Banker’s life a long ascent from log cabin to BIS circle
Melvin A Tray lor rose from a Kentucky hill farm to be a top banker and international figure. He started as a farm laborer and teacher, became First National Bank of Chicago president at 47, and helped shape the BIS veto clause in Basel. Born 1878 in Adair County, Ky., he built a career across Texas, St. Louis, and Chicago, later linked to Democratic hopes in 1932.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Bank of International Settlements
Basel
Switzerland
Melvin Alvah Traylor
Chicago
Texas
St. Louis
First National Bank of Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Traylor
Europe
Jackson S. Reynolds
America
Organization of the International Bank
United States
Washington
Reynolds
Federal Reserve Bank
Washin Cn
Adair County
Ames Milton
Kitty Harvey Traylor
Melvin
Columbia
Leatherwood Creek
Hillsboro
Volunteer Fire Company
Malone
Citizens’ National Bank
Ballinger
Stockyards National Bank of
East St. Louis
Southwest
Daniel Boone
Virginia
Breeding
Melvin Traylor
Louisville
Literary Society
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic County Committee
Traylor’s rise from humble Kentucky roots to banking leadership
A Lincolnesque life story follows Melvin Traylor from Breeding Kentucky where he labored on a hill farm and learned self reliance through teaching, debating and early business ventures. He advanced to Livestock Exchange National Bank president, then First National in Chicago, shaping a vast financial career.
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as seven benefits in one for coughs and colds. It claims powerful yet harmless action with pleasant taste and no narcotics, plus a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved by the druggist.
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City Drug Stores
Three Minute Relief From Your Headache
An advertisement touts B C as a fast acting headache remedy prepared by a registered pharmacist. It claims multiple ingredients provide quick relief for headaches, muscular aches, colds, neuralgia, fever, and nervous distress without habit forming drugs. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drugstores.
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Hillboro native Traylor rose from clerk to banker and sports leader
A Kentucky native rose from hotel night clerk and Hillsboro janitor to banking executive and public official. He became city clerk, earned his law license in 1901, and joined First National of Chicago as president among other directorships. He led the Illinois Bankers and US Golf associations, reflecting a life built on finance and golf.
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California
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Texas
San Francisco
Ogden
Salt Lake
Hillsboro
Patterson Institute
Dorothy A. Yerby
First National of
Chicago
Traylor
Northwestern University
Evanston
Berea College
Kentucky
Newberry Library
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Aan Bankers’ Association
United States Golf Association
Stuffy Head Relief From Nose Drops Quick Breath Clears
A simple nasal drops remedy eases congestion. A few drops in each nostril restore easy breathing and relief within moments.
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Chicago Stockyards
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Lubbock
Plainview Post
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Sweetwater
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Agua Caliente
San Diego- California Club
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Renee Vilson Fan
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