Joliet Real Estate Boom Tied to Steel Plant Growth
The Joliet area faces housing shortages as 400 coke ovens planned by United States Steel Corp expand the steel complex employing over 8,000 and producing 5,000 tons daily. Widespread industrial projects, canal work, penitentiary relocation, and new factories boost demand, making real estate the next growth impulse. The Citizens' Alliance invites inquiries.
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Joliet
United States Steel ‘Corporation
Chicago Sanitary
State Penitentiary
United States
Citizens’ Alliance
London's Death Rate Falls Near Thirty Percent
London reports a substantial drop in death rates since the Public Health Act began in 1891. The rate has fallen from 17.1 per thousand in 1891 to 16.1 in 1905, signaling improved health outcomes.
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London
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
An advertisement claims a $100 reward for a cure of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It includes endorsements from Wm Wallace and Marvin wholesale druggists, testimonials, and notes the product costs 75 cents per bottle with testimonials sent free. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, C
F. J. Cheney
WaLpina, KinNan & Marvin
Toledo
Virtue as the First Title of Nobility
A brief quotation attributes nobility to virtue as the premier title, credited to E. C. Lefroy.
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E. C. Lefroy
Free Sample Offer From Sheboygan Chemist for Z.M.O Healing Oil
M Re Zaegel of Sheboygan Wisconsin promotes Z M O a liquid remedy claiming anodyte astrigent and antiseptic properties that penetrate to bones. He offers free sample bottles to anyone with wounds backache rheumatism or piles and asks for a description of the complaint so the trial bottle can be mailed at no cost.
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M. Re Zaegel
Sheboygan
Wis
Zaegel
Z.M. O
Main Street
Beware Worry Habit and Fatigue as Health Dangers
The piece warns that constant fatigue and worry weaken the body's defenses and invite illness. It argues nervous exhaustion makes it hard for beneficial germs to fight infections and likens worry to moth and rust eroding the body and soul, urging readers to avoid fatigue and eliminate worry.
Pleasing the men folks birthday supper ideas
A guide to hosting a birthday dinner for a husband and guests with decor tips using hoops lamps pewter wagons and steins. Suggests hedge window treas candles mantel decor bare table top scarlet flowers fruit and wall caricatures. Recommends rye bread cheese ham onions potato salad pickles coffee celery cheese and casual storytelling after the meal.
Fashion Gleanings on Embroideries and Straw Baskets
Black allover embroideries dominate this winter with open airy styling. Silk braided jackets in black, velvet appliques, and sleeveless designs appear. Net fabrics feature opalescent rhinestones and gold beading. New buttons resemble marquise rings in Italian turquoise and ruby tones. Straw flower baskets in pastel colors with glass vases offer delicate arrangements like lilies of the valley and orchids.
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Sardiniere
Fastening Knife Handles With Cement Mixture
A practical cement for securing loose knife or fork handles is described. Melt one pound yellow rosin with eight ounces sulfur, form bars or powder. Mix two parts powder with one part fine sand, fill the handle cavity, insert heated utensil, and cool to fix firmly.
Sweeping Hints and Embroidery Pressing Techniques
Instructions describe moistening sawdust or using dampened paper to trap dust while sweeping bare floors and carpets. It also explains ironing embroidery by folding a blanket, placing the embroidery face down, applying a damp cloth on the back, and using a hot iron until dry to smooth linen and enhance work.
Mending Rips in Linen and Towels with Stitch Repair
Guidance on repairing rents in table linen and towels using stiff paper stabilizing under edges plus fine stitches. Use embroidery cotton matched to cloth quality with flax for thin or broken linen areas.
One Way Rates From Chicago to Western Points in 1907
The Union Pacific offers one way ticket rates from Chicago to western destinations effective through April 30 1907. Fares include $30 to Ogden Salt Lake City and $30 to Butte Anaconda Helena. $30.50 to Spokane Wenatchee. $33 to Everett Fairhaven Comox Vancouver Victoria and to Tacoma Seattle via Huntington routes. $33 to Portland Astoria Ashland Roseburg Eugene Albany Salem. and $33 to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. Additional California Oregon Washington Montana Utah Idaho destinations available. Contact W G Neimyer G A 120 Jackson Boulevard Chicago for full details.
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The
Union: Pacific
Colon
Chicago
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Butte
Anaconda
Helena
Spokane
Wenatchee
Washington
Everett
Fairhaven
What
Vancouver
Victoria
Huntington
W. G. Neimyer
G. A
Jackson Boulevard
Suburban Seminary Students Ride Home They Return Empty
A Chicago suburb hosting a famous theology school sends many senior students home on weekends to sing as supplies. A Monday train passenger was puzzled by the crowd of disembarking youths and the brakeman explained they were returning empties for the college.
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Chicago
Allcock's Plasters Endure Sixty Years of Public Trust
The advertisement proclaims Allcock's plasters have stood the test of sixty years with unmatched efficacy. It claims opposition from unscrupulous imitators and notes endorsements by leading medical authorities and millions of grateful patients. Also mentions political shifts after March 8 and an exaggerated seed catalog boast about oats with two foot long heads from John A. Salzer Seed Co.
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Allcock
Seed and tool catalog free offer and misc ad blurbs
Free 148 page Seed and Tool Catalog mailed free to buyers. sample goods include Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals. John A Salter Seed Co Box W Crosse Wis. Plus assorted lines: Garfield TeaHealth claims Protos to Tunnel Mont Blanc Lewis binders Winslow's Syrup for teething Sudden wealth brings trouble.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
Box W. Crosse
Wis
Women in Hospitals and a Female Health Remedy
A health note advocates early action for female ailments to avoid surgeries. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy, citing letters from Mrs. A. Rockwood and Miss Margaret Tierney praising its impact on non surgical recovery and overall female health.
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Lydia
Pinkham
B. Pinkhalm
Mra. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mrs Pinkham Invites Women to Seek Advice in Lynn Mass
Mrs Pinkham offers standing invitation to women with female weaknesses to write for advice. From symptoms she may locate the trouble and suggest the quickest recovery. Her vast experience guides free, helpful counsel. A woman best understands a woman's ills.
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Newlands
Nevada
Teller
Colorado
Mississippi
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Spetz
America
M. Gerald
Protose
Mont Blanc
France
Italy
Paris
Lewis
Lewis’ _Factory
Peoria
Ill
C. G. Ames
Mia
Winslow
Margaret Tierney
W. 25Th Street
New York
Chas. A. Rockwood
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany
Sir Boston
Mass
Farma
WOK & Lawrence Pe Pton
Banpleee
D.O. Bal
Moxon’s Liniment
Moxon Liniment CO
MT Clemens
Mich
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansge
Mulball
Stoux City
Iowa
California
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Francisco
Cal
England
Califor
Louisville, KY
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
St. Paul
St. Louis
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Southwest
Oklahoma City
Mkt
ST. George
Saint Louis
Geo. W. Smith
Northern
Marquette Bldg
Burlington
Kinkaid
Hulu RT
D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers Information Bureau
Farnam Street
Omaha
Chesebrough ,Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Buffalo Oil Paint & Varnish Co
Buffalo
Boston
San Francisco
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
W. Ls. Douglan
Mrackson
Ottawa
Canada
C. J. Broughton
Quincy
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
T. C. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Thompson
Old Dominion
Globe
Arizona Security & Development Association
J.A. Bordeaux
Arizona
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