Review of Trade Signals Mixed Markets Amid Rumors
R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade reports sensational stock rumors have not disturbed industry and trade. Grain cotton meat and petroleum markets rise with stronger demand for manufactured goods. February failures down except three of 52 months, with large failures mostly under 100000 dollars. Clearing-house payments up 28.0 percent vs 1892 and 56.2 percent vs last year. Pig iron production at record highs, Bessemer billets scarce in Chicago, prices firm. Foundry competition tight with basic pig around ten dollars, rails and plates in demand as steel use grows.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Bessemer
Chicago
Pittsburgh
East
Alabama
Tennessee
Canada
Alaska
Gen William Starke Rosecrans Near Death in California Ranch
General William Starke Rosecrans lies at death’s door at his California ranch near Los Angeles. Bishop Montgomery administered part of the last rites, doctors say he has a fighting chance. At his bedside are his son Carl F. Rosecrans and family and his daughter Mrs Toole and ex Governor Toole of Montana nearby.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William Starke Rosecrans
Montgomery
Carl F. Rosecrans
Mrs. Toole
Toole
Montana
Explosion Wrecks Withington Factory Interior
An engine cylinder head exploded at the Withington handle factory in Huntington Indiana causing a huge wheel and shaft to snap and blast through machinery and walls. About seventy five workers were inside but none injured though damage is described as heavy.
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Huntington
Ind
Mamma
Grace
N. Y
California insect index aims to surpass New Jersey totals
Assistant Professor C W Woodworth of California State University entomology department plans a complete catalog of California insects. He notes New Jersey has catalogued about 6000 species, and expects California's count to exceed that figure. The Armstrongs Know Nothing About It. London March 5. Elswick shipyard reply denies any truth to reports of warship sales to Spain.
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Berkeley, Cal
C. W. Woodworth
Department of Entomology
The
State University
California
New Jersey
Woodworth
Armstrongs
London
Armstrong-Elswick
Spain
Elswick
Overworked Pierceton educator cured by Williams' Pink Pills
Ernest Kemper of Pierceton Indiana collapsed from overwork and illness. After trying multiple doctors he found relief with Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the pills with restoring health and strength, gaining nine pounds and returning to teaching. An affidavit from RP Watt notarizes the claim.
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Pierceton
Ind
Ernest Kemper
Fea
Colorado
Cleveland
Re. Williams
Kemper
RP. Watt
Dressed Couple Draws Attention On Fifth Avenue
A fashionable woman in a checked dress and a dahlia velvet hat strolls with a well-dressed man along Fifth Avenue. Passersby notice them as a young lassie and her mammas friend trailing behind debate whether the man is the woman's husband, the idea dismissed as ridiculous.
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Fifth Avenue
Mamma
Newport
Holland submarine boat shows stealth and firepower
The Holland submarine boat is about 60 feet long and cigar shaped with a single gas motor driving a screw to eight knots. It can operate on surface or underwater with pivoted rudders and a conning tower with plate glass. Air is stored in reservoirs and it can stay submerged up to four hours. It can reach 76 feet depth and carries three dynamite guns with an 800 yard over water range.
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Holland
Benefit for Widows and Orphans at Waldorf Astoria
A benefit concert at the Waldorf Astoria raised about 2500 dollars for widows and orphans of the Maine Master era. Marquise Texeira, nephew of Dom Pedro I, contributed a 100 dollar check as part of a large attendance of society figures.
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New York
Maine
Waldorf-Astoria
Rge
Aple
Marquise Tiexera
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Jumped to His Death at Isuage Mine Michigan
John F. Armstrong a noted mining man in the Lake Superior region and western districts leaped from an opening at a Lake Superior Mining Co. shaft about 6 o clock Thursday evening, dying from the fall of 444 feet. His body was sent to Marquette for interment and he was unattached. A separate dispatch reports the tug Underwriter lost in a Norfolk storm while heading to Havana to assist the Maine wreck.
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Isuage Mine
Mich
John F. Armstrong
Lake Superior
Lake Superior Mining Co
Marquette
New Orleans
Norfolk
Boston
Hatteras
Havana
Maine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advert, 100 Dollar Reward
One hundred dollars offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials from Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin endorse F. J. Cheney & Co. as honest and able. Cure taken internally, targets blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills also praised.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Teledece
F. J. Cheney
Nae Ee
Toledo
Ohio
Hail
Club Dilemma Prompts Resignation Jibe
A humorous exchange: Mrs Jaggs asks what to do for her headaches and Mrs Naggs suggests persuading him to resign from the club. The punchline reveals the misheard advice about resignation.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a one day cure with money back if it fails. The ad touts a health claim and includes a Beecher quote about learning from mistakes.
St Jacobs Oil Advert Says It Heals Rheumatic Pains
A brisk claim touts St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatic cripples turning limber. The copy mocks preachers praying long while readers stand and touts the oil as a cure all.
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St. Jacobs
Editor Urges Support For Seed Company Catalogue
The article urges readers to help and to consider seed samples from Sizer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin. It mentions trials of American crops and selling potatoes related to their offerings and a catalogue valued at ten dollars.
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Onl
Nerica
Sizer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Itm
Joan A. Balzer Seed CO
Perry Van’s Yearly Living Cost Questioned
The line asks what Perry Van pays to live each year, musing on the burden and wondering what its sum might be. The phrasing hints at a column style pondering daily costs and personal finance.
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Perry van
Tourists Headed for Northwest via Burlington Route
Travel feature highlights scenic routes from St. Louis to Puget Sound and Lake regions. Mentions Denver connections and the Burlington Route as a major carrier promoting seasonal travel and tourism.
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St. Louis
Tourspurs City
Denver
Col- Lake
Northwest Travel
Fragmentary Note on Cornfed Philosopher in Indianapolis Journal
Public OCR reads a fragment about a Cornfed Philosopher living in the old era, with unclear context and stray quotes. The line hints at a reflection on time and knowledge, attributed to the Indianapolis Journal.
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Philosple
Indianapolis Journal
Murat Mal es Great Cuba Book Offer and Misc Notes
A garbled ad fragment touts a Great Cuba Book with Cuba Spain and War themes, claiming rapid sales by agents and a 600 page tome with photos at a low price. It mentions postage terms and Chicago addresses, plus assorted quotes and patent medicine lines. The jumble includes testimonials and scattered brand names without clear narrative.
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Cuba
Spain
War
Dearborn St
Chicago
Mrs Pinkham Conquers Backache and Ills
Letters from women across the United States praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for relief from backache headaches bearing down pains menstrual troubles and other female complaints after varying periods of use. Mothers and wives from Texas Pennsylvania New Jersey West Virginia and beyond report improved health and renewed ability to work and sleep.
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Mrs. Garrettt
Licuty
612
S. Prince St., Lancaster
Lydia E. Pinkham
Claudia Twawpin
Cream Ridge
N. J
Lydia E
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Port Townsend
Welsh
Marrowstone Point
Admiralty Head
Henry Ward Beecher
St. Jacobs Oil
Pomba Ore
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Estore
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Bs of
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinham
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Merriam
Auer
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Indianapolis
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Wes
HE Muralo CO
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S.J
Msa
Lesm
TS Us
N’s
Hos
Ilker S
Tos
MAN & CO
Herr’s Island
Whites
Bouth Bent
Indiana
Boards of Fire Insurance
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National Acetylene Gas CO
Mohawk Bldg
Wines Wiens
Winchester Repeating Arms
Winchester Ave
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Conn
Standard Scale and Supply Co., Ltd
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Ee Ailen
J. BF. Allen Medicine CO
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Outfit
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