New York Business Brightens Amid Weather and Labor Strife
Good news dominates New York business despite bad weather delaying distribution and cotton work in the South. Pig iron sales advance with deliveries starting in October, while overall orders linger near full capacity into 1902. Wheat and corn exports rise, but census figures disharmony with Agricultural Department data fuels mixed sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Market Prices Jump Across Cities with Mixed Grading
Chicago cattle and hogs show broad price ranges from $3.50 to $7.85 for cattle and $3.00 to $7.10 for hogs. Wheat and corn hold modest gains while oats and rye vary by grade. Detroit and Milwaukee note similar swings in grain and pork values, with a pork mess figure cited at $16 905.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
The Climax On a Porch Under a Starry Sky
A young couple on a porch gaze at the sky as they name stars Jupiter Sirius Mars. A footstep outside interrupts their moment and hints at a larger family presence. The mood blends romance with a hint of hidden depth.
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Jupiter
Sirius
Allen’s Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
An ad offers a free sample of Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for tired sweating damp swollen and aching feet. It claims relief for corns and bunions and notes the product is sold by druggists and shoe stores. Also included is a series of architectural height facts.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Voceren
London
St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd
Baltimore
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Gentle Relief
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for health, claiming it acts on digestion liver and kidneys and cures headache. Prices listed 25 and 50 cents for the remedy and references to various medical claims appear beside other notices.
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Lane
One Effect of It Is A Growing Lopsidedness
A Chicago Post snippet notes a woman appearing lop-sided as she spends time with a suitor who tries to 'help' by awkwardly hoisting one shoulder out of plumb. The remark hints at misdirected influence in social company.
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Chicago Post
Putnam Faceless Dyes Simplicity Cited in Ad Claim
An odd ad claim promotes PUTNAM FACELESS DYES as simple to use like washing. A parent boasts at breaking a dime novel habit for Willie by removing sensational newspapers from his reading. The Washington Star quote is appended.
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Willie
Biddle Boys
Washington Star
Coughing Leads to Consumption
An ad touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick cure for coughing promising immediate relief from consumption. It urges readers to visit their druggist for a free sample and buy 25 and 50 cent bottles, warning that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Not Fit at the Opera Box Share Request
A brief exchange shows one speaker urging an invitation to the Ritchies for their box at the opera while another dismisses the idea, saying they know the other person is not a talker.
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Dphiladelphia Press
Earliest Russian Millet Seed Ad and 1901 Remedies
An 1901 advertisement bundle promotes early Russian millet seed for hay yields of 6 to 8 tons per acre with price ranges and freight terms from John A. Salter Seed Co. It also notes a surge in machinery orders signaling business growth, and mentions Red Cross Ball Blue for fabric whitening along with a medical remedy claim for consumption. Local quotes from Colton and Bierman accompany the mix.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Nickel Plate Road Offers Cheaper Westbound Passage in 1902
Colonists and travelers bound for California the Northwest or North Pacific Coast are urged to use the Nickel Plate Road and its connections in March and April 1902. The line promises lower fares than competing routes. Contact C. A. Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana for details.
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California
Northwest
North Pacific Coast
C. A. Asterlin
FT. P. A
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Trademark Hint
Ad urges recognizing the light blue boxed tablets stamped c.C.C. as Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Warns they are not sold in bulk and urges consumers to buy from druggists.
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Cascarets Candy Cathartic
C.c.c
AI Druggists, Roc
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Garem
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Pou’ Ie
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Corona Kid
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Douglas
L. Douglas
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Manitoba
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Assipiboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Atlag
Estern Canada
B. Pedley
Imimbritian
Ottawa
Can
Joseph Soung
State Street
Jast
Columbus
Ohio
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Michigan
M. V. McInnes
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Hhe
Agricultural Department
Census Department
WE Marieis
Brooklyn Bridge
Golre
Old Trinity
New York City
Washington Monument
Pisawan
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Westminster Abbey
Onslow Torch
R.A
Poet's Corner
Walter Scott
Red Cross
CL putEu
Havana
Standard Navy
OLD Peach & Honey
J.T
Redross
Colton
F. Id. Bierman
Leipsic
Jos
St. Jacobs Oil
Jeremian Maher
Ardeath
Royal Irish Constabulary
Thomas Ifand
St. Jacobs
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Boston
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