Secret Six fights racketeering in Chicago commerce
Alexander Jamie, director of the Sareen Six, warns big cities must curb racketeering to save honest business. He describes protection schemes, union rackets, and tactics like bombings and sabotaged equipment, detailing the Chicago Association of Commerce Secret Six efforts and the 1929 St Valentine’s Day gang massacre backdrop.
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Alexander Jamie
Sareen
Chicago Association of Commerce
NEA Service
America
Shellac
Chicago
Consignee
Secret Six
St. Valentine's Day
Robert Isham
Randolph
University of Chicago
Association of Commerce
Committee On the Prevention and
Committee of Business Men
Blood Healing Pill Promises Relief From Catarrh
A newspaper ad urges Parmint Double Strength to cleanse the blood and cure catarrh. It claims relief from deafness head noises and loss of smell and taste, urging a home recipe with Parmint mixed in hot water and sugar for dramatic health improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug Co
Peterson's Ointment Promises Clearer Skin
Clinton Pa. resident Miss Thelma King recalls pimples since age fifteen. She credits Peterson's Ointment for clearing blemishes as it heals and soothes skin. The ad claims a box costs 35 cents and that druggists endorse its power.
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Thelma King Church
Clinton
Peterson
Adv
Ogee of alligators described as yielding transparent skin
The passage asserts that the ogee of alligators lacks a hard shell and is covered by a yielding transparent material that behaves like rubber.
Good Eating Shoes Shoemaker for Polar Expedition
Explorer praises past footwear as the best boots worn on a Polar expedition. The shoemaker presents shoes for the new expedition and asks for satisfaction with prior work.
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Explorer
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Moran
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George J. Nicholas
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Husky
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Goodyear
Goodyear Speedway
Goodyear Pathfinder
Hiatt Tire Company
West High Street
Modern Furniture Company
Fred L. Ingram
Mer
Belk-Stevens Co
Silk
Sik Rayon
Shantung
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