The Rolling Dollar’s Tale Of a Mail Order Hoax
The Rolling Dollar explains a Wisconsin born scheme by Roberts and Stacy using watches to defraud buyers, then expanding to fake furniture ads and bicycles. The tale contrasts big mail order success with the duties of local merchants funding schools, roads, churches, and charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Stacy
Express
Illinois
Kansas
United States
Centerville
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
A Tale of Graves and a Hidden Shot Tower
The anecdote recalls John K Graves who quietly acquired Dubuque stock in a shot and bullet venture. He built an underground factory near a steep bluff and pressed on with production despite a legal challenge from a St Louis company. Graves won in court, continuing to pour lead into the concealed shaft and prosper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Allison
Dubuque
Allison
West
St Louis
California
John K. Graves
Iowa
Graves
St. Louis
Dubuque Company
Grandeur of Alaska Promises Frontier Splendor
Franklin K. Lane lauds Alaska as a frontier wonderland not man’s land. He highlights warm northern coasts, Japan current influenced winters, three climatic zones, vast rivers Yukon and Kuskokwim, and glaciers touching the sea, surpassing European scenery in majesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
No Man's Land
Point Barrow
Japan
Washington
Yukon
Kuskokwim
Norway
Sweden
Tyrol
Mont Blanc
Mer de Glace
Switzerland
Hudson
Franklin K. Lane
New York Tribune
Laughs and forelock luxury quotes from Washington Star
A witty exchange between Mr Growdher and his wife ends with a playful tease about laughing at the other's thoughts. The quote highlights a notion that one must be poor to know the luxury of living.
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Mr Growdher
Washington Star
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Newberg
Avera
The
Yamhill Electric Company
Chas. Lapp
First Street
Parker’s
Warner
Clara Barton
E.C. Baird
Western Condensed Milk Co
J. C. Porter & CO
Reo Inter-City Truck Service
Portland
McKern's Barber Shop
First St
White
Portland, Main
Front ST
N. B. Lesher
Pres. Geo, Britton, Sec
Wallace & Son
W. L. Douglas
Kingsbury
Hudson Bros., the
Clothiers and Furnishers
Miller Mercantile Co
U. S. National Bank of Newberg
Chehalem
Valley Mills
C. C
Yuan
Frank Stillman
St. Louis Republic
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