The Rise and Fall of S. V. White on Wall Street
S V White of Brooklyn and Des Moines rose from a Quaker lineage to a Wall Street firm S V White & Co whose Delaware Western stock bets in March 1884 helped him build wealth. His downfall followed as market prices collapsed turning vast gains into losses leaving him blamed as a bull who gambled with 1000 bushels and faced a $2,000,000 slide.
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White
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chatham County
Nat Turner
Sy Phen
a _ Louis
Tie
Des Moines
Wall Street
Nss
Famous Bingham School Property For Sale Near Asheville
Diocesan notice advertises sale of the famed Bingham School property moved to Asheville North Carolina. Property includes barracks mess hall stables residences and 150 acres of productive land with improvements. seeks buyers for school and military purposes. Contact Mrs Wy... for details and conditions.
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Bingham School
Asheville
Rensons
Richmond
Danville
Nevers Yong
Averas
Mrs. Spencer
N. C
Moore
North Carolina
Lemon Elixir touted for wide range of ailments
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr. H Moz Ley's Lemon Elixir as a cure for biliousness fever malaria sleeplessness indigestion headaches and female regulation. It claims success in diseases thought to arise from a torpid liver stomach kidneys or bowels and lists cost per bottle with druggists as distributors in Atlanta Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Moz. Ley
Atlanta
Lemon Hot Drops cure all throat and lung ailments
An advertorial notice promoting Lemon Hot Drops claimed to cure coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis and hemorrhage of the throat and lungs. The preparation was advertised as elegant and reliable and priced at twenty five cents at druggists with preparation by Dr H Mozley of Atlanta GA.
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H. Mozley
Atlanta
True Till Death Fire Tale Echoes in Public Critique
A grim anecdote about a hotel fire where only women stayed ends with a fire brigade ladder and a wry, controversial remark. The chief suggests letting the oldest ladies descend first, but none move and all perish in the blaze. The tale underscores perceptions of faithfulness and aging in crisis.
Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Salve Cure Ailments
Specimen cases from Wisconsin Ohio and Pennsylvania describe neuralgia rheumatism stomach and liver issues relief after three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Amica Salve. Sufferers from New Cassel Harrisburg Nl and Catawba O report cured leg ulcers and fever sores with limited treatment. Sold by John Y. MacRae’s drug store.
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S. H. Clifford
New Cassel
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
John Speaker
Catawba
John Y. MacRae
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S. V. White
Iocese
North
Carsolina
Hipp Lyman
Winston
Walnut Cove
Germantown
Madison
Mt. Airy
Wilkesboro
Gwyn's Chapel
Sapemlandell
Sunda
Stiading
Titan Ituthes
Fordton
Bowman
Brevard
Franklin
Maron County
Camunion
Educaors
Abbo
Stalee
Ats
Pia
Aay Ff
Nna
AVA
Eko
Bradfield
Bradfield Regulator CO
St. Mary's School
Taleigh
N.C
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dow
Brockton
Mass
Heller Bros
Raleigh, N. C
Odd Fellows’ Orphan Home
Goldsboro
Grand Seed Bsue Woodell
Raleigh
W.T. Dortuh
Sec
Racemound and Danviller
R. Company
Atlanta, Ga
Western North Carolina Railroad
Bostian’s Bridge
Iredell County
W. H. Green
Richmond & Danville R. R. Co
Ely
Ely Brc
Warren St
Ayfeverg
N. C. Supreme Court
Alfred Williams & CO
Raleigh, N.C
F. M. Broughton
B. Moseley
J.M. Broughton& CO
Fayetteville St
Y. Geo. Hackney
D. Hackney
W. P. Simpson
Hackney Bros. & Simpson
Becoies
Rocky Mount and
Wilson, N. G
Yancey & Stronach
J. W. Lamb
Durham
Robert I. Rogers
Oxford
Owen, Barbour & Smith
Releigh
J. Hal. Bobbitt
J. Hl. Bobbitt’s
Fayetteville Street
Newark, N. J
John C. Drewry
Wilmington
Court House
New Hanover County
A. S. Eichberg
The
Coin Commissioners
Savannah
Horage A. Bagg
Hanover County
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