The Badge of Honesty and Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
A promotional piece extols Dr. R V Pierce products as superior tonics and blood purifiers. It lists ingredients like Golden Seal Queen's root Stone Mandrake Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark and claims benefits for stomach liver and skin conditions. It invites readers to request a free booklet or order All Healing Salve and emphasizes non alcoholic composition.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholow
King
Scuddert Coe
Ellingwood
Balloons Missed By La Crosse In Bennet Cup Flight
Wind shift from south to north and northwest altered the racing route of nine balloons from St Louis for the James Bennet cup. Despite favorable conditions at St Louis, La Crosse saw no sight of the aerial display as the wind carried the balloons northeast toward Canada. Weather officials noted the change prevented locals from witnessing the flight along the planned Mississippi to Wisconsin border route.
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la Crosse
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Dubuque
Canada
Weather Bureau
Federal Building
Thompson
Bank Run Hits Knickerbocker Branches After Chairman’s Resignation
NYC bank panic spreads as Knickerbocker directors resign leading to runs on Harlem and Bronx branches. Harry Hollins helps staff as deposits surge and National Bank of Commerce halts clearing for Knickerbocker Trust. Barney resigns without explicit reason. Higgins chosen as successor. examiner confirms sound condition of Knickerbocker Trust.
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Fifth Avenue
Bronx
Hollins
Harlem
Harry Hollins
Charles T. Barney
Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker Company
Financial
National Bank of Commerce
Clearing House Association
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Barney
A. Foster Higgins
Mr. Barney
Scramble for I C Proxies in Illinois Central Fight
Chicago Oct 22 News of a new turn in the Fish Norriman battle for control of the Illinois Central railroad was announced at the Auditorium Annex. A world wide proxy war will begin as Fish seeks enough votes to oust Harriman. Proxies will be held in safety deposit boxes until the meeting date and new stock and proxy transfers may occur when the railroad books open this afternoon.
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Chicago
Fish-Norriman
Illinois Central Railroad
Auditorium Annex
Fish
Harriman
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Wanted Girls at Eagle Hotel Classified Ad
For rent a high rise modern house contact J Y Jackel at 1100 South Sixth Street. Both phones listed.
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Eagle Hotel
South Fifth
J. Y. Jackel
South Sixth Street
Minneapolis Diamond Thieves Nabbed Here
Two men from Minneapolis were arrested after a daytime jewelry robbery at Cohen jewelry store. They fought police and were held on disorderly conduct charges while investigators trace the gems sold in Winona to a young man who earned a $150 commission from sales totaling about $600. One stone valued at $800, gems not yet recovered, expected to be retrieved from frightened buyers.
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Minneapolis
Hey
Winona
Cohen Jewelry Store
J. W. Cohn
la Crosse
Balloon Race Veers East After Launch From Kansas City
Nine balloons from around the world lifted off with no delays before a crowd near 100000. Reports traced landings from Bloomington Indiana to Mt Vernon Illinois and Lexington Missouri with balloons sighted moving west and northwest across the region. Weather: southwest wind ten mph. Survivors reported from several balloons as the mystery flight continued into evening fog.
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Tors
Ted Air
August Post
Allen S. Hawley
Aero Club of St
Here
Lexington
Kansas City
St. Louis
Mississippi River freight rates and revival of river traffic
The piece argues that high rail rates versus low river rates harm the public and that improving the Mississippi to a navigable depth year round will boost river trade. It notes railroads will adapt, inland points gain, and river cities prosper, while reminiscing about historic steamboat days and pilots who long for a return to deep water navigation.
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Mississippi
St. Paul
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Mark Twain
Massasebee
Middle West
Andy Johnson
Tom Jasper
Lucy’ Bertram
Ieee
Southland
Missing Daughter Vanishes After Milwaukee Train Stop
A. Hanan of Trempealeau sought help locating his 15 year old daughter Myrtle after meeting her at the Milwaukee depot. He left her briefly in the waiting room, and upon returning she had vanished, with no clue to her whereabouts. Myrtle had been living in Winona since her parents separated two years ago. He suspects a La Crosse friend may be involved.
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A. Hanan
Trempealeau
Central Police Station
Milwaukee
Myrtle Hanan
Winona
Three Thousand Threaten Strike Over Reinstatement
PAWTUCKET R I Oct 22 Three thousand employees in the mills of the J P Coats Thread company threaten to strike if Mrs Thomas Tuite an employee for 35 years who was recently discharged is not reinstated Mrs Tuite was dismissed for alleged incompetency but the firm says the action stems from her union leadership and activity as president of the Carders union
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Pawtucket
R. I
J. & P. Coats Thread Company
Thomas Tuite
Tuite
Carders’ Union
Belmont Near Resignation at National Civic Federation
New York Oct 22 August Belmont plans to resign as president of the National Civic Federation. Rumor says Seth Low will succeed him.
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New York
Belmont
National Civic Federation
Seth Low
Dry Up Raw Spots With D D D Prescription
A newspaper notice promotes D D D Prescription as a simple external remedy for eczema ringworm and barber s itch. It claims instant relief by applying a few drops of oil of wintergreen based liquid and cites a testimonial from Mrs J W Choate of Carrollton Wash about her child s two year eczema cure.
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J. W. Choate
Carrollton
Wash
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Elliott- Loeffler
Pearl Street
Jacob Reuter
South 6Th Street
C. B. Stevens
Groun
McMillan Building
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Hollister Drvug Company
Madison
Wisconsin Telephone Company
James A. Trane
South Fifth Street
BIG New York Bank
I. C
Big Balloon Race Course
UPPER
Tegken
Wis
Galumet Baking
Powter
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Baltimore & Quio
Washington, D. C
D. B. Martin
Mgr
Texeartes Eau. DE
ED. Pinaud
New York City
H. C. Evenson
Gov. Johnson
Miss Bessie Allen
Mack and
Elliot
Bowen and
Bowen
Louise Lehman
Louis la Vallie
Nellie Andrews
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