Silent Service Secrets and Flying Squads Unveiled
Washington chief William J. Flynn explains selection and training of Secret Service operatives. The agency, under the Treasury, uses disguises, real-world roles, and a flying squadron for counterfeiting cases and protection duties. Entry requires tests, nerve, and steady progression from assistant to top operative.
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Washington
William J. Flynn
United States
Secret Service
United States Secret Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Flynn
Uncle Sam
Army
Wave
Claims Department
Treasury Department
William Moran
Fideralje le Fund
MO Anes
Emanuel Ninger
Ninger
Remedies for Ivy Poisoning and Home Treatments
A guide outlines exposure risks from plants and contaminated items, urgent washing with alkaline soap, and physician guidance for severe cases. It details alcohol cleanses, sugar or lead in alcohol cautions, lint dressings with limewater, zinc oxide ointment, a grindelia extract mix, black wash with limewater, and a mercury-poisoning caution. A bland antiseptic follow up is advised for secondary infections, with a commonly recommended carbolic acid blend for topical use.
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Omia
Elevator Notice Mixup at Mill Sparks Laughter
A mill posted a strict elevator notice about sole use by the in charge man. Billy jokes the rule will get them both fired if caught, then the manager questions Billy about reading it. A baseball fan confesses zeal for the art and recounts tossing his Panama in excitement after three fast strikeouts.
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Billy
Flavorings Make Purses Bangled With Waste In Britain
The Literary Digest cites a British Medical Journal editorial calling waste colossal as flavoring drives up costs. It argues cheap, well-chosen foods equal nutritive value and urges cooking to improve taste. It notes factory life frays home life and public taste shifts toward costly prepared foods.
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Great Britain
United States
American Printing Ink Advertised in 1800 Boston
The Massachusetts Mercury published on Feb 18 1800 advertised American Printing Ink by Joseph White near Charles River Bridge Boston claiming equal quality to London ink at 2s 6d per pound. The piece notes this marked a shift toward American manufactured printing ink and covers historic ink innovations from ancient China to 19th century developments.
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Massachusetts Mercury
Boston
London
America
B. C
Tien Tehew
China
William Lewis
Stephens
Leonhardt
New Workman Apron Features Watch Pocket
A safety pocket holds a watch in a new workmen apron. A device to remove wagon wheel tires has been invented, able to exert over a ton of pull yet weighs under twenty five pounds.
Curvature of the Earth Test Sparks Long Legal Battle
The article recalls Alfred Russel Wallace's six mile canal experiment to prove water convexity and Hampden's challenge. Wallace won the test but faced libel suits and years of abuse, costing over 2500 dollars in expenses and many years of controversy.
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John Hampden
Alfred Russel Wallace
Hampden
Wallace
England Has Largest Eggs In Cup Measure
A globe trotter notes eye cups in New York and England are largest while Egyptian eggs are smallest. He praises English hens for extraordinary egg sizes and reports Alexandra officials importing thousands of extra cups to fit native eggs. The piece contrasts egg cup capacity with regional egg sizes across the world.
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England
New York
Globe Trotter
Connecticut
Egypt
Earth
Alexandra
The Story Tellers of Naples Delineator Note
The Story Tellers of Naples thrive with many telers in Naples. A crowd gathers as he dramatizes tales with expressive gestures and facial contortions, edifying listeners who sometimes give a sou. The public letter writer is another street dignitary in demand, especially with time pressed and buxom maids who have not learned writing.
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Naples
Scientist reports pictures formed by mind concentration
Commandant Darget reveals photographs of human radiations taken by touching a sensitized plate in a dark room. The image of the subject or scene appeared in the mind of the operator and then fixed on the plate, suggesting unknown emanations at work.
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Commandant Darget
Societe Universelle d'Etudes Psychiques
Paris
Darget
Sel Ontioia
Silk Worm Exhibit At National Museum Shows Life Cycle
The National Museum in Washington displays silk worms feeding on mulberry leaves and spinning cocoons as a living exhibit. The case traces silk from worm to cocoon to finished fabrics, with tools, cocoons from various countries, and products like thread, fabrics, scarves, and ribbons. The exhibit also explains stoving cocoons to prevent moth emergence and the reeling process producing nine miles of silk per cocoon strand combined into yarn.
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National Museum
Washington, D. C
Airships with Invisible Wings and Quiet Muffler
A new aircraft concept uses non inflammable celluloid to cover wings, rendering the craft nearly invisible and allowing observers to remain unseen in all directions. A muffling box has also been created to make the amateur pilot almost noiseless during flight.
Thursday Friday and Saturday Table of Peach Prices
A fragmented note lists peaches for sale across Thursday Friday and Saturday. It mentions a price of 50e for items labeled unclear and repeats the days with minimal legible data. The text lacks complete product details or seller identification.
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Worth
Boston Man
Joseph White
Charles River Bridge
Bos
Kelloggs
Eeeeee
Saee
Cash Grocery
A. B. Hanna
C. W. Huffman
Hanna & Huffman
Greencastle Telephone Co
Charlie Chaplin
Tom Mix
Dare
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