Treasury Secrets and Coining Secrets Revealed
An 1924 feature explains the Seal of the Treasury, seigniorage, and how coins are minted from assay to alloying. It notes Uncle Sam profits from coin face value, describes the Secret Service duties, customs revenue, and the Federal Reserve system with New York as a leading bank, plus Budget oversight and postwar finance.
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Uncle Sam
Treasury
Bureau of the Treasury
Secret Service
Police Department
Treasury Department
United States
New York
Chicago
Paris
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Treasury i
General Accounting Office
Comptroller General of
Athens County Orchards Prove Profitable Under Scientific Care
Athens County once boasted a state wide peach station and massive shipments until blight and inexperience halted progress. New York Coal Company from Waterloo township demonstrates profitable, scientifically managed apple growing on waste land, drawing hundreds to see the flourishing orchard. Welch and Eberle of Nelsonville also nurture promising orchards, turning spare time into a growing enterprise.
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Athens County
Therchardist
New York Coal Couty
America
E. M. Poston
New York Coal Company
Hela'e Chassidrou
Waterloo Township
Moncay
Poston
Athens Unly
New York
Welch
Eberle
Nelsonville
Athens ‘County
Wisconsin Republicans rally behind L Follette for Senate
The Wisconsin state convention endorsed Senator L Follette after rejecting a minority report backing Coolidge and Daves. Republicans vow to inform voters of Follette’s alleged economic heresies and attacks on institutions. They aim to mobilize intelligent citizens to push Wisconsin back to the Republican column in the November election.
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Wisconsin
L Follette
Messrs. Coolidge
Daves
Tutler
Republican Committee
la Tollette
Siate
Dawes at American Legion Convention Gains Noted Honor
Gen Dawes attended the St Paul American Legion convention with Evanston ties and rode in the parade. The article notes he is the sole candidate with Legion membership and WWI service, credited with securing European supplies for American and Allied forces, while others argued politics at Washington delayed progress.
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Gen. Dawes
American Legion
St. Paul
Evanston
Dawes
Legion
Population growth and food supply projections in Texas
The article notes U S population milestones reaching 150 million in 1950 and 200 million by 1974. It cites Agriculture Department forecasts that the soil can support 300 million without more food imports, with some optimists claiming Texas could feed the world.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Scientists foresee power shortages yet offer solutions
The piece notes fears of industrial power scarcity amid growing populations. It argues humankind will expand energy sources as needed including tides winds hydropower and solar and hints at atomic energy as a hidden power reserve. It also credits scientific agriculture with boosting food yields to meet demand.
Why Population Grows As Medical Science Cuts Deaths
The text argues population rises rapidly not through immigration gains but because medical science lowers death rates. Diseases once rampant are curbed in youth and maturity, extending life and boosting numbers.
Overcrowding, Population Growth, and Future Food Needs
The excerpt traces world population growth from 1830 to 2023, noting doubling since 1830 and a predicted three and a half times increase. It dismisses the idea of fatalism around race and overpopulation while acknowledging eventual overcrowding and the hope for solutions, with a nod to American farmers needing more mouths to feed with surplus produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
The Great Money Factor in United States Treasury
The article explains how the Treasury directs money production through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the role of the income tax, and the intricate process to print and redeem currency. It notes the daily output, security measures, and the system that ensures nearly no loss in currency during production.
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Germany
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Uncle Sam
United States
Who Made the Devil Says Unitarian Reverend
The Reverend Mr. Potter of the Unitarian church questions why the devil exists and cites early church history. He warns that questioning divine wisdom risks falling into Ingersollism and urges that fewer questions deepen faith.
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Mr. Potter
Unitarian Church
Devil
God
Lord
Satan
Mind power test in prison teaches self perception
A convicted youth in prison correctly answers a mind power riddle about two men on a chimney. One man washes after seeing the other’s soot, the other does not. The riddle demonstrates how perception mirrors others and how few solve it at once. It ends urging readers to try it on friends.
Dr Barrett predicts moving pictures will educate the world
Dr. Barrett, head of Milwaukee's public museum, argues education will increasingly rely on visualization. He asserts "People believe what they can see" and claims moving pictures will become the greatest global force in education.
The Tron Horse Shown Anew to Herald First Continental Railroad
A moving picture by William Fox showcases the building of the first railroad across this continent. Officials claim the film will more effectively Americanize foreigners than sermons on the constitution and 100 percent Americanism.
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Willliam Fox
Lincoln in the White House and pursuing bison on frontier scenes
The writer argues that viewing Lincoln in the White House corridors and live bison chased by Indians, plus Union Pacific track construction under arrow fire, offers real education. He credits Eastman the photo industry leader with potential to advance education beyond past educators.
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Lincoln
White House
Union Pacific
Eastman
Pestalozzi
Froebel
Mousseau
Emile
Questions and answers from a trivia column
A reader quiz covers topics from history and chemistry to opera and architecture. Topics include the 1768 formation of the New York Chamber of Commerce, poultry breed classifications, skin penetrating fluids, the Last Rose of Summer from Thomas Moore, and Wembley’s Palace of Engineering as the largest concrete structure, noting its temperature sensitivity.
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Chamber of [Commerce of
New York
Chamber of Commerce For
George III
England
Chamber of Commerce of
City of New York
America
United States
A. Ig. E
Bureau of Chemistry
C. Ss. W
Thomas Moore
Palace of Engineering
Wembley
Egland
Unusual Family Ages Comment on Life and Procreation
A speaker envisions a couple aged 1008 with children aged 950 and 948, noting that nature allows aging and death young to permit many offspring. The remark touches on population, renewal, and avoiding overcrowding through reproduction.
Monkeys Exhibit Human Like Swift Violence in Store Incident
The passage notes a monkey named Rocco in Humpty Jackson's animal store that escaped and promptly killed ten canary birds. It mocks human ancestry debates and argues monkeys and humans are kin, capable of killing for sport. The tone compares animal aggression to historical figures, implying shared ferocity.
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William Jennings Bryan
Rocco
Humpty” Jackson
Attila
Napoleon
the Kaiser
Russia's trade power pressured by a swift transfer of patronage
A historical note claims Russia's commercial club could compel other nations to reconsider, as Russia's foreign trade is said to be under a centralized patronage that can move instantly between countries. It suggests British motives in a recent rapid treaty with Russia.
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Russia
United States
Questions and Answers Entry from The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger features an Information Bureau notice by Frederic J. Haskin offering readers answers to questions. It explains limits, asking for full name, address, and two cents stamps for return postage, with responses sent directly to the inquirer.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Inquirer
Social notes from Galia County and nearby towns
Clarence Dutton of Milford visited business interests in Galia County and southeastern Ohio and spent two nights with his father FE A Dutton. Edith Fipps of Fayetteville West Virginia visits relatives en route to McLean town university for a year. Revered Friend Johnson and wife from Columbus were guests of Nora and J W Johnson. Edith guest Mrs. Jans Merman and Hersaman family relatives of Peensboro West Virginia. Ella Murichmeyer and Clara Wells entertained at Mrs. Murichmeyer’s home in Washington West Virginia and Parkersburg respectively. Mrs Lew Humphrey and daughter Edith visit Mrs E A Dutton and others reflected in this social column.
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Fred Medley
Grace I
Ndley
Parkersburg
Rockland
Charles Wayden
George Jones
Iris Harrows
Amanda Yvorester
Gurch
Knowlton
Raymond Pride
Frank Curtis
Reipre
E. A. Dutton
Millhean
Wellsville
Fred Snyder
F. C.gwearingen
Lawrence
Pittsburgh
George Congrave Wag
Delbert Newland
Lyda
Belpre
Harry Curtis
Newbury
Jenney Taylor
Wheeling
Buckley
Akron
J. M. Ruth
Carrie
Joppa
Edith #Humphrey
Athens
Ohio University
Torch
Miss Lee
Lisler
Frieda Gillian
Jasper Hill
Helena
Harmony School
Stewart
Clarence Gillian
Arthur Romine
Romine
Cyrus Jones
Clifford Bean
Baby
Carios Bean
A. Bean
F. R. Purdy
Baptist Church
Esther Dunfee
Clarksburg
Sherry Basin
Coolville
Dye
Marietta
Clarence Dutton
Milford
Galia
Ohio
FE. A. Dutton
Edith Fipps
Fayetteville
W. Va
E. Kk. Parker
Mcreantown University
Johnson
Columbus
America
Fred Madley
Sheriff Seizes Speeding Case in Bucyrus Ohio
The arrest and conviction of Albert P. Fletchnerr for speeding reveal that Sheriff Frankie Freese has taken action in the fast driving matter. A deputy stopped Fletchnerr driving 44 miles an hour on the Columbus Sandusky road.
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Bucyrus
Albert P. Fletchtner
Frankie Freese
Fletchtner
Columbus Sandusky
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Carapolis
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the Messenger
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Bureau of Inernal Revenue
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Hockingport
Wren
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