The wealth of advertisements include: J. H. Allen, A. Barth, A. H. Baylor, J. T. Bond, J. T. Bond Jr., Nathaniel Booth, A. Bostwick, Daniel Bradbury, E. M. Brigham, Burhans & Felten, J. S. Burhans, A. A. Carley, John I. Charlouis, Constable & DeGarmo, H. C. Crouch, J. H. Cullen, J. P. Curtis, B. P. Decker & Bro., D. L. Decker, John T. Decker, John Derrenbacher, J. & J. P. Derrenbacher; J. D. Deyo, John H. Deyo, J. Diamond, P. J. Dolson, Donaldson & Musson, D. E. Donovan, Lorenzo DuBois, A. O. Dummer, Dutcher & Holmes, C. D. Edmonston, J. H. Eltinge Jr., J. Finch, S. & W. B. Fitch, A. J. Forbes, Henry Forst, Isidore Forst, Martin Freileweh, Fries & Myer, George A. Gage, Gassen & Ellsworth, B. Geisler, Goetcheus & Larsen, William Gokey, F. W. Gross, Michael Hallahan, J. P. Hale, Wilbur L. Hale, Thomas Hamilton, S. J. Heimer, James Herdman Jr., L. D. Hoornbeek & Co., R. B. & J. W. Hume, R. W. Hutchinson, S. M. Hyatt, A. E. Jansen, Thomas L. Johnston, Kelly & Cloonan, K. F. Keller, W. H. Kingsbury, L. Kirchner, J. Kleisner, M. H. Larkin, C. G. Liscomb, Bernard Loughran, B. McBride, J. & J. McCausland, W. B. MacMonagle, Merrihew, Hommel & Dunwoody, C. M. Merritt & Son, J. O. & G. B. Merritt, H. Mick & Co., J. Mills & Bro., Frank Murphy, M. Newwitter, J. C. Norton, Frank M. Nestell, C. M. O�Neil & Co., T. P. Ostrander, Payntar, Burhans & Oliver, A. Perez, F. F. Peters, C. V. L. Pitts, J. P. Reading, A. Rice, M. Rice, Ridenour & Sleight, Wm Robson, C. D. Roosa, Hiram Roosa, Isaac I. Roosa, S. Roosa, Russell & Myers, Joseph Ryan, Safford & Carter, Sahler, Reynolds & DuBois, Morris Samter, Schoonmaker & Van Wagener, J. H. Schreiber, Seaman & Miller, Lorenzo Short, M. E. Short, F. Stephan & Co., James Stokes Jr., Stow & Benson, James Sweeney, Geo. Thompson & Sons, The Freeman, Tillson & Brink, Turck & Burhans, A. E. Van Gaasbeek, W. S. Van Hoesen & Co., Simon S. Westbrook, Edward Willmott, and Wm. Wood.

The guide provides Research Publications' fiche and reel numbers, with their contents, for City directories of the United States in microform; segment 1 (pre 1860), segment 2 (1861-1881) and segment 3 (1882-1901).