Historic Fund W swindle warned by post office officials
The article outlines the Fund W swindle in Chicago early in the century, led by Fleming & Merriam's Mutual Cooperative Fund W. It describes how promoters promised massive centralized capital to manipulate markets on the Chicago Board of Trade, offering $10 shares with $100 yielding profits, attracting over $2,000,000 from gullible investors. Post Office Inspector Stuart halted the fraud. millions in money orders were traced as dividends were paid to lure further investments.
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Thermia
United States Post Office Department
United Staten Mille 4
Howe
Fiost
Khaw
Busin
Chicago
Becaunr
Chicago Board of Trade
Stock Exchange
Board of Trade
Whlel
Nfame
Hind
Wll
Board of Exchange
Suike
Stuart
Swindle Victims and Old Trade Debates Highlighted
A historical piece describes a scam where investors were enticed by diverting funds through remittance letters, profits claimed as dividends, and a widening pool of victims. It notes post office investigations, eventual prosecutions, and the persistence of similar schemes, urging caution against excessive promises and urging solid, sound investments. It also contrasts old methods with mail order and catalog systems, arguing for improved economic education, local trade importance, and home-based employment to sustain communities.
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Browl
Mise Hay
Rhonda
Larwer
Andy
Mlore Welty
Jov Wessw
Prize for Best Play Seeks Berlin Themed Work
The Theater an der Spree in Berlin offers 3,000 marks for the best play set in Berlin with characters representing the city’s social strata. Submissions must avoid complex psychology, may span from comedy to tragedy, and should reflect the jovial Berliner spirit despite faults.
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Theater An der Spree
Berlin
Cotton Growth in India and Local Yields
Cotton grown in India shows varying fiber length and quality by locality. Primitive cultivation limits average yield to about one third of U S levels. If boll worm damages crops natives perform no rites and may starve if a second crop is lost.
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India
United States
Wincey
Excuses Fail to Help Merchants in Mail Order Era
Opinion piece argues retailers must modernize to counteract mail order growth. Blames retailers' poor business practices for inroads by catalogs and online sellers. Calls for editors to push reforms and for merchants to adopt up to date methods. warns against laziness and excuses.
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Jin
Middlemen resist elimination in distribution system
The article argues middlemen and retailers remain essential to commerce. It cites manufacturing firms, large distribution costs, and the need for traveling sales forces. It warns against direct factory sales disrupting 18 centuries of distribution practice and urges patience toward change.
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Comptry
Lange Manufacturing
Joe Cated
United States
The Killers of Trade in a Western Town
A cautionary tale about corrupt grain and hog buyers who squeeze farmers, driving trade away. Once prosperous merchants and farmers drifted to rivals as new buyers skimped on prices and dodged fair dealing, leaving town diminished and wary of outsiders. The piece ends urging towns to remove such men to restore honest commerce.
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Am Rich
Welch
Ai Chuton
Weeding Out the Common Enemies in the Nation
A public exhortation urges citizens to uproot social and economic weeds harming the nation. It calls for voting with dollars, supporting home trade, and resisting concentrated capital. Emphasizes vigilance against corrupt influences threatening community welfare and national harmony.
Breakfast Table Etiquette for Women in the Home
A 19th century admonition urges women to present themselves well at breakfast. It argues that many households prove kitchen help keeps attire tidy and that cooking is not dirty work. It warns against untidy or indifferently dressed mornings and stresses a husband’s praise for a bright breakfast appearance.
A Hatpin Fad Among Fashionable Women
A recent fashion craze for ultra fashionable women features matching waistcoat buttons hatpins and umbrella handles. Sets shown in pink and purple quartz rose diamonds crystal with gun metal rims appear on large hatpins designed to coordinate with the wearer’s hat.
The Latest In Gloves Fashion Notes
The smartest street models feature suede or kid in front with a stud button. Black and white gloves pair with outfits or harmonize with them. Glace and suede are in fashion, English stitched kid preferred for street wear. Embroidered gloves appear on the dressy, and those with fancy wrists show ornamentation.
A Beautiful Figure in a Corseted Fashion
A descriptive note praises a girl’s figure and corset styling. She wears a corset over her petticoats with slender cuts in skirts to attach hose supports to stockings. The gown appears molded like melted silk with refined corsetry.
Proper care of face and hands per old beauty tips
An old beauty column urges precise facial and hand care noting most women wash but do not dry properly, advising cold cream routines, avoidance of hard water, and nightly powder use. It offers a pomade recipe with bitter, sweet almond oil, zinc oxide, borax, bergamot oil to heal chapped hands and keep pores open during sleep.
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Ada
Muffs of Luxurious Furs Dominate Winter Accessories
The article highlights opulent muff designs in rich furs including caracal wax framed with black satin cords, chinchilla and black lynx styles resembling pillows, and ermine trim. Persian lamb muffs commanded high prices, reflecting extravagant taste and extreme size in the latest fashion.
Old-Fashioned Hair Tonic From Sage Leaves
A historic home remedy promotes sage leaf infusion to stop hair loss and encourage growth. Steep fresh leaves in cold water in a nonboiling dish, strain when cold, mix per cup with French brandy, and apply daily for weeks, then twice weekly for maintenance.
Gold Net For Gowns With Gold Thread Embroidery
A rich gold net for gowns features laces and flouncing edged and designed with gold thread work. The material offers elegant gold detail suitable for formal wear and decorative trims.
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George B. Cortelyou
Secretary of
the Treasury
Washington
Magesdar
Department of Justice
Anandal
Inwa
Joseph B. Bowles
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