Classified ads offer agents and amatuer trades
A collage of early 20th century classified notices advertising agents for fasteners millinery courses and tailor made suits. It includes promises of high profits for agents from Fair Mfg Co Racine Wis and New York Paris School of Millinery 200 Broadway New York City. Also appears are offers for self cleaning carry combs lacey patent binders watercolors eyeglass clips and home remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Mfg. CO
Fair Bldg
Racine
Wis
New York
Paris
Broadway
New York City
Romance of Mining and the Calumet Hecla Story
The article traces mining legends from Daly’s rise and the Ana Ponda silver mine yielding a copper bonanza to the Agassiz brothers building the Calumet and Hecla empire. It notes the Mesaba iron ore discovery tied to postwar fervor, sparked by Lewis Merritt’s red ore and a family’s fortune-securing find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly
Anaponda
United Verde
Michigan Peninsula
Alexander Agassis
Alexander Agassiz
Hecla
Boston
Agassiz
Calumet
Mesaba
Minnesota
Lewis H. Merritt
New York
The Merritt Brothers and the Mesaba Bonanza Story
The Merritt brothers endure years of hardship and scorn as they map Mesaba iron ore and build a fifty mile railroad. They strike ore in 1892, attract attention from Rockefeller and Hill, then face a collapse after a rapid mineral boom. Bonanza kings Flood Farr Mackay later drill deep into the Comstock era dream, striking Virginia Consolidated and amassing vast profits before a monumental rise and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man’s Estate
Mesaba
Duluth
Desaba
Merritts
Merritt Brothers
John D. Rockefeller
James J. Hill
America
Flood
O'Brien
Mackay
Farr
Virginia Consolidated
Gravity Washer promises washing via earth gravity
A sensational ad touts a Gravity Washer from the 1900 Washer Co of Binghamton New York claiming the earth’s rotation powers washing with minimal effort. The offer includes a free one month trial with freight prepaid and a pay later option if kept, details via the General Manager R F Bieber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghampton
N. Y
Washer Co
1900
R. F. Bieber
Henry Street
Fads and Fancies: Home Made Party Frocks for Girls
Patterned tips show mothers sewing charming party frocks at home using affordable fabrics. Describes two girl’s dress patterns for ages 4–12, loom of edgings and laces, and a guide to choosing fabric and simple lines. Includes instructions on patterns and a home sewing lesson on fitted linings and alterations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minna S. Crawtorp
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Marietta Stanley Co
34Th St
Grand Rapids
Mich
ING
Triat Costa
Clean Comb CO
A.B. Lacey
Washington
Deliday Cift
Japanese Water Color Co
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ERA Bros
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Madison Aven
Ray
Eureka
R. BR & Coo
P.O
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The
Photographic Times
PEASE
Pease Manufacturing CO
West 42d Street
Exchange Club
Postal Card Exchange
Dept. L
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Minneapolis
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Monrovia
Los Angeles
Cal
C. E. Slosson
Ee Main
Rochester
St. Reeve CO
Dearborn Street
Stone Watchmaking SI School
Globe
St. Paul
International Tailors Exchange
N.Y
Central Needle Co
Kalamazoo
Mother Earth
Astrakhan
Mos
Verde Chief Copper Mining Company
Yavapai CO
Arizona
W. A. Clark
Jerome
Verde Chief
GC. H. Ua
Territory of
Arizona Gazette
Chas. S. Tompkins
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Suite 1616
Broad St
New Yoi
Hayes Musto Co
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