Mammoth Institution John M Smyth Co Catalog at Chicago
The John M Smyth Co a Chicago giant at 150 to 166 West Madison Street has served families for thirty three years and furnished over a half million homes in Chicago area. It issues a vast illustrated catalogue detailing and pricing every household article including extraordinary values such as a ladies ulster shown in a column illustration.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Lady's
Ulster
John M. Smyth Company
Devout Self-Made Man Praised as Creator's Fervent Follower
An observant observer calls the self-made man the most devout worshipper of his creator, framing success as a testament to personal faith and effort.
Old Reliable Union Pacific Overland Limited Ad
The Overland Limited of the Union Pacific carries Your Eastern Mat as the quickest westbound service. Ticket office at Old Stand 101 Main Street. A local druggist advertises soap as cheaper than dirt.
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Overland Limited
Union Pacific
Sam
Main Street
Red Cross Starch Offer Amid Railroad Upgrades
A promotional notice touts Red Cross laundry starch with a coupon book giveaway including Shakespeare pictures and a calendar. Separately, Baltimore and Ohio rail work between Parkersburg and East St Louis progresses with 17,000 tons of 85 pound steel rails set, 125 miles of gravel ballast, and line realignments to achieve a uniform grade and reduced curvature across Cincinnati to St Louis.
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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 advertised cure for foot discomfort
An ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes with 25c price and free sample mail order from LeRoy New York. Also notes Vienna suburb Wieden housing with 1,400 rooms and a Chicago restaurateur serving an accidental poodle soup due to a menu error.
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Allen
Allen S. Oilmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Chicago
The Jailer’s Baby and the Death-Row Prisoner
A jailer resigns after a planned public execution is derailed by a baby’s innocent visits. The condemned man, facing a slow death, finds a fragile hope in the child’s presence and a bottle of laudanum becomes a dangerous temptation. The baby’s mercy and the prisoner’s final choice end the doomed tale.
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Hullo
Gertrude Gunning
Nebraska to buy 3200 voting machines for 1600000
The state orders 3200 mechanical voting machines at 500 dollars each totaling 1.6 million. The device uses a square steel booth with lever and button controls and a mechanical counter to record straight or split tickets. Three locks secure the outside register.
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Nebraska
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Hunter Jim Jenkins Creates Home for Widows and Orphans
Jim Jenkins a Kansas hunter of bandits pledges his fortune to a home for the orphans and widows of outlaws. At 65 he has spent four decades pursuing criminals across the Southwest and earned about 50000 dollars. He helped capture figures such as Jesse James and Cherokee Bill and led the team that took part in the Coffeyville raid. He was shot eight times in that raid. The home sits on a 5000 acre Pryor Creek area farm in Indian Territory and will cost about 20000 dollars.
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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 Medical Education Shifts From Classics
A physician notes fifty years of progress in medical training and suggests pruning dead timber from the curriculum. He cites his son’s science-focused path over Greek and Latin and argues modern education should emphasize essentials while allowing individual choice. Snow rollers appear in Grafton NH and rail dining cars on the Denver & Rio Grande enhance travel.
Conference and Fair Rates from Rio Grande Western Ry
Authorized round trip fares via the Rio Grande Western Railway for events in Salt Lake City. For the State Fair October 3 to 7, the Semi Annual Conference L D S October 6, and the horse race meeting October 3 to 7, with Salt Palace included.
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Rio Grande Western Railway
Salt Lake City
Salt Palace
Rio Grande Western
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