Stuyvesant Fish Jr Enters Wall Street After Railroad Training
Stuyvesant Fish Jr son of former Olomnots Central Railroad president has joined William Saloman & Co. in New York to learn Wall Street from the ground up. He will start as a clerk then aim for a stock exchange membership, following a railroad education and Yale graduation in 1906.
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HW York
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
Olmnots Central Railroad Company
Wall Street
Young Fish
New York Stock Exchange
William Saloman & Co
Broad Street
Edward H. Harriman
Harriman
Yale
Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
Auditorium Annex
West
Lake Shore
Salina
Kan
Muskogee
I. T
Ilinois Central
Stuyvesant Fish
Vanderbilt Family Folly and Fame Across Continents
A reflective piece surveys the Vanderbilt name, noting its rise from social barriers to global prominence and later dissipation abroad. It contrasts old Commodore era estates with present generation wealth, observing a fading Bellonia influence and the family’s decline from elite circles.
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Amertcan
New York
Staten Island
Vanderbilt
New Brunswick
Commodore
Taneneiene
Normal Living Wage Scrutinized by Charity and Academia
A committee of charity workers sociologists and professors reported that a fair standard of living for the average family of five requires 656 a year. Food costs about 22 cents per person per day with children lower. Wages vary from 1600 to 414 per day for unskilled labor and 3.50 to 5.60 for skilled trades.
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R. Fulton Cutting
Cutting
Rise in Rise BME ot sare ay tha 200 un unable is
The piece describes an order prohibiting keepers from approaching within 100 feet of a booth or event. It notes penalties including a fine for the first offense and possible dismissal for the second. Action affects an eleventh item and lasts six days.
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Mitek
Booth
Elesai
Mystery Central Dakota well emits wind and odor
A drilled four inch well in Davison County Central South Dakota developed a strong whistling sound and greasy odor after reaching 80 feet. Sand clogged the pipe as gas or wind filled a 50 foot section, suggesting proximity to an oil or gas field. Report notes similar fields in Pennsylvania and Texas.
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Stony Falls
Hanson
Davison County
South Dakotas
Dakota
Whistling Toe
Pennsylvania
Texas
Mice Ravage Nevada Crops Across Carson Valley
Nevada reports a large black mice plague causing extensive damage in Carson Valley and surrounding areas. Officials estimate losses at 260000 with fields, crops, and shade trees affected as crews deploy strychnine baits to curb the outbreak near Genoa and Mamboldt County.
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Réno
Nev
Department of Sériculture
Carsonver
Car See
Danberg Rangers
Mamboldt
Genoa
Court orders gown production in dressmaker dispute
A municipal court judge rules the dressmaker Prudhomme must produce a gown to satisfy a client, who sought a gown that would fit and enhance her appearance. The confusing testimony mentions a frustrated actress and his decision clarifies obligations in the suit.
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Pittsburg
New York
Lauer
Mme
Prudhomia
Prudhomme
Iit
Ates
Onions Touted as Pneumonia Remedy by New Jersey Boards
Northern New Jersey boards warn pneumonia is deadly in winter and spring and publish a home remedy from Washington that claims to cure pneumonia. The recipe uses onions rye meal vinegar and a hot poultice applied to the chest, repeated until perspiration.
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Boards of Health
New Jersey
Health Board of
Washington, N. J
Papers of
Washington
New England
Quote on beauty and cold hearts from Holmes
A line from Holmes contrasts fair faced women with icicles around their hearts. He asks if anyone has seen a pretty girl who did not know she was pretty. The remark reflects skeptical wit about charm and self awareness.
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Holmes
Stranger at Fireside Sparks Mountain Tale
In a Ten nessee mountain cottage a traveler is awakened by the paterfamilias who challenges his son in law like terms. The daughter remains silent as the scene reveals a tense family standoff over a stranger guest.
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Tennessee
Mandy
Success Magazine
Jebb's Wit At Cambridge Dinner Sparked Quick Reply
The diary note from Life and Letters of Sir Richard Jebb recalls a Cambridge dinner where the Greek scholar faced a quip from a female guest asking if women die of a broken heart. He answered with a sharp line about other organs possibly involved. Internal Revenue discussions clarify its narrow meaning within treasury linked revenues.
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Richard Claverhouse Jebb
Cambridge
Richard
Jebb
Prof. Jebb
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Steenttor
New Magnetic Chart Fixes Pacific Navigation Errors
A new magnetic chart reveals that earlier Pacific charts used by navigators were erroneous along key routes by three to five degrees. The Galilee magnetic survey of 1905 shows errors were systematic and significant for precise compass readings at sea.
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Pacific Ocean
Galilee
Flooded East bottoms man seeks wall for water
Story recalls the 1908 flood when a resident woke to four feet of water on his property. He wandered the yard with a fishing pole, explaining he was trying to locate his wall to gain access to water.
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East Bottoms
Regrcuers
Two Topers Postum Ad Makes Health Claim in Minnesota Letter
A Minnesota school teacher signs as The Postum Preacher praising Postum over coffee. She describes nervous relief, steadier appetite, and clearer brain after using Postum and urges others to quit coffee for health. The letter cites personal history, husband’s coffee habit, and endorsement by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Poston
Postum Cox
Crock, Mich
Westville
Jin
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised for Women
An old testimonial-style notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy for female ailments. It claims the product cures backaches, nervousness, headaches, and weight loss by restoring feminine health, with a user from Rockland, Maine praising it after three bottles.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Columbia Ave
Rockland
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mira
Augusus Lyon
E.pinkham
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