Supreme Court tobacco trust dissolved competition study
The report from the old bureau of corporations now with the FTC concludes that dissolution of the American Tobacco Company created seven successor firms much larger than independent rivals. Prices largely unchanged for wholesalers and retailers, but advertising doubled, costs rose, and profits fell slightly in 1913 versus 1910.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Tobacco Trust
Bureau of Corporations
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
American Tobacco Company
Department of Justice
Bureau
Pension fund ledger shows dwindling checks
Judge Orr received eight thousand dollars for about 125 pension classes averaging sixty dollars each. By yesterday afternoon four checks remained in the ordinary's book for distribution, including those payable to Mrs. W. P. Broach, Mrs. Elizabeth Griffeth, Mrs. Nancy Hill, and Mrs. Susan N. Wallace.
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Judge Orr
W. P. Broach
Elizabeth Griffeth
Nancy Hill
Susan N. Wallace
Parisian Sage restores lifeless hair with quick results
If hair loses color becomes dry or thin or the scalp itches begin Parisian Sage a scented tonic sold at drug counters and by H. R. Palmer & Sons The tonic claims to remove dandruff cool the scalp beautify hair and promote long thick growth at home cheap and easy to use.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Good Samaritan Policy Found Near Banner Office
A policy issued by the Endowment Bureau of State Grand Lodge No 7 Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria No 4844 in Georgia, written in the name of Josie Young and Colby Smith with Colby as beneficiary, was found on the street near the Banner office. It bears signatures of W. H. Harris grand secretary and H. Guild grand chief.
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Endowment Bureau of State Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Ad Claim
An advertisement urges women to use Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to cure ailments described as specific to women. It touts decades of success and claims the product restores health so daily work becomes pleasant.
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Lydia
E. Pinkham
Catarrh Cure Claim and Tobacco Ad Commentary
The notice asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages, offering a $100 reward for any failure and urging readers to send for testimonials. The excerpt also discusses tobacco industry competition reducing profits, driven by distribution costs and advertising, not manufacturing costs.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Rumors and hoaxes swirl around Athens and beyond
A series of false reports travels through Athens and beyond from rumors of the president’s death to a near wreck on the S A S trestle. Officials and residents debunk the stories as mere fabrications while noting the cotton market reaction and the Athens revival meeting led by Dr. Torrey.
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Torrey
Onéj
Athens
Dr. Torrey
Wind Party at Parish House With Cave of the Winds Exhibit
An invitation describes a wind themed gathering at the Parish House on Thursday afternoon. Attendees are asked to blow into a wind calculation and leave offerings at the door. A 15 cent contribution covers refreshments and access to the Pure Food Exhibit and the Cave of the Winds.
Athens Urges Early Kidney Care with Doan’s Pills
Citizens are warned kidney trouble begins quietly and delays worsen outcomes. A local user, Miss R D Farabee of 160 Barber St, endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills, noting better relief than prior remedies. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Props Buffalo N Y.
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Athens
Dean
R. D. Farabee
Barber St
Doan
Melbourne Underground Telephone Network Completed
Melbourne completed an underground telephone network after five years of construction. The project moved all lines from above ground to subterranean routes, aiming to reduce outages and improve service reliability across the city.
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Melbourne
Australia
Linton Spring Water and Household Ads
Linton Spring Water Co advertises pure water with agents for Bowden Lithia and warnings about dangers to children. Foley's Honey and Tar is praised for easing coughs and croup across generations. An H. R. Palmer & Sons line promotes the remedy. Thirty new Toledo suburb houses feature electric ranges and other electrical conveniences.
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Linton Spring Water CO. P.S
Bowden Lithia
Foley
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Adv
Toledo
Seventy-Year-Old Couple Praises Foley Kidney Pills
Mr and Mrs T B Carpenter of Harrisburg Pennsylvania report kidney trouble cured by Foley Kidney Pills, claiming renewed vigor in their seventies. Ad highlights pills stopping bladder weakness backache rheumatism and joint pain. H R Palmer & Sons. Census notes 5 521 electric stations produced 14 000 000 000 kilowatt hours last year.
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T. B. Carpenter
Harrisburg
Foley
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Ady
Don’t Be a Grouch Adv Promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets
An advertisement argues grouchiness stems from poor digestion and a torpid liver and promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets from H.R. Palmer & Sons. It notes city coal plants and town clocks are lit by electric power and lamps.
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H.R. Palmer & Sons
City
World War Peace Plan Urges Open Seas and Neutralized Docks
German speaker Bernard Danberg warns treaties collapse in wartime and urges a global redesign of international law with open sea access, neutral channels, and equal trade. He criticizes British sea power and calls for shared control of the seas to prevent future wars.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Bernard Danberg
Germany
Austria
Turkey
England
Russia
France
Belgium
Japan
Servia
Egypt
China
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Sandy Hook
Britain
Dardanelles
Far East
Fiji
Asia
Berlin
Congo
Dominions
Globe
British Empire
High Sea
Begium
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Atlanta
Winder
S A. S
H. &. Palmer & Gens
Linton
Danberg
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