flames are ten to twelve times brighter than ordinary gas and four and a half times brighter than the best gas burner, with less heat and vapor. It can be liquefied and stored, and its commercial viability is linked to developments in electricity.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
New York
Women as Bread Winners Rise in 1890s United States
The article notes 4 million women and girls as bread winners in 1890 with a ten year gain of over 1.2 million, a rise of more than 40 percent. It cites large female hiring in trade with 263 percent growth and mentions women as cashiers clerks stenographers and typewriters. It also states professions see strong female growth, often outpacing men.
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United States
If thou faint In the day of adversity
Historical proverb excerpt noting that strength wanes in hardship, reflecting biblical phrasing about perseverance and resilience.
Pink Pills Rescue Newark Woman From Recurrent Head Pain
Mrs Anna Burns of 3385 Plane Street Newark narrates on how two months of severe head pains hip and hip cramps and car track fear waned after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills For Pure People. She reports weight gain and freedom from pain after using the pills and credits the medicine with restoring health and vigor. The ad notes pills priced 50 cents a box or six for 25, and obtainable from druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Med Co Schenectady.
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Newark
N. J
Anna Burns
Plane Street
Easant
Anti
Market Street
Mr. Williams
Dr. Williams
Williams
William
Ways to Tell If Someone Is Dead and Cremation Views
The piece discusses two death-detection methods. One cites a French prize method using candlelight to reveal capillary color changes when fingers touch. The other notes postmortem muscle response to electricity, claiming contractions persist up to about an hour and a half after death, supporting the reality of death.
Wandering Soul Longs for Old Cottage Companions
A speaker wanders far from home and recalls sweet clover by the doorstep. He longs to return and mingle with those round the old cottage, those who are no longer living, in days gone by.
Dishonest Druggists and Prescription Substitution Explored
The article discusses physician confidence in selected druggists and the practice of substitution. It notes doctors deny business ties to druggists while some use secret compounds or insist on specific providers to protect patient safety and reputation.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Woman Rides Brake Beams Beside Burlington Train
A young woman identified as Mrs. Peterson and her baby rode on a freight brake beam to reach Sheridan Wyoming after her husband deserted them. Trainmen rescued them, placing the trio in a caboose for the rest of the journey as they sought help from relatives.
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Burlington
Huntley
Mont
Peterson
Billings
Sheridan
Wyo
Danish Prince Learned Kind Discipline From a Humble Lesson
The Danish king Christian IX teaches gentleness by using a misheard word. The prince asked about losing meaning a box on the ears. After admitting ringing bells and running, an angry porter threatened punishment. The next day the king and prince visited the door and the boy apologized.
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Christian IX
Denmark
Brooklyn girl quotes Hunt on heat with childlike wit
A Brooklyn girl described a scorching day in playful innocence. Her father asked if she was tired and she replied she felt as if she could take off her legs and carry them a while, echoing Leigh Hunt's famous line.
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Brooklyn
Leigh Hunt
Hunt
Monument Replaced After Boundary Shaft Lost in Quicksand
A granite boundary monument at Tia Juana in San Diego county was toppled by a January flood. It sank into quicksand despite digging to twenty five feet. A new 100 by 100 foot site was bought and a second shaft erected.
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Tia Juana
San Diego County
International Boundary Commission
Old Master Elopement Aims at Wealth and Status
An old master of art is pursued for marriage by a young person who elopes with a man well into his sixties. The suitor boasts earning $30,000 a year and claims the difficulty of finding a worthy master in the country.
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Ethel
Finishing Touches and Estate Claims
In a discussion about the Coldplanks estate lawyers plan to secure remaining funds. Heirs will be examined in supplementary proceedings to collect amounts still due.
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Smith
Coldplanks
Robinson
Burlington Route Wall Map for Homes and Businesses
The Burlington Route offers a three by four foot wall map in seven colors showing states counties towns and railroads. Maps cost over fifteen cents each to the Route and are available by sending stamps. supply limited. J Francis G P and T A Burlington Route Omaha Neb. Some claim the dust is meant to mislead rivals.
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United States
Burlington
J. Francis
G. P
T. A
Omaha
Neb
Ozarks Fruit Belt Book Promises Farm Aid
A promotional note touts Among The Ozarks The Land of Big Red Apples as a handsome illustrated guide to South Missouri fruit scenery and the Olden farm in Howell County. Free mailing to homeseekers and farmers. plus a tip on burn relief with egg white.
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Ozarks
Missouri
Howell County
America
J. E. Looxwoop
Kansas City
Go West inducements for settlers and investors
A compact ad style notice promotes moving to the Northwest with printed matter from F J Whitney. It cites Theodore Parker and mentions medical cures and mail requests. It also includes testimonial style notes from S F Harpy and references to St Peters Rome and St Pauls London.
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Greeley
F. J. Whitney
G. P
T. A
St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Odd remedies and teas advertised to readers
A collage of vintage advertisements touts Baby Catching seeth and various tonics and salves. Warnings of teething syrups for children mix with claims of cure all products like Parker’s Ginger Tonic and Hindercorns for corns. An array of quack cures and social notes fill the page.
Intelligent Juror Question and Silent Guilty Judgment
An odd juror in a western murder trial scrutinizes the accused after being sworn in. The juror declares only that he thinks the prisoner is guilty, revealing a grave, unsettled dynamic in a backcountry jury.
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Far West
Council
Saturday Review
Bargain Hunter Mrs K Draws Auction Fever
A cartoonish observer notes Mrs K entering an auction gale last Monday. The quip suggests her craze for bargains could keep her content even in a bargain counter burial as a remnant.
Man who finds the north pole gets the persimmon
A curious local note assigns reward to the explorer who discovers the north pole, intertwining a pursuit with a persimmon prize. The item reads like a whimsical incentive or proverb on exploration and reward.
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North Pole
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Kate Field
Long Branch
Landmark
U.S. Gov’t
Rewder Absolutely Pure
Theodore Parker
Kline
Dr. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Hopkins Place
Baltimore
St. Peter's
Rome
St. Paul's
London
Fanson
Maine
Michigan
Parker
Heaven
Cat
A. Ruhn&Co
Chouteau Ave
Loula
Nsionw. W
Washington, D.C
Burson
Coon and Gatoway
Crossy Frisian Fur Co
Bracket
Bi’g
Rochester
N.Y
Walter Baker & Co. Limite
Europe
Dorchester
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
W.N.U.D.M
St. Jacobs
Yars
Eae
de Kalb Fence Co
DE Kalb, Ill
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