Tri-Centennial Fair and New York’s Elevated Era
The piece argues New York may host a tri centennial exhibition marking Hudson River discovery. It highlights elevated and subway integration, key figures like Belmont and McDonald, water supply plans, rapid transit profits, and looming school and housing strain amid Greater New York growth. A 1908 water future shortage and political notes on Norman E. Mack close the survey.
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New York
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Hudson River
New York Harbor
Manhattan
Hudson
Albany
Greater New York
CXPL
Adonar
Augu Sein
John McDonald
Obee Gigandic
Belmont
Manhattan Elevated Company
Platform hints at tax repeal and canal improvement push
The Republican platform from the recent state convention outlines two main goals for the coming legislature. Wiping out direct taxation and improving the Erie Canal are the pivotal measures, with Governor Odell urging their enactment to mark a memorable session.
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Odell
Uptown Shift Noted in New York Social Register 1903
The New York Social Register for 1903 shows the fashionable population centre moving uptown to Fifth Avenue and Forty second Street. It traces earlier focal points from Fifty second Street in 1900 back to Washington Place in 1856, with several steps along the way.
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New York
City Opens School to Train Private Secretaries
A philanthropic institution established a training school for private secretaries to meet long standing demand in the city. Young women have found this occupation more agreeable and profitable, prompting higher efficiency standards and full enrollment since classes began.
Municipal Art Society Proposes City Hall Park Redevelopment
The group submits a full plan to Mayor Low urging removal of all buildings in the park except City Hall and Courthouse. It calls for a new municipal building between Chambers and Reade streets, from Broadway to the Hall of Records, expanding open space and improving access to the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Municipal Art Society
City Hall Park
Low
Pork
City Hall
Chambers
Reade
Broadway
Hall of Records
Brooklyn Bridge
Rivalry Deepens Between Hil and Tammany Bosses
In a vivid clash amid New York politics, ex Senator David B. Hil faces sharp attacks from Tammany Hall as a major newspaper highlights the intensifying antagonism during a pivotal East Coast political era.
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David B. Hil
Tammany Hall
Utie
Market prices and receipts in San Antonio district
General markets report cotton receipts and local price quotes for live stock dressed meats and groceries. Beeves sheep goats hogs and calves are listed with weights and price ranges alongside wholesale dressed meats and farm produce including corn oats hay fruit vegetables eggs poultry and dairy products with unit prices for each item.
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Gore Ee
Light Office Seeks Cotton Rags For Cash
Advertises cash payment for clean cotton rags at the Light office.
Debutante Fashions Feature Distinctive Gowns And Furs
New York fashion notes celebrate the debutante as a living shrine of style. Gowns blend chiffon and roses with sequins, embroidery, and gilt motifs. capes return, fur scarfs rise, and ostrich plumes gleam with gems.
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New York
Elie
Jace
Railway timetable nov 16 1902 Galveston to El Paso
Timetable lists train numbers and schedules for Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Missouri Kansas Texas and International Great Northern lines. It shows arrivals and departures for trains 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18 and others with routes to Houston New Orleans St Louis Waco Laredo Fort Worth and San Antonio plus local stops and daily service notes.
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Galveston
Harrisburg
San Antonio
Houston
New Orleans
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Smithville
International
Great Northern
North Texas
St. Louis
Memphis
East
Waco
Santa Fe
Frisco
West
Wiles
Laredo
Ecco
Nort
Kerrville
Guero
Victoria
Yoakum Mathis Alice
Sunset Depot
Antonio
Gulf
Stockdale
Old man loses money then finds it in drug store
An elderly man from the countryside lost 25 in gold and currency and recovered the sack an hour later in Peck and Fly’s drug department. Mr Breuhl found it on the counter and kept it safe until the rightful owner claimed it. The incident, though common, shows why advertising pays for merchants.
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Peck & Fly’s
Breuhl
Remarkable Cure Reported in West Virginia Case
An elderly man in Elizabeth West Virginia named G W Roberts reportedly recovered from incurable cancer after using Usea Electric Bitters and Buckten Arnica Salve. The cure sparked investigations into Electric Bitters noted for relieving biliousness kidney and liver troubles and acting as a tonic. Sold for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by local druggists F Kalteyer Sons Geo J F Schmitt and Adolph Dreiss.
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Elizabeth
W.va
G. W. Roberts
Buckten
F. Kalteyer & Sons
Geo. J
F. Schmitt
Adolph Dreiss
Desirable Summer Resorts on Southern Railway Destinations
This item lists popular summer resorts along the Southern Railway including Land of the Sky and Sapphire Country with Asheville Hot Springs and Tennessee Virginia resorts. For Summer Hours Folder see Mr H H Bone Western Passenger Agent Houston Texas or nearest ticket agent.
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Southern Railway
Asheville
N. C
Hot Springs
Tennessee
Virginia
H. H. Bone
Western
Houston
Texas
Advertising Proves Its Power in Matching Prices
A Alto Herald excerpt notes a sharp wit and marks how a vigilant merchant who knows advertising pays off by listing low prices in the paper to attract customers. The observation highlights the impact of print ads on sales.
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Alto Herald
Kodol Promises Cure for Indigestion and Dyspepsia
A testimonial extols Kodol as a new discovery that digests what you eat and cleanses the stomach to improve blood quality. Cranfill of Troy, J T claims relief after four bottles, citing complete cure from indigestion and dyspepsia. Take a dose after meals. It digests what you eat.
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Cranfill
Troy
Business Directory advertisement in Daily Light
Business men are urged to place firm names in the Daily Light Business Directory. The rate is 12 dollars per year per line, with 1 dollar per month. Reach customers through The Light, ask a druggist or grocer for Carrizo Water.
Best Fitting Suits by A. Riedner On West Commerce
Experienced buyers know A. Riedner makes the best fitting suits from superior material at lower prices than other tailors. Prices range from $5 to $15 less, with ladies and gents suits ordered from $20 up. Located at 104 West Commerce street near the bridge.
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A. Riedner
West
Commerce Street
Bridge
Light indicates a hump on back of creature in records
A fragment notes a vivid description where the light carries a camper and appears to show a hump on a back. The passage urges readers to watch the light closely for this to occur, implying a recurring visual cue in the record.
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Hill Vs. Tammany Hall
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Queensborough
Dan
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
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Hill
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Yar
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OPO Nias
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Creamery
Jersey
Limbur
Fashion News
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Paris
Monte Carlo
Waleed
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Menger & Freed
West Commerce Street
The
Gonzales Inquirer
East End Bakery
S. Alamo
Main Avenue
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