Jute Trade and Mill Life in British India Exposé
Consul General Wil lam H. Michael reviews jute exports from Calcutta to the United States for 1904 and 1906, noting values and volumes for gunny bags and cloth and raw jute. He contrasts Indian labor costs with U S production, and describes rural mill worker housing and primitive living conditions, plus arguments to boost domestic jute manufacture and ramie cultivation for self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British India
Willam H. Michael
Calcutta
United States
Commercial Intelligence Department
Consulate- Gener
India
Noor
Philippines
Celebrate Alfred Benjamin Co. Suits For Every Worker
Farmers, bankers, clerks, blacksmiths and neat dressers all wear broad smiles at the outlook for a banner crop this year. Alfred Benjamin & Co. offers correctly made men suits with fit, style and wearing quality that are “Just right.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Hotel Arrivals and Crime Note in Kittitas County
A list of hotel arrivals across cities including Portland San Francisco Walla Walla and Spokane is followed by a burglary report noting Edward Burns' saloon in Thorpe Kittitas County Washington was entered and $960 in cash stolen. The item reads like a dated society and brief crime note from a regional newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Burns
Thorpe
Kittitas County
Wash
Hartford Home of Inventors Showcases Local Genius
Hartford, home of inventors, is praised for its prolific patent activity with William E. Curtis noting Connecticut leads patent applications. The piece catalogs Hartford figures and milestones from early woolen mills to the first cast iron plow, revolvers, breech loaders, Gatling guns, and more, highlighting a long tradition of innovation in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William BE
Curtis Telly
Yankew Geniu
Washington
Hartford
Ameren
George Washington
John Fitch
Way Heeth
Hee
Robert Fulton
Jamon Hills
Saniel Colt
Jacksons
Cghilie Fem.doles
Florida
Chletlin Sharpe
C. M. Spencer
Richard P. Gatling
Tang Live the King in Europe and New Discovery Ad
An old advertisement claims Tang Live the King is popular in Europe while in America the cry centers on Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung remedies. It touts immediate relief cures sore throats and weak lungs after other remedies fail and promises a trial bottle for free with Tallman Co. as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman & Co
Drugfists
Ado
Butcher Shop and Property for Sale in Helix Oregon
Butcher shop with fixtures and property offered for sale by W. H. Albee of Helix Oregon. Business described as doing well with promising location. Pinules for kidneys and bladder advertised, claiming quick relief for backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. 30 days treatment costs 1.00 with money-back guarantee. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Albee
Helix, Ore
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
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Dep't
Umatilla County
the Alexander Department Store
Bond Brothers
Pendleton
Walla
Hotel Pendeton
James Jordan
Portland
W. W. Reinhart
San Francisco
Mr. Ward
la Grande
Chris
Townsend
Goo
Steele
L. I. Walker
I. KK. Levy
N. M. Macklin
Gen
FL Roberts
Jacobs
B. Olsen
St. Paul
BR. Ww. Ashton
Pipestone
Minn
J. G. Kellick
Mra. F. Keffille and Son
Abbot
B. Brandon
G. McCully
Ralph Shepard
M. M. Patten
Spokane
R. W. Heller
Denver
Looker
Golden Rule
S. Costed
Mid Rock
N. Kinsman
Pilot Rock
HH. A. McRoberte
Ukiah
J. A. Campbbell
Rockfence
Pvorton
Weston
Tones
Nampa
BL. Smith
Hermiston
WR. Davids
Bingham Springs
L. Rathburn
Fred Peedler
Ritter
Charlott E. Woll
R. Wilson
Mable’ Ball
Walla Walla
Farmer
F. Farmer
H.W. Smith
M. A. Woods
J. A. Axtell
Sadie Hamilton
Boise
Inventors
Connecticut
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Mitchell Wagons
Monarch of
Mitchell
John Nilsen & Son
Pendleton, Oregon
Central Meat, Co. Carney, Ramsdell & Co
Rock Spring
W.C. Minnis
Hennings
Peonles
Orville Coffman
Empire Meat Co
Northwestern
GAS @ ELECTRIC CO
Appil
Lewis Hunter
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