Heart Error Made Big Banker Story of George F. Baker's rise
A 1909 account recounts how a heart mistake tied to First National Bank of New York and Jay Cooke & Company shaped George F. Baker's ascent to one of America's leading financiers. It details Fahnestock's Sterling exchange purchase, Thompson's resistance, and Baker's eventual presidency. PMID: 1909 Edwards.
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Jay Cooke & Co
George F. Baker
America
Charles D Bridgeman
United States
First National Bank of
New York City
John Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Iw Bis
John Sherman
Treasury
Fort Sherman
Weill
Treasury Department
Washington
Sterling Exchange
London
Henry Fai‘mestock
New York
Wall Street
Jay Cooke & Company
So and So
Sterling Ex
Pahnestock
Jay Cooke
First National
Fahnestock
Thompson
Baker
Bridgeman
First National Bank
Edwards
Henry Clay's farewell tour recalled in stormy humor
A historical reminiscence recounts Henry Clay's farewell tour after retirement from state secretaryship, detailing his New Orleans visit, a dramatic reunion with old rivals, and a witty exchange with Judge Poindexter. The piece blends political anecdote with social quirks, highlighting Clay's humor and sharp timing.
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Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
William Henry Hunt
Navy
Garfield
Clay
James K. Polk
Judge Hunt
Kentucky
New Orleans
Charles M. Rad
Fillmore
Mr. Conrad
Gen
Zachary Taylor
Polk
Whit House
Conrad
Mr. Clay
Secret Yankee gold funded British election tale
A Civil War era anecdote recalls Charles Adams in London arranging $50,000 to back a Northern candidate. Henry Sanford, linked to Sanford Florida, secured funds via a London bank so the donor could remain anonymous. The funded candidate won, raising questions about American influence in British politics.
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Charles Conon Adama
Eng
Adams
Newcastle
Frederick W. Seward
Seward
England
John Bright
Richard Cobden
Goldwin Smith
Freemont
Oxford
House of Commons
Boroughs
London
Lamy
Henry §. Sanford
Sanford
Florida
St. John’s River
Belgium
Italy
Garibaldi
Stanford
So-and-So
Union
Great Britain
Qualities for an ideal foundation herd of hogs
A breeder explains foundation stock matters for a strong herd. Key points include selecting superior boars, ensuring large, robust offspring, and prioritizing body conformation with deep chests, broad ribs, good digestion, and alert, well-proportioned heads.
Principles for Selecting a Quality Hog Herd
The article argues for careful sow quality and superior boars to improve a herd. Emphasizes reproductive organs, testicles, feet, legs, back, kidneys, body balance, and a boar with a strong chest and lungs. The hog is viewed as a pork-producing machine needing power and capacity.
Prevents Wagons Jamming Juillet? (Watch wording)
Instructions from Missouri Valley Farmer describe using chains or wires to connect the trailer tongue to the lead wagon via a clevis and loop, forming a holdback to prevent wagons from jamming. It specifies routing the chain around the coupling pole, near the rear axle, and notes the tongue clearance to avoid breakage from ruts or obstructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Konkel
Missouri Valley
Poultry Meat Meals and Feed Quality Issues
The text discusses dried poultry meats from hotel scraps and slaughterhouse refuse, noting tainting risks before cooking. It compares brands on protein and fat content, mentions wool or hair contamination, and describes feeding practices in various regions. It warns against concentrated deodorized blood meat and highlights brand variability and quality concerns.
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Y & C. Valentine
Comn
Famous Boar Dead at Waroe Jersey Exhibition
The famous Waroe Jersey boar Tip-top-Notcher, winner of the first premium at the St. Louis exposition, died of rheumatism. Bred in Ohica in 1902, he was priced at $5,000 in syndicate sales.
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Waroe
Ohica
The family that eats plenty of Quaker Oats
A compact note proclaims Quaker Oats as the most popular food worldwide, praised for its affordability and abundance. It frames a healthy, ragged family as an example of common, everyday nourishment.
Cholly Seeks Verification From Willie Over Card Request
Poor Cholly asks Willie for a card to verify a supposed instruction from a man named Abe. The slang ridden note hints at follow up to determine if a designated “guy” gave the order and if Willie is involved.
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Cholly
Willie
Abe
Che
BROMO NT acea 8 prertes Caton Guid in
It is easier for men to get on financially than it is for women to get off a car forward. The fragment hints at gendered financial mobility issues but lacks clear names, places, or events for a fuller card.
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Senate Indexter
Mississippi
Harry the West
Judge Poindexter
Judge Hunt
Conynent
Br. Edwardes
Ty Cola
N. ¥. Press
Mothers urged to use Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a safe laxative for children and mothers, claiming it is gentle and wholesome with no objectionable ingredients, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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Ihe Euiocals Fig Syrup Co
Germithol Chemical Co offers free trial of remedies
Ad promises a free package of Geverine Pills Cloverine Salve Cloverine Gold Cure and Greenamyer's Antipain Powders for four cents plus stamps. It urges readers to send their name and drug type to Germithol Chemical Co Pigua 0 for a free trial and order form.
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Greenamyer
Orma
Germithol Chemical Co
Pigua
Tha
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