Brisk Christmas Trade in Gotham Shows Gains Over Last Year
New York reports a brisker Christmas trade with higher class goods and more spending confidence. Street crowds, crowded shopping districts, and improved labor conditions signal stronger purchasing power, while dealers note a shift to better and pricier items. Electrical toys and German-made novelties lead the market, including moving dolls, toy autos, and lighted dollhouses.
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Journal
New York
Fourteenth
Twenty-third
Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Pile remedy claims instant relief with guarantees
Personal experience touts a tube of Man Zan Pile Remedy as providing immediate relief for piles. The ad asserts a 60 cent guarantee and is signed by H J Mongk and C P Guen or.
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H. J. Mongk
C. P. Guenor
Fur matching offered by Pastel Pry Goods store
An ad from Pastel Pry Goods store invites customers to send furs to the factory for perfect matching at a reduced price, highlighting a pipeline or method of processing and promising savings on the service.
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G. Luesaine
Winter Fur Fashions Dominate New York Shops
New York fashion notes report winter fur demand rising with shoppers flocking to major shops. Furs now come in more than twenty genuine kinds with clever imitations, long lines, and Vietorine styles shaping ensembles. Fringe and feathered hats, ostrich plumes, and three piece fur sets appear in updated club and party wear as pony coats fade for street use.
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New York
United States
Directoire
Pleasant Hill Winter Snowblanket Grips Town
From Our Own Correspondent Pleasant Hill Dec 7 Winter hits town with heavy snowfall driving temperatures near zero. Local residents Mr and Mrs John Sweivel visited relatives at McConnell last week. Notices of sales, farm activity, and social gatherings fill the week with multiple movements among Lena Cedarville and Waddams Center.
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Pleasant Hill
John Sweivel
McConnell
Iithel Harbach
Lena
Anna
Nellie Murphy
Merritt Fowler
Nelson
Cedarville
George Holmes
Martin Murphy
Henry Vansickle
Julius W Hardel
Alice Hardel
George Harris
Oscar Reed
Louis Henke
R. M. Batchelder
Stockton
Bert
Henry Harris
Werman Uhe
William
Oscar Fowler
Hazel
Freeport
Aaron Koppien
Esther
George Hardel
Waddams Center
Charles Masters
Louisa
John and
Joshua Sisson
Jerry Swarts
the Central
E. L. Snyder
Charles Ferguson
Joseph Richard
Davis
Rockefeler Brother in Hunting Accident in Kansas Belvidere
Joseph T Bird, a dry goods merchant, was quail hunting with Frank Rockefeller at John D. Rockefeller’s Kansas ranch. A covey rose between them and both fired. small shot from Rockefeller's gun hit Bird in the face. Birds were wounded. Bird was treated at the ranch house for shot removed from flesh.
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Gt Baron
Kansas
Belvidere
Kean
Joseph T Bird
Frank Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Tarrier Sent to Jail and Fined in Mail Fraud Case
Columbus Ohio December 12 John A Tarrier publisher of Town Topics a weekly paper was sentenced to eight months in jail and fined $1000 for misusing the mails by sending out his paper containing attacks on local citizens.
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Columbus, O
John A. Tarrier
Energy from cod liver oil versus starches claim
Professor Frankland of London reports that cod liver oil yields two and a half times more energy than starches or sweets, suggesting a stronger fuel for the body similar to coal powering an engine.
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Frankland
London
Vicar's Daughter and Converts Stir London Opinion
Fragment from London Opinion recounts a light dialogue on faith and change of creed. A witty exchange features a cheerful narrator and Miss Jones debating Methodist meetings and sausage sandwiches as evidence of conversion. The tone mixes irony with social commentary on religious affiliation.
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Miss Jones
London
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Freeport Railway, Light & Power CO
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