Carnegie and Rockefeller riches tax debate voiced in Billarps letter
The letter criticizes billionaires, urging scale back profits and higher labor pay while arguing fortunes harm democracy. It recalls Carnegie and Rockefeller gifts, calls for a wealth tax, and cautions against charity as tax dodge. It reflects on philanthropy, morality, and the role of wealth in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
George Peabody
Peter Cooper
George Mullera
Life Work
London
Mr. Carnegie
Cartersville
New York
Towho
Bia
Carnegio
Ctroopia
Avery Gallon
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Health
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as superior to purifiers, claiming they purify blood via liver and kidneys, keep bowels regular, and maintain healthy organs. It notes price two fifty and mentions Hill Orr Drug Co as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hill-Orr Drug Co
Man Eats 48 Bananas in Contest Hopes to Break Record
Mr and Mrs Gus Keller visit Levers and Lawing on North Tryon for a banana eating contest proposed by H F Lovers of the Grm. Keller eats 39 then 48 bananas in twenty minutes, grows ill, and is carried home unable to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Killar
Levers & Lawing
North Tryon Street
Keller
Aeroral
H.F. Lovers
Grm
Emile
Sho
Charlotte Observer
Evidence Unearths Murder Mystery From Seventy Years Ago
Workmen uncover a cellar with an iron post and handcuffs near Fair Haven River in Portey Vermont. Bones found in a pit appear to confirm the 1831 murder of Perry Borden’s wife, who vanished after being forbidden to visit a tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Borden
Peultney
Bordon
Canada
Basa
Potters Field
Borden
Botanic Blood Balm Claims Cure for Contagious Blood Poison
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal remedy that reaches deep infections and cures contagious blood poison and skin ailments. It cites two named patients in Georgia, K P B Jones of Atlanta and Robert Ward of Maxey, plus a free medical advice offer and multiple drug company distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. B. Jones
Atlanta, Ga
B.B. Robert Ward
Maxey
Blood Balm Co
Mitchell Street
Atlanta
B. B. B. Hill-Crre Drug Co
Wilhite
Wilhite and
Evans Pharmacy
Southern Victory at Mississippi Railroad Commission
The Southern Railway Company won its case before the Mississippi railroad commission over its purchased Mobile and Ohio line. The commission ruled the purchase did not violate competition laws and noted the sale extended system-wide competition. Georgia’s people, long wary of railroads, now see Southern actions as fair and cooperative, with antagonism fading and Mississippi praised for supporting development.
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Southern Railway Company
Railroad Commission
State of
Mississippi
Mobile and Ohio
Mobile
Mate Railroad Commission
Mobile and
Ohio
Ita Nuri
Southern
Southern Railways
Commission
Georgia
Mississippi Commission
Spencer
Southern Railway
Arlanta
What is it, my darling
A clipped excerpt from Fearson's Weekly presents a dramatic scene in a dim room. A woman with a hidden knife fails to stab a man she bears a name with, then collapses as he questions her fear. The moment ends with her silent plea and a lone pencil in her hand.
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Fearson's Weekly
Old Age Secret: Conscientious Mind Key to Longevity
A physician proposes that longevity comes from a conscientious mindset rather than mere luck or health habits. The article notes historical views from Holmes and others, argues that desire to stay healthy influences outcomes, and contrasts with practical foot care and wartime soldier facts.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ife
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Carnegie
Atala
United States Senate
Thad
St. Peter
Heavenly Gate
Rabun's Gap
Tallapoosa
Tome
E. W. Grove
Vanniver
Eteknes Tandiver Bros & Har
Swift
Royston
Ua Quick
Onon
Vandiver Bros. & Major
E. G. Evans, Jr., & CO
Pendleton, &. c
Tony
Yours Truly
G. F. Tolly & Son
Reliable Furniture
Anderson
TSMR
CRB Ik Ge
Brock Bros, Anderson
Osborne & Osborne
Texas
D. Anderson & Bro
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