Indictment of Sears Roebuck over catalogue fraud
Federal grand jury in Des Moines charges Sears Roebuck & Co with using the mails to defraud. Specific counts allege paint sold as top grade with no white lead and rings advertised with pearls sapphires rubies that were not genuine. W J Pinkington of the Merchants Trade Journal promotes broader scrutiny of catalogue houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
W.J. Pinkington
Merchants Trade Journal
United States
Campbell
Boy drinks from bottle takes dollar and leaves with Bible
Notice details a boy who takes a bottle, pockets a dollar, and exits while already clutching a Bible and smacking his tips. The Dutchman reacts aloud. A separate appeal from E C Krueger requests prompt settlement as his drug store suffered total loss in a late fire.
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Traving
E,c, Krueger
Donover Drug Co seeks immediate settlement of accounts
The elevators issue cash tickets for wheat and demand customers settle notes and accounts at once. Do not incur extra collection costs. TR. B. Burger & Co. calls for all indebted parties to call and settle immediately as funds are needed.
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Pease
TR. B. Burger & Co
Donovan Drug Co
Notice to Creditors in Gove Grain Trade
Notice to creditors that elevators are paying cash for grain and all debts on note or account must be called and settled at once. Go Gove.
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Gove
A Reliable Remedy for Cough
Rosinthal of Turner says they have used lain's Cough Medicine for years and highly recommend it for adults and children. It is sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosinthal
Turner
Flour Exchange and Lost Dog Notice in North Dakota
When in need of flour go to the Osborne-McMillan Elevator Co. We exchange flour for any kind of grain, also sell for cash. Taken up. One pointer dog, color white, with brown spots over eyes and hips. A. H. Miller, Rowbells, N. D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne-McMillan Elevator Co
J. P. McCusker
A. H. Miller
Rowbells
N. D
Patchwork dress suit recalls ancient costumes and travel attire
A column notes the clawhammer coat and dress coat as relics of practical cuts, once useful for horseback riding and weather, now obsolete. It also recounts a London bus anecdote about a red turban Parsee misheard as a sun worshipper, highlighting cultural misunderstanding in a drizzly metropolis.
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Earth
London
Wise Girl Proposes Caution Tests Engagement With Acid
A conservative chaperon warns a young woman to test a suitor life. The girl boasts of a tiny bottle that contains acid rather than perfume to test the engagement ring. She denies kissing, while the only possible evidence offered is the woman’s face.
Murder in City Shocks State Fireman Victim and River Find
A brutal murder in the city ends with the fireman Arthur LeClaire, 21, found slain near the Great Northern railroad. Hatchet wounds and bloodhounds lead to the Pembina river where the body is found below the dam. A suspect, a Nubatto arrival, is detained by a posse for examination. Also noted are editor’s death and marriage reports, a bank acquisition, and a Christmas choir program details.
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Iche
Dee
Arthur LeClaire
Great Northern
Victin
Ile
Pembina
Crim
Mori
Market Reports and Local Notices of Goods and Rentals
Market reports list commodities Wheat No 1 Nor Macaroni Oats Barley pork veal milk and poultry prices. Jewelry items and specialized watches promoted. Furnished rooms for rent by week or month. Real estate and trade offers mention Bowbells property and farm trade. Lost item a rootskin coat near Thompsons hike. reward offered.
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Crete
Mitton
Chiristinahs
Bowbells
Peter Dadeqnist
Methodist Minister Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A Milaca Minnesota pastor testifies Chamberlains Cough Remedy has seven years of reliable use for whooping cough and rally care. It is sold by all dealers and endorsed by local church leadership.
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Lewis
Pastor Milaca
Mina
Mob
Chamberliin
Lingering Cold Cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A Zephyr Ontario resident reports a dry harsh cough lasting a week. He tried Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a dealer recommendation and states it cured him. The note adds belief in Chamberlain's as the best remedy he has used and mentions sale by dealers.
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Chamberlain
Urgulart
Zephyr
Chinberlin
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Mail Order House
Sears, Roebuck & Co’y
U.S
Echina Toe
Lyon Land & Loan Co
P.tchmark
G. N. Brakeman
Teaven
Hell
Towne -Harly
James N. ‘Towne
Cote
Blinehe Harly
Minot
Banks Consolidated
First State Bank
Lckfords
A. Tio
Gi. L
Song Service
Methodist Episcopal
Alraeb
Heaven
Market Reports
Thirtinan
Niles West
Thompsan
Latve
GSL
Bickford
Bowbells, N. Dak
A. B. Bickford
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