Trade Review Notes Continued Large Volume and Mixed Signals
The weekly trade review reports a generally large trade volume with gradual shifts across sectors. Rail earnings rise 8.7 percent this September versus last year, while labor tensions ease and factory activity remains high. Grain and breadstuff markets show volatility amid favorable crop prospects, and livestock prices edge upward as receipts exceed prior periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RG. Din & Co
New York
Chicago
Wall Street
Trade Review notes cautious fall trade and shipping delays
Bradstreet reports conservatism in fall and winter trade with reduced demand and higher freight rates. Lake strikes hinder shipments while cotton prices stay high and finished goods lag, slowing full operations resumption. Wheat and corn exports for the week and twelve week cereal year totals are detailed with prior year comparisons.
The Wild Carrot a Pretty Native Plant and Weed
The article defends the wild carrot as a beautiful native plant rather than a weed. It argues persistence makes it so admired by some and so disliked by farmers, noting John Burroughs and Tennyson as authorities. It praises the plant’s Queen Anne’s lace bloom and bird nest form as particularly interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
John Burroughs
Tennyson
St. Nicholas
Remarkable kidney remedy tale in Pierpont notice
Elderly Mr AL OR Turner age over seventy one recounts relief from chronic kidney trouble after finding a simple machine like device. He praises Pickl's Ringues Pits and Podd's Kidney Pills saying they cured him and several relatives with no equal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierpont
AL OR
Turner
Iavio
Idis
Friendly Suggestion Sparks City Banter
A trust magnate laments his confusion over his only son who appears to invent brains for business. A merchant prince counters with no offering, proposing instead to guide him toward becoming a society leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hit
Oath of Cheney on Catarrh Cure Contract Note
A Toledo law firm partner swears before Notary A W Gleason to pay 100 dollars for each incurable catarrh case using a Cure. The document, dated December 6, 1886, mentions Hall's Family Pills and a Beloit style claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omd
Telreco
Lucas Country
le Frank J. Cheney
B.C Ky &Co
Toledo
A. LD
Mair
Drugets Ae
Hall
Remarkable Ledger: A Blind Man Seeks Work
A terse exchange notes a blind man seeking employment. The chronic josher retorts with a quip while the easy mirk questions the scene, highlighting a moment of social observation in a brisk, witty dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J
Chicago Excursion Offers Low Rates October 10 1908
Nickel Plate Road announces a Chicago excursion with tickets good for return on or before October 12. Two full days in the city, low rates, contact local agents or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana. Also a promotional offer and a medicinal ad fragment included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ith
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Doan's Kidney Pills Publicize Patient Endorsement
Veteran Joshua Heller of Urbana Illinois testifies that after using Doan's Kidney Pills he recovered kidney trouble and back pain and notes repeat relief over two years. The ad offers a free trial and urges readers to apply to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for the remedy, priced 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Doan
Joshua Heller
Fou South Walnut Street
Urbana
Dil
Joan
Cunningham Pros
Champaign
Dean
Widney Hills
Teller
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ghost lacks two weeks as star talks with leading man
A garbled Philadelphia Ledger transcription notes a ghost not walking for two weeks and mentions the leading man with a wag due today, claiming his salary. The dialogue references a possible ending in “teedesac” and calls the star prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crittick
Cripick
Philadelphia Ledger
Sufferers from Lung Troubles Offer for Public Remedy
The paper reports an offer related to a remedy for lung troubles. It mentions confidence in the remedy and references a list of names supporting the appeal, noting many national figures who have used the treatment and believed in its merits. The overall tone asserts faith in the remedy’s effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Ter Doerk PS
Yonkerman
Analawnaton
Iaanes
Renawia
Worth Trying Remains Aims in Quiet Dialogue
A remorked youth named Softun and Miss Cauetique discuss folly and wisdom in a silent moment. The conversation hints at value in attempting the experiment, suggesting cautious optimism amid skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Softun
Hunters Special Rates via Nickel Plate Road
Advertises excursion tickets to Northern Michigan and Wisconsin with sale dates September 16 to November 16, 1903 and a liberal return limit. Mentions A. Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind as agent contact and notes return validity through late October. includes miscellaneous notices and promotional lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Wisconsin
A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Denver
Colorado Springs
Puebla
Col
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
All Kinds of Rubber Stamps Made to Order
An advertisement for rubber stamps offers self inking daters and other stamps with a new ink and inking pad, inviting readers to request a catalogue from Lock Box 210 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
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Bradstreet
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
A.W. Gleason
Notary Public
Spenger’s Presses
Alligator
A. Spencer
W.slants St. Dwight
Tir, Jatin &. McGrew
Tawaii
Islands
Piso
Seidel
Olive Street
Chesterfield
Tatnam
W. L. Douglas
WL. Douglas
Douglas
Corona Colt
Corona
Wouglas
Brockton
Minas
Denera
Tower
Stowbi CO
Boston
Mass
U.5.a. Tower Canadian CO. Limited
Toronto
Can
Carnegie Steel Company
Ocean Travel
Wabash
Feading Ocean Steams Ship Company’s
Bert Wayne
Europe
Uie
Hamburg Atenean Ling
Madena
Mediterranean
Onent
Palate
Auguste Victoria
Fickets
Bebo
Pani
West Indies
Nacsia
Venezuela
Porta Rica
Mattiteque
Persia
Ocean Stean
North German
Lloyd Steamship Co
Hamburg-American Line
Holland-American Line
Ling Anchor Ling Dominion Line
Cunard Line
White Star Line
American and
Red Star Lines
Beaver Line
Montreal
Hoboken
New Jeriey
Oppost
New York City
Trans. Atlantic Steamship Compane
nisel’Fermina
Murcape
Ars Wmodauers
Wabash Passenger Department
Selec
R. G. Thompson
Pass
Ticket Avent
Wabash R. R
Weg
FT. Wayne
Fostoria
Findlay
Cleveland
Trav
Gandy Cathartic
Raus
Cabual
York
Chicage
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