Carnegie's First Ten Thousand Start From A Small Loan
The famed industrialist Andrew Carnegie recalled in Chicago how he earned his first ten thousand dollars. He borrowed a few hundred dollars to buy stock with the Pennsylvania railroad sleeping car venture, promised to repay one dollar weekly, and turned that start into later success with the Pullman Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Chicago
Carnegie
California
Mr. Leach
Polluian Palace Car Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Woodruff
Mr. Woodruff
Fsoung
Andy
Pullman Company
Lodge Named Chairman of High Cost of Living Inquiry
The senate committee to probe the high cost of living will be headed by Senator Lodge. Other members include Gallinger McCumber Smoot Crawford Simmons and Clarke of Arkansas. Senator Elkins declined the chair after private talks with Vice-President Sherman and Senator Aldrich.
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Eking
Senate
Lodge
Gallinger
McCumber
Smoot
Crawford
Simmons
Clarke
Arkansas
Elkins
Ludge
Sherman
Aldrich
Senator Elkins
Senator Elking
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Eling
West Virginia
Rush for Pearson's Gold in April Birthday Gift
Dr Daniel K Pearsons of Chicago plans a general distribution of his fortune on April 14 his ninetieth birthday. Daily letters pour in totaling over 500, many unopened. He has given away about 4 million dollars in twenty years and aims to die penniless, adding 47 colleges to his list of beneficiaries.
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Daniel K. Pearsons
Chicago
Pearsons
Dinsdale
Topeka Society Woman Runs for City Commissioner
Topeka Kansas society women announce Mrs F W Watson a former City Federation president as candidate for city commissioner under the new commission form. Primary and general elections loom with party backing from business leaders and multiple women’s groups supporting her. Watson’s social prominence and wealth are noted as she campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kun
F. W. Watson
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Watson
Stomach Center Of Human Life All Else Secondary
An ad touts L. T. Cooper's new stomach based cure with bold claims. It asserts the stomach governs most disease and that proper digestion cures nerv ous exhaustion. Endorsed by A. Brock of Boston and marketed by The Cooper Medicine Co. of Dayton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Mr. A. ©. Brock
Brock Restaurant
Market District
Boston
Mass
Mr. Gooper
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Desert Melody Toucan duet charms readers
A playful verse describes toucans claiming singing talent and forming a duet. The piece emphasizes rhymes and wordplay with names like Toucan and T. It reads as light, whimsical verse suitable for a children’s page.
Doctor Cures Scalp Disease With Cuticura Remedies
A quoted patient recounts childhood scalp disease improved within weeks by Cuticura remedies. Other testimonials mention skin issues on hands and long use by P T Barnum. A separate item notes two women slipping in slushy crossing pool and observers condemning the insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie F. Buchanan
Hamilton
Philadelphia Ledger
Break Up That'sColgh with Allen's Fung Sudsen Remedy
Fragmentary ad style text promotes Allen's Fung Sudsen as a popular family remedy for colds with bottle pricing. It repeats the phrase Break Up That Cough and includes a George Washington quote about bearing burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cufes
Defiance Starch Promises $2000 Grand Cash for Ladies
Omaha based Defiance Starch Company announces a forthcoming promotion offering $2000 in cash prizes to ladies who use Defiance Laundry Starch. Prizes include $200, $100, twenty $25 awards, fifty $10 awards, and hundreds of smaller prizes, with distribution by December 10 to align with Christmas use.
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Defiance Starch Company
Omaha
Neb
Defiance
What He Was After
A Georgia youth, George W. H. Lin, is pressed by a white neighbour at 1 a.m. over alleged chicken theft. He insists he sought only local color for a dialect story, shielding himself with his battered hat while denying the accusation in a playful, defiant exchange.
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George Washington
Henry Clay
Lincoln Carter
Georgia
Darkey
George W. H. €. L. G
Mars George
Night Off Privileges for 18 Year Old Servant
A New York woman debates housework rules with an 18 year old servant claiming unequal nights off. She protests Monday and Thursday only, while the servant asserts she deserves more time off as a debutante.
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New York
Liza
Miss Blank
An Appreciated Distraction and Miscellaneous Ads
A collection of quips and fleeting observations on cars, clothing, and social manners contrasts with brief medical and consumer notices. Prominent lines reference automobile life, a motherly look, a pink eye epidemic and a marine eye remedy, teething syrup for children, and tobacco ads with terse opinions on scandal and judgment.
Convincing Proof of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles including tumors fibroids and inflammations. Testimonials from Mrs S J Barber Mrs E F Hayes Mrs B F Waves Mrs George May and Mrs W K Housh claim tumor relief pain and full recovery after using the remedy. The note urges sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and to try the medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
S. J. Barber
Lydia Ki
Pinkham
E. F. Hayes
B. F. Waves
Washington St
Boston
Mass
George May
Lydia Pinkham
W. K. Housh
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Eastview Ave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia Ki. Pinkham
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Pearson
Desert Melody
Cin
Van
Barnum
P. T. Barnum
W. J. Callan
Brooklyn
India
Winslow
Lewis
Spohn Medical CQ
Goshen
Indiana
National Dream
Itskima
Dave Yotr
National Dairy Machine Company
Hlincsa
Acabastine
Wieman
Alabastine Company
New York City, N.Y
Grand Rapids, Mich
Watson J.coleman
Wu Joytun
D.C
Boi
Resy
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