Vast American Rail Milage Under Construction Across Regions
The Railway Age reports 13,000 miles of new or contracted railroad, with 61 percent in northwestern southwestern and Pacific coast states. About 8,500 miles of live projects may or may not be built, 65 percent in the same territories. Major lines include the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul extension to Tacoma and Seattle, the Western Pacific from Salt Lake City to San Francisco, and the Denver Northwestern Pacific from Sulphur Springs to Salt Lake City.
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United States
Noye-Ander
Southwestern
Pacific Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Evarts
N. C
Tacoma
Seattle
Wash
Western Pacific
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific
Sulphur Springs
Col
Rail growth shows westward push and spread of civilization
The piece notes older regions completing main railway building while newer states expand services with new trunk lines. It highlights six track completion from New York to Pittsburgh and rapid western expansion turning wild land into farms, towns, and cities, illustrating United States development and prosperity driven by rail.
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United States
Pennsylvania
New York
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Okahoma
New England
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted by veteran as cure
A California miner, ill with weak stomach and long illness, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health after other medicines failed. He describes a rattlesnake bite and extended bed rest but says the pills rebuilt his strength, urging others to try them. The ad notes bad blood as root of many diseases and claims the pills create new blood. Sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY.
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Thad
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Beer Trust Forms in Japan Boosts Exports
The Yokohama Mail notes a beer trust formed with guidance from Japan’s minister of state for agriculture and commerce. Japan produced 3.8 million gallons of beer in 1904, nearly double 1902. 1901 output reached 4.8 million before tax. Exports were $375,000 in 1904 and $650,000 for the first ten months of 1905.
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Beer ‘Trust
Japan
Yokohama
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Female Health
A health notice touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the premier remedy for female ailments. It claims the product prevents surgery by addressing backache irregular menses and other related symptoms, asserting thirty years of success in strengthening and curing female disorders.
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Szcoup
Lydia B. Pinkham
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