Yellow PagesDirectories list all kinds of information, from train schedules to firebox locations and government officers. Some include a gazette of general-interest items. |
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Business Listings Businesses are often small and local, like doctors, grocers, restaurants and druggists, but a range of equipment manufacturers are also represented. Large cities often have their own directories, but state-wide directories are also sometimes published, especially where cities are relatively small and scattered (center). | |||||||||
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Civic Institution Listings The bigger cities offer impressive listings of services and civic institutions, including churches and benevolent societies. | |||||||||
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Society Listings The special societies in many locations include Masonic Lodges, Temperance Societies and a whole array of lesser organizations catering to surprisingly specific groups. | |||||||||
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Municipal Listings Municipal services include street rail, hospitals, fire departments, asylums, government and post offices, and much more. | |||||||||
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Trade Unions and More Trade Unions are well represented in major city directories, while states sometimes include listings of every town, with town officers and related information. Note that Cleveland's directory (center) lists 50,000 separate businesses, of which 200 are incorporated companies. | |||||||||