Markets and trade trends in Chicago district
Ample increased apparel and general retail demand boosted interior stores. Manufacturing held firm with new commitments in metal wood and leather sectors. Western rail tonnage and grain movement rose with receipts near 4.14 million bushels and shipments over 4.08 million. Grain futures up. cash mixed. Livestock receipts 288 822 head. prices varied with wheat up and hogs and cattle down. Failures in Chicago district totaled 17, down from prior weeks.
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Chicago
Dun’s
Commercial climate turns optimistic after weather and trade gains
A Bradstreet report notes improved crop returns and stronger retail and reorder activity in the West with heavy bank clearings and large railway earnings. Prices rise in building and finished iron products while money remains easy and business failures dip this week to 157 in the United States and 23 in Canada.
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New York
Canada
Chicago and Detroit Grain and Livestock Prices Listed
A snapshot of market quotes includes Chicago cattle from $4.00 to $5.90 and hogs $4.00 to $5.57, sheep to $5.00, wheat No 2 at $1.01-$1.08, corn No 2 58¢-$0.55, oats 3le-B8e, rye No 2 76¢-$0.78, hay timothy $8.50-$12.50, prairie $6.00-$11.00, butter 18-19¢, eggs 12-13¢, potatoes 40-57¢ per bushel. Detroit cattle $3.50-$5.50, hogs $4.00-$5.40, wheat $1.05-$1.06, corn No 3 56-58¢, oats 44-84¢, rye 78-79¢. Milwaukee wheat $1.06-$1.11, corn 58-54¢, oats 82¢-38¢, rye 1-52¢, barley 50-52¢, pork mess $12.65.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Quotations and Sayings from Across Public Life
A coroner's jury linked a death to excessive drinking. A politician attacked tax policy with wool-and-golden-egg imagery. An orator praised the British lion's resolve. A chemist warned a poison could kill quickly. A lieutenant claimed the Royal Niger Company sought his harm. An Irish whip warned silence would end in Parliament.
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India
Canada
Royal Niger Company
House of Commons
Dublin
Judge Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills as Best Kidney Medicine
Special from Wide Interest Wisconsin Chas Peterson justice of the peace for Oconto County delivers a nationwide noted judgment praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. He cites back pain that improved after one box, claiming the remedy restored him to full health and warns kidney disease can worsen if untreated.
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Breed
Wis
Chas
Peterson
Oconto Co
United States
Dodd
Bright
Judge Questions Husband in Divorce Case Over Hypnotized Bonnet Claim
In a divorce hearing the plaintiff accuses cruel treatment and alleges her husband hypnotized her into thinking her last season bonnet was suitable for spring. The judge invites the defendant to the bench for a private chat and jokes about having a wife and four daughters.
Wonderful Courage and Health Restored by a Laxative Syrup
The notice touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for chronic troubles such as constipation biliousness neuralgia headaches and stomach issues. It claims the laxative will drive away symptoms and restore health, with money back if it fails. Sold by druggists for 50c and 1.00.
Willing to Oblige Tailor Requests Specific Bill
Short note from Mr Cuttem the tailor complimenting and asking to specify which of his thirty seven bills is wanted back. The reply promises to send the requested bill once identified.
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Mr. Cuttem
Short
Cuttem
International Epworth League Convention in Denver
Tickets on sale via Nickel Plate Road from June 29 to July 8 at very low rates. Long return limit offered. For full information contact agent W. A. Sherer T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana. (608)
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Denver
Col
Nickel Plate Road
W. A. Sherer
Fort Wayne
Ind
The Wise Father and the Moth Erred Child Question
A mother notes Solomon never answered a child’s question and a weary father agrees. The exchange frames wisdom and parental doubt in a brief, reflective moment.
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Solomon
Allen's Foot-Base advertised for foot problems
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to shake into shoes, claiming relief for corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. It promises easier fitting for new or tight shoes and offers a 29 cent price with free samples from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Fragmentary 1901 ad snippets and testimonials
A collage of marketing copy and personal notes cites pneumonia cures Piso's Cure, Red Cross Ball Blue whitening, turpentine for coughs, and Mrs. Winslow's Syrup for teething. The text includes stray names and dates, plus postal and agricultural product blurbs, with minimal cohesive news context.
If It Has Merit Lions Coffee Endorsement
A typified sales pitch extols LION COFFEE as a proven popular choice due to exceptional merit. It claims lasting popularity through a quarter century, unmatched flavor and purity, neat appearance, and consumer trust, urging buyers to choose packaged Lion Coffee over loose bulk coffee and to rely on grocers’ guidance.
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Lion Coffede
Lion Coffee
Substitute for tobacco in a village debate
Professor Twiggs argues tobacco funds could build homesteads and improve homes. the Old Dodger questions a substitute for the five-cent cigar that lures men, asking what alternative might draw them in without money.
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Twiggs
America
Dodger
Nervous Prostration in Women and a Patent Remedy
A reader discusses nervousness among women and its link to reproductive health noting sleeplessness irritability and mood swings. The piece promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials claiming restored health and energy after using the remedy.
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Soner
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. E. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pinkham
Special Low Rates to Chautauqua Lake and Return
Nickel Plate Road offers special low round trips to Chautauqua Lake on July 7 and July 28. For details contact agent W. A. Sherer T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana at (609).
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ITES
Ble
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Sansome St
Cal
Helen
Jack
Mildred
W. L. Wood
Farmersburg, Ind
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Empire
Kenno
Millville
N. J
Arcme
Chautauqua Lake
LION
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
Hompson
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