Elgin Kilns and Havana Maps on Sale in 19th Century Ad
Fragmented notice compiles local Elgin lime kilns sale with pricing, plus catalogish adverts for Cuba and the West Indies, a world atlas, and rail travel offers. Contains mixed items about Miller Kilns near Elgin, John Lehman & Son Lumber Yards, and Cedar Rapids postal ads. Includes Shiloh’s Vitalizer remedy and railway ticket details.
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Elgin
John Lehman & Son
Town
Cuba
West Indies
Philippine Islands
Spain
Portugal
Havana
Ate
Z. Morton
Cadar Rapids
Pay Your Taxes at the Bank in Elgin Notice
The Citizen's State Bank of Elgin offers to pay taxes for residents of Pleasant Valley township at no extra charge. Stop that cough warnings suggest a remedy for consumption with a popular tonic sold by W. H. Flake.
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Citizen's State Bank of Elgin
Pleeant Valley Township
Big Profits in Laundries Attract Chinese Investors
A late 19th century report details Chinese laundry operators growing wealthy in American cities. It notes owners earning substantial sums, traveling back to China with large fortunes, and financing acquisitions and syndicates that control many area laundries. Competition among groups is described as intense, with East Coast management networks shaping local operations.
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Fae Shivapjan
Saya
China
Dickering
State Street
Massachusetts
Remarkable Ride After Mountainous Bicycle Crash
Mrs West of Seattle was badly injured when her bicycle hit a rock on a Lake Washington hill. Despite a broken rib kneecap and facial wounds she remounted and rode twenty miles home, showing grit after a severe fall during a downhill ride.
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Mira Avent
Heattle
West
Seattle
Wash
Woman in Connecticut May Lose Fortune in Marriage Suit
Mrs Ruby Bennett Kately of Bridgeport may lose $70,000 or more after a hasty marriage to fresco painter Frank Kately. Her aunt Mrs Beers sues for $25,000 damages claiming no contract to build and maintain a house existed. The tale centers on an orphaned heiress and a New York wedding followed by residence with the painter, amid a dispute over control of the fortune.
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Ruby Bennett Kately
Bridgeport
James Staples
Kately
Beers
New York
Ffreseo
Frank Kately
Miss Ruby
Cupid
Mrs. Beers
Giraffe Death At Queen Victoria’s Court
A majestic male giraffe gifted to Queen Victoria by Chief Batboen of Bechuanaland died soon after arriving in London. The animal sailed from Cape Town on September first aboard the Roslin Castle. Transporter Herr Windhorn had long experience handling wild animals but the voyage caused sea-sickness and exhaustion. the giraffe died within minutes of reaching Regent's Park.
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London
Queen Victoria
Batboen
Bechuanaland
Cape Town
Roslin Castle
Herr Windhorn
Elgatte
England
Regent's Park
Antiquity of the Dog in Europe and South America
Professors Rutimeyer and Waldrich present evidence that domestic dogs similar to contemporary ones existed in Europe during the Neolithic period, not only in the Iron and Bronze Ages. Dr Lydekker notes that in South America, people cultivated dogs before wild canids vanished from the pampas grasslands.
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Rutimeyer and
Waldrich
Europe
South America
Lydekker
Hairpin Industry Origins and Growth in 19th Century America
The hairpin trade began in the United States with Hotwall 1878 era manufacturing. Before then trims were imported from England or France. By this time the industry had grown large, requiring 60,000 packages daily to meet New York wholesale demand.
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America
United States
England
France
New York
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Elgin Echo
Aikathin
Atnvon
Lester A.ainsworth
Telsinsaocond
Ars
Denice
California Ward
California
Cedar Rapids
B.C.R. & Ni Ry
J. Morton Gp, & TA
Iowa
Buffalo
Shiloh
W. Finke
Aundries
Fort Shana
State
Casas Erin
Suit, Son, &.C
Wayat Relia Grantact
O. Rice N. Ry
J. Morton
G. P
T. A
Rady
Deering
W. Rendf
J. W. Reif
Milwaukee
Osborn
Key Stone
Halver Knudtson
the Machine Man
Suonga Waller
Ocon
Gund’s Beer
Perless
Ntl
Johnsaend Brewing Co
Crosse
Martha ‘Washington
Schappy
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