The Oil War of 1872 as Told by Tarbell in McClure's
A peek into Ida Tarbell's The History of Standard Oil as serialized in McClure's examines the 1872 oil industry clash. It portrays how producers and independents faced a northern Rockefeller coalition backed by southern capital and railroad rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tarbell
Standard Oil
Toob
McClure
Wolk le
al Elder
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Pitteborg
Philadelphia
South Improvement Company
Tarbell
Wentworth alum Grate Strickler named St. Louis exposition superintendent
Grate B Strickler a Wentworth Military Academy graduate class of 87 serves as superintendent of construction for U S government buildings at the St Louis exposition. He has ten years in civil and architectural engineering with the government, building post offices telegraph stations and other public works. He is known locally from years of summer schooling here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grate B. Strickler
Wentworth Military Academy
U. S
Tle
Strickler
Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival Tops Lexington Stage
Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival will be seen at the Grand Opera House in Lexington on Wednesday evening January 7. The elaborate minstrel bill features comedians dancers acrobats aerial artists and a grand street parade at 12 o clock. The company promises wealth and power in performance, with a carload of electrical effects and scenery to enhance the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon
Grand Opera House
Carnival
Ward
Ill James Weedin ill with typhoid in Pueblo hospital
James Weedin of Primero Colorado formerly Lexington is severely ill with typhoid fever and has been moved to the Colorado Fuel and Iron hospital in Pueblo. The son of Mr and Mrs B W Weedin he is well known locally and is hoped to recover under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Weedin
Primero
Col
Lexington
Colorado Fuel and Iron Ga
Pueblo
B. W. Weedin
Epigrams and domino party notes in local items
A column notes a domino party with Mrs Aull and J H Campbell winning prizes, references a kidney cure advert from Loomis and Smith, and a quote from Walter Williams at the National Teachers association disparaging school books as embalmed brains. The piece ends with a caution about epigrams being dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes BR. Moorehead
Bert Taubman
Ed. Aull
Walter Williams
National Teachers Association
St. Louis
Tauras
Williams
Incoherent OCR Note From Historic Newspaper
Fragmentary text appears to describe a local event with names and places but is largely unreadable. Readable elements include scattered phrases about people and places, suggesting a community notice or brief item rather than a full report.
Thousands cured of catarrh by Peruna medicine
Miss Blanche Myers of Kanaan City and Hattie Becker of Wisconsin tout Peruna as curing catarrh and colds after a single bottle. Letters from Mary Cook of Pittsford and H. Heavy Powers of Vermont endorse its broad tonic and family use. Dr Hartman offers free advice for prompt results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Myers
Pennstreet
Kanaan City
Miss Blanche Myers
Peruna
Peruns
Poruns
Mae
Mrs
Mary Cook
Congromman H. Neary Powers
Vermont
Morrisville
H. Heavy Powers
John H. Gear
United Gigtes Sonator
Iowa
Jobs H. Gear
Gear
Burlington
Mr. C. Fisher
Lexington
New York City
Pernus
Fisher
Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbua, Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Aull
Ballarde Hore
Hound Svyrop
Crenshaw & Young's
Quay, Hiking, & Co
New Mexico
Arizona
Beveridge, Fairbanks, & Co
Isteu LiGeecer
Intelligencer
R. E. Lee. Mars
Luxington
Perry Davis
Grogery
Court House
Lexington, Mo
W.C. Barnhart
Hurdland
Katherine Fiooel
Sedalia
A. W. Allen
Kansas City
Mary Hays
Loula
Louise Chandler
Sarah Keating
St. Loui
W. M. Eckle
St. Louise
A. T. Johnson
F. J. Beiniker
B. K. Kuhn
T. T. Stramcke
Irene
May Wright
Marie Keach
Philip Martin
Madge Taylor
Fleming
Bay County
A. G. Althoff
Milwaukee
August Lepper
Frank Groves
Jane Groves
Willima Johnson
Higginsville
T. J. Fohus
Sweet Springs
Irene Patti Burgess
John E. Burden
A. Phillips
State Teachers Association
Sandford Sellers
Waco
Texas
W.S. Carter
J. RB. Bridgewater
Marie
Ripley
Matthew Riley
Smith
Chas
W. Loomis
Minnie Rambke
Mionie Hagedorn
W. J.C. Bour
St. Joseph
Baby
Mr. P. Witt
M. T. Slusher
Ella Couchens
Mary Slusher
Alvin Slusher
HK. C. Gordon
Louisville
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
A. W. Williams
J. M. Lowe
Linwood Lawn
Mary Hayart
Jaen Boyart
Harrison
O P
Kunehe City
Charles Boyart
Chae. W. Loomin
Chas. W. Loomis
Saugage
Sore Hibbs
Eeevteer
Peron
Orienos
Roy Rae
Raney
Boagen
Veey
Inte
R. EE. Lee
Hattie Becker
Goethe Club
Rache, Wis
Perona
Hattie Beaker
Pittsford
Alan Ange
Winkler
Wanufactuubhs and
Oaalehlip
Winkler Furniture Co
W. Ss
Cork
Liorolooka
Weedin
Je Welpman
Bao Iern
Thiy
Murriaan
Elpman
Biokturbey
United States
Dintelor Court
Ranas Olt
Migcourt
Big
Tarris, Desdunes, Turner
Rastus
Crenshaw & Young
Donie Weber
Wood Choppers
Jos
L. Long
Little Me. Lumber CO
L. D
Lintic
Pres
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