Development of the Middle West Wealth Rise
The article argues the Middle West is surpassing older centers in financial and industrial strength. It cites Wade of Mercantile Trust on population, farm expansion, corn yields, farm product value, rail mileage, and bank assets, predicting growth in southwestern railways and Mississippi Valley cities, with northeast expansion uncertain as markets shift north and south.
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Middle West
East
North Atlantic States
United States
Anks
Mississippi Valley
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Festus J. Wade
Mercantile Trust Company of
St. Louis
Missouri Bankers
Kansas City
Wade
Trans- Mississippi
Bank and Trust Company
Atlantic Seaboard
Tortures of a Preacher Tell of a Harpersville Pastor
Rev. C D Moore of Harpersville Baptist Church recounts agonizing coughing from the grip and claims relief after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The remedy, advertised as a grand cure for throat and lung diseases, is sold by Joseph Emmert’s drugstore at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
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C., D. Moore
Baptist Church of
Harpersville
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Walnut Hill Greenhouses Clears Bedding Plants at 25% Off
Walnut Hill Greenhouses announces a two week sale on bedding plants with a twenty five percent discount. Also notes Union beer available at 16 Winnebago Street and provides News phone No. 137.
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Walnut Hill
Winnebago Street
All White Frocks and Princesse Styles for Graduates
The piece surveys dainty graduating frocks in linen and lace, comparing silk mull to linen for cost and effect. It highlights linen gowns with deep hems, inset lace, and tucks, plus a princesse style for athletic girls. Details include embroidered bodices, cascade Valenciennes lace drops, and sheer blouses with lace panels.
Chicago's fire department sets low loss records
City fire department reports the lowest property loss percentage among large cities with high fire protection. In 1903 it extinguished nearly 3700 fires with losses under 2.5 percent of property value. Fire Marshal John Campion and retired chief W H Musham are credited for decades of progress since 1871. A reader also praises Electric Bitters for curing chronic stomach and liver trouble after long battles with illness.
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Chicago
Windy City
John Campion
W. H. Mushaim
Inauguration Week in Washington Scene
In Washington during Inauguration Week a bustling crowd fills the streets as mounted police keep order. A young couple and bystanders share humor, with Sedley guiding Norvelle Gaillard through the city’s sights while a later court scene and comic petition prompt bring a lighter note to the day.
Bible Demand Stays High as Society Reports Vast Output
The eighty ninth annual report of the American Bible Society notes no drop in demand. In the year, 1,831,095 Bibles and Testaments were issued, bringing total editions to 76,272,770 since the society’s founding. The stream of Bibles flows from the old Bible House in Astor Place, in many sizes, languages, and prices, including raised letters for the blind.
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American Bible Society
United States
Astor Place
New York World
A Tactful Warning From Miss Gould on Etiquette
Miss Helen Miller Gould addresses young women about social tact in a humorous anecdote. A husband at a dinner shifts seats from his wife’s companion to a younger matron, prompting his wife to question his manners. He explains fear of catching his death. she presses him to tell Mrs A, but he confesses only to Mrs B. From the New York Tribune.
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Sedley
Helen Miller Gould
Inet
Miss Gould
Mrs. A
Visit Them All June 29 to July 1 2 Agents Sell Tickets
Travel promo for Pennsylvania Short Lines offering low rate tickets from Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington and Asbury Park with stopovers en route. Addresses Geo R Thompson G P A Michigan St Milwaukee for details.
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Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Asbury Park
N. J
Pennsylvania Short Lines
Geo. R.thompson
Michigan St
Milwaukee
Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 sewing machine price drop
The advertisement states Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 sewing machines with latest improvements reduced price to 8.28, peddler’s price listed as 9. The note appears from John Hea at 129 Stephenson Street Freeport. The Horse Shoe Cafe announces Sunday dinners will be discontinued for warm season while short orders remain available, signed by R C Rowen, proprietor.
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King’s Daughters
Stephenson Street
Wheeler & Wilson
John Hea
Stephenson St
Freeport
Horse Shoe Cafe
R. C. Rowen
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