Witnesses testify to Standard Oil bribery and railroad collusion
Former employees recount a system of monthly bribes to railroad and oil-industry agents to obtain shipment data from independents. Evidence suggests inspectors and station staff were entangled, with misreporting and fake brands used to manipulate prices. Officials from Topeka, Kansas City, and Missouri testify amid a sweeping inquiry.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Interstate-Commerce Commission
Garfield
John §. Miller
Rockefeller
Federal Building
Congress
E. M. Wilhoit
Topeka
Kan
Standard
Karsas
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Wilhoit
Kansas City
G. W. Mayer
Mayer
Standard O% Company
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Ripley
Joliet
Kansas
Monett
President Ripley
L. Hibbs
Peoria
Ill
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard Oi Company
Miller
Clements
St. Louis & Irom Mountain Railroad
St. Louis
Waters-Pierce Company
Iron Mountain Road
Missouri
Cure for eczema praised by Avard store owner
A. C. Barnett of Avard Oklahoma credits Cuticura Remedies with curing his son’s severe eczema after three months of ineffectiveness from a physician. After two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent and daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child’s scalp healed, hair grew back, and no relapse followed. Barnett endorses the products for eczema. Mar 30, 1905.
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A. C. Barnett
Avard
Oklahoma
Ocean depths reveal vast sea life and tides
The article details coral reefs sunken gardens and the diverse life adapting to every water condition. It notes depths from surface to 30,000 feet, average depths around 12,000 feet, and tides rising 70 feet at Fundy. It urges readers to study and read popular books about ocean life.
Waited to a Shadow Cure After Fifteen Years
A. J. Stotts of Columbus Ohio describes a fifteen year kidney ailment with backaches headaches and urinary disorders. After collapsing he used Deans Kidney Pills, regained health and weight to 188 pounds. Twelve boxes finished the cure and he has been well for two years. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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A. J. Stotts
Dtate
Columbus
Dean
Foster-Milburn, Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
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Nebraska
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Chas. H. Fletcher
J.W. Dinsdale
Alexander LB. Mintic
Cleveland
Ohio
J. 8. Alexander
Neb
J. A. McClellan
J. W. Allen
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
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