Reynolds Neill report on Chicago stock yards conditions
J B Reynolds and Commissioner Neill present a partial report on Chicago stockyards conditions after two and a half weeks of investigation. They document filthy yards and buildings, inadequate ventilation, dirty privies, lack of handwashing facilities, and widespread unsanitary handling of meat and meat products. They urge stronger federal oversight, mandatory post slaughter inspection, expanded inspectors, and stricter labeling and sanitation regulations.
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Reynolds-Neill
J. B. Reynolds
Neill
Chicago
Chicuzo
New York
Find
Miust
aiToy
Wilfolly
Chicago Stock Yards
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
James B. Reynolds
Chas, P. Neill
Houses Wanted We Want to Buy
We want to buy several houses and cottages in town. Listings include five cottages with 6 or 7 rooms in modern, desirable locations. cash deals from 3000 to 4000. Several 8 and 9 room houses near car lines, parks, or streets such as 20th to 23rd, 44th, 15th, 22nd, and 4th Avenue. Prices range from about 2000 to 5000. Also offering fire insurance and loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
14Th Street
44Th Street
15Th Street
Long View Park
22Nd Street
4Th Avenue
Davenport Dots Riding Broncho Fatal For M Petersen
Davenport pages recount a series of local notices including the death of M Petersen of 710 West Third street from internal hemorrhage after riding a bucking broncho Friday. Born August 24, 1871 in New York, Petersen had long worked in horse trading and express business. The section also notes an assailant held in a Mary Elizabeth Hoon case, opium joint arrests, a late Saturday Island fight, a child’s serious injury on Western avenue, a new substation opening on Mound street, and two obituaries from Mercy hospital and 804 Swiss street.
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M. Petersen
West Third Street
Mr. Petersen
Louis Benor
East Second Street
Justice Hall
Benor
Charles
Ruth Booten
Booten
Bootens
Iscarald
App
West Fifth Street
Western Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Catherine Christiansen
Swiss Street
Germany
Davenport
Carsten Christiansen
Miller Hotel
West Second Street
Mary Druehl
Amanda
Anna
William Christiansen
Mercy Hospital
Grace Galvin
Perry Street
Marvelous Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A letter from Mrs. R. L. Risley of Piermont New Hampshire describes dramatic eczema relief in her son after trying Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The cure began within two months and fully cleared after about four years old, with long-term use of the Soap. The note appears in a mixed local page containing ads and notices.
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Terril
R. L. Risley
Piermont
N. H
Widow's Home Burns in Moline at 1321 Twenty-fourth Ave
Fire destroyed the home of widow Mrs. Henrietta Griffin Sunday afternoon after 5 o'clock. Loss estimated between 1000 and 1200 dollars. the family is left destitute. George E. Holt reports Governor Hoch preferred to be editor after visits to Kansas City and Topeka.
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Henrietta Griffin
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Hoch
George E. Holt
Kansas City
Topeka
Capital
Kansas
Worst Eczema Doctors Ever Saw Spread Rapidly Across Body
A patient suffered three years of misery from severe eczema that spread over limbs and arms with a dreadful scalp. After seeking care, symptoms improved in about two months with bandaging and treatment.
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Gentle Bowel Regulation
An alarming situation frequently results from neglect of clogged bowels and torpid fever until constipation becomes chronic. This condition is unknown to those who use Dr King’s New Life Pills the best and gentlest regulators of stomach and bowels. Guaranteed by Hartz & Ullemeyer druggists. Price 26 cents.
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Mere McLare
Footed Ham
United States
Luis
Tony Ture
Ami
Jeons
America
Schreiner & Hubbard
Second Avenue
John Robn
Mary Elizabeth Hoon
Ditzen
Aveault
Ben
Tillie Flynn
City Island
Green Street
Gaskey Brothers
Flynns
Postminster
Lon Bryson
Washington
East Davenport
Eipper
Brug
Mound Street
Cuticura
Holh
Marion
Holt
L. E. Creutz
London
England
Peterson
Eighteenth Street
Fred Borton
Charles Vyskocil
Theodore Skveanos
Mary Hoylan
Thomas Boylan
Twelfth Avenue
Ottawa
Thomas
J. W Delaney
Colean Manufacturing Company
Peoria
St. Mary's Church
Henry Holst
Union Malleable Tron Company
Holstein
Moline
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