New York Life executives face scrutiny over campaign contributions
George W. Perkins testified that an entry marked ordered paid by the president showed a $48,702 contribution to the Republican campaign fund last year, with similar donations in 1900 and 1895. The committee exposed lavish pay raises and bond-flouting schemes at the New York Life Insurance Company, including large losses from securities partnerships and asset sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Life Company
George W. Perkins
New York Life
Armstrong Legislative Committee
Finance Committee
New York State
New York Life Insurance Company
Equitable
Legislative Committee
John A. McCall
New York
Mooney
New Orleans
Notable Academic Figures and Honors in 19th Century Education
A torrent of short notices lists professors and students. It mentions Prof. 8 J Buck retiring after 41 years at Town College, a Penn class of 1904 statue for Benjamin Franklin, and Elgar amid England’s renowned musicians. It covers Mariem at George Washington University, Krupp walking 80 miles in 2 days to become a teacher, and Davis joining a British geographers party to South Africa. Additional items include Beiruti-born historians, library gifts to Gong University, Reichenbach on perception, Olmstead invited for a landscape project, Burke noted for radiography, and other scholarly appointments and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Buck
Town College
Benjamin Franklin
University of Pennsylvania
Sir Edward Elgar
Yale University
England
Charles Edward Mariem
George Washington University
Kentucky
Carleton College
Northded
Frederick Law Olmstead
Pack and Botanical Garden
Nale Forest
John Fraties Burke
United Kingdom
Priquity
Viehl
Univer of Berlin
University of Gerlin
Blood for Bad Rheumatism Promises Real Remedy
A Dabugie man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing years of rheumatic pain. After early relief in weeks, he reports eight years without a relapse and notes his family now trusts the remedy. The ad cites the pills as restoring blood and vitality and directs readers to purchase.
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J. G. Menkel
Jackson Avenue
Dabugie
Laws
Robert Yates
Klauer Manufacturing, Co
Dubugque
Dr. Williams
Mr. Merkel
Dragrista
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Cuticura Pills and Remedies Promoted in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Pills Resolvent and associated products for blood cleansing and skin treatment. It claims twenty five years of lab experience and asserts superiority and full treatment sets priced at $1. It includes testimonial snippets and marketing language from period papers.
Senator Towne Endorses Kidney Pill in Minnesota
Ex US Senator Charles Towne, a prominent candidate in 1904, writes praising Dean's Kidney Pill for kidney and back pains. Ad notes Foster-Milburn Co. sells the remedy for 50 cents a bottle with claims of cure and broad age applicability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credita Doon
Charles “A. Towna
U. S
Minnesota
Dean
Charles A. Towne Foster
Young man Qualifies But Worries About Gas
A Denver Times quip has a stern parent testing a suitor for his daughter. The young man claims qualification but adds an exception he cannot stomach strictness about gas usage, turning the polite exchange into a humorous moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
Odd Nomenclature in Colonial Names Across Massachusetts
The piece travels through Middlesex and Essex counties noting preserved colonial names such as Jin gleberery hill and Chillyshally rock and Spot pond named by Gov Winthrop. It recounts legends behind Nantucket Martha’s Vineyard and No Man’s Land and cites Gosnold as the Elizabeth Islands discoverer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piaccés
Magtachusetta
Middlesex Fells
Jingleberery Hill
Chillyshally Rock
Spot Pond
Gov. Winthrop
Chelsea
Granville
Douglas
Leicester
Spencer
Worcester County
Hanover
Yewksbury
Por Pond
Westford
Essex
Middlesex
London
Nancy
Nantookit
Nantucket
Natucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Elizabeth Islands
Martha
Elizabeth
No Man's Land
Queen Elizabeth
Bartholomew Gosnold
Doston Transcript
Painful Periods Case for Lydia E. Pinkham
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual distress. It cites Miss Irene Crosby of Savannah and other women, claiming relief from painful, irregular cycles and associated symptoms. It urges readers to consult Mrs. Pinkham for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missa Irene Crosby Ie
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia
Miss.Trene Crosby
Bing Street
Savannah
Dodia
Finkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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la Roz
A. de Tower CO
Boston, U.S. A
Tower Canadian CO
Voronto
Canada
W.L. Douglas
Iw. Ll. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. J. Sonaias Seiteriace
Joan Shocs
W.L.D van Estions
Sorane
Iheyan
Ess
High Bridge
Forthbridge Scotland
Washington Star
W. L. Wook
Farmersburg, d
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Senator Towne
Manitoba
Meyor
Dog Gulch
Pitcoe
Wyoming
Philadelphia Record
Travid Kennedy
de Laval
Be Laval
G. Randolph & Canal
Cortlandt Street
Finnd Relief
Miss Irene , Roshy
Tuc A. Paxton Gowran
Boston
Masa
SorSkeu
Ras
the Farily's Pay Obiee Herighe A A . BS
Sreggista
Wilbert Thompson
Mull
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Thompson
W. H. Thompson
Peoria
Tonis
Jane
Muli
Muthi
Grane Tonic Co
Orda Ave
Rock Island, Ill
Main St
Peoria, Il
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