New York Sun Probe of Standard Oil in 1878
In fall 1878 E J Edwards pursued an impartial inquiry into the rise of Standard Oil of Cleveland. He met a courteous but evasive reply from a Sun office, with officials denying information, while he obtained key details from Pennsylvania producers and elsewhere. The piece notes that public confidence might have aided earlier trust scrutiny.
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New York Sun
Viere
Charles ‘A. Dana
Edi ‘Tor
Pennsylvania
Dana
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland
Oif
Mr Dana
Pensylvania
Titusville
Oo City
Standard of Company
Wien
Standard Off
New York
John D Rockefcailer
Arteine
E. J. Edwarda
Million Dollar Missed Chance Haunts Commodore Van Santvoord
The 1901 panic saw Commodore Alfred Van Santvoord, a Hudson River steamboat and railroad figure, dwell on not selling Chicago Milwaukee St Paul stock as Hill and Harriman clashed. He valued his regrets over a potential one million dollar gain, despite vast wealth and calm in other years.
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Commodore Allfred van Santvoord
St. Paul
Commodore Alfred van Santvoord
America
Commodore van Sanvoord
Northern Pacific
Hill
Harriman
Chicago
Milwaukee & St Pau
Commodore van Lentvoord
New York
Commodore van Santvoord
Commodore
Milwaukee & St. Paul Chech
Coat Ned Sothern Wore as Lord Dundreary Becomes Broadway Hit
Wallack recalls Ned Sothern adopting a borrowed long-tailed frock coat from John Brougham for Our American Cousin. The jacket helped create the Lord Dundreary persona and pleased English audiences, with the show’s first season earning nearly $260,000 for A. M Palmer’s theater.
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Ned Sothern
Lord Dundreary
John Brougham
Jester Wallack
A. M Palmer
Lester Wallack
Wallack
New York
Metropolis
Stamford
Conn
Pilmer
Firent
Dritsin
Pergaitte
Sothern
France
Ned
Brougham
Palmer
EL J. Edwards
Great Salmon Traps
Description of a salmon fishing system in Puget Sound using a large square pot anchored offshore, a long lead of piles with wire netting, and two rows of hearts to guide schools into a second pot and then into nets. Dipping out the catch is done by steam-powered netting.
Pressing Health and Social Reforms Highlighted in Chicago
Collier's Weekly notes infant mortality weighs on the race and especially on Chicago women. Milk supply, housing, ventilation, and energy for improvement are urged. Slow gains include alcohol, sex education, and eugenic marriage standards, with some reforms possible quickly.
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Chicago
Chcago
Collier's Weekly
Chorus Lady and Cash Strain Frame Brief Scene
Fragmentary stage dialogue hints at a chorus girl and a betting ad powered romance. A bet, a dollar, and a proposed marriage appear, with jumbled interchanges and names suggesting a theater vignette.
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Jim
Bean
Puck
Two Ways to Tell If Kidneys Are Weak and a Cure
An advice item explains signs of kidney trouble including back pain dark urine and cloudy deposits and recommends Dean's Kidney Pills to regulate secretions and heal the kidneys. A testimonial from J L Richardson of Red Key Indiana claims five years without back pain after taking the suggested remedy.
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Dean
J. L. Richardson
Red Key
Indiana
Laxative Bromos and Teething Syrup Advertisements
A jumble of old ad copy cites Bromo Quinine as a cold remedy with signature by El W Grove and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, claiming soothing effects for gum inflammation and wind colic. The text also includes a quip about forcing words and a remark on discounting a woman's argument.
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EL W. Grove
Winslow
Cole's Carboni salve promises quick burn scar relief
Advertises Cole's Carboni salve from W. Cole & Co. of Black River Falls Wis as stopping pain from burns or cuts and preventing scars. Mentions price 25e and free sample offer by mail.
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Cole
W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Guarding the Money
A quote prompts questions about police guarding a man for his money. Authorities cited fear that others might seize his funds.
Marine Eye Remedy product pitch from Chicago firm
An advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy as a solution for red weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids with a illustrated book in each package. It claims physicians used it for years, notes no patent medicine, and lists a 25 cent and 0 cent price per bottle with aseptic tube packaging. Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Marine
Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Hopeless Case: Gaumpers on Marriage Dispute
Old Brother Gaumpers describes a constant marital mismatch. He says they agree separately but never at the same time, and attempts to reconcile only worsen their position. He notes agreement on most things yet never together.
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Gaumpers
Puck
Sudden Discovery About Haymore-How Mule
Mrs Haymore How notes the mule Silas is not fast as suspected. Haymore, limping, reveals the hind legs are loose, changing expectations about the animal.
Bazaar tale of a hesitant buyer and soap ending
A young man wanders a bazaar stall scene as a resourceful seller uses offers of a cigarette holder pen wine box of chocolates and soap to entice a purchase. After refusals the persistent seller finally secures a sale with a box of soap.
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Lord Guilford
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Standard Oil
Mr. Rockefeller
Col
Oliver Payne
Colonel Payne
Robson
Crane
Iman
John
Soth
Ern
Doan
All Deslers
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Props
Buffalo
N. Y
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W.l.uglas
Dove
Spark&t
Brockten
Mass
Icet Courant
Mamosrore Trea
SOSAL
Barry & Company
Bowen Ave
Chicago, UL
EYE Water
John L. Thompson
Roy. N
Rade Manx
M. Brown
Springfield
Jacksonville
Fla
Slash Boulevard
Grand Boulevard Investment Co
Bishee Blds
Jacksonville, Fla
Nth Tet Auer
Manitoba
Sakatchewan
Alberta
Iowa
Can. Ortolias Gov't
AIRD
Biiding
Indianapels
Indisna
Williams
Gardier Building
Teieds
W.N. U
FT. Wayne
Fort Wayne
Wayne Hotel
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