W L Douglas Trust Plan Advocates Large Corporations
W L Douglas argues for licensing large corporations in interstate commerce, opposing Sherman Act limits. He claims big firms lower costs, boost labor returns, and provide opportunities for small investors, with strict capital, public statements, and state examiner boards similar to banks. The piece also cites naive optimism and global unrest cited by the London Observer.
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Germany
W. L. Douglas
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Washington
No Insomnia Here and a Nightly Alarm Plan
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Eastside boasting about fearlessness after wealth and Mrs McSwimm declaring 15 alarm clocks guard against burglars. A digression recalls John’s pipe contract and a former kitchen teddy, then a witticism about reforming a spouse and a quote on memory from Emerson.
Faith and Coffee Free Woman Finds Health With Postum
A Bay State woman recounts severe indigestion and headaches from coffee. After quitting coffee and drinking Postum, her digestion and headaches improved within weeks and she gained 15 pounds. She remains a Postum user, praising the beverage's health effects in a testimonial for Postum Co. Bat tle Creek Mich. There’s a reason, explained in The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Bay State
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Phys
Iver
Burning Daylight’s Yukon gamble and gold strike
Elam Harnish known as Burning Daylight celebrates his eighth birthday in Circle City Tivoli where a heavy gambling spree unfolds with wagers over 100000. He loses money and his mine but wins a mail contract and heads toward the Klondike with dog sleds. He pursues a rumored big Upper River strike, watching Carmack and others strike Bonanza Creek. Daylight makes a bold move to stake flour and outfit for a winter voyage, building faith amid scattered prospectors and a promising, but spotty, gold discovery on Bonanza Creek.
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Elam Harnish
Alaska
Circle City Tivoli
Harnish
Aledge
Yukon
Burning Daylight
Tivoli
Harper
Joe Ladue
Stewart
Klondike
Indian River
Bob Henderson
Jack Kearns
Lake Linderman
Elijah
Hunker
Carmack
Skookum Jim
Cultus Charlie
Forty Mile
Bonanza Creek
Circle City
Carmacks
Curly Parsons
Pat ‘Lonahen
Fleur
Alaska Commercial Company
Isaac
Ten Mile Creek
Bonanza
Dan McGilvary
Dave McKay
Dave Edwards
Harry Waugh
Kama
Dyea
Atis
Chary
Hunker Creek
Adams
Eldorado
Joe
Gold on bedrock sparks Daylight's Yukon bonanza
Burning Daylight witnesses a Yukon strike on bedrock and bets big. After one pan yields seven hundred dollars, he abandons mining for strategic stakeholding. He acquires vast claims on Bonanza and Eldorado creeks, predicts a mighty stampede, and becomes the era's Yukon hero for his audacious profit gambit.
Free Mother’s Oats Fireless Cooker Offer Ad
A grocer promotion offers a free fireless cooker with ten Mother's Oats coupons. Customers must collect coupons from the product packs and mail a postal to Mother’s Oats in Chicago for the premium book and cooker. The ad explains counting coupons and a single ad per customer.
Prosperity Shown in July Celebration Speech
A Chicago exchange shows confidence in wealth with lines about prosperity. Bronson questions doubt while Woodson asserts abundant funds and flags a lavish Fourth of July celebration as proof.
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Bronson
Woodson
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised by Foster Milburn Co
An advertisement urges readers to use Doan's Kidney Pills at first signs of backache or urinary trouble. John L. Perry of Columbus Texas testifies that the pills relieved his swelling and diagnosed Bright's disease and dropsy, crediting the remedy with saving his life. 60 cents at all stores.
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Dean
John L. Perry
Columbus
Texas
Bright
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Practical Suggestion Sparks Railway Debate Across Nations
A collection of quotes from Detroit Free Press and other sources critiques rail corridor aesthetics while joking about feather beds under trains, a humorous clash of ideas on rail rights of way. It includes zingers about travel knowledge, car safety for horses, and patent notices on water extraction devices for stocks and milk.
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Detroit Free Press
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W. L. Douglas’ Trust Plan
Tripoli
Balkans
China
Far ‘East
Japan
The
London Observer
Emerson
Aylight
London
Martin Eden
New_York Herald Company
MacMillan Company
Chicago
John Kennedy
Edmonton
Alvorta
Canad
Itoporta
Alberta
Manitoba
Astern Canada
Ottawa
Can
Jackeon St
St. Paul
Sian
Maclachlan
Watertown
Europe
Fore. Jones
Brown
Sirs. Winstow
Trapper’s Guide Free
OEE
West
T. J. Brown Fur CO
Iivnadet Esol
Jackson Co
Miss
Kusytorms
Gaylor-Miefer Healty Co
Marquette Hidy
A.W. White
Louisville, KY
Watson Fi. Coleman
Ugh
Leibtuor
Milford Square
Thompson
Sioux City
Rocklin & Lehman Florists
Iowa
Swanson
Remington
F. Swanson Company
Department D
Towa
Thorpe & Company
Fourth Street
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