Money Belts Kill and Save as Workers Carry Gold and Bonds
A series of eye opening incidents shows workers carrying money and Liberty bonds in belts or pockets while on the job. In one dam collapse a man drowned because his money belt kept him from rising. In another episode a dredger recovered a leather pocketbook with $1,700 after a man had allegedly forged it. A foreign miner carried $450 in an oily silk bag under his arm. An Italian laborer kept $500 in liberty bonds next to his body and sought safekeeping advice from company leadership. The narrator urges banks as safe custody and teaching workers to protect securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Charles Aubrey Eaton
Leslie
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Wallis
Ellis Island
Fifth Avenue
Harbor Gate
Jefferson in Misfortune After Presidency
Retired president Thomas Jefferson faced mounting debt while attempting farming in Monticello. He hosted many guests, kept open house, and eventually borrowed from Congress to buy his library and papers for 28,000 dollars. His assets funded the Library of Congress collection, and he died bankrupt but active in public life, having helped found the University of Virginia as its first provost and overseeing its construction.
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Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Washington
Congress
Oation
Library of Congress
Jefferson
White House
University of Virginia
Roman Villas Found in Switzerland Near Bern
Archaeologists in the Enge wood near Berne have uncovered two Roman villas dating to the first century B C. Further digs aim to locate the 12 towns and 400 villages Caesar mentioned in the neighborhood. Traces of a former Roman colony have been found at the site.
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Switzerland
Enge
Berne
Geneva
Julius Caesar
Opals Industry of Australia and Key Discoveries
The Australian opal industry, led by New South Wales, shows a value of £1,426,000 from stoves found since 1890. Opals were first recorded in Queensland two years before the 1877 discovery in New South Wales, and Australia is noted for producing black opals.
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Australia
New South Wales
Queensland
Ellis Island Immigrants Arrive in Record Numbers
The island handles nearly 430,001 arrivals by July 1 with 173,188 in the occupation group. Families arrive in larger shares, with many children, and Wallis expands education and outreach to reduce segregation.
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United States
American
A Letter for Women Garnett Kansas Praise for Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs Eva E Shay of Garnett Kansas describes a postpartum nervous breakdown and severe weakness after childbirth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with rapid relief after two doses and full recovery after five bottles. She says her health has remained good and recommends the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva E, Shay
Garnett, Kansas
Petersons Ointment Promises Refund for Skin Ailments
A dated testimonial claims Petersons Ointment cures running sores eczema and a range of skin diseases. The user asserts a guaranteed refund if no improvement, citing a Buffalo New York address and hospital conflict as proof of effectiveness.
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Peterson
F. E. Root
Michigan Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Peterson Ointment Co
Ottawa Log Saw Cuts Faster and Costs Less
A new 4 cycle high power motor log saw with Oscillating Magnetono batteries outpaces rivals by finishing cuts quickly and enabling rapid restart. The Ottawa model features a friction clutch controlled by a lever to start and stop without engine interruption. It sells for less than comparable saws of its size.
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Costa
Ottawa
Ottawa Log Law
Ottawa Mfg. Co
Wood St
Kas
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Jeltins
Europe
Tis Island
Great Gateway
America
John Waller Harrington
New York Herald
Frederick A. Wallis
Petit Jean
Atlantic
Jean
Republic
Rhysic
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
New York State
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Illinois
Michigan
California
Texas
South
Mississippi
P. A. Donohue
Department of Labor
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Ofos
Lydia E. Pinkham
Holland
Write Products CO
Paducah
Farmers’ Trust
Bere
J. D. Beals
OTO
Kansas City
W.N. U
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