Lesta Ford born as Ford family feuds unfold in New York
The newborn Lesta Ford, daughter of the Ford widow, enters a saga of family feuds and high profile figures in New York. The piece traces Gordon Lester Ford and Paul Leicester Ford lines, famed siblings Malcolm and Worthington Ford, and a culture of wealth, ambition, and literary fame shaping the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Leicester Ford
New York
Lesta
Gordon Lester Ford
Flymouth Church
New York Tribune
Paul
Leicester
Fords
Worthington C. Ford
Malcolm
Worthington
Bell
Douglag
Scotland
Gawain
Gordon L Ford
Pagets
Algernon Hugh
W. C. Whitney
R. T. Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Ogden Goelet
An Astor
Vanderbilt
Alfred
Cornelius
Washington
Roosevelt
British Legation
Newport
Wilson- Vanderbilt
Odd Mentions of Venues and an Eager Bank Account
A fragment references horses race tracks theaters and a bank account plus a quote about men starting poor and becoming lavish givers. It also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets noting relief for stomach issues and bowel regulation with a 25 cent price at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Langbon
Chamberlain
Summer Outings Mail Subscription Notice
The Journal offers mail delivery for subscribers and readers leaving the city for vacations. Change of address can be made as often as needed and the paper promises to bring all the news, like receiving a letter from home. Submit your address or call 2281.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Arica Balm and Mountain Tea Ads Highlight Remedies
Local newspaper features testimonies for Bucklen's Arnica Balm and Rocky Mountain Tea. Claims include quick healing for cuts sores and skin troubles, and cures for jaundice malaria and stomach issues. Both products marketed with 25 to 35 cent price points at Clendenin's drug store.
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N BE. Palmer
Kirkman
Iowa
Bucklen
Arica Balve
Boston
Dr King
Clendenin
Executoris Notice in Rock Island County Ill
Estate of Charles Youd deceased in Rock Island County Illinois appoints Elizabeth Youdu executrix. Court date set for August term at Rock Island County Court House for claims and settlement. Debts payable to the estate. Also includes an advertisement for Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and Perry Davis Pain Killer with testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlee "Youd
Charles Youd
Rock Island
Illinoia
Ashe
Rock Island County
A. D
Elizabeth Yoqud
Perry Davis
Bicycles Offered for Sale at People's Furniture
A sale notice from the People's Furniture and Carpet House on Fifth Avenue advertises several bicycles at very low prices for immediate purchase. Models include Eldridge Rugby Westminster and a Columbia chainless for ladies and a gentleman rider, noting wheels unused but in 1900 pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Furniture & Carpet House
Fifth Avenue
Eldridge
Westminster
Columbia Chainless
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Owen ‘Langdon
New York Gossip
Dt Ford
Pal Ford
Alfred Nandertult
Malcolm Ford
Sillon
Henry Michael Herbert
Henry Michael
Sackville Weart
Herbert
Michael Herbert
Britain
Alfred Henryv Lewis
Richard Broker
Tammany Fund
John C_ Sheehan
McMahon
Tammany Hall
Croker
Sheehan
Tammany
City Hall Square
Maver Grint
Tlorence Nowtle
Mogl Mitanghlin
Brook Inn
Jevder
Anhann
Forester Whith
Slesiin
Ames McCarty
MiCarren
Brooklyn
Broohkivna
Manhattan
Merhoops
Carroll
van Wyck
Ihenaire
John Whalen
Millon
Punkitt
al Wame
Tim Sullivan
Hugh McLaughlin
Rocky Mountain Tea
ED. Brown
Claus Anderson
Propr
Parlorissu
Tremann’s
Illinois
Brown
Third Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Peoples Furniture and Carpet House
Were
Scheupers Corner
3D Ave
15Th
Singer Office
Fifteenth Street
J. F. Moore
Mueler Lumer
Moline, Ill
LaSalle
Athens
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
California
Minnesota
Utah
Depot
Si Rth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Woodward
Port Byron, Ill
Davenport
Dubuque
W.S. Woodward
Moline
J. W. Warr
Plowman Publishing Company
Job Printing Department
Allen
Attorney At Law
McKinnie Block
X. A
Speidel
the. Sherwin- Williams
Third Ave
Hotel Summers
Iinc
RTL Anh
H. &. Fristoe
Talophone
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