Reed's Bid Makes Saratoga Legend In Racing History
New York June 16 Charlie Reed, famed for boosting Saratoga into a premier racing center, died after a 50 year career. He bid a record $100,000 at August Belmont era auctions for the stallion Sir Blaise, a horse considered among the nation’s top performers, amid a crowd of thousands.
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New York
Charlie Reed
America
Reed
Saratoga
N. Y
Saratoga Club
Sir Blaise
August Belmont
Belmont
What Thin Folks Should Do To Gain Weight
Thousands suffer from excessive thinness and weak digestion yet a new regenerative force called Sargol promises fat gain and nerve strengthening. Six strength giving elements are combined in a harmless, inexpensive preparation endorsed by physicians and used by prominent people. A month of use should increase flesh and nourishment by correcting digestion and supplying fats to the blood. McKee's Drug Store and other retailers report strong demand for Sargol though nervous individuals may gain at least ten pounds of flesh.
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McKee
Rut Rate Medicine
Reed Wins Record $100000 Bid for Sir Blaise Stallion
The crowd gasped as owner Reed bid one hundred thousand dollars for Sir Blaise, a record in American racing. Reed, about ninety, paid the sum and carried the horse out, later explaining he refused smaller bids to avoid cheapening the animal. He was famed as a generous loser who valued luck and friendship over constant victory.
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Reed
Sir Blaise
Bill Easton
Easton
Charles Reed
Charlie
Nickles
Youngstown Steel Workers Lose Profit Sharing
Youngstown Sheet and Tube company employees will not participate in the profit sharing plan. Low steel prices and reduced mill operations caused earnings to fall, a reason given by President James A Campbell.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
James A. Campbell
Commencement Week at Slippery Rock Normal Prospects
Slippery Rock Normal begins exercises Sunday June 21 with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Charles N Moore. The week features a three act comedy The Other Fellow, a class day program, an operetta The Japanese Girl with harpist Miss Georgia Hawking, and a baseball game between alumni and students. Reunions for the classes of 1906 and 1909 include Jennie Pearl Asher and Annie May Hazelwood among local graduates.
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Slippery Rock Normal
Charles N. Moore
Presbyterian Church
Georgia Hawking
New York City
Board of Trustees
Cow killed by dynamite on Kerr's Creek farm
A cow on George Kilpatrick's Delaware county farm died after eating several sticks of dynamite left in pasture sections used for blasting holes for telephone poles. Several other cows were only slightly affected, while the company that placed the dynamite disputes direct causation.
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Middletown
George Kilpatrick
Kerr’s Creek
Delaware County
Man Survives Two Years With Nail in Lung
W Pitkin Stanley of Sedalia Missouri has lived two years with a six penny nail in his right lung. While installing a transom he bit the nail and it pierced his windpipe. He began spitting blood recently and X rays found the nail. He plans to go to Chicago for an operation.
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Silver City
N. M
W. Pitkin Stanley
Sedalia
Stanley
Chicago
Wallis and Carley Awarded Woodlawn Housing Contract
The Wallis and Carley company of Sharon has been awarded a contract by Woodlawn Land Company, a Jones and Laughlin subsidiary, to erect 40 houses at Woodlawn at an estimated cost of about $2,200 each.
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Wallis and Carley Company
Sharon
Woodlawn Land Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Woodlawn
Better Than Ten Letters From Home
If you plan a vacation or will be away from the city for a week or longer you can have The News mailed daily. A month to any U S or Canada costs 25c while shorter periods cost 10c per week postpaid. Orders must be arranged at The News office to prevent theft or mishap.
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