Trade Review Shows Wool and Leather Shifts Amid Market Hesitation
The weekly trade review notes heavier firm failures totaling 16,170,530, with Canada and U.S. totals rising from last year. Wool demand weakens as mills close awaiting orders while prices remain unsettled. Leather producers cut production, coke ovens gain market leverage, and cotton prices stay steady at 8.81 cents as stockpiles rise. Railroad earnings up 5.5 percent but mileage down, with global fears and upcoming Congress stirring competition in sugar leather and tobacco.
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Incu
United States
Canada
H. G Prick Co
Connellsville
United States Leather Co
Washington
Paris
Congress
Baume
Manitoba schools document accuses Catholics of falsifying rights
Winnipeg dispatch reports the Manitoba government released a startling document charging the Roman Catholic hierarchy with falsifying. The piece, tied to parochial school rights, claims a 1870 manuscript asserting Catholic guarantees was altered to 1873 through a changed date. A photographic test exposed the correction, with faded 3 becoming a bold cipher.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Caused By The Quake In Qiaya County Buildings Threaten Collapse
A quake damaged county courthouse and several structures. Officials warned of further risk as repairs began and residents reported creaking walls and shifting foundations across multiple locations.
Agricultural Hints Advocate Bicycle Use on Farms
A L. A. W. Bulletin urges farmers to keep a bicycle on every farm. It argues bicycles reduce costs, save time on errands to post offices, stores, and doctors, and ease the burden of maintaining driving horses. Good roads and a steel wheel benefit both work and leisure for families.
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L. A. W. Bulletin
America's Oak Forests and the Shrinking North
The article laments the loss of northern oak forests north of the Ohio River due to rising demand for oak used in house finishing. It predicts dwindling supplies in Wisconsin and Michigan, with future timber coming from the lower Mississippi and southern states as emigration and farming expand. It warns that walnut, cherry, birch, and maple are largely depleted and urges careful management of oak lands.
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Ohio River
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginiia
Mississippi
Gardeland Forest
Perfumes and their spread from ancient sources
Perfumes entered Spain via Arab traders who brought essences from the East. Roman literature preserves 300 plus oil and perfume recipes, with south European factories using pure oils to fix scents. Modern chemistry imitates many fragrances and pastilles release flower odors when burned.
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Spain
Apoleon
Ayshad
Europe
Printers of Toronto Unionize Town With 2000 Members
General labor notes report printers in Toronto forming a union starting with 2,000 members. The Nevada printing authority adopts the printers union label. Separately, cooperators build a $500,000 iron mill at Edinburgh Secland.
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Toronto
Bicycle Workers Union
Nevada
Edinburgh
Secland
Itinerant Player Seen In Full View Of Sign
The report cites a wandering musician moving between houses while blasting familiar tunes from his machine. The piece notes his refrain I don't want to play in your yard as he continues along the street. References to wartime leaders and marriage follow in the surrounding columns.
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Yonkere
Hearty Welcome To Peace By Day And Night
A testimonial praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for pain dyspepsia liver complaint and irregular bowels claiming swift relief and cure. The writer notes the quote about selfishness from T W Higginson and decries delayed use of the tonic for improving health.
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Hostetter
Enigmatic Fare Offer For Dining Cars On Rail Line
A puzzling promotion offers a dinner in the Dining Cars of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, sent to any address on receipt of two cent postage. Applications directed to Geo H Heafford, General Passenger, Old Colony Building, Chicago. The note ends with a quip about politeness and a bow.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Geo. H. Heafford
General Pssenger
Gent
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Polluted Panacea Ad Claims For Public Cures
A fragmented advertisement claims Han's Catarrh Cure and Piso's Cure for Consumption promise relief, praising various remedies and personal endorsements. The text references a Springfield Illinois date in 1594 and includes dubious social commentary about dress and libel, all in an archaic promotional tone.
Child Letter Expresses Caution About Messengers
A fragment from Harper's Bazaar quotes a young girl writing about trusting the express man to deliver a message, saying she hopes the recipient received it and prefers mail for future deliveries, as the express man is untrustworthy to her, with no adult help.
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Tsenton & Hiss
Express Man
Express
Mamma
Harper’s Bazar
Syrup of Figs Patent Remedy Ad Puffed
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system, eases colds headaches and fevers, and supports kidney liver and bowel health without weakening them. It claims wide medical approval and availability in 50c and 1 bottles from druggists, produced by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California
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