New York Proposes Dress Codes and Economic Woes
The text surveys social policy items including a New York ordinance banning baby carriages from sidewalks and debates on domestic manufacturing and sugar beet growing. It notes rail disruptions, deflating deficits under Wilson and Dingley policies, rising employment, wage increases, and rising production. It also covers hog cholera in Illinois and Canada’s Thanksgiving date. The piece lists proposed federal offices in Illinois and silver shipments from Chicago sub-treasury amid wheat-driven demand.
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Sub-Treasury
Chicago
Central West
Phelps
Inter Ocean
Quipward Bound Ninth Letter Describes Salt Lake City Train Yard Scene
Hamel Parser portrays a Salt Lake City Union depot arrival where a long string of railroad cars and passengers create a bustling, crowded scene. The piece notes greetings between strangers, shared songs, and the challenge of tracking trains as the group moves toward Ogden.
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Hamel Parser
Henry Republican
Union
Salt, Lake City
Traior
Salt Lake Yards
Galesburg
Ogden
Peoria
Salt Lake
Elkmont
Salt Lake City
On the Road to California Through Nevada’s Desert
A travelogue recounts a late night departure from Ogden toward Ogden Utah and on to California. The author reflects on Nevada’s barren stretches, the Central line now part of the Southern Pacific, and a stop at a Chinese town with a Joss House. Observations include a Chinese mayor and a mix of diverse passengers, with lyrical lines about the journey and a hint of future letters from Prudence.
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Ogden
Southern
San
Salt Lake
Donver
Great American Desert
Nevada ‘Line
Nevada
Carson City
Marshall County
Congress
Nevada East Line
Central
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Huntington
Pacific O Coast
Dennis ‘Kearney
Wator
Iine
It Is Easy to Keep Health and Purify Blood
The article argues health depends on pure blood and proper digestion. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the sole effective blood purifier aiding digestion and overall vitality. It claims many lives saved by the remedy and recommends Hood's Pills alongside.
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Mangins
Pierce
Geo. H. Sinter
Yates City
Knox Co
Hood
Chicago Valley drainage plan gains cross-state backing
A Beardstown convention united Chicago and Illinois Valley interests to push a Chicago to Mississippi waterway via the drainage canal and Des Plaines and Illinois rivers. They seek congressional action to remove Henry and Copperas Dam barriers and fund river improvements at an estimated cost of eight million dollars.
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Chicago and Valley
Peoria
Chicago
John—M~Niehaus
Olation
Graff
Mississippi
Desplaines
Illinois
Congress
Beardstown
Missouri
Iowa
John 38 Dunham
Randolph
Drainage Board
George E Adams
Illinois Valley
Bernard
Bokirainage Board
Illinois River
Illinois River Deepening and Dams Spark Valley Convention
A Southern Valley convention at Beardstown urged removal of Illinois River dams and deepening the channel to prevent flood damage from Chicago drainage. Speakers including W H Hinrichsen and James A Connolly pushed for a national deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Gulf and urged Congress action to restore river navigation and public health.
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United States
Illinois River
Chicago
Whuole
Chitoago
Lilinoia
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Upper Valley
Congress
United States Congress
Chicago River
Sylvester Allen
Bluffs
W. H. Hingingsen
Jacksonville
M.‘Mccrore
Beardstown
L. D. Hinsheimer
Pittsfield
Made a New Man of Him
A historical advert claims a man in Bryan Ohio improved after taking Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, noting initial indigestion and poor appetite followed by renewed hunger and energy after using the product. The copy urges readers to buy from Dr Powell.
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Brean
Bryan
Ohio
Bowen
Powell
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