Trade Review Signals Broad U S Economic Strength
R G Dun & Co reports the countrywide business climate remains excellent with trade volumes higher than ever and easy money in several cities. It notes strong Chicago collections, rising cotton activity, and steady manufacturing, while currency demand accelerates in the southwest and western markets show solid gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Southwest
Milwaukee
Muuney
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Himbert
Omaha
Gould
Denver
Salt Lake
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Burglars Loot Van Buren Third Avenue Safe
Burglars forced entry to the R. J. Gunning Sign Company building on Van Buren Street and Third Avenue. They blew open the safe and stole contents likely totaling thousands of dollars. Officer Zabel discovered the break in. no arrest has been made.
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Cnicaco
van Buren Street
Third Avenue
R. J. Gunning Sign Company
Zabel
Rumor of Goulds illness denied on Wall Street
A Saturday rumor on Wall Street claimed Jay Gould lay dying at his Fifth Avenue home but a Western Union inquiry found him not ill or indisposed. In Knoxville a pay car stove exploded injuring Paymaster Claxton and severely damaging part of the car amid cold weather.
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Napoleon
Wellington
Bonaparte
New York
Wall Street
Jay Gould
Fifth Avenue
United Press
Western Union
Munn
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville, Cumberland Fap
Louisville
Luttrell
Claxton
Bubear to Row Hosmer in January
Boston, Nov 28 George Hosmer the oarsman due to sail for England this Saturday cabled George Bubear asking if he would row him Bubear replied that he will row Hosmer in the middle of January.
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Bubear
Hosmer
Boston
George Hosmer
England
George Bubear
Lehigh Valley Railway Settles Mud Run Injuries
The Lehigh Valley railway paid Andrew McGurren ten thousand dollars for a broken leg and other injuries and Patrick Rehers fifteen thousand dollars for permanent injuries from the Mud Run disaster in Scranton on November 28.
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Scranton
Lehigh Valley Railway
Andrew McGurren
Patrick Rehers
Remarkable Relief From Rheumatism With Pain Balm
A Nebraska man reports his wife suffered severe rheumatism until Chamberlain's Pain Balm provided great relief after using six bottles. The testimonial notes it is readily available from local druggists, with 50 cent bottles for sale.
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Laddamus
Chamberlain
Jas Coleman
Lowell, Neb
Joe. K. Smock
London advices extend evicted tenants commission
London reports that the evicted tenants commission has been prolonged until January and Parliament will resume its session then.
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London
Tennants
Panhandle wreck at Harvey station kills three
At 3 o clock Friday morning a Panhandle wreck on the Indianapolis division near Harvey station between Cambridge City and Richmond left three men dead or fatally injured. The victims include W. E. Beerman of Indianapolis a fireman instantly killed engineer H. H. Meyer also of Indianapolis with both legs crushed and Harry Hendricks of Indianapolis head brakeman severely and probably fatally scalded.
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Indianapolis
Panhandle
Harvey Station
Cambridge City
Richmond
W. E. Beerman
H. H. Meyer
Harry Hendricks
Lawrenceville Strikers Vote to Continue Pittsburgh Mills Battle
Lawrenceville strikers at Carnegie Union mills meet from 10 to 2 and vote 120 to 43 to continue the strike. Leaders argue no old positions available, so surrender offers no gain. Conductor A G Bently of Union Pacific dies in Nebraska after attempting to set air brakes and being ground to pieces on the track. He leaves a wife and child.
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Pittsburg
Lawrenceville
Carnegie Union Mills
Shelton
Neb
A. G. Bently
Union Pacific
Grand Island
Missouri Kansas Texas Railway first year under new management
The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway reports its first year under current management ending June 30 1892. Gross earnings reach 9 750 536 70 dollars with expenses and renewals 7 093 694 42 taxes 286 873 13 leaving net profits 2 359 996 04 and an expense to earnings ratio of 75 7 percent.
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M., K. and
T. New York
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Valuable Horses Cremated in Westchester Stable Fire
Fire at Croton house stables in Westchester destroyed the trotting stallion Challenge a half brother to Jay Eye Lee a brood mare and a colt valued at 8000 for the stallion and total loss 10000 The blaze is suspected incendiary and the animals were uninsured.
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Westchester
N. Y
Jay Eye Lee
Croton House
Challege
Poisoned pair in Le Seur tragedy shocks town
At St Henry in Le Seur county on Tuesday morning Joseph E Haunder died suddenly after his tobacco contained strychnine. On Wednesday morning Agnes Beer his wife's sister also died in the same manner and left a letter asking to be buried with Haunder. It is suspected both committed suicide.
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Leseuer
Minn
St. Henry
le Seur
Joseph E. Haunder
Agnes Beer
Haunder
Lithgow Library Fund Receives Major Donations
Andrew Carnegie offers nine thousand dollars toward the eighteen thousand needed. I P Randall adds one thousand of the remaining nine thousand. Other donors include James G Blaine Emmons Blaine and G W Bradbury as the total fund reaches forty four thousand dollars.
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Augusta
Andrew Carnegie
Lithgow
I. P. Randall
James G. Blaine
Emmons Blaine
G. W. Bradbury
Iowa Vote Complete Returns Harrison Lead
Official returns from all Iowa counties show Harrison with 219,373 votes, Cleveland 196,408, Weavever 20,626, Bidwell 6,322. Des Moines reports the statewide totals as counted on November 28.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Harrison
Cleveland
Wi'eaver
Bidwell
New Discovery Links Nerves to Liver and Digestion
An ad touts Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills as a speedy cure for biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. It claims suitability for all ages with 50 doses for 25 cents and samples at Crowder & Reeds. A Northampton assizes juror in the Macrae murder case was fined 50 pounds for absence without leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Viala
ER Medicine CP
SRAL
GSE
Miles
Crowder & Reeds
Macrae
Northampton Assizes
England
Educators praise Dr Franklin Miles popular works
The article lauds Dr Franklin Miles as entertaining and educating. It notes Nervine advertisements appear in the paper and mentions Crowder & Reed distributing the Nervous and Heart Diseases book and trial bottles of Nervine with testimonials for nervous prostration headaches poor memory dizziness sleeplessness neuralgia hysteria fits and epilepsy.
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Franklin Miles
Crowder & Reed
Dr. Miles
A Game Little Indians Play on the Western Plains
Describes children among native communities enjoying outdoor games. Favorite Wool ball involves a leader in the center blowing a light wool ball to others without touching it. The ball is passed around the circle and the center leader changes when the ball goes outside the ring.
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London
Dr King's New Discovery Offered With Refund Policy
Advertisers authorize druggists to sell Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and colds with a money back guarantee if no benefit after a fair trial. Free trial bottles at Joe K Smock's store, large sizes 50 cents and one dollar. Plus a series of testimonials about Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment and other remedies from various towns.
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Dr. King
Joe K. Smock
Chamberlain
S. Witherell
Jacksmith
Fort Madison
Iowa
DA. Garr
Blackburn
Bays
Chamberlin
Democratic meeting ends as crowd jokes about unity
An Alabama political meeting featured a speaker pleading for party unity with the Weaver-Kolb plan. A democratic farmer interjected asking for harmony with “any cord will do,” causing amusement and leading to a resolution to exclude political references at future gatherings.
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Jersy City
Dr Miles New Heart Cure Endorsed by Testimonies
Strong witnesses report remarkable relief from heart disease after using Dr Miles New Heart Cure. Nathan Allison of Glen Rock Pa and Peter Jaquet of Salem N J describe lasting benefits including sleep and eased breath. Free book available from Crowder Reed. best Chicago notes caution on extortion during the fair opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Nathan Allison
Glen Rock
Peter Jaquet Salem
N. J
Phy
Crowder & Reed
Sunken sunlit logs lure Dennisville diggers for eight years
A sunken white cedar forest off New Jersey coast fuels a thriving underground logging trade in Dennisville. Workers dig through mud to reach large timber, sometimes cutting growing trees to access logs just feet below the surface. Believed sunk by an earthquake, the site has drawn attention as a valuable, ongoing enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Dennisville
Philadelphia Press
Electric Bitters touted as pure medicine for stomach liver and kidneys
Eletric Bitters has gained rapid popular favor as a pure medicinal tonic and alterative. It is presented as a cure for sick headache indigestion constipation and malaria with a satisfaction guarantee and refund. Sold by Joe K Smock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe K. Smock
Quiet quarrel ends in late night confrontation
A dialogue excerpt shows a couple arguing after midnight about staying up and waiting. One party complains the other should be home, while the other notes four hours of wakefulness spent at the club awaiting sleep. The exchange reveals tension over sobriety and presence.
Deepest Ocean May Far Surpass Everest Heights
The St Louis Republic notes the claim that ocean depths reach beyond the height of Mount Everest, with the worst evidence suggesting depths 10,000 feet deeper. The item cites a variety of fleeting quotes and ads from period sources, including street talk and small notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Abominably Printed Letter Sparks Romantic Mixup
A humorous quip from New York Weekly recounts a business man lamenting a typewritten letter full of blunders. The colleague suggests firing the worker, but it’s a girl. After playful banter the idea of marriage arises, but she won’t have him.
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N. Y. Weekly. A
Golden Medical Discovery Claims Exceptional Cure Rates
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing hundreds known and thousands unknown, urging readers not to dismiss their own case as exceptional. It claims most ailments stem from impure blood and invites the reader to try, offering money-back if not cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Cough Remedy Made From Licorice and Raisins
A traditional cough remedy prescribes an ounce of licorice a quarter pound of raisins flaxseed teaspoonful and two quarts of water boiled to one quart then a quarter pound of rock candy and juice of one lemon. The mixture is taken as half a pint at bedtime and extra as the cough worsens.
Castoria and gadgets mix in century ad roundup
A medley of old ads and notices includes Castoria claims for children and adults, a veterinary liniment promise, a Idaho drownings note, a South American tonic, a 34th Senator Jones reference, and a Chicago bookmaker Jim Wall reported missing with suspected foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wall
Chicago
Garfield Park
Derailed special train disrupts Gilmore band tour
A special train carrying Gilmore's band derailed near Weedensburg but narrowly avoided a severe accident. W. S. Ellis, superintendent of Madison County schools, will serve as deputy secretary of state under Capt. W. R. Myers.
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Gilmore
Weedensburg
W. S. Ellis
Madison County
W. R. Myers
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Southside
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