This book consists mainly of brief articles of one or two pages that were submitted by companies, which paid for the privilege of having them included here. Articles generally seem to include a little background information about the industry or service the company is engaged in and some company history. Here is a sample from the Table of Contents, just through the letter ‘C’:

-Bookbinding
-American literature
-Artificial teeth and dental materials
-Agricultural machines,
-Architecture,
-Auctions and commission
-American proficiency in illustration
-Billiard table manufactory
-Brushes
-Caparisoning
-Confectionery
-Comedy in Chicago
-Civilizers
-Chicago & North-Western Railway
-Cincinnati & Chicago Air Line Railroad
-Coffee, Spices and Teas