Outwitted by a Woman in Allegheny Ore Fight
Elsie Russell engineers a quiet bid to swing control of the Allegheny Ore company as Horace Wade claims proxies for a hostile takeover. By leveraging social ties and a dinner invitation, she prompts Wade to withdraw, triggering an abrupt ending to the contest and vindicating her husband Dick.
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Allegheny
Horace Wade
Elsie Russell
Elsie
Mrs. Wade
Mrs. Russell
Wade
Drowning Described as Pleasant Sensation by Officials
A Philadelphia Record clipping reports a coroner’s clerk collecting data on drowning sensations. Sources include shipwrecked sailors and old texts noting drowning’s alleged pleasant feel. The excerpt mentions Admiral Beaufort among the cited authorities.
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Philadelphia Record
Slaughter of Big Game Stirs Western Hunters
Protests in the Rocky mountains target high power small caliber rifles used on elk antelope and deer. Old sportsmen say these bullets fail to shock and quick deaths are rare, citing cases from Chicago and Buffalo Jones. A New York firearms dealer notes soft nosed bullets help but bears still may require larger rounds.
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New York
Miss Maddox Hosts Party At Lafayette Street Home
Miss Bessie Maddox will entertain a group of young friends Wednesday evening at her home 521 Lafayette Street offering an informal social gathering in a private residence with light refreshments and friendly conversation.
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Bessie Maddox
Lafayette Street
Pushing the Work on State Fair Buildings Rapidly
The force of men at work on the new State fair buildings has been largely increased and the work is being pushed rapidly. These buildings will be completed in ample time for the coming fair regardless of cost. A large number of men with teams are needed to assist in the work.
The Wastes of the Body and a Digestive Cure
A discussion of daily tissue loss from an average man and the need for digestion. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to aid digestion and rebuild health, claiming it cures indigestion and stomach troubles. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co with a private loan notice for C. C. Lawson. Bell telephone 467.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Stove Hospital Opens for Gasoline Stoves in Town
Professor Doe Gross opens a hospital at 213 West Main Street for all sick and disabled gasoline stoves. He guarantees to make stoves manipulate satisfactorily and provides Bell 691 for contact. Remember the professor.
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Doe Gross
West Main Street
Doe
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Health Benefit
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a pre meal aid to digestion prevent constipation purify blood steady nerves and stimulate liver and kidneys. It touts hundreds of users becoming strong and healthy and urges readers to try it.
Mysterious Stranger Unearths Two Million Treasure Near Guthrie
Report from Vining on Salt Fork in western Oklahoma describes Charlies Morland's farm where a walnut box was found twenty eight feet deep containing two million dollars. A stranger claimed the map led to the site and took one tenth of the treasure, $200000, before disappearing.
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Salt Fork
Oklahoma
DeWitts Little Early Risers A Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers for constipation biliousness and liver troubles. The pills claim to arouse secretions move bowels gently and restore stomach and liver tone, with lasting relief after short use. Sold by W E Bard Drug Company.
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DeWitt
W. E. Bard Drug Company
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