Coal Oil Johnny’s Fall From Millionaire to Roustabout
Philadelphia reports the rise and rapid fall of John W. Steele known as Coal Oil Johnny. In seven months he spent millions earned from oil royalties, bought hotels and funded gambling sprees, then returned to work as a roustabout near Rouseville. He later wandered to Iowa and Kansas, dying of pneumonia while cared for by his wife Eleanor Moffitt Steele.
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Philadelphia
Franklin
Pennsylvania
John W. Steele
Johnny
John Steele
Rouseville
Venango County
Pittsburg
Steele
Waterloo
Culbertson McClintock
Oil City
McClintock
Emily Scott
John
Lone Star
John Mawhinney
Johnny Steele
Oil City Bank
Oil Creek
Bess
Sound
Oil Exchange
Bradford
Seth Slocum
Gampler
Slocum
California
Big
Bradford Oil Exchange
Billy
New York
Cil Creek
Iowa
Kansas
Eleanor J. Moffitt
Mrs. Steele
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Rheumatism Cure
An advertorial recounts Mrs. I. T. Pitcher of Newark New Jersey suffering three years from rheumatism and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing her after three weeks of use. Her husband Mr Pitcher a veteran supports the tale noting she now walks unaided, previously needed a wheeled chair. Address provided for Sche nectady New York company.
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Monmouth Street
Newark
N. J
New York
Pitcher
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Louis Philippe's Fall Sparks Student Uproar in Paris and Beyond
A McClure's recount describes February 1848 when Louis Philippe fled and a republic was proclaimed. Students in the market square converge in restless, aimless crowds, moving through Kneipe taverns and other venues in a fevered response to the upheaval. Linen garments drying in sun signal changing fashions as a quiet preface to the events.
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Ulrich von Hutten
McClure
Louis Philippe
The
Republic
Kneipe
Notable Authors and Aids for the Arts Featured in New York
Paul Heyse stands as a famed German novelist while Mary A. Fisher of New York plans a novel to fund a nonsectarian home for those in literature and the arts. Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield has produced a wartime drama in New York that drew enthusiasm. Emil Zerkowitz arrives in New York as a special envoy to foster trade relations. His son George Washington Zerkowitz was born February 22 1903. Winston Churchill is to receive 40000 dollars plus royalties for a biography of his father Lord Randolph Churchill. John Morley earned 50000 dollars for a three year life of Gladstone.
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Paul Heyse
America
Mary A. Fisher
New York
Emil Zerkowitz
George Washington Zerkowitz
Winston Churchill
Lord Randolph Churchill
John Morley
Gladstone
The Little Widow Advocates Grape-Nuts Healing Power
A San Bernardino neighbor credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after three months bedridden post birth. She reports weight gain from 95 to 113 pounds in two months, steadier nerves, and renewed meals. Her 4 year old son also improved eczema and appetite on the same diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino Co
Cal
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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