Weekly Mercantile Review Summaries Industrial Shift and Trade
Telegraphic reports from New York note Kentucky tobacco expected to average two thirds of a crop. Major wage cuts threaten 30,000 iron workers with potential 100,000 industrialists affected. Losses from strikes soar past $600 million. Du n's Review cites resilient trade, labor calm, and high activity in Chicago and St Louis with congestion risks. Freight traffic, rail earnings, and passenger moves rise as goods volumes stay strong. Livestock, grain and dairy prices fluctuate with modest gains. bank exchanges hit new highs while building activity drops.
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Telegraphic
New York
International Mercantile Agency
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Dunn
R.G. Dun & Co
Mercantile Agency
Priess
Commodity price listings across U S cities
Prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and more. Includes ranges for dairy products and pork with no clear date or source context.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Siberians and Alaskans resemble American neighbors in ethnologic links
The New York Victune notes Jesup's Northeast Asian expedition advances knowledge of Siberia north of the Stunavei mountains and east of the Leng river. It cites Chukehees near Bohring strait and compares them with northern Alaskan tribes, highlighting cross-coastal ethnologic similarities and ancient Chinese-leaning traits in southern Alaska.
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Antatic
Morris K. Jesup
New York
Siberia
Stunavei Mountains
Leng River
Geneva
Ashi
Bohring Strait
Alaska
Ferther
Ylei
Te Plongeon
Asia
Asie
Excursion Rates via Nickel Plate to Colorado Cities
Low return excursion rates offered October 3, 4, 6, 7 for Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Cot. Tickets valid to return to the October flat 1908. Get particulars from nearest Agent or address C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Cot
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charm of the Mississippi River Tour
A nostalgic travel note extols a Mississippi voyage from Memphis toward Vicksburg and Natchez. The piece praises the river’s unique beauty and legends, inviting readers to explore its long course, while hinting at riverman lore and historical intrigue along the way.
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Mississippi
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Natches
Memphis
Hudson
Rhine
Thames
North Carolina
Tiasen
Mexicate Gulf
Not at all undertaker nor physician says market chatter
A cryptic market note from the Philadelphia Press quotes a manager clarifying a misheard claim about a son. The speaker insists the son did not practice medicine but followed the medical profession, countering a prior impression.
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Philadelphia Press
Printer Preference for Eagle Linen Paper Emphasized
A rover-like directive urges using Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper as the proper standard. It cautions against rushing into sorrow, suggesting patience and hope for better outcomes rather than haste.
Lettuce Diet for Silkworms Explored by Professor Woodworth
Professor O W Woodworth of the State University conducts experiments on silkworms fed lettuce as a potential substitute for mulberry leaf. Results show nutritive parity not yet proven and silk quality uncertain, but research may advance sericulture knowledge and future economic prospects in arid regions like California.
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O. W. Woodworth
State University
Pie
California
Woodworth
San Francisco Chronicle
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Reward
Readers are informed Hall's Catarrh Cure offers 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure. The advertisement claims constitutional treatment for catarrh and notes the product works internally to strengthen the body and fight the disease. Also promotes Dni gists' pills as a supplement and lists address and testimonials.
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Hall
Atdress
F.d. Gheney & Coo
Dirigigists
Dini
Pilis
Truthful George in a Hammock Scene
A humorous sketch features a playful hammock scene where a fair female asks George if he has loved before. He confirms with a flippant remark about the notion and teases the idea of Theffe noticing a nice girl, highlighting light comic dialogue.
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George
Best Medicine for Croppy Children Suggested
Mrs I Callahan of 14 Hall Street Parkersburg West Virginia endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption as the best remedy for croppy children in a dated 1901 testimonial.
Whitman Urges Biological Form for Heredity Study
Dr. Whitman of the University of Chicago, adviser to Carnegie Institution, recommends a biological form to study heredity variation and evolution.
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Whitman
The
University of Chicago
Carnegie Institution
Winslow's Sootaixe Strut for Children Jeathing
An odd misprint notes a tonic marketed for children claiming to ease inflammation and wind col ic, priced at 2 percent per bottle. A separate quip suggests an anarchist refrains from preaching his own rules as a noted Catherine-like figure offers a favor.
Vagabond Philosophy in a Fragmented Quip
A quirky dialogue features Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete in a rambling exchange about art galleries and appetites. The fragment mentions a self inking dating stamp offer and an Indiana address, with stray chatter about a talkative artist named Jesa-Young Calabey and Nelle acknowledging a gifted speaker with a counterposed mind.
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Mike
Pete
Cart
Washington
Jesa
Young Calabey
Special Rail Fares From Northern Michigan and Wisconsin
Special rate offer from Finntera with no nickel surcharge for travel to points in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Tickets on sale September to November 1st, general retail limits apply. See nearest agent for details and address A Sterling T, J A Vert Wayne.
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Finntera
Michigan
Wisconsin
A. Asterling T
I. A. Vert
Wayne
Ind
Anenesis comaine mvelye powads of coder pee
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions Puates and Noregies with an unclear reference to Mancha fetus. The text is damaged and lacks verifiable entities or events suitable for a full summary card.
FITS Permanently Cured Patent Medicine Ad
A fragmented advertisement claims a permanent cure and promotes a product by Le DRO H. KLINE, Ltd. The text is garbled with misspellings and unreadable sections but centers on a claimed cure and a mail contact for FUER 0820 brret.
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Kline
le Dro H. Kline, Ltd
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Kidney Ailments
Patient testimonials describe rapid back pain relief and improved sleep after using Dean's Kidney Pills. A Wisconsin reader reports one back pain vanishing after starting the pills and another case notes legible benefits for a scarlet fever related kidney issue.
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Dean
Tenn Cory
Stephen Behaefer
Appin Andrewa
K.P DO No. 1
Bronikay
Wis
Jess
Nyb
L. Lion
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Dr. Galdwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
Ill
Sterling Remedy Co
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Soc
Fort Wignoc
Indiana
BF. W. MN
Thompson
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