Uncle Sam Sets Example in Safety First Crusade
The safety first special train promoted by Uncle Sam tours the nation, led by Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane. It features twelve steel cars with exhibits from federal bureaus such as the Bureau of Mines, Reclamation Service, National Parks, Forest Service, Weather Bureau, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, War and Navy, Red Cross, and Interstate Commerce Commission, including life-saving tech and radium production advances, plus park scenery displays and mission to reduce mining deaths and improve mineral use.
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Uncle Sam
Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Reclamation Service
Great American Desert
National Parks Service of
Coast Guard Service
Public Health Service
Department of the Treasury
The
War and the Navy Departments
American Red Cross Society
Interstate Commerce Commission
Standard is fixed by U S Uncle Sam buys 1 250 000 electric lamps
The United States government purchases about 1 250 000 electric lamps annually and ensures value by testing through the Bureau of Standards. Lamps undergo factory inspection for defects, then samples are burned on life tests at specified efficiency. About five thousand lamps are tested yearly with precise voltage and measurement controls.
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Sam
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Bureau
Dyestuff Industry Sees 47.7 Percent Output Rise in 1914
Preliminary 1914 census figures from the commerce department show a $2,299,281 increase in dyestuffs output, a 47.7 percent jump from 1909, with 133 establishments operating. Total 1914 product value reaches $21,341,122 including dyestuffs, tanning materials, and merchants and sizes.
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Department of Commerce
Massive Sand-Lime Brick Sales Reported for 1915
Uncle Sam records show 179,643,000 sand-lime bricks sold in the United States in 1915, valued at 1,135,104 dollars. This commerce reflects wide use and growing demand across construction sectors nationwide.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey advertised as cure
An advertisement urges readers to buy Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to cure a cold. It claims the syrup heals inflammation soothes coughing loosens phlegm and eases breathing. It presents pine tar balsam for raw spots and irritation prevention and promises guaranteed help at druggists.
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Dr. Bell
Notice of Enrollment Committees Enroll Edgefield Voters 1916
Committees are appointed to enroll voters in Edgefield County for the Democratic Primary 1916. Enrollment books open June 6 1916 at each club or store. Qualifications include 21 years white Democrat US and SC citizen, two years in state, six months in county, 60 days in club district, with teachers and ministers exempt. Enrollment under new rules. May 29 1916.
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Edgefield County
Talbert
J D Hughey
A Gilchrist
P Winn
United States
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Uncle Sah
Monitor
U. S
Bacon
J M Wright
G M Smith
J H Bouknight
Bouknight
Cleveland
C C Jones
J W Quarles
T L Talbert
C Jones
Colliers
J M_ Crafton
Secreary
Mathis
B Mathis
Edgefield Democratic Club
Walton Fuller
A E Padgett
W E Lott
Jones
J W Kemp
T A Hightower
J D Kemp
Edgefield Mercantile Company
Lee
Wo L Coleman
W M Sawyer
John Wright
G P Cobb
Calhoun
A M Clark
J A Lott
J W Hardy
Lott-Walker Company
Long Branch
E L Scott
Luther Vance
L C Clark
Lewis Clark
Meriwether
H F Cooper
A A DeLaughter
J O Scott
T A Williams
Reel
Reel’s
Pleasant Lane
J T McDowell
S T Williams
F L Timmerman
Timmerman
Red Hill
H E Quarles
I T W Quarles
R M Johnson
Quarles
Rovers
J E Dobey
R T Lanham
R A Timmerman
Timmerman’s
Shaw
W W Wise
G F Long
J R Moss
Geo. F. Mims
Optometrist
Edgefield, 8. C
Prince Albert
Bringe Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Pringe Albert
Avoustra. Ga
Invincible Dayton Electric
Dayton Electrical Mfg, Company
Dayton, Ohio
R. H. Middleton
Clark’s Hill
8. C
Eqaitable Fire Insurance Company of
Charleston
Southern Stock Fire Insurance Company
Greensboro
N. C
Life Insurance Company of
Virginia
J. T. Harling
Farmers Bank
Edgefield
C. E
Bank OF Edgefield
J. C. Sheppard
B. E. Nicholson
E. J. Mims
J. H. Allen
Thos. H. Rainsford
John Rainsford
A. S. Tompkins
C. C. Fuller
Cortright
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Oriental
Reg. U. S. Pat
College OF Charleston
South Carolina
Harrison Randolph
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