Coupons and market power in early 1900s tobacco case
Raleigh dispatch reports testimony from tobacco dealers across Charlotte Washington Charleston and Columbus about Piedmont cigarettes driving White Rolls from the market. Witnesses say coupons and free goods favored larger firms including American Tobacco. Wells-Whitehead and Ware Kramer figures contested.
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Raleigh
N. C
Piedmont
E Wells-Whitehead Tobacco Company
Aes
Piedmont Rhea Seins
Congress
Charlotte
Lewis W. Seat
Amewiean Tobacco Company
2. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Company
Wien Wiltfire
Ware-Kremer Tobacco Company
Express
Piedmonts
Carolina Brights
White Rolls
Ware- Kramer Company
O. M. Norwood
Schiff
W. M. Carter
Wells- Whitehead Company
Charles P. Moodr
Weiss-Whitehead Tobacco Company
W. J. Govan
Atlanta
Conner
Hokara Massaging Cream Promises Clear Skin and Pimples Vanish
Hokara massage cream billed as a skin food that smooths, tones, and clears complexions. It claims to remove pimples eczema and blemishes, acts antiseptically, and leaves skin soft and velvety. Sold by R H Jordan and Co with a money back guarantee at 25 cents per liberal far larger size.
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R. H. Jordan & Co
Cascarets and Miserable Days Promote Gentle Bowel Care
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle laxative to keep bowels clean like skin care. It argues against harsh physic and advocacy of regular, mild use. The copy claims Cascarets are natural, pleasant candy and portable, advising one dose when needed and a 10 cent box.
Checked Runaway Horse With Ammonia
Prof Charles Edgar Roake of Syracuse University used chemicals to stop a runaway horse and save two children in Yonkers. He threw ammonia into the horse eyes to blind it and then washed the eyes with a chemical solution at a hydrant to restore sight.
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Associated Press
Yonkers
N. Y
Charles Edgar Roake
Syracuse University
Jerome Boulevard
Battle for mankind and pennant in a July series
A rousing call outlines a split battle for mankind with both sides claiming victory as the July series opens. It urges quick action to join a train and speed toward winning the pennant, warning of pursuers and urging swift support.
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Carolina Realty Co
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W. D. Wilkinson
Treas. & Mer
J. F. Long
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Elizabeth Avenue
E. Avenue
East End
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