Patten Wheat Corner Schemes and Reporter Clash
Chicago board of trade gossip claims Mrs. James Patten pressured her husband who cornered May wheat and sparked a price drop. Jim Patten allegedly fled to New Mexico for rest, then returned with a bronzed look and his famed Patten Smile, though reporters felt snubbed by him.
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James Patten
Jim’ Patten
New Mexico
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Chicago Board of Trade
Patten
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United States Bureau of Agriculture
James A. Patten
United States
Chicago “Bulls
Joseph Mleiter
Chicago Board
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Old Hutch
Wheat market turmoil grips Chicago as Patten corner tale grows
The Chicago wheat pit roared as prices surged amid speculation led by James A Patten. Officials dispute a world wheat shortage while Patten defends his moves saying no one can corner wheat.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Ad
A Winchester Indiana reader credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing severe menstrual and related symptoms after doctors predicted dropsy. The ad touts hundreds of letters of gratitude and urges women to seek relief via the product and send confidential inquiries to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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May Dea
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Lydia HE
Pinkham
Mass
Pickups and Potshots at a Denver Convention Table
A crowded Denver restaurant during the Democratic national convention features a tense moment when a Tammany man flirts with a woman at another table and is rebuffed by her husband who coolly calls him out. The hostess hush settles after the brief exchange.
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Saturday Evening Post
Debutantes Describe Rugged Suitor Amid Spa Talk
The second-year debutante says she loves him though he is rough, while the third-year debutante recalls that he shaved every day before she ended the relationship as she massaged her face.
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