Dr Pierce’s Patent Medicines Promised Relief for Women
A portrayal of Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo offering remedies for sick and weak women. Testimonials claim his Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery cured long standing ailments after hospital and specialist care failed. The text promotes the medicines and the accompanying medical adviser as trustworthy, urging letters for free advice and purchase details.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Mrs. de Ford
R . Pierce
R M Clites
Williams Street
Omaha
R V Pierce
N Y
WOMFN
Chicago as a Manufacturing Center and Smoke Nuisance
The article argues Chicago is a major manufacturing hub with 19,200 factories across 256 industries. It details large worker counts in meat packing, foundries, clothing, and machinery, notes heavy smoke, and highlights high daily commuting costs and gender-age employment patterns in a city with a large immigrant population.
Vast 19th century railroad stock value amid industry trusts
The article analyzes the capital stock value of major northwest railways and related industries. It notes trillions of dollars in rail assets and property, contrasting stock value with expansive manufacturing and agricultural sectors, amid a climate of trust formations and speculative capital.
Chicago Street Car Fares Highlight Worker Commute
An excerpt discusses Chicago street car use by factory workers, noting 262 621 Chicago employees and their commuting pattern. It calculates two rides daily at ten cents each, illustrating the economic burden on laborers and the scale of daily transit traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago wage totals reveal industry pay averages across workers
The chart shows annual wages in Chicago industries totaling 131 066 347 dollars with averages near 500 dollars per worker including men women and children. It lists top wage industries such as slaughtering and meat packing 12 745 756 dollars and foundry and machine shops 11 204 544 dollars with various apparel and metal trades following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wigres
Chicago’s vast annual factory output in the year
The article surveys Chicago’s manufacturing value totaling over 538 million dollars with the meat packing and slaughtering sectors leading at about 249 million. It lists raw materials totals and major industries such as foundry and machine shops clothing iron and steel printing railroad cars masonry and more, noting the high cost of production including salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicagoan
Wapes Aglqeto Figer
Pier Torets
Wk B&bs Agu Aes
Product costs and margins at MII revealed
Wright A. Patterson reports the figures show total expenditures including materials and expenses at 784,256,539 with a gap of 104,529,772 between product selling value and production cost.
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MII
Wright A. Patterson
Not So Bad as It Might Be Cartoon Parody Dialogues
A collection of newspaper joke blurbs features a defeated politician’s ironic outlook on avoidable civil service reforms and a humorous exchange about happiness. Other quips mock Loftibrow’s vanity and a playful contrast on hair color and visibility in butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Sealship coat dispute sparks chilly exchange
A brief dialogue shows He asking why She is cold, She replies that the reason is lack of a sealship coat purchase, with no Herald present to report further.
Zoa Phora Promises Vague Health Tonic Claims
An advertisement touts Zoa Phora as a universal tonic for women addressing nerves weak health and reproductive issues. It features testimonial from Mrs Martha Baughman of Indianapolis claiming regained health and weight gain after using the product. The notice urges readers to buy a one dollar bottle or request a trial by mail with postage fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Baughman
Mt. Calm
Indianapolis
Ind
Zoa Thorn
Zox Phora
Zoa Phora Co
Kalam Mich
Non surgical cure for varicocele and related conditions
A medical claim describes curing Varicocele Stricture Rupture and similar venous issues without surgery. The text argues traditional cutting or mutilation is unacceptable and presents a treatment that preserves vital organs.
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Latona, Hubbard Co . Minn
Willard
Cardul
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Cardus
Alicer Davis
Cardui
Davis
Eeeryes
Hmulf
Meitedt
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Cs Cao Theta
Northwest
Turing Industries
Watts
Sottogs
PGR
Estedaun
FIA
Rartro
Rsa
Sterling Remady Cormast
Mies Ettie Riley
Indots
J. Alvin Horne
Mitchell & Lynde
Rock Island
Simon Lewis
7Th Street
Third Ave
The
Friedman's
Hammond
North Dakota
Milk River Valley
Plawoad County
Cascade
America
Colville Reservation
Stevens County
Washington
Wenatchee Valley
Great Northern
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Paindeney
Iran Mindlet Avenue
MAX Bass Ore Enigredien
IRE
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