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- Handwritten note dated January 13, 1876, from Peninsular Iron Co. of Detroit, Michigan, to Theodore H. Eaton & Son concerning an order for castor oil. The linen paper is printed with light blue lines and the watermark, "Carew Co."
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- This 2-page letter was handwritten in black ink on both sides of a slightly yellowed piece of paper by Frank I. Cobb who signed the letter as the "Leading editorial writer, Detroit Free Press." His letter is entitled, "The Newspapers of Detroit," and the text of the letter has been transcribed as follows: "The Newspapers of Detroit. At the beginning of the Twentieth Century there are seven daily newspapers published in Detroit - five in English and two in German. Of the English newspapers the Free Press and the Tribune are printed in the morning, The Evening News, The Evening Journal and Today in the afternoon. The Abend-Post and the Volksblatt, German, are published in the afternoon also. The principal owner of The Free Press is William E. Quinby; of The News and The Tribune, James E. Scripps; of The Journal, William Livingstone; of Today, James Schermerhorn; of the Abend-Post, August Marxhausen; of the Volksblatt, A. Niederpruem. Of these The Free Press, independently Democratic in politics, is the most influential and the worst edited. Little attention is paid to the manner in which news matter is written for it. It is very susceptible to "respectable" influence, and always aims to voice the opinions of so-called better-element. It has no opinions of its own. It is eminently clean - and steeped. The News is the best-edited and most readable, but the least reliable - due largely to its habitual recklessness of statement, and its desire to be "clear" regardless of the facts. The Tribune is a colorless morning edition of The News; but better edited on the whole than The Free Press. It is without editorial influence. The Journal is statistically Republican in politics and is one of the few remaining types of the bigoted partisan newspaper. It is fairly well-edited, and is clean. It, too, is very susceptible to Detroit club influence. Today is a puny monstrosity, printed on cheap paper. It prints news in bulletin form under heaving black head-lines. It has no merit except cheapness. The Abend-Post is the "organ" of the German Republicans and the Volksblatt of the German Democrats. As the old German population dies off, their field is gradually becoming smaller. Detroit newspapers compare favorably with those of other cities of the size. If anything they are above the average. Like all newspapers published at this time, they are unreliable; but seldom maliciously so. Economy explains the maul of accuracy. Good salaries must be paid to good reporters; so as few as possible are hired. All reporters are so overburdened with work that they have little time to verify statements. None of the Detroit newspapers wields great influence editorially; but all more than they deserve. Being expected to prophesy, I venture to predict that the Twentieth Century's chief reform in newspaper making will be in the direction of improving the quality of the news - having it better written, more intelligently written, and more accurately written. If the Twenty-first century has newspapers and those newspapers are reliable - one who will these be dust, would wish to be resurrected long enough to glance over the head lines of one of them. Frank I. Cobb Leading Editorial Writer, Detroit Free Press."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Typewritten letter, signed Woolley and Chittenden, managers of the Hotel Pontchartrain to William D. Purdy, inviting him to a meeting in response to a letter he sent expressing interest in becoming the hotel's assistant steward of storekeeper. The letter is on Hotel Pontchartrain stationery, and is dated July 29, 1907. The letter reads: Mr. W.D. Purdy, 1159 Third Avenue, Detroit Dear Sir:- We have your letter of the 26th inst., making application for the position of assistant steward or storekeeper. Will you be good enough to come in to see us at your convenience? Yours very truly, The Pontchartrain Hotel Company Woolley & Chittenden Managers. WJC.EB.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One form letter, dated January 30th, 1909, from "Fleet, Falconer, Williams & Bovey," solicitors for the "Abbey Effervescent Salt Company" to "Messrs. Dunbar & Sullivan, Buffalo, U.S.A." The letter is printed in black text on white paper and informs the recipient that they have been "allotted 258 shares of the par value $2.50 each, fully paid Capital Stock of the Abbey Effervescent Salt Company." The paper is watermarked "Old Kent Bond." An attached carbon copy letter dated February 5, 1909, from Dunbar & Sullivan requests "a statement of the last assets and liabilities" from the salt company.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Handwritten letter from Theodore H. Eaton (on his letterhead) to Charles C. Trowbridge, dated March 7, 1864. The linen paper is light blue with lines, is folded in half, and has no watermark. There is a small embossed shield emblem in the upper left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Two page handwritten letter, dated November 26,1858, from J. R. Thompson of Thirsk, England to David Birrell, concerning Birrell's recent trip to Scotland, and the recent news of the 1858 Bradford Sweets Poisoning: Thirsk Nov-26th My dear Birrell Your letter dated 2nd Inst. (?) I duly received and with much pleasure heard of your safe arrival at home. I am very glad you so much enjoyed your trip to Scotland and that you were so fortunate as to meet with agreeable companions on your voyage across the Atlantic. I have no doubt trip would do you much good after your hard study and confinement in London. The plan you adopt in America of learning Prescription Books with the Physicians is quite novel to me, and appears to be rather good. I don't know whether you receive the Pharmeceutical Journal or not- so I may perhaps be excused from a alluding to the subject of the "medal"(?) offered at the close of the session. I was the successful candidate in the class Chemistry and Pharmacy, the medal is beautifully executied by Wyorn(?) of the Royal Mint; there is also a certificate which accomplanies it. Yorkshire, may I say England, has, within the last few weeks, been startled by an awful tragedy which occured at Bradford. The following is a breif history of the event- A confectioner of the nae of Riel (?) was in the habit of making cheap peppermint Lozenges and in order to accomplish his purpose he mixed with the sugar [...] an arhite(?) known in the trade by the name of "deff" (it is sulphate of lime- (?) of Paris). A few weeks ago Reil having occasion to make some of the Lozenges, sent his workman to a druggist who was in the secret for ome of the "deff," but the druggist was ill in bed and the young man who had only been in the establishmen about three weeks did not know anything about it, so he communicated with his master, who wished the person to wait till he could personlly attend, this the confectioner did not wish to do, so the young man was directed to a certain cask in the cellar. Unfortunately, there were two casks, out of one of which he took 12" (?) of a white powder supposing it to be the arhile(?) he required. In due course this with other ingredients was manufactured into between 40 and 50 pounds of Lozenges some of which were sold to the public in the ordinary way, until they began to produce their sad effect. The white powder proved to be arsenic. Between one and two hundred persons were made ill and I believe 10 or 20 lost their lives by this sad mistake, and but for the prompt measures taken by the authorities to prevent more of the Lozenges being sold and warning the people of Bradford and neighborhood from eating any they might have in their possession, the accident would probably have been more serious in its effect. Most of the Lozenges were recovered. Poor Morris of 17 Bloomsburg Sqr. died about six weeks ago. I shall be at all times glad to hear from you and hope that if you have anything of a Pharmeceutical interest you will not omit to acquaint me of it. Wishing you every success in business. Believe me Dear Birrell, Yours Sincerely J. R. Thompson
- Date Issued:
- 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One 2-page letter, dated February 10, 1909, from Fleet Falconer Williams & Bovey, of Montreal, to Messrs. Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Company, of Buffalo. The letter is typewritten in blue ink on white paper that is watermarked "Superfine Linen Record" and has a shield emblem. The letter is a response to a previous request by Dunbar & Sullivan for a statement of assets and liabilities of the Abbey Effervescent Salt Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated July 22, 1888. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, Have not written you for some days for have been so busy have not had time. Worked a number of nights last week + Sunday worked all day + all night so have been a little broken up - but will be all right in a few days. We are very busy in many ways, more so than usual + expect to be for some time. Will Morison telegraphed he would be in Detroit Wednesday night but train was five hours late. Thursday took him about the City, Enjoyed his stay very much - He was delighted with Detroit. He left for Chicago at 10 o'clock. Tonight is the Michigan Club Banquet + will probably have a lending to from Gov. Alger for President. Hope he will get the nomination, he could make a fine President. Has a perfectly clean record, made an unusually good Governor, is one of the best business men in the Country. Don't suppose there is much new in Belfast. Have not heard from there for sometime. Hope you will write when you find time. See by papers Mr. + Mrs. Hazeltine + Mrs. White have gone to Jacksonville - Give my regards to all - you'll have to close as have not time to write more at present. Your affec. son, Ralph Emery
- Date Issued:
- 1888-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Letter from A. L. Morley of the Michigan Stove Company to Messrs. Leach and Morrison of Spencer, Iowa, dated September 28, 1886. The letter shows an elaborate engraved letterhead of the Michigan Stove Company and is typewritten in blue ink. The paper is slightly yellowed with some brown staining along the bottom edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Letter from D.M. Ferry and Company to the Suttle and Jones Company of Felix, Alabama, dated December 20, 1910. The letter is about the shipment of a special order of seed made to Selma. It also tells of improvements made to the style of "our 5 cent papers," which are lithographed. The letter is printed on company letterhead, listing executives.
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society