Giants of the Financial World Across Industries
A profile of the era’s leading magnates detailing Standard Oil founder, Amalgamated Copper head, and other executives. Notes vast fortunes, corporate reach, philanthropy, and personal traits from stock market influence to railroads, coal, and mining dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Copper Combine
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda
Manana
Ireland
United States
Senate
Brighton Beach
Hamburg
Ogden
Courtship, Leap Year, and Old English Festivities
The piece recounts Queen Margaret of Scotland in 1288 ordering maidens to propose and husbands to wed or pay a fine during leap years. It notes Parliament later allowed proposing every leap year and mentions English village customs of inexpensive wedding dinners in houses with kitchens and dining rooms for newly married couples.
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Margauret
Scotland
Indy
Margaret
Atlantic
England
Hertfordshire
Essex
1456 Thornton gift to Newcastle mayoral hall wedding din ner
In early English history Roger Thornton granted to the mayor and community of Newcastle-upon-Tyne the use of Thornton's hospital hall and kitchen for weddings to provide wedding dinners and receive gifts. A large building at Hamelin, called the wedding house, was built during the second decade of the seventeenth century.
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Roger Thornton
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Thornton's Hospital
Hamelin
Farmstead Image Reflects Boer War Quiet Life
A Dutch farmstead scene accompanies a correspondent report on the South African conflict. The caption contrasts the Boer countryside’s calm with wartime efforts to resist advancing pressures from the British and Uitlander influence invading the Transvaal.
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South Africa
Contagion Questioned In Whooping Cough Study
A New York paper quotes a physician who argues pertussis is only contagious during the catarrhal stage. He tested by placing nearly 100 uninfected children with those in early whooping cough for days. only one child contracted the disease, suggesting isolation of unexposed siblings rather than the sick patient.
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New York
Amateur’s Theatre Interview Sparks Stage Fright Refusal
A fragmentary chat shows a manager asking about stage nerves and an amateur recalling a misread line about his wife. The quoted quiver and the stray stories suggest a humorous or tense moment in a local performance setting.
Youth's Companion promises manly tales and notable women authors
The Youth's Companion will publish stories stressing virtues for all ages in 1900. Highlights include serials like A Prairie Infanta and Running a Merry Go Round, plus works by Jewett Wilkins Deland Phelps Chopin and Baker. New subscribers get remaining 1899 issues free plus a 1900 calendar and a 1909 prospectus. The Companion office is 203 Columbus Avenue Boston Mass.
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Companion
Sarah Orne Jewett
Mary H. Wilkins
Margaret Deland
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Edith Wharton
Kate Chopin
Margaret Sangster
Eva Wilder Brodhead
Charles Adams
C. A. Stephens
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Mass
Mirror In the Ceiling Reflects Modern Parlor Style
The piece notes a shift from pious uplifted gaze to a ceiling mirror in a woman’s den. It argues the mirror now completes the room’s decor alongside drapery, lamps, rosaries, cushions, and other popular adornments, signaling new domestic fashion.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonial Dossier
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It presents endorsements from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin trusted druggists in Toledo Ohio and notes internal use for blood and mucous membranes. Hall's Family Pills are promoted as the best and testimonials are sent free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Natural soap mines discovered in British Columbia
British Columbia reports two curiosities a natural soap mine and a plant mine. Soda lakes near Ashcroft show bottoms and shores encrusted with borax and soda washing compounds. Feilden's Magazine notes these compounds rival common washing powders. About 275 tons removed from one lake and one lake holds 20 000 tons.
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British Columbia
Ashcroft
Feilden’s
Grain-O replaces coffee in stores nationwide
An advertisement claims Grain-O made from pure grains offers a coffee substitute. It touts gentle digestion, lower cost, and suitability for children while urging readers to try Grain-O at 15 and 25 cents per package.
Private Watchman Seeks Steady Nerve in Daring Tale
A man volunteers as a private watchman in a tense exchange. He claims to stay calm in danger and recalls nearly drowning in a frozen pond as proof of his resolve. This short Stray Stories moment highlights risk and restraint.
Cause of Chapped Hands Cited as Poor Soap Issue
Eliza R Parker advises that most hand chapness comes from washing with inferior soap whose ingredients harm the skin. She urges using pure soap and suggests warm rain water with Ivory soap for smooth white hands year round.
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Eliza R. Parker
Wouldn't This Jor You Shake? Bos ton Man Quips
A Chicago man asks about shakes as he refills from a decanter. The Boston man denies seeing them and mentions occasional ophidian hallucinations in a humorous exchange from the Chicago News.
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Chicago
Boston
Chicago News
Christmas Issue at Lake Shore Book of Trains
Advertising blurb notes a special Christmas issue of the Lake Shore Book of Trains and promises railroad literature novelty. Copy available on request with a 2 cent stamp. Names listed include F. M. Byron G. W. A. Chi nee A. J. Smith G. P. A. Cleve.
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Lake Shore
Book of Trains
F. M. Byron
Chinee
A. J. Smith
G. P. A. Cleveand
Cheap Texas Lands Promoted by San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway
Advertisement notes central and south Texas lands offered by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway. Describes good lands with reasonable prices and a mild healthful climate. Directs inquiries to B. J. Martin General Pass. Agt. in San Antonio Texas.
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San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Central
South Texas
B. J. Martin
Gen’s Pass
San Antonio
Texas
All India Rail Network Reaches 22,000 Miles
The article notes India has 22,000 miles of standard and narrow gauge railways. It highlights the breadth of the network and its reach across the country.
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All
Gulf Coast Getaway Offers Mild Climate and Access
The Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans offers mild climate pure air even temperatures and top hunting and fishing. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad provides through cars from Northern cities with connections to Florida and first class accommodations at moderate prices. Write J K Ridgely N W P A Chicago for folders.
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Gulf Coast
Loulaville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Special Pullman Train Tour to Mexico From Chicago
A luxury vesti buled train tour departs Chicago on Jan 28 for Mexico City and other major cities, returning to Chicago. Limited to first class passengers, tickets cover all expenses. Guided by Beau Campbell of The American Tourist Association. Contact a Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul agent for maps and tickets.
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Chicago
Mexico
Republic
Beau Campbell
American Tourist Association
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Winter Tours Ticket Information For Western Routes
Information on California Arizona Texas and Mexico long limit low rate round trip and one way rates via sleeping car lines first class and tourist services. Contact W G Neimyer Southern Pacific 238 Clark St Chicago W H Connor Chamber Commerce Bldg Cincinnati and W J Berg 220 Ellicott Sq Buffalo.
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California
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
W. G. Neimyer
Gen
The Care of Parrots Book Sold to Madam
A brief humorous exchange from the Indianapolis Journal where an agent tries to sell a book on parrot care to a spinster Madam. The dialogue highlights reading difficulty and the humorous twist of affection for a parrot.
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Indianapolis Journal
Beatrice Chats On Norveigh’s Bold Claim
Beatrice remarks on a soldierly mood while Penelope notes that Mr Norveigh seized a kiss last night. The exchange appears in a page snippet from the Omaha World Herald reflecting social banter and flirtation.
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Penelope
Youth's Companion Calendar 1900 color paintings by Moran
The 1900 calendar offers three color reproductions of Percy Moran paintings made for the issue. Moran is noted for decorative imagery and the calendar is designed to please subscribers in their homes during the coming year.
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Percy Moran
Mercy Keeps Him Busy Running Errands
A Philadelphia Bulletin item notes Mercy, his wife, keeping him occupied as she runs errands for Mercy. The brief exchange highlights domestic duties in a light, quotable style.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Mercy
Kemp's Balsam Promises Quick Cough Relief
Coughing leads to consumption claims Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once with a free sample bottle from a druggist. Sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Go at once, delays dangerous. The B and O Railroad placed a large steel rail order for 1900 delivery, about $3 per ton, with 43,500 tons total. Distribution: 26,000 to B&O proper, 12,600 to B&O Southwestern, 4,000 to Pittsburg and Western, 1,000 to Cleveland Terminal and Valley.
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Pittsburg
War Department weighs Cuban exhibit for Paris exposition
The War Department is considering whether to include a Cuban exhibit at the Paris Exposition, weighing cultural impact and diplomatic value before a final decision.
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The
War Department
Milwaukee and St Paul Route Promises Palace Cars Through Copper Country
Treiss Merthers announces a direct Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line from Chicago to Calumet Houghton Hancock and other Copper Country points with palace dining car service and no car changes. Passengers from the East South and Southwest are offered connections to Marquette Negaunee Ishpeming and nearby towns via this route. Coupon ticket agents sell tickets through the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Hallway.
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Treiss
Merthers
Milwaukee & Bt Rally
Palace
Chicago
Calumet
Houghton
Hancock
Copper Country
Marquette
Negaunee
Ishpeming
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Rival suitor defined by admiration from others
A Detroit Free Press item notes a man falls for a girl simply because he sees another man admires her, illustrating the psychology of rivalry in romantic pursuit.
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Uncle Aleck
Detroit Free Press
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Claims Daily Bowel Action Cure
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement aids health, stimulates the liver and kidneys, cures a sick headache, and lists prices as 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Small Inducement Lady Faces Fortune Rumor
A Philadelphia Bulletin item notes chatter about a socialite who allegedly says her face gains her fortune while others doubt she will marry for wealth. The brief cites unnamed quotes about marriage and status in high society.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Star Plug Tobacco Ad Promises Best Tin Taps Return Offer
An advertisement urges readers who use plug tobacco to inspect the Star Plug Tobacco offer for the return of Tin Taps, highlighting an unusually attractive deal. A casual remark notes women seldom keep an expense account after the first month.
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Star Plug
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Claim Cure for La Urive
An advertisement proclaims the grip cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, stating they remove the cause that produces La Urive and bear El W. Grove's signature on each box. It also notes that firing a gun requires practice to hit the target.
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EL W. Grove
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Standard OU Company
Tioga’ County
R. P. Flower
Flower Management
St. Louis
Mirst
Standard Oil Company
University of Chicago
Baptist Missionary Union
Vassar College
Temple Company
Hartford
Conn
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
New York Yacht Club
New York City Health Department
John D. Rockefeller
Marcus Daly
J. Pierpont Morgan
Collis P. Huntington
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harwinton
Southern Pacific Railroad
Newport News
Queen Margaret
Uitlander
Transvaal
Inter Ocean
Glria
Clore
Canada
Ottawa
C. J. Houghton
Monadock Block
Everett & Kantz
Fort Wayne
Ind
Piso
Amoe Kelner
Cherry Valley, Il
Yi-Hi Co
Crawfordsville
Noah
K. K. Brown
Handsome
Gursrnia
Beveregee
Elgin Nurseries
Y Elgin
Densio
John W.morris
Washington, D.C
Atty Ainos
MH. H. Green
Box RjAtlsata
Washington,d.c
Agvice
Slocunis
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