Dividend Riches and Capitalist Power in Modern America
An analysis notes Standard Oil dividends totaling hundreds of millions over a dozen years, highlighting John D. Rockefeller’s vast personal gains. It argues private control of public utilities inflates wealth, arguing workers struggle to buy produced goods and surplus capital fuels investment abroad and economic stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Or Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller Raster
Standard O. Trust
Fiow Amchte
Ste Trust
Illwail
United States
Rockefeller
Three Causes that Shorten Life and Other Notices
A French scientist cites fear of death as a life-shortening cause and discusses patient reactions to approaching death. The piece notes poetical reflections from Bacon on death, mentions chloroform, and includes various brief items: coal price in New York, Boer generals’ reception in England, Moosomin gas plants, Ontario harvesters, Chamberlain’s political forecast, Manitoba crime drop, a Manitoba Sunday school superintendent move, a Winnipeg fair ruling on free-for-all trotting, an elevator purchase by March Bros. & Wells, and a Boston newspaper classified ad about a middle-aged poet seeking a room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon
de Wet
Delarey
Botha
England
Southampton
London
Moosomin
Ontario
Mannitoba
Territories
Chamberlain
Canadian
Department of Justice
Manitoba
W.H. Irwin
Siperintendert
Brandon
Winnipeg
American Trotting Association
Winnipeg Fair
Messrs. March Bros. & Wells
Minneapolis
Canadian Northern Elevator Company
T. A. Burrows
Canadian Northern Railway
London Anecdotes and Hospital Double Doors Joke
A London judge jokes about murder and heaven with Father O’Leary while Curran quips about keys of heaven and hell. A hospital site installs double doors to separate sexes in a cold storage and post mortem area, explained by the chief carpenter as to keep the sexes apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curran
Father O'Leary
St. Peter
O'Leary
London
Monkey steals the show at Newport dinner party
The Newport social season featured a dinner party for a society monkey dressed in fine style, praised for good behavior. Reportedly, many American billionaires with summer homes attended, and the Springfield Republican noted the monkey was both guest of honor and the only gentleman present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkton
Newport
Springfield Republican
Church Notes Harrion pastor updates schedule
The Rev Horace E Hewitt will speak on The Mystery of Love on Aug 24 The Sunday School meets each Sunday at 230 pm Prayer meeting is Wednesdays at 8 pm All are invited Nightly Gospel Tent meetings run during the coming week at 8 oclock except Sunday Subject for Sunday afternoon is Baptism according to Scripture All are cordially invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace E. Hewitt
Batanday
Also Mentioned on This Page
Che Russell
Pacaspay
Hamlet
New York
Boston
Church Notes
Ee Russell
UN Churchbridge
Saltcoats
Toronto
Caigiry
Piao
Q’keeffe
Binscarth
Agricultural Journal
Canada
West Farmer and
Benema
Ena
Carmes
Attescance
Shale Bakery
Owen Burdett
Baker
R. Copkland
Petty
Ofrs
Wood
Wood Company
Vindas
Led Fairban & Co
Periretat
Ing
Jahos Mog, Russell, Mar
Wagborn
Receinis
Muunicipal Printing
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