Economic optimism amid trade growth and price stability
K G Dun Weekly Review cites strong November earnings in rail and industrial sectors, high wage levels, and booming holiday retail. Wheat exports rise while western producers hold supplies for spring, with cautious sentiment in futures as receipts slip and Northwestern bear influence reasserts.
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New York
K. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Chicago
Northwestern
Regional grain and livestock price synopsis by city markets
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep price ranges for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Toledo plus grain prices by grade and date. Included are wheat corn oats rye and barley values with variations across markets and itemized figures such as Chicago cattle 3.00 to 6.75 hogs 4.25 to 6.70 and eggs 28 to 29 cents.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louie
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
At Dunker Meeting A Pageant Of Believers And Sightseers
A Dunker meeting unfolds with Bisters at long tables in white prayer coverings and solemn faces opposite sober brethren with towering hats. Preachers line the platform as flickering lights cast eerie shadows while cattle stir outside and sightseers crowd the doors in bright bonnets and fashionable attire.
Blacksmith Recovers From Rheumatism With Dodd's Pills
Goodland Kansas reports N E Albertson, a local blacksmith, nearly quitting his shop due to crippling rheumatism. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered completely, with no symptoms remaining. He resumes work at his shop daily.
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Goodland
Kan
N. E. Albertson
Dodd
Mr. Albertson
Pushing Forward The Road to Success Through Work and Perseverance
A motivational verse from Success Brooklyn urges rising through work and striving, warns of easy rides, and praises perseverance. Garfield Headache Powders Ad advertise a remedy valued for headaches and nervous system support with samples offered by Garfield Tea Co.
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Brooklyn
Garfield Tea Co
Ancient Egyptians First Human Paper Makers
The Egyptians reportedly produced the earliest paper, with papyri dated near 8000 B C. This predates the oldest Chinese paper by about 1500 years, marking a significant antiquity in papyrus production.
A Fascinating Pastime Ping Pong Takes Britain by Storm
All Great Britain has embraced Ping Pong, table tennis, as a universal diversion from palace to hovel. Anyone with a set plays nightly, bringing peace to homes from John O'Groats to Lands End. The writer suggests an enterprising American should introduce the game to the United States as a wholesome home pastime for the young.
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Great Britain
John O'Groats
Lands End
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
Readers learn of a claimed cure for catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure, described as a constitutional remedy taken internally to affect blood and mucous membranes. The ad offers 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and notes availability from Druggists at 76 cents, with Hall's Family Pills also recommended.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
What He Would Think by a Denver Times Remark
A young man seeks to appease Johnny with a penny and asks what he would think. Johnny quips that he would likely want him to buy an automobile and risk his neck, a sharp minor dialogue quoted by the Denver Times.
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Johnny
Mos
Denver Times
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfit
Advertises air cushion rubber stamps and complete printing outfits including data rs a et c. Lists Fort Wayne Indiana address Lock Box 219 and invites readers to request a catalog and price list.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Its Pauses Organ Gift Sparks Rural Banter
Farmer Stackpele asks about how many stops the new organ bought for his daughter has. Farmer Hawbuck grimly answers three, naming breakfast, dinner and summer as the stops in a terse rural exchange.
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Farmer Stackpele
Farmer Hawbuck
Puck
Putnam Face Uess Dye Colors More Goods Than Any Other
A jumble of reader items and advertisements mentions Putnam Face Uess Dye claiming superior coloration. Other notes cite rags boiled with soda ash and lime for paper, Piso’s Cure for Consumption praised by Mrs. F Callahan, a German air cooling plan for railway cars, a toilet paper offer, and Pan-American Exposition prize results for Canadian cattle entries. San Marino as the oldest republic noted.
Stamps and Printing Catalog Offer with Price List
An old advertisement offers air cushion rubber stamps and printing services including daters, with a request to send for a catalog and price list. It features a Carlyle quote about help to man and includes jumbled phrases about pianene fame and Boston wind, likely OCR noise.
His Plight Explained in a Chicago Post Quotation
The Chicago Post recounts a tale where Tosan blinks and lies in a dire state with bruises, while Flo tends to avoid quarrels and fosters peace. The dialogue reveals their temperaments, painting a scene of conflict avoidance and caretaker roles.
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Tosan
Flo
Jas
Chicago Post
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm 18 for nasal catarrh spray
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm 18 offers healing soothing action without drying secretions. Prepared for sufferers using atomizers and diseased membranes, it retains the cream balm’s healing properties. Price 73 cents includes spraying tube. Available at druggists or Ely Bros New York mailing option.
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Ely's
Druggists
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
What He Had Lost
Policeman X Hullo Mr McGroggy Lost your latchkey again McGroggy No please man hic worsh than that sh lost the hic keyhole this time Ally Sloper
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X—Hullo
Mother Grays Sweet Powders and Nickel Plate tourist cars
Compiled items describe Mother Grays Sweet Powders for children with claimed testimonials and a price. Also advertised is Nickel Plate Road tourist cars offering semi weekly Atlantic to Pacific travel with reduced rates, homey amenities, and agent contacts for Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
Atlantic
Pacific
Boston
San Francisco
Buffalo
Chicago
Nickel Pilate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Capsicum Vaseline substitute for mustard and other planters
Capsicum Vaseline is promoted as a superior external counter irritant that won’t blister delicate skin. It claims instant pain relief for headaches chest and stomach aches and rheumatic neuralgic and gouty pains. Sold for 1? cents through druggists or by mail from Cheeseberry Manufacturing Co. 17 State Street New York City.
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Cheesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York City
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Inancia
Notte Grange
San Marino
Italy
Carlyle
Aviroreia
Svaue
Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N. Y
Mother Gray
Olmstead
LeRoy
N. Y
Mrs. Austin
Russ Company
South Bend
Byron
Capsicum
Defiance
Huntington
Wabash
Peru
Wabash R. R
C. S. Crane
Gen
Pass
Tkt
Agt
St. Louis
Alo
Popham
Des Moines
Iowa
Ostrander
Idg
Philadelphia
Queen Bread and Pastry Board
The
Ohio Novelty Co
Mansfield, C
Bend For Circular
Crawford & Co
Park Row
J. Gutay
Hin
Ww. N
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