Tax free denatured alcohol could spark new industry
The passage argues that removing the tax on denatured alcohol would unleash an era of power, heat, and light from farm and factory alike. Potatoes, beets, corn, sugar beets, and molasses are cited as major sources, with farmers forming cooperative distilleries to produce affordable industrial alcohol for home use and engines.
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Wilson
Louisville Courier Journal
Wood Alcohol
Standard Oil
Great West
H. W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
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Brooklyn
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New York
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The Clock Calls Raleigh to His Dead Wife
In a suspenseful scene from The Oklahomaian, Raleigh senses a fatal moment as a clock chimes the time of his wife Lora’s death. He admits their secret marriage, sees Lora’s ghostly presence, and dies with a final vision of her at the door as the clock rings.
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Raleigh
Lora
Denaturing liquor ingredients debated in bill passage
Dr Wiley argues restoring undrinkable alcohol would cost more than reconstituting pure alcohol. He proposes adding ten percent wood alcohol and one percent pyridine as the best method. The bill as passed leaves denaturing ingredients to the discretion of the internal revenue tax.
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Secretary Wilson
Secretar Wilson
Wiley
Hie
Internal Revenue Tax
Fortunes in Violet Proof of Rival Roses Tonight
A poem fragment shows two rivals in love with a choice of roses and violets. The speaker anxiously awaits the correct display as the lady approaches the stairs. Fortune may reveal which color triumphs tonight.
Mary’s Age In A Riddle From Technical World
A playful riddle cites Mary with a lamb and a lamb’s chops from 9 A. D. It asks how old Mary would be, implying the current year is near 30 years after the lamb’s tale. The puzzle hinges on interpreting the timeline to deduce Mary’s age.
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Mary
The Pope’s Wardrobe Employs Many Women for Robes
The Vatican employs a large number of women to keep the Pope’s white garments spotless. No spot may mar his attire and after a few hours of wear the robes lose their freshness. Women serve in this role as male attendants are deemed unsuitable. Delicate materials are used year round with fine fabrics woven for winter.
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Paris
Batiste
Mousseline de Sole
Vatican
Fraud Order Flagged Against Vineless Potato Company
A fraud order was issued against the Vineless Potato Company of Pullman, Lit. after investigations by Agriculture, Justice, and Post Office departments. W. D. Darst, touting a “wonderful process,” was barred from mail use, while he advertised free growing rights and sold “potatine” fertilizer and seeds at high prices.
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Record-Herald
Pullman
Departments of Agriculture, Juive and Post Office
W. D. Darst
Freey
Pure Food Law Sharpened in Philippine Islands Case
The report notes clever swindling by some Chinamen in the Philippine Islands who remove whiskey from bottles as a trick for adulteration. They soak off labels drill a small hole, drain whiskey, insert a colored liquid, reseal and cover the hole with the label.
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Philippine Islands
Recommendation for Cook Position in Four-Week Service
The dialogue shows a mistress questioning how to word a recommendation for a cook who asks to note four weeks of service. The cook asserts a simple statement about her tenure, suggesting “I stood this place four weeks” as sufficient.
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Marie
Cod Fishing Season Worth for Sixty-Ton Vessel
A sixty ton vessel with a twelve man crew can earn about 2200 dollars in a cod fishing season.
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