How the Motor Car Advances United States Money
The article explains that cars increase wear on currency, prompting reforms in paper money. It outlines currency replacement to smaller bills, safer paper, and stronger fibers, plus testing and redesigned denominations from 1 to 1000 dollars, with savings in ink, paper, and handling.
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OTOR
Uncle Sam
Henge
United States
Will Bradford
Meanice
Sam
Bureau of Engraving and Riuting
Bradford
Treasury Department
U. S. Treasury
Federal Reserve
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Why Babies Are Born Blind
The text explains infants cannot truly see at birth and need about three weeks for sight functions to develop. Dr Park Lewis notes the eye’s adjustment to light and describes early visual development in newborns.
Airplane Siren Lights City By Remote Power System
An experimental system uses an airplane siren as a wireless “ear” to switch on city street lights and airport beacons. Trials near St Louis demonstrated automatic lighting of a landing strip and urban streets, promising savings and new grid control concepts.
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Orld
St. Louis
Is Death by Electrocution Painless
The article discusses whether electrocution is painless, arguing nerve impulses travel far slower than electricity and citing cases where unconscious victims recover after high tension contact. It explains death often results from heart fibrillation and notes potential brain damage if the current is sustained with oxygenated blood flow maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iey
Hygeia
A Shelf That Becomes a Desk
When the United States Department of Agriculture was first organized it did not seem to cover mending chinaware stain removal fabric care and dress making. Yet the department now handles all matters affecting the comfort and welfare of people who live in communities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
What Is a Correct Diet and the Extension Service Role
The article discusses a balanced diet tailored to individual needs and ailments, outlining five food groups with grain products fats meats fruits vegetables and milk. It notes Extension Service programs teaching farmers and families about nutrition, kitchen layout, and practical meal preparation with free lectures and demonstrations.
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H. C. Sherman
Columbia University
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New York
San Francisco
Moon
Cright
Washington Monument
Bert Cole
Reserve Bank
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and Speestt
Tural
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