Meeting of creditors of Power Drug Company
The first creditors meeting, held before Judge Upson, named H C Compton receiver as trustee to sell the firm assets. Dr W J Green bought the stock for 900 dollars, then formed a new firm with Dr W P Exzard and J M Norton to operate at the same downtown location as Peoples Drug Company under Norton’s management. Dr Turner of Macon joined the new venture.
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F. L. Upson
The
Power Drug Co
Green
W. P. Exzard
Lawrenceville
J. M. Norton
Fort Valley
Peoples Drug Company
Norton
Turner
Macon
Athens
Wealth, thrift, rise of Chicago store boss Kesner
The Chicago Daily News profiles Jacob Kesner who retired as general manager of a major Chicago store to focus on his vast real estate holdings. He credits saving at least a quarter of earnings and hard work from a poor childhood, plus late schooling, for his ascent to one of the city’s prominent business figures. He urges bright workers to seize opportunities, noting ongoing potential for advancement. Also an advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for lung relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacob Kesner
Mr. Kesner
America
State Street
Kesner
Young Bridegroom Vanishes Amid Overwork and Memory Loss
New York Jan 31 A wealthy New England bridegroom Charles Purdy disappears after December purchase spree. He carried thousands in cash and eighty tickets, may be wandering in New York while suffering memory loss. His father hires a national detective to locate him. no scandal cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Purdy
New England
Purdy
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Quick Aid
A historic ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as quick relief for stomach, liver or kidney trouble at a small price. Claims include dyspepsia, indigestion, biliousness, constipation and debility. Promoters: W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R Palmer Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W.J. Smith & Bro
H.R Palmer
New York Gossip: Meat Boycott and Society Shifts
The New York press notes a growing meat boycott aimed at challenging the meat trust with pledges to abstain for a month or longer. It discusses potential impacts on prices and the trust’s adjustments, plus a new reform weekly planned by The Association for New York. Also covered are Miss Marjorie Gould’s engagement to Anthony Drexel Jr., streetwise incidentals, and a laundry messenger’s arrest for theft.
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New York
Beef Trust
Meat Trust
Trust
United States
Warners
Chicago Commerce
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Association For New York
Times Square
George Jay Gould
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr
Philadelphia
Miss Gould
The Harana Company and Reform Dinners in Town
A vintage note describes The Harana Company a Western themed outfit and a youth planning to head west after theft. It mentions a reform committee planning cheap Poor Men's Dinners at 75 cents to discuss current issues, contrasting with five dollar Economic Club feasts. The piece spans deafness cures and a flurry of lodge notices from Mount Vernon and nearby, listing meetings for Masonic bodies and Odd Fellows with dates, times, and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Club
Scratch this on the Slate With a Nail
A 1910 Chicago Federation of Labor statement accuses labor bosses of lies and boycotts against Postum Cereal Co. Workers defend independence, citing plant cleanliness and housing. the federation offers $10,000 if peanut shells or trash were ever shipped to the company.
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Great Labor Trust
Chicago Federation of Labor
Labor Trust
Postum Cereal Co
Postum Gereal Co., Ltd
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Robert Burns
Cele Ane
Robert Toombs DuBose
Southern Mutual
Athens, Ga
Sentral
Georgia
Publis
Sor
Msson
Madison
Georgia Railroad
H.R. McLaan
D. A. Nolan
Agen
Power Drug Company
Commercial
Nicholson
ERWIN
Hades
Aflanta
SY Kesner
Foley
Marjorie Gould
Edison Electric Company
Sing Sing
Manhattan
Harana Company
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, C
Hal
Cheney
AL Druggists
Lodge Directory
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
Max Joseph
W. C. Jordan
H. P. Fred Moon
St. Elmo Lodge
K. of P
Knights of Pythian
Castle Hall
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Co. A. Vonderleith
C. C. T. H. Nickerson
K. of R
Lodge Quarters
Ccorpe
Broad and
Lumpkin Streets
E. Bancroft
E. R. Geo. H. Palmer
Sec’ty
Glenn Lodge
Lodge
Deupres Hall
Broad Street
A. A. Brigham
N. G
Harper
Dilver
K. of. P. Hall
Clayton Street
Geo. B. Davis
J. A. Mealor
Deupree Hall
C. C. John Mappin
Battle Creek
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