Remedy for Nervous Weakness Promoted by Pills
An Indianapolis reader endorses Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills for general nerve strength and digestion. The ad claims the product steadies nerves and boosts vigor, noting a price of 50 cents per box and urging buyers to seek the physician's portrait and signature on each package.
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A. W. Chase
W. P. Smith
N. Sinoisst
Indianapolis
Ind
Hyder
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
M. D
Earth
Dr. McLaughlin
School collections draw criticism over pupil funding
The article notes widespread complaints about public school contributions labeled as Lawton Harrison McKinley funds and thanksgiving offerings for the poor. Supt Kendall defends the plan saying teachers use discretion to avoid oppression and that piano rentals are funded by community contributions, not a McKinley fund.
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Lawton Fund
Harrison Fund
McKinley Fund
Kendall
McKinley
Swapped Horses Leads to Humorous Misunderstanding at Bakery
Henry Voss the veterinarian was sent to treat a lame horse at Bryce's bakery. A stableman swapped in a young two year old, and Voss ended up placing a doughy colt in a tub of dough. He finally laughs off the error with the line that the dough had raised a two year old.
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Bryce’s
Henry Voss
Henry
Voss
Doc
Mike Hines
Kansas
St. Louis
Ozark Mountains
Harper
Kas
Indianapolis
Lew Shank Recalls Wild Mis Horse Trading Days
Transferman Lew Shank tells Capt Kruger and a reporter about a trickster buyer who swapped a brown horse for a black one. The rogue horse caused endless escapes, miles of travel, and a brutal trip from Indianapolis to Harper Kansas, lasting 30 days with further trades and misadventures.
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Lew Shank
Capt. Kruger
Christmas Gifts From Mayer's Attract Expensive Taste
Ferdinand Mayer notes Indianapolis shoppers seek costly, unique items this Christmas. Tiffany Favrile glass, royal Copenhagen dogs, and silver novelties headline a lineup including lamps, dinner sets, and Carlsbad wares, with prices from a few dollars to $78 and beyond.
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Ferdinand Mayer
Charles Mayer & Co
Indianapolis
Mr. Mayer
Copenhagen
Tiffany
Carlsbad
Coulton Sardinieres
Mayer's
French Anti Corset Crusade Takes Hold In Paris
Dr. Philippe Marechale leads a campaign for government control of corset manufacture and sale. He cites X ray based studies claiming high mortality and lifelong harm, proposing penalties for wearers under 30 and state disclosure of corset buyers.
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Philippe Marechale
Marechale
Thanksgiving Vaudeville Runs Sold Out In Indianapolis
Theaters in Indianapolis report near capacity for Thanksgiving performances. Miss Elizabeth Murray, a leading attraction, battled illness but remains on stage with medical help. The Grand showcases a strong vaudeville bill while the Park presents Put me off at Buffalo and has strong audience response. The Empire continues the Big sensation company with no midweek change and Conroy and Keeler draw applause.
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Indianapolis
Murray
Remahay
the Empire
Conroy
Keeler
City Grain Market Wheat and Corn Prices and Inspections
Wheat prices firm with No 2 red at 75c and milling freight No 3 red 11 73c. New corn shows varied grades from No 1 white 654c to No 4 white 6124 63%4c and mixed colors. Oats and hay also listed with small range moves and inspection totals for several carloads.
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Timothy
Chicago grain and meat markets at end of November
Wheat futures drifted with December at 71 4/4 cents, May 72 1/2. corn steady near 61 1/2 to 62 cents, oats mixed around 42 1/4 to 44 1/4 cents. January pork at 15.62 to 16.02 dollars, lard 9.02 to 9.27, ribs 8.00 to 8.20. eggs 2 3/4 to 2 4/4 cents. Butter varied with creamery at 24 21/4, firsts 21 2/4, seconds 17 2/4 to 20 4/4. cheese prices range across several varieties. Live poultry and eggs listed with assorted regional prices including hens, springs, turkeys, ducks, geese.
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Chicago
Iéc
Ilic
Young Americas
Cattle and Hogs Priced at Indianapolis Stockyards
Cattle receipts reach about 800 with shipments around 600 to 900. Prices list ranges for steers, heifers, cows, calves, and bulls from 1,100 to 1,500 pounds, with primes and good quality notes. Hog receipts near 9,000. quotations vary from 4.00 to 6.00 per 100 pounds for different weight classes. Sheep receipts about 500 with lambs priced between 3.75 and 4.20 per hundredweight.
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Union Stock
Union Stockyards
Indianapol
LIS
Hog market at Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis
Hog receipts reach about 1 000 with 300 shipments. Prices listed for good to choice, medium and heavy, lightweights, and pigs vary from 5 30 to 5 80 for select grades, with roughs at lower end.
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Interstate Stock Yards
Indianapolis
Jobbing rate list for poultry produce and commodities
A detailed price sheet lists old turkey hens and young turkeys by weight, ducks, geese, spring chickens, eggs, cheese, butter, hides and tallow, coffee varieties and blends, sugars by grade, salt, flour, rye flour, bran, beans, molasses and syrups, and rice with city and packer prices. It reflects wholesale market rates and package prices for city buyers.
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New York
Market Prices for Produce and Groceries Listed
The listing covers various commodities with per unit prices: onions yellow $1.25 per bushel, Spanish onions $1.60 per crate, New Orleans onions $1.40 per unit, cocoanuts $4.00 per 108, Valencia oranges and Jamaica oranges $4 per box, lemons $3.50 to $4.00, peas $2.10 per bushel, honey at $1.20 per unit, potatoes 98 cents per bushel, pineapples $1.23 to $1.73 per dozen, cranberries $2.75 to $8.00 per bushel, celery $2.00 per case.
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New Orleans
Valencia
Jamaica
California
Fancy
Mathews
Parcel of Early Market Prices From Eastern Stand
Corn prices 90 cents to 1.25 dollar per bushel. Peaches standard 3 pound baskets 1.31 to 1.75 dollars. California standard 1.10 to 2.40 dollars. Blackberries 2 pound cartons at 12 cents, raspberries 3 pound at 1.25 to 1.30 dollars. Pineapples standard 2 pounds 1.85 to 1.98, string beans 3 pounds 0.95 to 1.00. Lobsters 1.85 to 2 dollars, salmon 1.15 to 2.25, tomatoes 2 pounds 1.25 to 1.95.
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California
Jaceeee Jackson
Savcerene
Pictisburg
Scvceves
Raymond
Cosseee
Winifrede
Kanawha
Ubra
Brazil Block
Green County
Indiana Lump
Blosspurg
Slack
Hocking Valley
Provisions Price List from Kingan & Co.
The Kingan & Co price sheet lists Wams Sugar cured and other meats with per pound and per barrel pricing. It covers bacon clear sides and bellies, shoulder Reliable, lard Indiana, pickled pork varieties, fresh pork sausages, fresh beef items, and related weights and percentages in a late era catalog format.
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Kingan & Co
Indiana
California
Oysters and seafood prices and assorted goods list
A dense price listing shows New York counts oysters and Baltimore standards with per gallon and per 100 units rates, plus White fish trout and pickerel prices per pound. Also listed are clams lobster frog legs shrimps alcohol salts and various chemicals with per unit or per gallon prices.
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New York
Baltimore
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Shanks&ming
Tommy Jones
Tomm
Paris
Elizabeth Murray
Attrac
Tion
City Grain Market
Vieweer
Rade
Rices
Groceriec
Java
Rio
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Prime Santos
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Empire A
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Epsom
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