Tony Pastor's Start in a One Night Cellar Stand
Tony Pastor recalls his early career beginning with a one night stand in his father's Greenwich Street cellar in New York. He describes carting coal into a raised audience area, singing with a tambourine, and how a gospel meeting led him toward the footlights. He notes hardships, apprenticeship with Welsh Delevan & Nathan, and a Cincinnati elephant incident shaping his rise in vaudeville.
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Tony Pastor
Greenwich Street
New York
Nathan
Welsh, Delevan & Nathan
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Cincinnati
May Irwin
Mary
The
Bowery
London
Cme
Ainly
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of The Geo. H. Paul Co.
Notice details a August 1 1908 meeting where The Geo. H. Paul Company of Washington Iowa amended its articles. It fixes capital stock at 300000 with 75000 preferred and 225000 common, outlines dividend terms and new issue of 50000 preferred stock, proportionate common stock adjustments, and voting changes granting common stock one vote and preferred stock three votes. It records amendments to Articles I II and III and is signed by George H. Paul president on August 10 1908.
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Geo. H. Paul Company
Washington
Iowa
A. D
George H. Paul
George H. Paul Company
Grandson Neale Delivers Letter Mixup At Store
Grandma assigns six year old Neale a letter run to Papa's store. On the way he loses track and heads homeward. Grandmother and mother race to guide him, then Papa reports no letter is delivered. Grandma insists Neale must learn from the mistake.
Letter Misplacement Revealed by Boy in Store Loop
A boy named Neale misplaces a letter after being taunted by local boys. He retraces the route from Carter street to Bank, enters via the back door, and finally finds the letter when the boys reveal it by asking what was in his pocket. Grandma then again entrusts him with mail duties.
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Neale
Grandma
Caroline Wheaton
Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills Promoted for Rheumatism
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from thin impure blood and that Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills restore rich healthy blood. It cites testimonials from JoaN Gerhart of Orrville Ohio and a family case, promising cures and nerve steadiness. Distributed by Dr. A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY and J E Lemmon Washington Iowa.
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Ehase
A. W. Chase
Joan Gerhart
South Main St
Orrville
Ohio
M. D
How They Get the Buns
A fourteen year old New Yorker Morris Brown is jailed after smashing a bakery window to protest unequal bun distribution. The piece uses his plea for a square deal to critique wealth privileges, likening legal aid for the rich to sugared buns while the poor face harsher penalties. It frames social unrest as a bun problem and calls for equal rights.
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Morris Brown
New York City
Morris
de Udder
Bos
Morris Browns
Little Cripples
How Mr Carnegie Won a Race
Andrew Carnegie, then a 16 year old immigrant, races William Fisher on a farm slope. Fisher stops midway claiming unfairness. Carnegie continues to win, citing the turtle and hare fable. The anecdote highlights early persistence shaping future industry success.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
America
Scotland
East Liverpool
Allegheny
William
Michael Fisher
William Fisher
Andrew
Fisher
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Asthma Relief
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as immediate relief for asthma and lung trouble, claiming cures for stubborn cases. States the remedy contains no harmful drugs and is sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley
Lemmon’'s
Jack Hendersons Kite And Buckboard Ride
A story recalls Jack Henderson receiving a large box kite after a Fourth of July healing. In a park wind he rides a buckboard by tying the kite string to the vehicle, steering with hands free, and even when wind angles vary the kite continues to pull. Accidents happen as they learn control, including a near loss when a curb stops them and a string breaks.
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Jack Henderson
Jack
New songs at airdome Friday night
Local notes report Chautauqua visitors and guests in the city. Keota and Wellman residents like M. KSickford John Oldaker and Miss Mabel Stevenson are listed among those visiting or guests. Elm relatives and Holly Colorado visitors also appear among arrivals and departures connected to Chautauqua events.
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Airdome
M. Ksickford
Keota
W. BE. Walker
Crawfordsville
John Oldaker
Wellman
John Wenger
Mabel Stevenson
Jean Stephen
Tom Bailey
Eldon
Chautauqua
Lou Apple
Holly
Colo
Joe
Kate Benz
William Trotter
W. A. Walker
J. F. R. Leonard
Ainsworth
Decollete Dinner Date Sparks Social Shuffle
A humorous verse recounts a dinner where a woman in a decollete outfit chatted with the man on her right, leaving the speaker feeling sidelined and fearing trouble, then relieved to see her return and resume the prior company.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Praised for Elderly Health
A local ad claims Foley's Kidney Remedy benefits elderly people by stimulating urinary organs correcting irregularities and toning the system. It urges swift use and notes Lemmon's Pharmacy as the supplier.
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Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Patient Letter
A Columbus reader describes relief from confinement through the Change of Life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter touts the remedy as a standard cure for female ills and invites other sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
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BE. Hanson
Long St
Columbus
Ohbio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
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Carter Street
Mrs. Coxe
Brown
Spokane Review
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Arkansas
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