Douglas Factory Advertising Expands Shoe Capacity
Advertisements roll out as Douglas plans to boost factory capacity to 6 009 dozen shoes and raise sales by 25 percent this season. Increased advertising, including half page spreads in major newspapers and Youth's Companion, follows strong shoemaking results and a record ad spend.
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Douglay
Douglas
Hia Buseas
The
Youth's Companion
Brockton
Mass
Times
Rubber bands boom in US trade and production
A wholesale rubber band dealer notes massive demand in the United States with about 57 million bands sold yearly. New York hosts several dedicated factories, while New Jersey and New England also contribute. Bands range from 1/16 to 1 1/2 inches, black and brown, priced per gross, used by druggists, grocers, and professionals for packaging and document handling.
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United States
New York
New Jersey
New England
West Indies
Women Suffer From Backache Cry for Health Restored
A historical notice describes women plagued by backache and fatigue, promising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It cites unnatural menstruation or womb derangement and urges readers to heed Mrs. Morton’s letter for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Open Letter to Women Praises Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
A letter extols Lydia Bater vere Compount medicine as a powerful female health tonic. Mrs E Morrow of Cincinnati and Mrs Pinch of Lynn Mass recommend and endorse it, claiming improved appetite and wellness after use. The notice invites women to seek the medicine and free expert advice, reflecting early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
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York St
Cincinnati
Pinch
Lynn
Mass
Charity Marmalade Boom By Women Fundraisers
A country town initiative by Miss Watson and fellow workers turns marmalade into a charity factory. Starting eight years ago, 117 pounds sold with 6.75 dollars profit, then near doubling yearly. By 1900 sales exceed 18 000 pounds benefiting numerous charities, with cottages rented as a factory and parcels neatly labeled for parish and village libraries.
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Miss Watson
New York Commercial
Vienna Divorced Club Aims for Moral Support
Vienna forms the Humanity club for divorced women only with a silver ring badge. The group plans weekly meetings for mutual entertainment and support and aims to build a permanent home, reflecting serious concerns beneath a humorous surface for American readers.
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Vienna
Humanity Club
Austria
Teoh
New York
Bathing a Child for Kindergarten in Winter
A New York Mail and Express report recounts a settlement worker story from the east side. A woman brings her dirty faced boy to the settlement for kindergarten admission and is told all children must be clean, with instructions to bathe him tonight and send him back in the morning.
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East Side
Rivington Street
New York ‘Mail and Express
Topeka Ad’s Odds On Free Test and Rail Growth
The item notes a national case about a month’s test free and mentions Rheumaciem offers from Shoop Wi Box 43 with six bottles express paid. It reports Southern railroad mileage rising from 19,170 miles in 1880 to 49,627 in 1900, and pig iron output climbing from 378,201 tons to over 7 million. It compares tea trade with China and references a Private Mailing Card promotion from F A Miller Chicago. Yellow fever reappears in Havana.
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Honth
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Stock Exchange
English Channel
Hontetter
Tiso
N. W
Samus Ocean Grove
N. J
Sitka
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Bent AG Ecs
Othe
Enya
Lyn
W.l.douglas
Auiomate
Athute
Phelps Brown
Amnerseearas
Routie
Topeka
Kab
China
India
Ceylon
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Havana
Sozopont
Hall & Ruckel
Price
Mitchell
Imants Sama
Pension Bickford
Washington, D. C
6Th Corps
U-8
Western Newspaper Union
Salt Lake City
Canada
G, Orman
DRS. Shores
Secoid
South St
Raton Bh
Tye
Omco
Nace
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