Railroads and public finance tie to life and savings banks
A 1918 survey shows life insurers, banks, and benevolent and charitable groups hold vast railroad securities. Mutual savings banks with 9 million depositors own billions in railroad bonds, including $406 million in New England and $362 million in New York. Wage earners’ savings link to rail investments through these bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colteres
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Life Insurance
United States
Savings
Mutual Savings Banks
United States Comptroller of the Currency
Union
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
State Superintendent of Banks of
New York
Railroads face funding squeeze says Johnson in Philadelphia
Dr. Emory R. Johnson of the Wharton School warns in a January 3 address that after March first railroads must be self supporting or go bankrupt. He urges adequate revenues, surplus, and cautious regulation to keep private investment viable or risk government ownership of roads.
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Philadelphia
Emory R. Johnson
Wharton School of Finance
Congress
Texas Wonder Kidney and Bladder Remedy Ad
Advertisement for Texas Wonder claims to treat kidney and bladder issues in men and women and urinary irregularities in children. Promises mail delivery for $1.25 with a two month supply per bottle and cites sworn testimonials from Br. E. W. Hall of St. Louis Missouri.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
St. Louis
Grand and Traverse Jurors March Term List
Grand and Traverse jurors were drawn for the March 1920 term of Taylor Superior Court. The list shows names for first and second week traverse jurors including English, Alliman, Saunders, Spillers, Posey, Garrett, Jarrell, Philips, McCants, Childree, Stewart, Bryan, Beeland, Mitchell, Scandrett, Williams, Stewart, Willis, Garrett, Driskelu, Wainwright, Whitlley, Calhoun, Ricks, Whatley, Beeland, Parker, Coulter, McCants, Fowler, Brewer, Hudgins, Taunton, Rodgers, James, Fuller, Adams, Payne, Edmonson, Beeland, McGee, Standridge, Davis, Goodwin, Jarrell, Turner, McCrary, Riley, Spillers, Smith, Watson, Willis, Cox, and Saunders.
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Grand and Traverse
Gh, Howard
Taylor Superior Court
Traverse
English
Alliman
Saunders
M Spillers
Posey
T Garrett
H Jarrell
Philips
McCants
Childree
Stewart
Bryan
Beeland
Sis
Mitchell Beg
H Scandrett
Williams Berg
Willis Eli Garrett
Driskelu
Levi Smith
T Chapman, Sr
Wainwright
Whitlley
Calhoun
Ricks
Whatley
Parker
Coulter
Fowler
Brewer
Hudgins
Taunton Jim Rodgers
James
Fuller
Adams
Payne
Edmonson
L McGee
Standridge
Davis
Goodwin
Jarrell
Turner
McCrary Pickens Riley
Spillers
Smith Benford Watson
T Willis
Cox
Bloodsworth
Lin Eer
Garrett
Hill R P McGuffin Ydge TS C C Albritton R A Turner
The list names Hill R P McGuffin and Ydge TS C C Albritton alongside Turner and Cooper with LS Whatley Bazemore Cook Byrd Powell and Perkins junior. The fragment appears to be part of a larger roster or committee listing from a historical document.
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AO Hill
McGuffin
Albritton
Turner
Cooper
Whatley
Bazemore
Cook
Byrd
Powell
C Perkins, Jr
Hair Wiggling Hair as Snake Test Noted
The note recounts John Burroughs on whether horse tail hair in water can form a moving hair that resembles a snake. A test with white porcelain and black hair shows movement but no growth, leaving the mystery of the motion unresolved. Also mentions 666 tonic as an imitation warning.
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John Burroughs
Burroughs
Persevere in the Quest for Peak Efficiency
The passage urges steady effort toward 100 percent efficiency, noting such goals cannot be achieved in a single day. It suggests persistence may require hundreds of tries and cautions not to be discouraged if another hundred attempts are needed.
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Removal
A Cincinnati invention called Freezone claims fast relief for corns and calluses. By applying a few drops, the corn purportedly stops hurting and can be lifted away without soreness. The small bottle is marketed as inexpensive and effective for hard and soft corns, including between the toes.
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Cincinnati
Ginger through the ages in England before and after conquest
The article notes that ginger was widely known in England before the Norman conquest, appears in eleventh century Anglo Saxon manuscripts, and remained common in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, ranking just behind pepper in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Regular Habits Promote a Beautiful Complexion
Advertisement extols Dr. Caldwell's S. Pepsin as a mild laxative remedy for women and girls to improve digestion and overall health. The text claims it strengthens stomach and bowel muscles naturally, aids colds and fevers, is narcotic free, and suitable for babies, noting sales exceed six million bottles annually.
Tax Receiver’s Rounds for 1920 in Butler
Walter J. Griffith T R announces weekly visits in Butler every Saturday from February 1st to May 1st and court weeks except two. Books close at Butler during the period. He will be at the Court House during the spring term of Court. Take notice and be governed accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Court House
Aspirin Trademarked by Bayer for Pain Relief
An old ad describes Aspirin from Bayer as a genuine analgesic for headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes directions for use and that boxes of twelve tablets cost a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Phos Oor
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Norway
Bloomfield
N. J
Imstrong
National Authority On Railroad Transportation
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Liffey
White
T Cochran
Carter
Benton
O'Neal
Gholson
Griffith
Barfield
Parks
Shines
Amos J. H. Whatley
Aultman
Jarrell Iphead
Montgomery
Cooper Sebel
Harmon
Anthony O
D Gorman
L Austin Se
E A
Hollis J
R Montgomery
Yours Truly, Walter J. Griffith, T. R
Duggers
Sane
Neisler & Gaultney’s
Garsonville
Perkins School House
Wesley
McCants Mill
E Howard
Norwich
Gharing
Rupert
Southland
Reynolds
Potterville
Cromer
Cedar Creek
Crawford Motor CO
Reynolds, Geogia
Nelson
Kyle
Sane Reson
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