Wall Street Rises From Despondent Slump On Bond Demand
New York February 17 Wall street edges higher as optimism returns after political attacks. Demand for first class securities remains strong with 50000 4 12 per cent bonds bid in New York at about 104 with no Morgan-led syndicate winning the full allotment. Odd lot buying for dividend paying stocks also recovers, reflecting renewed investor interest and cover of short positions. Pennsylvania Railroad shows growth in holders, up 16,570 in the year to January 1 reaching 7,226 holders.
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New York
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Iaitroine
J. Morgan
New York Stock
Consolidated Stock Exchanges
Commission
Coveritz
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Nley
Investment prospects brighten as exports surge and steel steadies
Despite ongoing market pressures and potential dividend cuts, investors show renewed appetite for bargains. Factors lifting sentiment include modest gains in iron and steel demand and a healthy foreign trade, with US exports in January rising across major commodities. Cotton exports reached 76.7 million dollars, more than double two years prior, helping lift the week’s stock market tone.
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United States
Dean's Kidney Pills Back Pain Remedy Ad From Athens
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney ills, claiming endorsement by local Athens residents led by Mrs. H. Hemphill. The copy notes the product at H. R. Palmer & Sons and urges buyers to use Doan's, priced at 50 cents, with Foster Milburn as pole agents.
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Athens
Dean
H. Hemphill
Prince Avenue
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
United States
Doan
Dyer and Hartley Debate Term for Car in Somerville Journal
Dyer asks what to call a machine an automobile or motor car. Hartley replies he calls it either when it runs and other things when it does not, as reported by the Somerville Journal.
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Dyer
Hartley
Somerville Journal
Cashier Locked in Bank Vault After Caldwell County Heist
Raleigh dispatch reports Granite Falls Caldwell County bandit raid on a local bank. Cashier W G Whisnant was forced into the vault at gunpoint by three masked men, who looted about 3500 in cash while two others took extra 5000 in packages. Whisnant remained trapped for over fifteen hours until found by alarmed family members after his absence was noticed. The robbers fled, leaving no identifiable crew.
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Raleigh
N. C
W. G. Whisnunt
Granite Falls
Caldwell County
Omney
W. G. Whisnant
Whisnant
Neighborhood Favorite Electric Bitters Endorsement
Mrs E D Charles of Harbor Maine calls Electric Bitters a neighborhood favorite and praises its quick relief for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues malnutrition nervous debility and general weakness. She notes its blood-purifying action and spring medicine value, sold under guarantee at local drug stores.
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E. D. Charles
Harbor
Electric Bitters
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer& Sona Drug Stores
Reductions in Railroad Salaries Stir Augusta Trade
Augusta February 17 says local railroad men note salary cuts by the Georgia Southern and Florida railway. Comment here suggests other lines may follow with expense reductions including possible cuts in executive and office staff as orders spread through Georgia railroads.
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Augusta
Georgia, Southern and Florida Railway
Rockefeller Attends Colored Church in Augusta
Augusta Ga February 17 Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller and their physician joined worship at Tabernacle Baptist Church Colored led by Pastor C T Walker The church membership and local whites react with mixed feelings to the world renowned financier choosing this African American congregation over others Rockefeller has visited area churches previously during winters in Augusta
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Augusta
John D. Rockefeller
de. Biggar
Tabernacle Baptist
C. T. Walker
Spurgeon
Rockefeller
First Baptist Church
Night riders batter Eddyville in tobacco war terror
About 300 armed night riders swept Eddyville at 1 a.m. whipping ten men including Police Judge C W Rucker and former city official Lesley Seons. A young woman was grazed by a stray bullet as the mob burned doors and walls, warned County Judge Crumbaugh, and declared more violence would follow against tobacco growers’ rivals.
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Eddyville
C. W. Rucker
Lesley S ¥Eons
Press Fralick
Grace Robertson
Kentucky
Trigg County
Judge Rucker
W. L. Crumbaugh
J. M. Bradshaw
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Promises Safe Fast Relief
Stop that tickling cough with Dr Shoop's Cough Cure praised as harmless for infants and mothers. The ad claims lung healing shrub leaves provide curative properties, calming the cough and healing bronchial membranes without opium or chloroform, urging demand and to take no other.
Georgia and Florida Railroad Progress On Valdosta to Nashville
Augusta Ga February 17 An announcement by Vice President Bemis says extra workers have been put on the Georgia and Florida railroad to Valdosta to Nashville with progress leading to first through trains in December. The Keysville to Madison segment will be in operation by December first.
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Augusta
Bemis
The
Georgia and Florida Railroad
Valdosta
Nashville
Keysville
Madison
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Promises True Cure
A 100 dollar reward note asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, describing internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the patient’s constitution, with strong proprietor faith.
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Hall
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Praised by Editor
The Times editor in Memphis recommends Foley's Honey and Tar as the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble noting personal cures and praising its effectiveness. The ad urges buyers to seek the genuine product in yellow packages and states it is sold by all druggists.
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Memphis, Tenn
Times
Foley
Ainslee's Magazine March 1908 Contents Overview
Contents for March 1908 list items across fiction poetry and non fiction. Notable entries include Complete Novel The Mandonna of the Tea Table and multiple short stories by Jeannette I Helm er F. Walworth Brown and William MacLeod Raine. Also features poems by Torrance Benjamin Mary Hinman Paine and others.
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Harrison Fisher
Tea Table
Anna A. Rogers
Torrance Benjamin
Jeannette I. Helmer
Mary Onners
Musicland
William Armistrong
Tomrrow
Marie van Vorst
Dog Rib Canyon
F. Walworth Brown
Edward Lucas White
Lee Fairchild
Joseph C. Lincoln
Villanelle
Charles Hanson Towne
William MacLeod Raine
Constance Smedley
Martin Gilbert Dickinson Bianchi
Eleanor Larocque
Caroline Dyer
Mary Hinman Paine
Simple Remedy Claims Foley’s Honey and Tar Heals Lungs
An old advertisement warns la grippe coughs can lead to pneumonia. It claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs and strengthens the lungs to prevent serious outcomes. It emphasizes the genuine product in a yellow package and warns against substitutes.
Commerce to Have Water Works Plant
Commerce Georgia February 17 special report says the Commerce waterworks commission has closed a contract with McCrary Co of Atlanta to build a complete up-to-date water system. The source is Hardman Creek yielding 700 gallons per minute, enough for 10 000 to 15 000 people. Water will flow by gravity through a sedimentation basin filters to a clear water well, then by a 1000 horsepower boiler and ten inch main to a hilltop tower, with two large mains along North and South streets and Elm street feeding the city. Construction will start soon and proceed rapidly while ensuring proper quality.
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Commerce
Commerce Waterworks Commission
Messrs. McCrary & Co
Atlanta
Bowden Hill
Victoria Shankle
Elm Street
Southern Railway
City of Commerce
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures La Grippe Coughs
A vintage drug advertisement claims Foley’s Honey and Tar cures la Grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia. It warns to refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package and says it is for sale by all druggists.
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Foley
Allruggists
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