Perforated Stamps and the Bessemer Invention
The article explains Sir Henry Bessemer was knighted in 1878 for a government service related to stamping and fraud prevention, not for the steel process. It recounts how perforated government stamps stopped fraud by dating stamps, a simple method with wide adoption. The piece notes promised rewards faded while the invention gained lasting global use.
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Sir Henry Bessemer
James Dredge
Bessemer
Someret Trouse
Inland Revenue Department
Cassier
Paying Teller Shortfall Revealed By US Treasury Note
In a downtown bank a paying teller found a thousand dollar shortage after money was counted. Three colleagues had been in the cage that day. A later Treasury notice showed the teller had actually overpaid by two five hundred dollar bills. The cashier blamed the error on the teller and warned to be more careful next time.
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Hawkins
Johnson
Edwards
Johnson and Edwards
United States
Chicago Tribune
Stranger Helps Matron on Bus Never Too Late
In a brief Cleveland Plain Dealer vignette a man near his street corner, about to exit a car, lifts his hat to a stern faced matron dangling from a strap. He jokes that he would have given her his seat earlier if not recognizing she is younger and stronger. She nods, blushes, and smiles as he bids good night.
Prussic Acid Explained by a Chemist Opinion
A well known chemist explains prussic or hydrocyanic acid as the deadliest poison, prohibited in pure form by law. He notes its sources from peach leaves and bitter almonds, its rapid deadly action, and the difficulty of detecting it in the body, with postmortems often failing to reveal the poison.
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Suco
St. Louis Republic
Gates Of Galway And The Four Tribes
In Galway four gates faced N S E W each guarded by a motto against fierce tribes. The north warned against the O Flaherties, the west against the O Maddens, the south against the O Dalys, and the east against the O Kellys. Despite prayers, the gates offered little protection as these four tribes raided for red gold.
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Galway
Efficient Pantry Design For Winter Cooking In Homes
A Minneapolis housekeeper advises meticulous pantry planning to streamline winter cooking. Key points describe a broad, angled shelf with a baking area and a large window for light, plus brass hooks and individual screw-mounted utensils for quick, one-handed access without disrupting other items.
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Minneapolis
Chief Will of Philadelphia Fire Department Fire Safety Rules
Chief Will of the Philadelphia fire department urges strict home fire prevention. Do not place ashes in wooden boxes or barrels. use iron or tin ash boxes in kitchens and cellars. Keep cellars clear of refuse such as newspapers rags and broken wood and apply annual whitewash or fire proof paint. Line flues with terra cotta and keep wood away from chimneys. Use metal lathing where required and avoid lace curtains near gas jets. bare windows or relocate jets. Lace curtains in private homes are a common fire cause.
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Philadelphia Fire Department
Cant Say as Every Deceived Son I Paid for the ’o
In a bantering exchange, a purchaser pressure-tests a deal with Bill who admits difficulty describing an associate. The dialogue reveals past dealings, a taunting demand for wrongdoing, and amending moral restraint as the law blocks explicit language. The snippet ends with a sharp tip to remove the person in question.
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Bill
Liverpool Post
Justica Plant Advancing as Bedding Favorite This Season
Nurserymen note justicia as a top late introduction with rapid popularity as a house and bedding plant. It grows bushy and vigorous and blooms all season in red or blue shades. Requires half sandy loam and leaf mold with coarse iron meal, repotted promptly, and needs sunny placement for best bedding use.
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Justicia
Orphan Word Triggers Humorous Student Guess in Scottish School
A north Scotland school teacher tested spelling and definition. The class correctly wrote orphan but could not define it. She said she is an orphan to prompt meaning. A pupil finally quipped, It’s someone that wants to get married and canna get a man.
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Scotland
Coffee Drinking In Brazil Exhilarating Yet Restless Habit
Brazilians drink numerous cups of very strong sweet coffee daily. The beverage is said to produce an intense lasting exhilaration beyond beer. Habitual drinkers become very restless, scarcely able to sit or stand, with nervousness increasing to resemble St. Vitus dance.
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Brazil
Pineapple Snow Dessert From Simple Ingredients
An economical and easy dessert combines canned grated pineapple with dissolved gelatin, sugar, lemon juice, and pineapple juice. After heating the gelatin mixture, sugar and pineapple are stirred in, then the hot blend is poured over beaten egg whites and cooled. Serve with whipped cream.
Sour milk gingerbread from a Good Housekeeping recipe
Instructions describe mixing one cup butter and sugar creamed, one cup molasses, one cup sour milk, two teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in hot water, half a teaspoon salt, two teaspoonfuls ginger, one teaspoonful powdered cinnamon, two beaten eggs, flour to a thick batter, and raisins dredged with flour added just before baking.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Offered for Cure Claims
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women, offering 500 for any failure to cure leucorrhea, weakness, prolapsus, or falling of the womb after a fair trial. It cites testimonials and promotes the 1000 page Common Sense Medical Adviser, sent free with stamps, with cloth and paperbound pricing.
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Tourst
Teyaichpygny Health
TT Poore
Hinesdale Kal
Bov Pierce
Tweaids’ Hotel and Surgical Bestatute
Mufale
NOY Ob
Ame
Vom
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Pierce
United States
Not Engaged Yet The Chicago Post Quote
A flirtatious exchange reveals a candid admission that a couple are not yet engaged. He argues they should marry to avert being labeled heartless by the public, while she challenges the premise and their relationship status. The dialogue hints at social reputations in early gossip culture.
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Chicago Post
Restore Cashmere Color With Water and Soda Solution
A method to recover the color of cashmere stained by med spence involves dabbing the fabric with water and a small piece of soda dissolved in it to treat the discolored areas.
Humorous Ancestral Prayers and a Phrenologist Laugh
A fragmentary reminiscence cites Benjamin Franklin Stevens relatives and Uncle Sol praying aloud with stilted interjections. A phrenologist exams a man and proclaims an unusual mix of traits while the man jokes his wife causes most bumps.
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Benjamin Franklin Stevens
Sol
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