Edison’s Missed 100 Dollar Loan To Inventor In 1867
Zachary Taylor Underwood of Louisville once refused a loan request from Thomas A Edison seeking 100 dollars. Edison hoped profits would flow from multiple patent endeavors including the double transmitter and various telegraph and electrical innovations.
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Zachary Taylor Underwood
West Jefferson Street
Louisville
Dooley
Underwood
Thomas Alva Edison
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison
Mr. Underwood
Edison as Louisville telegraph operator in 1867
In 1866 67 Thomas A Edison worked as a telegraph operator for Western Union in Louisville Kentucky near Main Street Second and Third. He lacked funds for instruments and sought a $100 loan from supervisor Underwood who later recounted Edison's early experiments and the skepticism of fellow workers.
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Edison
Western Union Telegraph Company
Main Street
Second
Third Streets
Louisville
Underwood
Western Union
Andy” Carnegie
Scott
United States
Oscar Underwood
Alabama
Andrew Ellisor
Thomas K. Boyle
MD. Underwood
Mr. Underwood
East
Underood
Messenger
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mr. Edison
Chevalier
Legion of Honor
France
Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
Kentucky
Gen
Zachary Taylor
New Jersey
Hall
Tom’ Edison
Western Union Telegraph Office
Milan
Ohio
Daffy
Old Western Union
Edison’s Pranks and Louisville Years Revealed
A biographical sketch recalls Edison’s street pranks with a battery fakir, his electric wiring trick to avoid shocks, and his lean Louisville days. It notes his early post as a telegraph operator, his sleepless focus on telegraphy, and his profitable stock ticker invention earned after leaving Louisville.
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Edison
Edison’s Telegraph Reform Aimed at Faster Message Delivery
A historical note explains how New Orleans to Louisville to the East routing increased telegraph costs and delayed messages. Edison, working at the time, sought to eliminate this inefficiency, though delays and extra earnings tempted some messenger boys and operators to misuse information over the wires.
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Edison
Edison as a Country Gawk and Oil Stock Folly
In Glasgow oil fever days Edison avoided a fast rise in stock then hesitated to invest. Office staff bought $2 shares as telegram promised rise to $10, but Edison abstained. He later joked about the scheme and its consequences, learning the perils of speculation. The tale highlights Edison’s quirky humor and odd pranks in Louisville 1866-67.
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Edison
Underwood
Glasglow
Louisville
Glasgow
Glasgow Oil Company
Western Union
Edison’s early Louisville ties and long friendship with telegraph workers
The article recalls Thomas Edison’s beginnings in Louisville with stock ticker invention and his later successes. Charles Smith, a Western Union manager, and W. O. B. McCarthy, a former Louisville employee, recount Edison’s eccentricity, collaborations, and enduring connections to Louisville telegraph personnel.
Notices of Accounts Filed in Warren County Orphans Court
The register announces that administrators and executors have filed first final and distribution accounts for multiple estates in Warren County. The Orphans Court will review these accounts on March 6 at 2 PM for confirmation and allowance. Names include Kate A. Gietl Reinhard Giegerich Mable Brasington George Faul Burton Arzner Morgan Clark A. Bates Thomas F Akeley Charles F Morrison Ralph B Briggs. Office: Register's Office Warren Pa February 5 1916.
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Warren County
Orphans’ Court
Kate A. Gietl
Frank X. Gietl
Joseph W. Sieverding
Reinhard Giegerich
H. M. Putman
Mable Brasington
Geo. T. Pryor
George F. Faul
Lawrence Faul
T. L. Hampson
Burton Arzner
Juditha Arzner
Alice M. Clark
Morgan Clark
A. W. Smith
George H. Bates
Ralph B. Briggs
Notice of Charter Application for Quaker Oil Company
The action by M. F. Barton C. M. Savage and L. D. Jobes to obtain a charter for the Quaker Oil Company is announced. The petition seeks authority to operate and produce oil petroleum natural gas and related products, including selling storing transporting and shipping. A. G. Eldred is solicitor. the hearing is set for March 6 1916 at ten o'clock A M with filings noted for February 17 24 March 2.
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M. F. Barton
C. M. Savage
L. D. Jobes
Pennsylvania
Quaker Oil Company
A. G. Eldred
Letters of Administration for Priscilla McGee Estate
Henry McGee announces letters of administration granted for the estate of Priscilla McGee late of Brokenstraw Township Warren County Pa. He calls all debtors to pay immediately and all claimants to present their demands properly authenticated for settlement. January 20 1916.
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Priscilla McGee
Brokenstraw
Warren County
Henry McGee
Kidney Flush Remedy Promoted for Urinary Health
An advertisement urges meat eaters to prevent kidney problems by using four ounces of Rad Salts or Jad Salts with lemon juice and lithia before breakfast. It claims clogged kidneys cause rheumatism, headaches, and other ailments, endorsing Jad Salts as inexpensive and safe.
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair
An old remedy reappears as Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores for about fifty cents a bottle. The prep moisturizes a comb or brush and is said to darken gray hair by morning, leaving a natural shine and reducing dandruff itching and hair loss.
Hamburg Breast Tea for Cold Cure
Old time remedy advises Hamburg Breast Tea to break a cold. A tablespoon in boiling water, strained, drunk as needed. Claims it opens pores, relieves congestion, loosens bowels, and is inexpensive and vegetable based.
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Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil to rub away rheumatism, claiming pain relief from stiff joints, muscles and bones without internal treatment. It promises rapid results, soothing the skin without burning and claims to ease sciatica, lumbago, backache, and neuralgia with a 25 cent bottle.
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St. Jacobs
Ely's Cream Balm promises quick relief from cold and catarrh
An advertisement extols Ely's Cream Balm as a fast acting spray for head cold and nasal catarrh. It claims the antiseptic cream clears air passages, relieves congestion, reduces headaches, and ends snuffling and dryness with immediate relief when applied in the nostrils.
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Ely
Mail Office Legal Blanks Headquarters
The Mail Office advertises as the headquarters for all kinds of legal blanks with affordable prices and ready-to-order options.
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Southern Telegraph Company
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New Orleans
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
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N. J
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W. O. B. McCarthy
Register’s Office
Warren
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