New Silver Coin Designs To Debut After July First
Secretary McAdoo announces new coin designs will be minted after July 1 1916 changes apply to the dime quarter and half dollar The half dollar features Liberty with the American flag and a dawn scene while the reverse shows an eagle atop a mountain crag a pine sprout rises from a rock The 2 cent piece depicts Liberty advancing toward a gateway bearing a shield with Liberty inscribed above and 1916 below The dime displays Liberty with a winged cap and a reverse bundle of rods and a battle ax Both the half dollar and quarter include In God We Trust and the dime carries Liberty with the winged cap and a battle ax design
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Liberty
United States of America
Amusing Tales of Raccoon Feeding and Baby Prize
This excerpt describes a playful scene with a raccoon’s feeding antics and a prize baby. Uncle Ben prepares to tell Polly Ann and Ned an evening tale about the woodland creatures and curious young folks learning from nature.
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Uncle Ben
Polly Ann
Little Ned
Mooweesuk the Coon Makes Cozy Wood Home and Fun Feasts
In a quiet wood Mooweesuk the little coon builds a hidden home and explores twilight hunts for frogs and fish. He washes food before eating and enjoys roots, clams, eggs, corn, and other woodland treats while guiding his young in a single file parade.
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Mooweesu
Mooweesuk
Boy's quick alarm saves neighbor from cabin fire
A northern Alabama boy returning from the post office spotted a neighbor’s cabin catching fire across a valley and stream. He shouted through smoke and wrapped papers into a cone to amplify the alarm, drawing people to extinguish the blaze. The witnesses credited his swift thinking.
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Alabama
Maynard
Opening Tioga Pass Links Yosemite and Lake Tahoe
Tioga Pass will open to automobile traffic on Saturday, July 15 linking Yosemite and Lake Tahoe via the High Sierra road. Camps report the road passable today but Park Superintendent Lewis delays traffic three more days to allow drying after snow removal. Automobile parties are camped at Mono Lake and Tenaya Lake awaiting the first season crossing.
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Camp Curry
Yosemite Valley
Tioga Pass
Yosemite
Lake Tahoe
High Sierra
Lewis
Mono Lake
Divide
Tene=ga Lake
Tioga Road
Goldstone Mining District Inquiries and Stock Quotations Ad
Advertises for information on Goldstone mining district and provides market quotations of all stocks. Mentions D. G. Doubleday of 488 Mills Ridge, San Francisco as contact. Ad appears as a brief classified notice.
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D. G. Doubleday
Mills Ridge
San Francisco
Goldstone
Ady
Work of the beaver in dam building and lodges
The beaver uses strong teeth and fore paws to cut and fit branches for dam construction. It burrows in stream banks and builds domed lodges to keep its burrow above rising water. The animal’s intelligence guides careful placement though it may overbuild.
Charles Lamb And The British Museum Reading Room
The article recalls Charles Lamb's retirement era visits to the British Museum Reading Room from 1826. He planned a reading course, tackled Garrick plays, and noted 2000 works remained with a daily routine from 10 to 4. Mary Lamb approved, saying the museum kept him occupied and away from long walks.
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Charles Lamb
British Museum
East India House
Museum
Bernard Barton
Garrick
Mary Lamb
His Modest Position
A Petunia tavern landlord laments hotel management for large cities and recalls a dining room clash over a worker with two left feet. He imagines the chaos of a 700-employee hotel battling with ketchup bottles and the ensuing disorder.
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Petunia
Silence as Cure for Nervousness, Doctor Claims
A prominent doctor asserts that complete silence can cure nervousness in women. Mrs. Briggs dismisses the claim, joking that a male physician authored the theory.
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Briggs
Prying Loose From a Persistent Canvass in Louisville
A Louisville Courier-Journal remark quotes a man who escaped a stubborn canvasser by noting that opportunity calls once and returns no more, while he jokes that importunity should follow the same tactic.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Printer Advertising Keeps Pace Amid Rising Backlog
Advertising in the Printer maintains steady volume as demand grows, with operations backing up but continuing to push ahead. The article notes continued client support and resilient publication cadence despite mounting workload.
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Thomas Williams
Otis-Vermo
Calif
C, McManus
Prop
S. Spring St
Los Angeles
Roy R. Winans
Johannesburg
Henderson
U. S
Barstow
CAL
the Woods
THE
Todel
Bear Valley
San Bernardino Mountain Auto Line
Max Green
Mgr
D St
San Bernardino
D. Street
Opera House
Auto Club of America
AMBOY
M. Spellman & Company
General Merchandise
Santa Fe Tracks
Amboy, California
Parker Iron Works
California
Arizona
Nevada
Geo. F. Eisenmayer
Humboldt St
Los Angelea
Planet Hotel
Santa Fe Railroad
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