Iowa and river towns seek rate relief clash with Great Western
Des Moines reports discuss transportation issues and protests against rail freight adjustments. Keokuk Davenport and Dubuque join Cedar Falls Marion and Storm Lake in debates over Shippers' rates, with Great Western blamed by Commissioner E G Wryne. A Des Moines hearing touched on intercity service and line adjustments as business openings and state actions unfold.
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Blanses Great Western
Keizat
E. G Wryne
Great West
Aerion
Keokuk
Davenport
Dubuiz
Geowter
Bes Moines
Interst
Merce Commission
Rock Island Rees
Paul
Safe way to buy paint and avoid misrepresentation
An advertisement advises proper due diligence to prevent adulteration in paint materials. It promotes National Lead Company’s Dutch Boy White Lead with a testing outfit and a free paint book, offers the Woodbridge Building New York address, cites Mrs Sparker and Mrs Dunn as testimonials, and notes Foster- Sheilburn Co selling Dean’s Fper Pills for back pain with a 50 cent two box price.
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Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Thos. Dunn
Vine St. Solumbus
Ohio
Dean
Foster-silburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Corot The Generous Painter And A Tale Of Rent
A short anecdote recounts painter Corot aiding a tenant by paying his rent while noting his sister would reclaim half, and a clergyman’s charity address urging justice before generosity ends with an overflowing collection.
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Corot
Faubourg PoissoRoniere
Mary
The Pale Girl Found a Better Drink Than Coffee
A cold climate Dakotan woman, once known as the “pure girl,” suffered headaches indigestion and weakness from heavy coffee use. After switching to Postum she reports clearer complexion no headaches and steadier health with her husband and children thriving on Postum and Grape-Nuts. The letter promotes Postum by the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan claiming readers should try it.
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N. Dak
Posium Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Fair Estate Reported Settled Again
New York report says Mrs. Willie K Vanderbil t and Mrs. Hermen Oelrichs reached final settlements with Charles Fair heirs after a long dispute over who inherited what. The late Charlie Fair and his wife died in an automobile accident and a probate fight followed between surviving relatives. A newly discovered brother of Mrs. Pair surfaced seeking a share, prompting renewed negotiations. Amounts were not disclosed but rumors spoke of sizable settlements near several million dollars.
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EW York
Wilie K. Vanderbil
Hermen Oelrichs
Charles Fair
United States
J. G. Pair
Charlie Fair
Mee
Iwo
Vanderbilt
Oelrichs
Charles King
Mirs. Fair
Fair
France
Mystery Man in Black Solved by Wall Street Boats
The Wall Street mystery of the Man in Black on the Sandy Hook steamboats is solved. He is the father in law of the bootblack supervisor, acting as spotter and ensuring the bootblacks ring the bell twice.
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Xio
Man In Black
Wall Street
Lawson
Highlands Pier
Value of Russell Sage's Estate Reveals Vast Lending Reach
Official appraisal filed in the surrogate's office discloses Sage's estate values. Up to his death on July 22, 1966 he loaned several million daily. six months of loans totaled over 23.9 million. Gross personality valued at 64.41 million and realty at 1.95 million, totaling 66.24 million. Beneficiaries receive 667,588. executors 895,636 each. nephews and nieces 25,000 each. Mrs Sage 39.78 million.
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Russell Sage
Sage
Wall Street
Charles W. Osborn
John P. Munn
Mr. Sage
Wall Street Restaurants See Busy Return After Panic
Wall Street brokers and bankers report stronger business at high class restaurants in the district as prosperity returns. In the panic periods trade fell and offices emptied. now cheerful sentiment and plentiful commissions have brokers taking meals with clients again, boosting the financial district dining scene.
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Wall Street
It Came Of A Rescuer And A Fair Bather Tale
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a daring sea rescue where a hermit rescuer saves a drowning woman by grabbing her hair and pulling her to shallow water, amid a sharp note of ingratitude. The passage is paired with a comic insertion about laundry starch and a humorous revised version of Adam’s creation story.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Adam
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
A spoof ad style notice promises a reward for any catarrh cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It mocks medical ads and includes scattered metaphoric lines about payments and bills, ending with a mix of humorous quotes and jokes. The piece reads like a collection of clippings and advertisements.
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Hall
J. Chexey & CO
Edo
Yake
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