Lessons From Hard Times For Young Men In Business
An editorial urges young men starting in 1870s business to heed the cycle of boom and bust, avoid wild speculation, and pursue steady, prudent work. It cites Cornelius Vanderbilt and warns against reckless investments, stressing patience, integrity, and measured growth for lasting prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Democrat
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Central Hudson Railroad
Commodore
Cornelius
New York
Permell
Meriden Men Face Ladder Ownership Lawsuit
Two Meriden men clash over a ladder ownership with plans for a lawsuit. The dispute aims to split the sides between two lawyers while the rounds and holes fall to the litigants. Dan Sury Nows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan- Sury
Scattered 19th Century Notices and Medical Advertisements
A collection of brief items reports a divorce dispute in Leavenworth, reviews works in the North American Review, and features multiple medicinal advertisements. Mentions a woman’s divorce grounds, Judge A W Tourgee, Mark Pattison, and defenders of Catholic public schooling. Also promotes Cure remedies including Cuticura and Dr Williams Hall’s Balsam, with testimonials and general health pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
A. W. Tourgee
Mark Pattison
Lincoln College
Oxford
George Ticknor Curtis
William M. Springer
John Fiske
Anthony Trollope
Longfellow
Desire Charnay
Central America
Honest Policy Reverberates Behind Prison Walls
A Nevada prison chaplain urges honesty as the best policy, but a seasoned convict argues honesty born of policy is not true honesty. He claims many in jail choose to cheat and steal to avoid risk, while some free from crime may act with greater integrity. The piece contrasts genuine virtue with policy driven conduct and weighs women’s moral strength and compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Messender OF Health
Mishler Herb Bitters CO
Perker
William J Coughlin
Somerville
Mass
City Hospital
WM. Hall
No Fall
Guilford
Cok
Richardson
Paducah
Libby
Philadelphia Times
Nevada
Tho
Sone
Pacific Ocean
Miss Lathbury
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Fxcelsior Man'fs Co
ST. Louis
H. S Renick & Co
Mets Ncone
Acetone Publish’g Co
Mrs. Lybia Ee Pinkham
Lynn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lyna Mar
Lydia
John D. Park & Sorgs
Cincinnati
Ohio
Owl
Hve Ety
Earl
Louk
Cpt
Victor
Detroit Free Press
Papal
Goodbar & SU
Queensware
Public Square
Greencastle
Conrad Cook
West Side Public Square
Phillip Albaugh
Hathaway Block
T. Williams
J. A. Goldsberry
Williamson's Block
Indiana and
Poplar Streets
Ames
G. W. Bence
Green Castle
Ind
Wheen
Resatesce
Mulboln
Donnahue & Lewis
Landes Drug Store
Washington St
A. Milke
T.Z. Woolin
James J. Satuey
Wils, Neer, Smiley & Neff
Attorineys
Albin’s Black
South Side Public Square
Parker, Arten A
Commission Merchants
OEE Ale
Boucht
Leavenworth
South Bend Evening Register
St. Jacob’s
Cavanna
Sanford
Realti and Happiness
Scovill
T. Gillaland
U.S. A
Detroit
Mich
Cor
Shiloh
Catarreh Kennedy
Price
Thompson
J. L. Thompson, Sons & CO
Troy
Cowlys
Stillingia
St. Anthony's
Ayver
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
ALT. Dhuggists
Tutt’s
THE
A&c
Tuit
Murray St
New Ya
Tutt
Louisville
Kentucky
Willard Hotel
Green Street
Robertson County
SER
Sul Willard Hotel
Robert J. BP
Culverwell Medical CO
Ann & New York
N. Y
Postoffice
Mill. E. Thomas
Notary Public
Morton
Indiana
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