Trust Busting and Publicity in Early 1900s Politics
A 1900s critique argues W M Collier backed by corporations is likely to join Cortelyou's department, praising publicity as a remedy for trusts while condemning key trusts like ice, binder twine, and window glass trusts. It laments party lines and urges reliance on publicity to curb monopolies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Strike Commission
Darrow
Cortelyou
W. M. Collier
Department of Commerce
Trusts
Ice Trust
New York
Collier
Mr. Collier
Gov. Roosevelt
Trusts and the Copper Wire Trade Probe
The article calls on Secretary Cortelyou to publish anti-trust facts from sources like the Iron Age and Congressional Record. It names the Cut Nail Manufacturers' Association, Bard Wire Trust, wood screw manufacturers, Copper Wire Trust, Brass Rods and Tube Trust, River and Bar Trust, and a list of about three hundred trusts. It notes rising prices and urges action to curb trusts while forecasting coal strike outcomes and ensuing price shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Bureau of Corporations
Copper Wire Trust
Brass Rods and Brass Tube Trust
River and Bar Trust
Littlefield
Maine
European Resistance to Change Noted by Circus Man
Tody Hamilton recounts a European businessman’s reluctance to abandon tradition despite American methods boosting Barnum and Bailey profits. The man’s only objection is needing more clerks. Dyspepsia in England linked to weak digestion and rising appendicitis, per Sir James Crichton-Browne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tody” Hamilton
Prese
Amerca
Barnum & Bailey Circus
New York Times
England
James Crichton- Browne
Shakespeare and Burns Debate over Merit and Quote
An Englishman and a Scotsman argue the merits of Shakespeare and Burns. They claim Shakespeare said uneasiness lies the head that wears a crown, with a Scotsman insisting Burns would not misquote and would recognize royal pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Burns
Billy Shakespeare
Robbie Burns
Robbie
To Cure and Cols in One Day
Laxative Bromo Quit the Tablets promised a single day cure with refund if it fails. The ad appeals to druggists for full reimbursement on failure.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Teething Cures
A historical ad claims Mother Gray nurse in New York uses Sweet Powders to ease teething disorders move bowels and destroy worms with over 30 000 testimonials. Available at all druggists 5 cents. Sample free. LeRoy N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Chilzen
New York
LeRoy
Faceless Dyes and Domestic Remedies Advertisements
A jumble of old ads extols Putnam's face dyes and Dr Pepper as refreshing. Personal testimonials claim Peruna brings relief from stomach heaviness and bilious spells. The piece invites readers to write Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adia Brittain
Sekitan, O
Red Cross Ball Rice Promises White Clothes Brand
A garbled notice mentions Red Cross Ball Rice and a claim to restore faded clothes to white, with a five cent price and a reference to Gen. Sir Redvers Buller testifying before a royal commission on the South African war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Redvers Buller
Royal Commission On
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers 100 Dollar Reward
An 1870s style advertisement from Toledo offers a 100 dollar reward for an incurable catarrh, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, credits F. J. Cheney & Co. and local wholesalers West & Truan Walding Kinnan Marvin, with testimonials and internal use claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Benefit concert in Brisbane for two convicted murderers
A recent Brisbane benefit concert raised funds to support last appeals for two brothers found guilty of murder. After the performance, the murderers’ father, brothers, and sister appeared on stage to be applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Queensland
Doctors Endure Long Hours in Swansea Club Practice
In Swansea, England, doctors run medical clubs with members paying 1.50 dollars annually for care while wives and children receive free services. To earn a decent living from such club practice a doctor must treat about 100 patients daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swansea
Eng
The Chief Virtue and the Puritan Husband Debate
A brief note in the New York Telegram questions whether the puritan or penitent makes the better husband, remarking humorously that any acceptable option suffices if it has a Dank account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
Honest lamp lighter returns lost pocketbook in Geneva
A Geneva woman reported losing a pocketbook containing 40000 dollars. A lamp lighter found and returned the wallet with the cash intact. In related news the first two Rhodes South African scholarships at Oxford were awarded to graduates from Bulawayo’s Jesuit college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Oxford
Bulawayo
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Binder Twine Trust
International Harvester Company
Window Glass Trust
Knox
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
High Commission
Putnam's
Pr Duce
N. W. Samees
Qeesa Grove
N. J
Della Janveau
Globe Hotel
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Peruana Medicine Co
Columbus
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Packer
Wall Calor
Compton
Catoaar
Gore
Inte
Sage OF
Alaine
Alabastine Company
Otice
Water St
Grand Rapids, Mich
Seltzer
Wear M. & Mi. Mfg
Catalog. CO
Tat Street
Scinefield
Mass
Thompson
Oklahoma City
Phen
Western Canada
Sebnoise
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