Standard Oil Trust Comes to Judgment
A sweeping defense of government probes into the Standard Oil empire marks a national debate. Kansas launches the first action, with Congress and Garfield’s department expected to scrutinize Rockefeller’s methods, fortunes, and influence across oil, railways, and finance.
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Standard Oil Trust
John D. Rockefeller
Kansas
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt
James QR. Garfield
New Jersey
Mennett
New York
Hepburn
Bacon
Industrial Commission
Monnett
Standard
Standard Oil
Ohio
Topeka
Kansas Oil Producers’ Association
Garfield
Lawson
Washington
Jerome
The
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Cnis Company
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
American Linseed Oil Company
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Vanderbilt
Hill, Morgan
Harriman
Rockefeller
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kansas & Texas
Texas & Pacific
Wabash
George Gould
Atlantic Seaboard
Eastern
Northern Securities
Chicago
National City
Hanover
First National
Cleveland
Wall Street
United States
New England
Central West
Dry humor quote from Henry Ward Beecher
A short witty remark by Henry Ward Beecher about people who are so dry that a month of jokes would not affect them. The saying lampoons stubborn humor with a playful image of soaking.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Cooking Without Eggs for Frugal Housekeepers
Practical eggless recipes from a 19th century kitchen column. Surprising cake without eggs uses one egg substitute per cake, ice cream thickens with cornstarch, pork fruit cake blends raisins citron and spices, spiced cookies with molasses and spices, and corn meal gems with baking powder.
Household tips and kitchen hints from Rural New Yorker
The Rural New Yorker offers practical advice on affordable kitchen ideas. It covers ribbon spouts for teapots, baking beans without pork with suet and molasses, Royal toast with milk and butter, beet sugar limitations in jelly making, and rubber hot water bottle care including proper heating and tightness of the stopper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Harland
New Yorker
Dusting Furniture in Winter Tips
A home expert advises moisten a cloth around the brush before sweeping to trap dust and reduce airborne particles. Use long firm strokes away from the sweeper and opt for soft dust cloths such as cheesecloth or thin silk. avoid feather dusters to prevent dust from spreading.
Old Broom Metaphor and Renewal Process
A metaphor compares a new broom to renewal by inspecting straw ends for straightness and squareness. After use the ends split and bend, making the brush uneven, so dipping in hot soapy water and trimming restores the proper shape and youth.
Immigrants to Canada in 1904 Reach 15223 Arrivals
Ottawa figures show 1904 arrivals totaled 15 223 while the overall record for the year reaches 812 870. The annual total is about eight times larger than yearly immigration to Canada.
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Rockefeller
Yea
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Canada
Ottawa
Argument Settler as Living Substitute for Free Press
A quip about selling a printed work called The Argument Settler and a counter from a married man noting he has a living substitute in Free Press, implying satire on media and marriage.
Scientific currents and notable experiments in science
A survey of recent scientific findings notes Molsan on microscopic diamonds and octahedral form, the German prize for Halley’s comet timing, Baden Baden radium slime claims 40 times stronger, Harvard stellar photography led by Mrs Fleming and colleagues, and French tests showing water intake can reduce weight in animals and humans under certain conditions.
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Molsan
German Astronomical Society
Halley
Baden-Baden
Germany
H. Gertel
Wolfenbuttel
West Baden
Harvard
W. P. Fleming
Medical curiosities and surgical praise cited in 19th century notes
A collage of medical anecdotes notes advances in appendicitis surgery and the surgeon as a volatile genius. It mentions Dr William Henry on alcohol taste in animals, Frau Hilgen’s year of six births, and Quina Laroche as a remedy for fever and various ailments, with Treves critiquing genius in medicine.
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William Henry
Munich
Coffee replaced by Postum cures stomach trouble
A former coffee drinker recounts severe stomach and nervous heart issues tied to coffee. After switching to Postum by the Postum Co at Battle Creek, Michigan, her health improved, her color returned, and her husband and baby also benefited.
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Postum
Baby
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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New York World
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United States Steel Corporation
Lackawanna Steel Company
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