High-Priced Cigars Linked to Morgan Estate
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts finding eight thousand dollars worth of cigars among Pierpont Morgan’s effects. It cites a Cuban factory rep stating Morgan ordered five to six thousand cigars, with a master Cuban maker rolling about 25 daily at 40 cents each. The Kaiser’s Cuban-made cigar costs 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierpont Morgan
Uban
Morgan
Uba
Wall Street
William
Germany
Cuba
Philadelphia Ledger
Sup and Four Magazines Offer to Subscribers
The advertisement proclaims the biggest value yet for subscribers, offering Sup and four standard magazines, all one year, for only $1.25.
Education pays cash dividends for farms and communities
A 100-farm Kansas survey shows high school education boosts profits by 70 percent over common schooling, while college graduates earn far more. The piece urges funding for rural schools, consolidation of rural high schools, and an Agricultural and Mechanical College in West Texas. It argues education benefits citizenship, social conditions, and individual earnings, urging rapid, ample funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Texas
Ferguson
West Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Star-Telegram
Bad Condition In Old States
A report from J W Gilmer near Brookston describes harsh conditions in old states with crops failing due to boll weevils and weather. farmers consider leaving, while Memphis bankers offer aid only if cotton is not planted next year. The piece also notes recent beneficial showers for wheat and ongoing political talk ahead of November elections.
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J. W. Gilmer
Brookston
Pontotoc
Mississippi
Lamar County
Gilmer
Memphis
Tenn
Gilmore
Alabama
Paris News
I.E. Alverson
Sherman
Lafayette Garner
Ira Wiikpatrick
Town
J. KE. Everheart
T. N. Coffman
Savoy
Lorene
Inez McMillin
No. Six-Six-Six Malaria Cure Advertisement
A vintage medicine ad touts No. Six-Sixty-Six as a malaria prescription. It claims five or six doses break malaria or chills and fever, acting on the liver better than calomel, without stomach upset, and lasting as a tonic to prevent fever recurrence.
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First National Bank
Whitewright, Texas
U. S
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
C. B. Bryant
W.H. King
R. H. May
Cashier
Rt. A. Gillett
Asst. Cashier
S.E. Jones
W.F. Holland
T. E. Sears
R.h.may
C.b.bryant
J.w.pennell
Tom Gillett Kay Kimbell
L. P. Sears
Cassimeres
Oxfords
Cambridge
Whitewright
Canaan Everheart
George Garner
W.L. White
S. O. Minor
San Angelo
J, E.i Rutledge
McAlister
Okla
C. D. Alverson
J. D. McMillin
Claude Henry
Chilicothe
William Taylor
Sister
Miss Hollie
Bells
Roberta Mae Garner
Near
Orangeville
J. D. Garner
Bank
W.N. Stone
Guy Hamilton
L. F. Southerland
D.S. McMillin
D. S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Jacks McMillin
Claude Truett
R. L. Sears
J.R. Pe
B. T. Southerland
J. G. McKinsey
Nnington
Guy F
W. T. Truett
J. L. Dyer
the Planters National Bank
S. R. Glidewell
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