Notices from Richmond area businesses and services
A block of classified advertisements from Richmond listings includes help wanted for general workers and cooks, wanted to buy old metal and scrap, agents needed, insurance sales opportunities, farm or country home purchases with long-term financing, hair goods from Paris, rent to own homes, typewriters for rent, Frayser’s liniment advertisement, and home financing options offered by B A Richardson Jr. The notices mention several local businesses and addresses in Richmond Virginia including 815 East Broad Street 416-424 Brook Avenue and 205 North Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MARTIN @ COMPANY
East Broad Street
Richmond
Rose & Co
Brook Avenue
Hatr Goods
Paris
Satisfacmn
Hughes
North Third St
B. A. Richardson, JR
American National Bank
Virginia
Wanted Large Tracts of Ash Timber Brinser Sons
Brinser Sons of South Richmond Virginia seeks large tracts of ash timber. Provide details of location size and quantity available for purchase or contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRINSER @ SONS
South
Richmond
Become a Chauffeur Earn 25 Dollars a Week
National Auto Schools Corp advertises driver trainer programs with day or night lessons and guaranteed proficiency. Several Virginia locations offer a complete driving and repairing course for a small payment with job prospects from 75 to 200 per month. Richmond and other branches listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Auto Schools Corporation
West Broad Street
Richmond
Norfolk
12Th Street
Egadhburg
Main Street
Roanoke
Church Street
Richmond Automobile School
Five Varieties Necleaned Sound Peas Testing 9S per Cent
Advertising notice offers different seeds and feather beds. Mentions J B Coulter of Connelly Springs North Carolina and Turner and Cornwell of Charlotte North Carolina. Includes price quotes and mail order options with prepaid shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Coulter
Connelly Springs
N. C
Turner and Cornwell
Feather Dealerm
Charlotte, N. C
Various Opinion Snippets Highlight Social and Political Views
A mosaic of editorial chatter and letters from Staunton, Bristol, Norfolk, and other papers. Quotes cover dress styles, global clothing, divorce lore, a kiss damages case, poll tax debates, suffrage views, corporate politics, church leadership moves, and theater signage quirks, reflecting public sentiment and regional wit.
Luxuriant Hair Causes Her Death in Factory Accident
Special-Miss Margaret Walsh forewoman at the American Lead Pencil Company in Huboken New Jersey dies from injuries after her hair was caught in a fly wheel. She was spun around the shaft a dozen times before the machine could be stopped. Her hair, noted for its length, became wrapped around the steel shaft as she shook it loose during lunch hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huboken
N. J
Margaret Walsh
St. Mary's Hospital
Miss Walsh
Dog Saves Life Of Boy In New Haven Search
A yellow dog named Nit, long mocked as a poor hunter, helped locate four year old Chester Swert senger after thirty hours of searching. Owner A S Crosby followed Nit to a swamp where the dog barked at a hidden boy trapped in mud. Crosby dragged the boy to safety as rescuers aided his escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Nit
August Swertsenger
Chester
A. S. Crosby
Mr Crosby
Mr. Crosby
Boy Reappears After Missing When He Went to Pick Flowers
Late Saturday afternoon a boy who wandered away from his father while visiting a neighbor returned home after fifteen minutes. The father Mr Swertsenger searched the area but could not locate the boy until he reappeared. Mr Crosby praised the boy as a hero and plans a new name once he selects one.
Meat Packers Ten To Face Federal Trial In Chicago
Ten Chicago meat packers must stand trial on federal indictments charging conspiracy to fix fresh meat prices in violation of the Sherman act. Judge Georges A. Carpenter overruled demurrers, ruling sections 1 2 and 3 of the act define the offenses, and that the grand jury charges are sufficiently specific. The defendants include J Ogden Armour Louis F Swift Edward F Swift H Swift I H Swift Edward Tilden Arthur Meeker Edward Morris Francis A Fowler and Thomas J Connors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Georges A. Carpenter
States District Court
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Co
Louis F. Swift
Swift Co
Edward F. Swift
Swift & Co
I H. Swift
Edward Tilden
National Packing Company
Arthur Meeker
Edward Morris
Morris Co
Francis A. Fowler
Thomas J. Connors
Louis H. Heyman
Morris & Co
Armour, Swift and Morris
Carpenter
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Florence Seeks Commission Form of City Government
Florence, Alabama shows interest in adopting a commission form under a 2,500-plus population provision. Governor O Neal’s residence area cited by a Florence citizen as support for instituting commission rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
O'Neal
Thomas M. Rogers
McNamara Brothers Convicted Evidence Stirred By Los Angeles Times Blast
Special Gen Harper Harrison Grey Otis owner of the Los Angeles Times said the evidence against John J. and James McNamara to plot and execute the dynamite explosion is enough to convict. He predicted trials will be among the greatest in US history due to labor union interest and justice will prevail. Otis heads to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ili
Harrison Grey Otis
Los Angeles Times
John J. McNamara
James
Licely
Otis
New York
Lost Lives in Burning Mine at Larksville
Five men died and four escaped with injuries after a fire trapped miners in the Delaware and Hudson colliery at Larksville Pennsylvania. An open lamp ignited timber supports, trapping workers who could not understand rescue calls in English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Delaware and Hudson Company
Larksville
Nicaragua Government Promises Conservative Cabinet
Special Minister Northcott reported from Managua that President Diaz, who followed President Estrada, called at the American legation and pledged a conservative cabinet and a safe administration with protection for American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastiington
D. C
Northcott
Managua
Nicaragua
State Department
Diaz
Estrada
Drageiat Eye Remedy Promoted for Sore and Weak Eyes
An advertisement touts Drageiat as a marine eye remedy that relieves sore eyes and strengthens weak eyes. It claims fast action and soothing pain, with supposed benefits for babies.
Wife Gard Fiend Alleges Husband in Divorce Suit
Evansville Indiana. Thomas Schofield a mail carrier files for divorce from Hulda Schofield alleging she stays out late at card parties and plays euchre bridge and whist. The couple married October 16 1895 and have a 14 year old child Percival. Hulda lives with a sister in West Heights.
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Evansville
Ind
Thomas Schofield
West
Maryland Street
Hulda Schofield
Schofield
Cigar Makers Strike After Judge Upholds Sentence
In Tampa Florida 3000 cigar makers marched through West Tampa and Ybor City in a demonstration against Judge Wall upholding one year imprisonment for strike leaders. A general strike followed as crowds gathered. police to maintain order. leaders Jos. Delacampa Bris Russell and J F Bartlum faced potential remand to jail if protests continued.
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Tampa
Fla
West Tampa
Ybor City
Judge Wall
Circuit Court
Criminal Court of Record
Joint Advisory Board
Hickory Ad ministration Swears In New City Officers
The new administration holds its first session as Mayor Lentz and three reelected aldermen are sworn in. Police chief changes with Robert Shell elected chief. Chief Jones not seeking re election. Revenue officers join local posse to destroy two blockade plants southwest of Hickory. One plant yields a 45 gallon copper still, seven sacks of meal, bran, and fourteen fermenters. the other yields six fermenters, 1000 gallons of beer, and a 40 gallon copper still with two men captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Lentz
Messrs
Geitner
W. B. Menzies
G. W. Hutton
Robert Shell
Jones
Peat
H. W. Jones
I. Abel
McCoy and
Kanipe
Asheville
Henry Clews Optimistic On Stock Market Outlook
Banker Henry Clews says the approaching Supreme Court trust rulings should remove trading headwinds. He predicts a prompt adjustment by Standard Oil and American Tobacco as markets discount a broader economic upturn from reduced restraints and improving demand after a period of stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Lews
Dlewsa
Supreme Court
American Tobacco Company
Shipwreck tale from Merida and Farragut disaster told by passenger
Samuel Sutherland, a passenger aboard the Hamilton, recounts the Merida and Admiral Farragut collision fifty miles off Cape Charles. He describes passengers evacuated to Norfolk, heroic acts by women, brutal scenes, and the sinking ship with gold and silver aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merida
Cape Charles
Farragut
Samuel Sutherland
West Marshall Street
Hamilton
Norfolk
Sutherland
Evening Journal
Old Point
Richmond
Sutherland & Cherry
Mr. Sutherland
Marnilton
Admiral Farragut
FarrAcut
Ern
Eriet
Edith B. Pierce
Woodcliff Lake
N. J
Admiral Warracnt
Worthen
Norfolk- Onvie
King George Attends Jubilee Handicap at Kempton Park
King George visited Kempton Park for the $15,000 jubilee handicap amid fair weather. Thousands cheered as he entered the royal box to witness the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Morse Show
London
Kempton Park
First Virginia Pony Breeders Sale Set for June in Richmond
The Virginian Pony Breeders Association schedules its inaugural pony sale in Richmond on June 7 with consignments from leading breeders such as Dr. B. Elliott Montrose Farm Carterville and C. H. Nolting Medloch Farm Trevilians. The event features Shetland and Welsh Mountain ponies, fine brood mares, and ponies for ladies and children, with no reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Carter
Virginia Pony Breeders’ Association
Shetland
Welsh Mountain
Virginian Pony Breeders’ Association
Richmond
8. B. Elliott
Belle Meade Arm
Markham
America
Nash P. Snead
Montrose Farm
Carteravile
Islands
C. HL. Nolting
Medloch Farm
Trevyilian’s
Harry Beattie
Woodlawn Farm
East Cary Street
Rich Hieth
Mean Man and Fresh Scandal At Culture Job Evening
A quoted dialogue notes a wife’s culture job session last evening. A terse remark about the gathering hints at discussion of Henry VIII and a fresher scandal. The snippet reads as a humorous private remark within a local page.
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Henry
Do You Know About Lead and Oil Paint Chalk and Cost
The fragment notes that lead and oil paint beaten with a paddle will color and chalk off. It claims that 2-4-1 resists chalking and that lead and oil land makes paint costlier per gallon.
A Woman's Luncheon and Olives Debate
A humorous scene centers on Mr. Wombat claiming one bottle of olives will feed twenty women while others doubt the ladies will pause talking to eat. The exchange underscores social chatter at a women’s luncheon.
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Mr. Wombat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Supt. Mutual Insurance CO
6Th & Broad Strets
Ma Fou
Davidson
Chamber of Commerce
American — Machine CO
East Watl Street
Frayser
J. W. Wrayser & CO
Richmond Barber College
I& State
Eqme Purchasing Assn., Inc
Richmond Bag Co., Inc
Richmond, Va
A. Alexander & C. Harriston, Augusta Co
Poland
W. L. Kennedy
Lola, Ky
Automobile Exchange
Ild Hala
Vera
Manslavuerite
Mra
Dodge
Staunton
Bristol Herald
Archibald Butt
United States Army
Taft
Colorado
Bristol Herald-Courier
Brooklyn
Harrisonburg Times
Commonwealth
Union
Frank J. Gould
Tiiekmond
Norfolk Landmark
Wirginka
Gould
Virginia Methodista
Alpheus W. Wilson
Salisbury
Wilson
Dimnville Register
New Art Theater
Staunton Leader
Japan
Philippines
Bristol
Dog
Boy
Meat Packers
Ammotur
Ift
McNamara Brothers
Henry Clews
Larnogat
Hattleship
Washington, D.C
Navy Department
Iowa
Kentucky Racing Commission
Virginia Racing and Horse Show Association
Jefferson Hotel
Murphy's Hotel
Military Board of Virginia
John Landstreet
Kellam Hospital
Maxwell-Crouch Mule Company
St. Louis
Connisseurs
Washington
Morgantown
J. C. Woodward
B, Williams & Co
Richmond Machine
Main St
Grand Rapids Furniture
Tures
Syonor & Hundley Ing
Broad Street
Tanner Paint & Oil Co
Ran Ween Ee
Florida
California
Med
New Howe
le Hicken Coops
Turkey
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