Dun & Cos Weekly Review of Trade Signals Mixed Outlook
The Dun and Cos Weekly Review of Trade reports restricted operations last week due to erratic weather and post holiday readjustments, especially in retail and hiring. Demand remains strong for staples and heavy apparel clearances, prices steady, and inventories favorable. Manufacturing shows activity with advance orders, while lumber and building materials orders in parts of the country are hard to place. Overall commercial failures in the United States dip from prior weeks, with Canada listing modest failures and loan arrears.
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New York
Tram
United States
Ares
Canada
Conscience Fund Receives Record City Donation
In Philadelphia on January 6 a messenger boy delivered the largest conscience fund donation yet, a package worth 1205.50 dollars to the city treasurer. The note says the amount was an overcharge for city work.
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Philadelphia
Weather forecast by region for the Midwest
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with generally fair skies and no major temperature change. Lower Michigan may see snow flurries in the north and west with colder air and brisk southwest to west winds. Iowa remains fair.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago Markets Report with Commodity Quoted Prices
The Chicago Board of Trade quotes show Wheat, Corn, Cotton, and Rice futures with varied opens highs and lows. Live stock notes include hogs cattle sheep and lambs price ranges and receipts, with East Buffalo Livestock reporting strong markets for cattle hogs and sheep and lambs and veals priced firm across grades.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Tey Springs
Choice Prairie
East Buffalo Livestock
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Best
Selfish Prayer Asks Divine Help For Estates And Debts
A humorous antiquarian piece presents a prayer to the throne listing nine city estates, an Essex purchase, mortgages in Hertfordshire, and requests for protection of counties from danger. The prayer seeks mercy for debts, favorable returns on insured ships, and steadfast honesty from servants to safeguard property.
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Hackney
London
Fee Kimple
Essex
Muchosex
Hertfordshire
The Chinese Mother
The Chinese mother cherishes her children and spends much time caring for them. Births are celebrated if a boy occurs, while a girl brings tempered disappointment, yet parents grow fond of daughters and prize their offspring despite cultural norms.
Shade Loving Begonias And Hothouse Plants For Summer
Readers learn shade friendly flowers thrive in summer with begonia gloxinia and achimenes. North wall plantings on fences can produce beauty all season with such varieties.
Danger to the Child and Womanly Vitality Warned
The article warns that maternal health affects child safety and cites Dr. Pierce and his non alcoholic remedies. It discusses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as cures for female ailments and digestive issues. It mentions Common Sense Medical Adviser and an offer of free copies by mail.
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Pierce
Nature
Dr. Pierce
Exchanges notes on Iowa people and travel in January
A compilation of short notices from Iowa papers. Mentions Miss Margaret Safley visiting her sister Dr Agnes Safley in Washington, Charley Dayton moving from Washington to the old home farm near Keota in March, and his parents relocating to Keota. Also references Tyler Willis's grandchildren Wanda and Ishmael Willis visiting from Washington for New Year. Includes various visits and travels among Washington, Ottumwa, Muscatine, and Burlington communities with names and dates in early January.
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Margaret Safley
Washington
Iowa
Agnes Safley
Order Rapids Republican
Charley Dayton
Keota
Charley
Austin Pardon
Tyler Willis
Wanda
Ishmael Willis
Eagle
Art Cockayne
Art
Beacon
J. Norton
H. Forman
Charles E. Norton
West Second Street
J. H. Norton
Nena
Lucy Wilson
City
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure and Endorsements
One hundred dollar reward offer for catarrh cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo advertised Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others. Cure said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents. Sold by druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Patent notices list numerous Iowa filings with inventors and locations
Patent reports list patent numbers and inventors across Iowa towns such as Davenport Des Moines Ottumwa and Dubuque with assignments to Bettencorf Metal Wheel Co and others. Entries include shaping metal bars railway car draft-equalizer window crane window shade holder and cream cooler among others. Becomes a compact catalog of filings and names.
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R. W. Bishop
Iowa
H. I. Jacobson
Atlantic
Emil Hinfeldt
Davenport
Bettendorf Metal Wheel Co
Emil Einfeldt
Bettencorf Metal Wheel Co
R. Price
Des Moines
H. F. Purdum
Sac City
D. Smith
Russell
F. A. Statford
Chariton
M. L. Boyce
Carroll
Christian Lotscheer
Dubuque
T. E. French
Martin Mortensen
D. Reece
F. T. Austin
Coggon
F. L. Orr
Thurman
Mark Morrow
Percival
John Renner
Burlington
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