New Smaller Size Currency Aimed at Economy and Convenience
The Treasury plans a third smaller size for all bills, reducing from 7 1/16 by 3 1/4 inches to 6 by 2 3/4 inches, with redesigns for easier handling and faster production. Economies come from printing more notes per plate, potentially saving millions annually, as the plan also consolidates notes types and updates portraits to presidents only.
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Hearty Meals in Java Rice Table Experience
A vivid description of dining in Java outlines the riztavel or rice table. It begins with a deep dish of rice and ends with a sense of fullness that delays activity for hours. A parade of native servers follows, each bearing various dishes including fried fish and eggs.
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Java
Riz zavel and related Dutch Java cuisine noted
A fragment notes how the Hollanders ruling Java eat a daily riz zavel dish with beef onions pepper curry coconut and chopped nuts, describing regional delicacies and survival through local customs.
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Java
True Patriotism Quote by Andrew Jackson
A historical quote defines patriotism as placing the nation’s honor above all, with citizens ready to risk their lives for defense and understanding that protection comes as they give.
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Andrew Jackson
Prolific Inventor Elizah McCoy of Detroit
The most prolific of negro inventors was Elizah McCoy of Detroit, who from 1872 to 1920 obtained 67 patents. His inventions cover many subjects but mainly relate to lubricating machinery.
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Elizah McCoy
Detroit
Zero in Worries From Our Time of Great Danger
A Des Moines Register excerpt debates the futility of excessive worry about existential threats, arguing the earth may endure for about a million years more while cautioning against paralyzing fear. The piece weighs long-term risks against present concerns and preserves a measured tone.
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Des Moines Register
Canary Brings Hope to Orphan Boy in Ward Tale
In a hospital ward story told by a father to Nick and Nancy, a dying orphan boy asks for his canary kept at an orphanage. A kind doctor defies rules to fetch the bird, and the canary’s presence sparks the boy’s recovery and brings joy to other patients as the bird friend travels the ward. The tale ends with hopes of a canary for Nancy tomorrow.
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Nick
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RIDDLES question and punchlines from a 19th century column
A collection of wordplay riddles and jokes showing puns about ships heat distances and policing. Entries include Seamanship answer A fetty Ike warm heart Mislay and Misplace and clues about fault horse and a blind man joking with a policeman.
Spoon Was in Way Pather Dont Drink My of Your Saucer
A fragmentary line describes a spat over a spoon and saucer with a character named Tommy. The garbled text hints at a humorous domestic moment involving eye irritation from spoup and a cup as a prop.
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Pather
Tommy
Wealth thresholds rise as definitions of rich shift in Bethel tale
A historical survey notes Amertcq wealth up one third over Bye years yet demands far more wealth to be called rich today. The Bethel tale recalls Esquire Tor Taylor portrayed as the richest man in town, with notes and interest payments cited to illustrate the era’s wealth gap and perceptions of affluence.
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Amertcq
Bethel
Barnum
Tor Taylor
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Squire
Ron Taylor
EN Judd
Ric
Doen
Sussex Chicks Fly to German Farm in One Day
Eight hundred fifty newly hatched chickens from Sussex England were packed in a crate and flown from Croydon to Cologne Germany. A truck then moved them to a railway station and a fast train delivered them to their new home in Gerushelm before sunset. All chicks survived and chirped during the journey as they were sent to improve German strains.
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England
Gerushelm
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Croydon
Mane
Cologne
Germany
Bayer Aspirin Advertising Warns Against Counterfeit Packs
An old pill ad urges buyers to verify the Bayer Cross on packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. It touts safety proven by millions and medical use for colds neuritis toothache neuralgia headache lumbago rheumatism and pain. It notes packaging varieties including handy boxes of twelve and bottles of 24 or 100 at low cost.
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Rista
New Coal Energy Claims Stir Industrial Theories
A German scientist unveils plans for a mammoth deep sea ship powered by coal that could create 200 jobs hourly, while a Hugland scientist reports a method to secure five times the current coal energy by feeding powdered coal at specific temperatures. The inventor asserts the device can be installed in any power plant, cutting fuel costs by half and boosting efficiency.
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Hugland
We Know He His Always Received Contemnation
The fragment cites Cul Worula paper noting constant backlash for its rule and spur dat banding of all cases. A quip suggests a quarrelsome man with a friend should be made to sit with his words.
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