Vault Treasures: Gold Certificates Stash Worth Billions
The United States Treasury stores ten packages of gold certificates totaling 608 million dollars in a vault, with eight of the packages valued at 720 million. Each package contains 4,000 ten thousand dollar bills. the six remaining packages hold 88 million. Stored in the storage room, the certificates stay until redeemed by gold backed notes. Over 1.25 billion dollars in gold certificates are outstanding.
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United States
Treasury Department
Treasurer's Office
Treasury
Prominent Eaters Of The era On Display
A sports writer notes the large appetites of notable men including Senator Penrose at breakfast and dinner, T DeWitt Cuyler, John G. Johnson, and Henry F. Walton. The account compares their meals with dinners of oysters fish ducks and beefsteak, reflecting a period fascination with hearty consumption.
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Firpo
Senator Penrose
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
T. de Witt Cuyler
Rittenhouse Club
John G. Johnson
Henry F. Walton
Pennsylvania Assembly
Swamp Root Kidney Ailment Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as an effective kidney liver and bladder remedy. It promotes its gentle healing vegetable formula and urges immediate treatment with bottle sizes available in drug stores. A sample offer requests ten cents from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and asks to mention the newspaper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
New Words from Compilers and the Language Evolution
The piece notes radio and flapper influence adding thousands of words to English since its invention. It cites a study showing under 25 percent of new terms coined by women, with men responsible for most neologisms amid postwar vocabulary changes.
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Kansas City Times
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Clear Fragrance
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for clear skin. It urges applying ointment to pimples redness and itching, bathing with soap and hot water, rinsing and drying, then dusting talcum for fragrance. Prices listed as 25 cents each.
Ninety Years Mrs Allison Keeps Sunday School Record
Mrs. Margaret Allison of East St. Louis celebrates ninety years in Sunday school. She joined a Scotland class and never missed a Sunday, later moving to Missouri. Her famed memory recalls serving Jesse James and his gang breakfast, mistaken for Union soldiers, at her home.
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Margaret Allison
East St. Louis
Scotland
America
Missouri
Jesse James
Nervous and Half Sick Women Report Benefits
Letters from Lowell Missouri and Maryland women praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nervous troubles backache bearing down and fatigue. They recount improved mood energy and relief after use with 98 percent reporting benefit among replies.
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Missouri
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hagerstown
Mary E. Sanpy
W. Franklin Street
Hagerstown,Md
Valuable Timber Trees Destroyed by Chestnut Blight
The USDA reports widespread chestnut destruction from blight in the southern Appalachians and New England. C F Korstian notes regrowth mainly comes from oak crowns and seedlings. larger openings filled by oaks, white ash, and hickory. Connecticut salvaged chestnut profitably with selective cutting to leave vigorous seed trees.
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Mr. Korstian
Connecticut
Bronx Park
New York
New Jersey
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Appalachian
Georgia
Cabbage Tops In Vegetable Market With 380000 Carloads
The department bulletin Marketing Cabbage shows cabbage output exceed 380000 carloads annually and ranks with potatoes and tomatoes. About two-fifths comes from Florida Texas South Carolina Virginia and Alabama as early crops while three fifths ships from New York Wisconsin Michigan Colorado and California. Kraut factories in New York Wisconsin Michigan consume about one seventh of the crop. New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Chicago are large consuming centers with Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Kansas City leading in cabbage per capita. Copies of the bulletin are available free from the U S Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
New York
Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
California
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Department
Washington, D. C
Horses Work Cheaper on Alfalfa Hay and Corn
Eight teams of horses at Michigan Agricultural College tested feeding alfalfa with corn versus the standard corn oats timothy. Horses on corn oats timothy lost 570 pounds total while those on corn and alfalfa lost only 20 pounds. Feeding costs: 37.4 cents per day for the former and 32 cents for the latter. Reduced labor costs: 6 cents vs 5 cents per hour of work.
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Michigan Agricultural College
R. S.S. Hudson
Corp
Alfalfa
Green Feed for Fowls
Green feed during fall and early winter boosts egg production and chick growth. Sow wheat or rye now to provide succulent vitamin rich greens, turning bare yard space by poultry buildings into productive green feed.
Markton Oat Immunity Spotlighted in USDA Circular
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Markton, a new common oat variety, shows complete immunity to covered smut and high yield. It led yields at Moro Oregon and Pullman Washington in multiple test periods, and could aid hybridization with other oats to combat smut losses. Department Circular 324 summarizes the development and offers copies from Washington.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Moro
Oregon
Pullman
Washington
Department
Department of Agriculture
Washington, Dp
Sweet Clover Prefers Fertile Soil But Tolerates Poor Ground
Sweet clover, like other plants, grows better on well fertilized soil though it is less dependent on fertility than alfalfa. With proper inoculation and good soil, reasonable success is possible even on poorer lands. Best results come from sowing with grain in spring at eight to twelve pounds per acre. The biennial white variety is recommended for pasture, and seed buyers should request scarified biennial white sweet clover.
Building wisdom from practical farming notes
Practical guidance on farm planning focusing on building near rat proofing and air needs for hens. Advice covers hog market strategies, rat control, ground preparation for fall crops, seed efficiency for corn, and water quality for milk rooms.
Dalai Lama to Host New Hydro Plant in Lhasa
Tibetan authorities plan a modern hydro electric installation in Lhasa aided by a specially designed turbine and generator. Logistics involve pack mules along perilous routes as Tibetan crews will complete the work since outsiders may not enter the city.
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Lhasa
Dalai Lama
Himalayas
Molasses Drop Cakes From Old Time Batter
Melt butter in boiling water then mix in molasses. Stir in sifted flour soda Calumet Baking Powder ginger cinnamon salt and flour. Drop batter onto greased tin with space between cakes. Bake in a hot oven at 359 degrees Fahrenheit.
Carpet for the Cellar Helps Protect Kitchen Floor
A small piece of old carpet set at the bottom of the cellar steps prevents marks from rubber heels on the clean kitchen linoleum, providing a simple protective measure for household floors.
Phrase Reflects On Hope And Self-Respect
A reflective line suggests that hope remains for a man until he loses his self-respect, highlighting personal worth and resilience.
Harnessing Atlantic Tides for Power Near Eastport
Dexter P. Cooper, brother of hydraulic engineer Hugh L. Cooper, surveys Maine coast for tidal power sites near Eastport. Eastport's tide range averages 18 feet 2 inches, suggesting potential generating stations along the coast.
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Dexter P. Cooper
Hugh L. Cooper
Muscle Shoals
Keokuk
Niagara Falls
Canada
Maine Seacoast
Eastport
Quote from Montaigne on aging and life expectancy
A reflection on aging citing Montaigne that no man feels truly aged while Methuselah presents twenty years more of life. The line contemplates human vitality and the illusion of aging limits.
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Methuselah
Montaigne
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