Profits of the Packers in Early 1900s Industry Report
The Garfield report notes packing profits near two percent of business volume while the 1900 census shows lower margins for packers than for other industries. Illinois flour mills posted about seven percent gross margin, while wholesale slaughter firms averaged just over two percent. The text contrasts packers with millers, suggesting non‑collusion but questioning the packing industry agitation. It ends with a proverb about “squeal and no wool” and a joke about doctors per population.
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America
Ross
Ilinois
Illinois
United States
Chmerican Homestead
Silent Thespian and Indian School Cruelty Tales
Chief Clerk John McDermott recalls a silent acting phase at the Grand Opera House for St Patrick’s Church benefiting Hamlet ghost lines. Estelle Reel cites cruelty in children, recounting a plaster image tale where a white boy, told not to eat pink sugar shows, exchanges a pink image with a friend and vows to eat the other if Richard Howe lives tomorrow.
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John McDermott
St. Francis
Grand Opera House
St Patrick’s Church
Hamlet
Estelle Reel
Richard Howe
Harold
Postum Creditable Health News From Cartersville
Enthusiastic reader describes recovery from indigestion and nervous trouble after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. The letter claims improved sleep, quicker nerve calm, and lasting benefit from using Postum with added cream. Names of the Postum Company and Battle Creek, Mich., are cited. There’s a reason. Read the Road to Wellville booklet.
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Keynhel Keeyartah
Cartersville
Down South
Postum
Postum Company
Battle Creek
Wellyilie
Secretary Hay Dies Sudden Death in Newbury
Secretary of State John Hay died in Newbury New Hampshire at 12 26 Am after a pulmonary embolism. He had improved days earlier and planned rest at his summer home after a Europe trip. his illness worsened with uraemia and chill before his final collapse. He departed Washington June 23 for the Newbury retreat and had recently returned from Europe.
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Scudder
Washington
Europe
Hay
Newbury
Atlantic
Bad Nauheim
Austria
Women Work On The Streets At Oconee
In Yana Alabama on a July day the Ladies Aid society and town residents built a sidewalk in front of the church after the town board agreed to dig trenches. The women worked with pick and shovel while onlookers watched as the project neared completion. Nearby, farmer William Bohbrink, 89, was found dead in a well at his Addieville property, a matter tied to his troubled marriage.
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Yana
Oconee
Ladies’ Aid Society
Nashville
William Bohbrink
Addieville
Bohbrink
Mrs Tranquilla Freeman Dies After Thirty Years as Reporter
Springfield July 3 Mrs Tranquilla Freeman widow of Norman F Freeman longtime reporter of the Mnoigs supreme court died at her home here aged 78.
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Tranquilla Freeman
Springfield
Norman F. Freeman
Mnoigs Supreme Court
Eite
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Pain Says Lebanon Official
J W Walls supervisor of streets in Lebanon Kentucky says nightly rest was broken by kidney irregularities and back pain. He reports quick lasting relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills and recommends them to kidney disorder sufferers. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and relief.
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J. W. Walls
Lebanon
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cuticura Soap and related notes headline
An advertisement style excerpt highlights Cuticura Soap as the world’s greatest skin soap with uses for skin and scalp care and baby skin. includes miscellaneous quotes about automobiles, insurance, and a marriage proposal dialogue in a magazine-style collage.
Excursion Fares From Chicago via Grand Trunk Railways
Excursion offers from Chicago on Grand Trunk Railway to Buffalo Detroit and Philadelphia. Buffalo trip $12.25 with July 8 9 10 dates. Detroit $6.50 with August 14 and 15 dates. Philadelphia $14 4 dollars with September 16 17 dates. Liberal stopovers. Full particulars at city ticket office Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard Chicago.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway System
Buffalo
Detroit
Philadelphia
City
Clark St
Jackson Blvd
Defiance Starch Promises Quick Laundry Wins
The advertisement touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as non sticking to the iron, 16 ounces per package, and cheaper than competitors. It urges customers to demand Defiance, noting other starches come in smaller 12 or 3-pound packs at the same price, and mocks rival stores pushing old stock. It links the product to saving time and money and mentions Dr David Kennedy remedies and various slogans from the era. The text includes testimonial snippets and a humorous aside about a bartender and a pousse cafe.
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Defiance
Defiance Starch Price Promotion Explained
The Defiance Starch advertisement proclaims 16 ounces per package for 100 cents with a deal of one third more starch for the same price, highlighting value and savings for shoppers.
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Defiance Starch !S
Firm Friend Stands As Best Reward in Life
A reflective note extols the value of a steadfast companion as the greatest solace and support one can have, likening a true friend to a durable ally in all of life’s trials and joys.
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Indianapolis Star
Colonel's Town
Newbury, N. H
Oconee, Ill
Washington Star
Dick Fate
Moonus
Baer L
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Sherry
David Kennedy
Roudeat
N.Y
Tiso
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Min
MeSosh
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice GO
Toledo
Ohio
Daren
Tinton
Tay St.louis
R. Paxton Company
Boston
Mage
Libby’s Film Food Products
Libby
McNeill & Libby
W.N. U
Des Moines, la
Itus
Wilbert Thompson
Mull
Thompson
Blake
Mult
W. H. Thompson
Main St
Peoria
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co
3Rd Ave
Rock Island, Ill
Mull’s
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