Blair of Blairstown Celebrates 97th Birthday Wealth Ties to Railroads
John J Blair of Blairstown New Jersey marked his ninety seventh birthday. A self made financier he built vast wealth primarily in coal iron and railroads. He endowed Blair Presbyterian Academy and funded many churches and schools while remaining active in business through relatives. His life began in destitution selling muskrats and grew to national influence.
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Monte Cristo
John J. Blair
Blair Atown
X. J
Blair
Blaketown
John I
Dreyfus
Rennesse
Presbyterian Academy
West
Blair Presbyterian Academy
Jobe
Sharpe
Colnel
New Jersey
Exhibit in St Petersburg to promote American manufactures
A New York letter notes favorability toward an American exhibit in St Petersburg in 1901. It argues Russia offers a vast early growth market for American machinery and wares, and that an exhibit would spur inquiry and wider trade. Congress may fund promotion with a substantial appropriation.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
America
Republic
Congress
South America
United States
New York
Photograph Thue Sparks Dawn Light Study
An observer notes that the best outdoor photo moment occurs in the half hour before sunrise. The landscape appears broad and noble with unusual atmospheric stillness. Steel gray light requires longer exposure, but diligent work pays off despite lost sleep.
Safe Counsel For Sick Women From Lydia E Pinkham
A classic testimonial column touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for womb trouble and female weakness. Readers are urged to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice with several letters praising improved health and relief from painful symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Susie J. Weaver
Callowhill St
Philadelphia
Pinkham
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