Mammoth Institution John M Smyth Co. Promotes Catalogue Value
The John M Smyth Co at 150 to 166 West Madison Street Chicago has served families for a third of a century and furnished over a half million homes in Chicago area. Its large illustrated catalogue lists every household article with prices and showcases remarkable values such as a ladies ulster.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Ulster
John M. Smyth Company
Self-made man guides devout worshipper creed
An ad dense fragment notes the Overland Limited Union Pacific carries the Eastern Mall. It praises Uncle Sam and the Old Reliable line for best service and speed in the west. Tickets at the Old Stand 101 Main street. A druggist claims soap is cheaper than dirt.
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Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Sam
Main Street
Red Cross Starch Offer and Rail Line Upgrades
An advertisement promotes Red Cross laundry starch with a coupon offer including free Shakespeare pictures and a calendar. Separately, the Baltimore and Ohio South Western railroad reports rapid steel rail installation, ballast progress, and plans to standardize grades between Cincinnati and St. Louis, reducing curvature and abandoning several bridges.
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RED Cross
J. C. Hubinger
Baltimore and Ohio South Western
Parkersburg
East St. Louis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Sparks Foot Care Sale
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Fase as the cure for swollen feet and bunions. It markets Allen's Foot-Ease powder for 25c with free sample requests. The blurb lists Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York and notes druggists and shoe stores as outlets.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
The Jailer's Baby Ends a Prisoner's Plight
In a small eastern town a condemned man bonds with his jailer’s infant who visits daily with small offerings. Hooded by pity the prisoner resists a suicide attempt until the baby’s presence reveals a sliver of mercy, prompting him to forego the bottle and die peacefully.
Prisoner facing death in jail cell fears public finale
A prisoner confronts impending execution while a baby in the corridor distracts a guard. He asks how they will die, revealing dread of a televised or public display. The jailer, distressed, clutches the child as the man vents fear and longing for quiet.
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Hullo
Gertrude
Nebraska to试 Automatic voting machine system
Nebraska orders 8 200 voting machines at 500 dollars each totaling 1 600 000 to enable automatic candidate selection. The steel booth measures six and a half feet high and four feet square with a row of openings for tickets and levers to cast straight or split tickets. A bell signals voting start and three locks secure the outside register.
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Nebraska
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hunter Jim Jenkins Gives Wealth to Orphans of Bandits
Jim Jenkins, a Kansas hunter of outlaws aged 65, spends about 50,000 to fund a home for the orphans and widows of men he tracked. He chased figures like Jesse James and Bob Ford, led the Cherokee Bill capture, and was wounded in the Coffeyville raid. The home on a 5000 acre farm near Pryor Creek, Indian Territory, costs 20,000.
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Jim Jenkins
Great Southwest
Kansas
Jesse James
Bob Ford
Bill Dalton
Bill Cook
Cherokee Bill
Dalton
Coffeyville
Kas
Jenkins
Pryor Creek
I. T
Buffalo Express
Modern Education Embraces Practical Medical Training
A veteran physician cites the shift from classical to scientific study in medical education, praising chemistry physics and bacteriology for building a solid foundation. He notes the need to prune dead curriculum and favors a focused approach, while lamenting loss of classics. The piece blends this view with brief quips on common sense and progress.
Conference and fair rates for Salt Lake trips
The committee authorizes travel rates for the State Fair October 3 to 7 the Semi Annual Conference L D S Salt Lake City October 6 to inclusive the Salt Palace and the horse race meeting October 3 to 7 to Salt Lake City and return via Rio Grande Western Ry.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
Rio Grande Western
Ogdene Ta Mammoth
Silver City
Earfield Castilla
Layton Thistle
Kaysville
Pines
Farmington
Indianola
Lake Shore
Milburn
Cross Fairview
Mill Creek
Mt Pleasant
le Grand Te
Barclay
Spring City
Altus Eevee Manti Ephraim Pontra
S ‘ Sterling
Kimba S No
Park City
Bingham
Fly Air
Koon Gueber Sae
Junction
Fruita
Cisco
Wi Sich
Rio Gerates
Hen
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Ayer
Buckingham
Wieden
Vienna
Incorporated
Browning Bros. CO
Salt Lake
Hington Avenue
Ogden, Utah
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dowglas
Youssler
Ifa
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton, Mass
Utah Implement CO
Mitchell Farm
Rushford Farm
Columbia & Crown
Columbia
Milwaukee
Osborne
Deseret Light Co
Salt Lake Cuy
Nath
Pension Bickford
Washington, D.C
20Th Corps
Young Wien
PABST
Pabst Chemical Co
J.h.mclean
DR. J. H. McLean Medicine CO
ST. Louis, MO
the Best Saddle Co
Isappoir
Roeton
Candy Cathartic
Bai
Arter
U., Salt Lake
Tilly
Ted
Sharon
Indianapolis Journal
Grafton
N. H
Connecticut
Washington
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Colorado
S. K. Hooper
H. M. Cushing
West Second South Street
Sociery
Rio Grande Western Railway
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