Rise of Steel Giants and Mogul Wealth
An article chronicles the ascent of American magnates from modest beginnings to immense wealth. It highlights Carnegie Rockefeller Frick and Schwab, noting their rise through steel and coke ventures, with Frick’s coke fortune and Carnegie’s planned philanthropy as key examples.
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Henry C
FRICK
Ten
Steel Aid Iron Companies
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Schwab
Andrew Carnegie
Lfe
John D. Rockefeller
Great Steel Trust
Henry Clay Frick
Carnegie Company
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Frick
Pennsylvania
West Overton
Feneral
Young American self made magnates from labor to fortune
The feature profiles Charles M Schwab and Senator Sam Kearns, tracing rise from low paying beginnings to immense wealth and power. Schwab, born in Pennsylvania, rises from stake driver to president of Carnegie Steel, while Kearns, a Nebraska farm laborer turned miner, becomes Utah’s leading mine owner and senator. The piece argues hard work and opportunity foster American youth success.
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Park City
Utah
Thomas M. Kearns
Frick
Trick
Messrs
Frick and
Carnegie
Mr. Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel
Charles M. Schwab
Schwab
Pennsylvania
Loretto
Catholic College
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Edgar Thomson Works
Great Homestead
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Works
Davia & Sanford
New York
Sam Kearns
United States
Senator Kearns
Nebraska
Black Hills
Kearns
Schwab and Kearns
Sewing Room Setup For Efficient Household Sewing
A guide on creating a dedicated sewing space in a hall bedroom or other unused room. Emphasizes ample light, uncluttered layout, shelves for patterns and notions, a door hanging case, a large work table, a scrap basket, a full length mirror, and organized storage for fabrics and tools to streamline spring sewing chores.
The New Submarine Bonita Commission Expected Next Spring
The six Holland type submarine torpedo boats should be ready for commission by April or May next. It is agreed that sailors should consent before serving on dangerous submarines, and the navigation bureau will push for special enlistments for these vessels. It is also recommended that men on submarine duty receive extra pay.
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Navigation Bureau
New Invitations and Menu Cards Highlight Social Notes
A Boston Cooking School Magazine illustration shows the latest Bouillon Cup with cover less design and saucer. A new English invitation form features a double sheet that can be torn and returned to the sender to accept or refuse, with an early reply urged. Transparent parchment menus bear a crest medallion, and a long narrow menu fits an envelope with the guest’s name. name cards and menus are combined for each person.
Itema of the Modes and Gold Trim in Fashions
The article surveys mid century fashion trends highlighting broad gold braid on colored cloth waistcoats and fur trims with sable or broadtail jackets. It notes skilled dressmaking as essential, warns amateurs, and describes skirts flaring from the knee, minimal flounce, and the use of ermine linings and lace to elevate evening wear.
Two Family House Ad With Practical Design and Value
A Brooklyn two family house concept by architect George Litchings promotes investment appeal. It outlines a $5,000 total cost, $50 monthly rent, and 12 percent net yield. The design features private halls, separate floors, dumbwaiters, two servants rooms, dual furnaces, two piazzas, and a tower accent with stone underpinning and shingle roof. Front dimensions are 31 feet by 54 feet plus bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Litchings
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
Home Tips on Household Care and Cleaning
Practical advice urges storing butter in earthenware or stoneware in a cool place. Tomato rub removes ink stains from fabric or skin. Use kerosene to polish windows for shine. Wash and dry the teapot after every use to ensure good tea. A dirty silk umbrella improves with a warmed sponging of grease.
Omega Oil for Child Throat and Chest Relief
Advert Sout text extols Omega Oil as safe for children with sore throat or chest colds. It claims no burning or blistering, pleasant scent, sparkling green color, and immediate relief by rubbing a small amount on aches. One bottle supposedly lasts the whole family.
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Emperors
B. L H. Dobbs
Pittsburg
China
Boston Cooking School Magazine
Ti Soon Paya
Omega Chemical Ci Roadway
H. Lester Kusghin
D. S
Chicago
Maplewood Sanitarium
Ohio
Columbus
H. Lester Kutchin
Kutchin
Hia
Bia
Kutehin
Eye
Avary
Tautchixkis
Conrad
Massillon
Oarville
Mansion House
Addreaa
Lester Kutchin Columbaus
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