Death Ends Rich Man's Poor Pose
The obituary describes Calvin Amory Stevens of Wall Street who died in a hospital in Brooklyn on May 20 after abandoning wealth for a life of frugality. His widow asserts his obsession with money and a fear of death, detailing his decline from a lavish home to living in poverty and collecting junk.
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Jrensonhurst
Calvin Amory
Wall St
Brooklyn
Pos
Tendent
Jessie
Mr. Stevens
Anthony de Sousa
Jeanie
Kate
Erand
Stevens
Virginia
New York
Jessie L. Stevens
Kate Stevens Fagan
Bobby van Cleef de Sousa
Calvin Amory Stevens
Freezone promises quick relief for aching corns
An advert touts Freezone as a painless remedy for corns including hard, soft, and between-the-toes varieties. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and claims to remove calluses without soreness or irritation, allowing the corn to lift away with fingers.
Bon-Opto Eye Relief Ad Claim
An old advertisement urges tired eyes users to buy Bon-Opto tablets from fireing stores. One tablet is dissolved in a quarter glass of water and used to bathe the eyes two to four times daily. Doctors allegedly say Bon-Opto strengthens eyesight by 590 percent in a week in many cases.
Responsibility of Business to the Public and Education
The text argues that business leaders bear large financial and social responsibilities, needing education and licensing similar to lawyers and doctors. It compares corporate governance to a ship’s captaincy, cites failures and debts, and urges exams and licenses for large ventures to protect society from incompetence and economic laws shaping welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uimeel
United States
America
Congress
All Lines of Industry React to Iron and Steel
A. K Isham argues that iron and steel prices drive most products and that Northwest independence hinges on local iron and steel manufacture. Seattle hosts major steel and bolt plants, with future ore reduction plans. He advocates public school economics education and certification to ensure capable future business leaders and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Seattle
Congress
West's Great Mercantile House Champions Home Products
Sears, Roebuck & Co operates in Weert with heavy emphasis on home products and Northwest sourcing. The firm buys locally when possible, relies on Middle West factories for many items, and uses mail order to reach out of town customers. The Everett and Tacoma firms contribute to stock, and the plant on Flat Ave and Lander St employs seven to eight hundred workers with reading rooms labs health dept and social spaces and an on site public library branch.
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Weert
Sears, Roebuck & Co
St. Louis
Beare Roebuck
Tacoma
Everett
Middle West
Fliat Aven
Lander St
Adn
Bears, Roebuck & Co
Dairy Promotes High Grade Milk in Seattle
The Independent Dairy, operated by C. H. Peterson and F. C. Kalberg at 1809 Minor Ave, is cited as a key contributor to Seattle's high grade milk supply. Kalberg, a pioneer dairy man, helped maintain the elevated standard across private homes, hotels, and restaurants.
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Seattle
C. H. Peterson
F. C. Kalberg
Minor Ave
Kalberg
Longtime Simonds employees mark factory efficiency
The article notes Si monds Manufacturing Company workers with many years of service, including a Seattle branch opened 22 years ago with ten men averaging 20 years and six months with the firm. Henry Loew leads the saw repairing department and has been with the company since its founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simonds Manufacturing Company
Emple
Seattle
Henry Loew
Liquid argon remedy promises complete dandruff cure
An advertisement touts four ounces of plain liquid argon to apply at night to moisten and rub into the scalp, claiming that by morning dandruff is gone and itching stops. With repeated use, the product supposedly dissolves all signs of dandruff and leaves hair fluffy and lustrous, available inexpensively at drug stores.
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Garret
Whitney
Fagan
Dartcollege
Gal- Texas
Overbbook
F'hila
Fagen
Hoboken
Bensonhurst
Dependable Services
Seattle Optical Co
Kat
2D Ave
James Henry DM
Puget Sound
Power & Light
Zens
Industrial and Business Review
Seattle Lighting CO
Main
Lang’s
Frederick & Nelson
Lang Manufacturing
Plaster Wall Board
F. T. Crowe & CO
Wiret Avenue
Hitt Deek Street
Port Blakely Mill CO
Mills
Port Blakely, Wash
Seattle, Wash
Grand Ridge Coal
Ravensdale Coal
Washington
the Universal By-Products CO
Sharkskin Leather Vacifie
Hida
Continental Wipe Manufacturing Company
Carbonado
Elliott
Pacific Car & Foundry CO
Orrick
Alaska
Colman Creosoting Works Office
Colman Hidg. Elliott
Weat Waterway and
Florida
Pacific Creosoting Cd
Douglas Wir
All
Ieda
Southearn Life Heldg, Phonr—Elliott
Tel. Main
Oxygen Company
Post Street
H. A. Hallom
the Brinkley Co
Machiinery
FOR
Albion Manufacturing CO
Weat Madison Main
Alaskan Copper Works Marine
General Copper Smithing
Enett
Morris Hosen
F.lliett
A. K
Isham
West Coast Iron Works
Simonds
Great Mercantile House
Puget Timber CO
Marion Bldg
Queen Anne Candy CO
Sidney
Washington Liquid Gas Company, Inc
Ballard
Bass-Hueter Paint CO
San Juan
A.B.C
Railroad Ave
Kelley-Clarke CO
H. L. Bennett Box Factory, Inc
Barton & CO
Producers
Vhones
Fillett
Ocridental Ave
Western Smelting and Power Company
G. L. Tanzer
Cooke
Park County
Montana
Kitel
Seeda Fertilizers and Lawn Grass
Seattle Seed CO
Western Ave
Max-1
Maplewood
Ieocreac
Capitol
Cocos
Shaw Metal Mig. and Spinning Co
Eckart Plumbing and Heating CO
Third Ave
Suess Glass Co
Denny Renton Clay & Coal CO
Walworth Manufacturing CO
Sehattle Brancie
Finst Ave
Great Western Smelting & Refining Co
Hakhitt Metals Solden Foundry
Ninth Ave
Skatitle
Roslyn and Queen Coal
Roslyn Fuel CO
WHITE
SEARS
Western Store
C. C. Ramsay & CO
Stetson & Post Lumber Co
Hanford St
Whatcom Ave
Rainier Valley
A. C. Goerig
Telephone Elliott
General
Mortensen & Keltos General Contractors
Weatinke Ave
Queen Anne
Mer
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