Receivers Named for Chicago & Alton Railroad
The Chicago and Alton railroad with 1779 miles of tracks linking Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City was placed under federal receivership. William W. Wheelock and William G. Bierd were appointed receivers as debt and coal strike pressures crippled finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago & Alton Railroad
George A. Carpenter
Texas Company (Oil
Chicago & Alton
William W. Wheelock
William G. Bierd
Road
Silas H. Strawn
Strawn
Washington
Department of Justice
White House
Aix
Gary Sees Prosperity as Ford Protests High Prices
Judge Gary states the country offers greater opportunities and predicts prosperity once production and transportation conditions improve. He notes profiteering in business, buildings, materials, and some trades or labor avocations, and cites Ford’s planned factory shutdown on September 16 as a protest against high coal prices.
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Chicago
Gary
Henry Ford
Freedom From Laxatives
Eminent medical authority warns against pills and salts as a temporary fix that risks permanent injury. A natural lubricant approach mirrors Nature, using Nujol to keep waste soft and moving without gripping or medicine. Physicians prescribe Nujol for constipation and it is used in leading hospitals. Obtain a bottle from your druggist today.
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Pilla
Modern farming social duties conquer old time toil
A columnist recalls a farmer's work days long ago versus today. The farmer says TV attacked his routine and lists hard chores, then laments modern farmers must juggle radio, fox trotting, silk shirts and two cars, highlighting social duties as the new burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Indianapolis News
One Island but Two Names in Richmond County
The New York Sun notes that Staten Island now Richmond County has two post offices in Richmond and Staten Island with Tompkinsville as the railroad name. The Post Office department does not recognize the borough consolidation and Brooklyn remains a separate post office like Chicago or Red Wing.
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Greater New York
Staten Island
Borough of
Richmond
Richmond County
New York Sun
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Red Wing
Tilly Foster
Tompkinsville
Aviators Had Best of It in World War Statistics
French statistics show lower death risk for air officers than ground troops. Twenty nine percent of infantry officers were killed versus twenty one percent of aviation officers.
Mothers Should Guide Girls Through Critical Transition
A pamphlet urges mothers to counsel daughters from age twelve through adolescence on health risks and self care. It cites dangers from cold feet and heavy lifting and recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, with testimonials from mothers praising its effects on girls and women. The notice invites requests for a free private text on ailments peculiar to women.
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Mrs. Lynd
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Helen Gould
Woman's Hospital At
Sporting Mike Brady
Detroit
Mich
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Iowa
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Francis 8. Peabody
Peabody Coal Company
Huntling Preserve
Katy Flyer
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Bells
Denison
Tex
Stephen Smith
The
American Public Health Association
Walter C. Mason
Montour Falls
N.Y
Federal Chemical Company
Nashville, Tenn
United States Railroad Labor Board
Lieutenant Reeves
San Diego
Clarence William Green
Elsinore
Cal
Lake Elsinore
J. L. Burns
Henduson
Chicago & Eastern Ilivois
Haubstadt
Ind
United States Naval
Henderson
Honolulu
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Navy Department
Annapolis
Japan
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Ill
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Sayre
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Ellenburg
Wash
Fannie R. Merrill
Samuel A. Merrill
Des Moines
Palo Alto
Edward J. Brundage
Marion
Herrin
Ford Tractor
Detroit, Mich
Elk Grove
Higgins Road
Williamson County Grand Jury
Marion, Ill
Delos Duty
Cosden
Tulsa
Okla
Atlas Powder Company
Carthage
John PF. Dodge
William Morrell
Saginaw
John Bauer
Bauer
Morrell
Havre
Foremost
Lethbridge
Alfa
Union Bank
Coquimbo
Stockholm
Pachtitch
Jugo-Sivvia
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Marienbad
Alton Railroad
Bierd and Wheelock
U. K
Parker
Palue
Inc
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Opera PL
Cincinnati
Gare
Sereer
Katheryn Lynd
Gladys Ave
Milwaukee
Wis
Gloria Ramirez
Std Avs
Tampa, Florida
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