Strangely Calm Blind Broker Works Grain Pit
In the Chicago Board of Trade grain pit a stone blind trader named John Schaack conducts major business without using hand signals. He listens for offers and seals deals with a quick "sold" while the nearby broker records the transaction on Schaack's trading card. Schaack, once with a leading grain company, went blind after optic nerves were paralyzed.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
John Schaack
Schaack
Dance Classes At St Peter's Church In Pittsburgh
The Rev. Waldo Amos announces a new Friday evening dance school at St Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh. Young neighbors can learn modern steps for nominal dues to cover an orchestra and instructors as part of the parish program to attract youth.
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Pittsburgh
St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Waldo Amos
Henry Ford Tops World News Publicity Votes
Northwestern University journalism students in Chicago vote Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and Henry Ford as the men most important in world news while Queen Marie is named top woman Ruth Elder follows in the ranks.
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Chicago
Mussolini
World News
Ruth Elder
Northwestern University
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Henry Ford
Queen Marie
Garys Ten Commandments of Success
The piece profiles Judge Elbert Gary as a model of old fashioned virtue. It lists Garys Ten Commandments of Success urging honesty consideration health education persistent effort loyalty stability and the Golden Rule as timeless guides to achievement.
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Elbert Gary
America
Judge Gary
Jorge Gary
Gary
A Body Builder For Pale Deli Cate Children
An 1800s patent medicine advertises a product described as a body builder for pale delicate children. It claims to restore health energy and rosy cheeks by purifying and enriching the blood and improving appetite. Pleasant to take and priced at 60 cents.
The Giants and the Old Time Fighters
A veteran sportsman compares modern fighters with John L. Sullivan and James J. Jeffries, recalling their prime prowess and challenging the present era. He argues Sullivan’s youthful strength outshined today’s champions, while Jeffries is praised yet deemed not as mighty as the earlier greats.
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Jeffries
John L
Pugs
John
Old-Time Fights and Rites of Pugilistic Glories
A nostalgic lament recalls legendary boxers like John Lawrence Allen Slade Heenan and Joe Goss plus Old Molyneux and Tunney. The author argues modern fighters pale by comparison, preferring memories of storied eras when champions ruled and horses ruled the track over today’s glitzy speed and power.
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Allen
Slade
Heenan
Joe Goss
Molyneux
Gene Tunney
Walt Mason
No Doubt About It Shipped Limburger Cheese Hidden in Box
A manufacturer avoided chartering a special car by packing 200 pounds of limburger cheese in a rough box and checking it as cargo. The plan aimed to simplify shipping and reduce costs while concealing the cheese's contents from scrutiny.
Brother Confirmed Dead After Train Incident
A man views his brother’s body in the baggage car after a train stop. The baggage agent notes the relative is saddened but confirms the death, offering sympathy.
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Guaranteed Relief
Bow-Wright Drug Co offers Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore bleeding gums and pyorrhea with a money back guarantee. The ad claims it is unlike previous products and promising certain results.
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Leto
Bow-Wright Drug Co
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