Why Guides Go Mad at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
National Capital affairs recount amusing incidents from escorting visitors in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Guides describe visitors assuming the money is counterfeit or that the process is a sham, with a banker surprised to see green on one side. The tale highlights common misconceptions and humorous exchanges over a twenty year veteran’s observations.
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Ashington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
New York
Development of Early Locomotives at the National Museum
The United States National Museum houses two of the earliest original locomotives along with models and accessories illustrating steam engine history. It highlights Trevithick and Stevens 1825 boiler as well as the Stourbridge Lion and John Bull engines, marking pivotal steps in rail transport.
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United States National Museum
Merthyr Tydvil
South Wales
Richard Trevithick
Trevithick
National Museum
John Stevens
England
America
John Bull
George Stephenson & Sons
Camden and Amboy
United States Intervenes for Buzzard With Honest Name
The article explains the buzzard or turkey vulture as a high flying scavenger valued by the federal government for public health. It notes the bird’s usefulness in collecting garbage, reducing flies, and aiding community cleanliness, though it is not admired for beauty.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
How Uncle Sam Measures the Flow of Rivers
A government engineer uses a current meter and water depth readings under a bridge to compute river flow. By recording height daily from a gauge, flow at any height can be determined, guiding construction and water projects.
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Uncle Sam
Devastating Midwest Storm Kills Thirteen. River Roads Washed Out
Kansas City June 21 Thirteen people were killed in wind and rain storms across the southwest. Five Bruges family members died near Onarga, Potawatomi county, with others injured. A cloudburst wrecked homes in Richmond Missouri where Mrs Covey and child were buried, and Mrs Bell died from lightning. Westmoreland saw Williams injured as their home was swept away. A railroad bridge collapse on the interurban line near Latour drowned John Gunther. five passengers survived. Lightning felled Gene Nichols and Ernest Brandt, while a team scare hurt Oscar Olson near Salina. Dozens of railroad tracks were washed out and trains delayed across the region.
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Kansas City
John Bruges
Onarga
Pottawatomie
Topeka
Union Pacific Railroad
Richmond
Ray County
Arthur Covey
Mary Bell
Covey
Bell
Oc Williams
Westmoreland
Kan
Charles Morris
Westmoreland Interurban Railroad
Guy
John Gunther
Gene Nichols
Wamego
Asaria
Salina
Oscar Olson
Ernest Brandt
Beatrice
Gregg
Southern
Northern
Eastern
Western
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Aviator Warneford Dies In Airm crash At Duc France
Paris June 19 Reginald A J Warneford Canadian war hero who earned the Victoria Cross and Legion of Honor for destroying a Zeppelin over Belgium was killed Thursday when he fell from his aircraft at Duc France London June 17 John E Redmond Irish leader suffers from stomach poisoning and will miss parliament sessions London June 18 word reached here that the steamer Strathnairn was torpedoed in the Irish Channel twenty two crew members believed drowned the 4336 ton vessel The Dutch fishing boat Broskons blew up by a mine on the Belgian coast four crewmen drowned
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Paris
Reginald A J. Warneford
Belgium
Duc
France
London
John E. Redmond
Strathnairn
Broskons
Peace near in Mexico as Wilson and envoy urge talks
Washington reports an optimistic view on Mexico from President Wilson and Manuel Bonilla envoy of General Villa. They expect a peaceful settlement and permanent peace talks may begin after General Carranza replies to Villa telegram. In Kentucky, Rockport arrests 15 prominent citizens for murder connected to the April 29 possum hunters raid on the negro section.
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Wilson
Villa
Washington
Manuel Bonilla
General Villa
Mexico
Bonilla
State Department
Carranza
Kentuc Lans
Rockport
Harrison Maddox
Villa Troops Retreating From Mexican City
A Vera Cruz dispatch to the Carranza agency reports General Villa evacuating Aguascalientes and retreating northward while advancing Carranza forces reach Castro, signaling a shifting Mexican front as of June 21.
Packing Fruit for Market
Advice on fruit packing emphasizes clean packages and undamaged fruit to attract buyers. Avoid soiled fruit and defective bottom layers, sell overripe items honestly, and deliver early, preferably before noon. Maintain cleanliness in fruit, clothing, and delivery personnel, handle crates gently, fill orders promptly, and build a reputation for reliability and fair pricing.
Strawberry Bed Soil Prep and Irrigation Tips
An expert advises selecting a medium loam deep enough to retain moisture yet drain well for strawberries. Avoid very sandy or heavy soils. cool heavy soil with a northern exposure suits late crops. Sod land is undesirable due to poor condition and white grub risk. Thorough plowing harrowing and manure incorporation improve yields and feed deep roots.
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F. NH. Hall
Locusts as Soil Improvers in Limestone Lands
The black locust, a legume, fixes nitrogen from the air and can outgrow other trees on rundown land. On limestone formations it enriches soil and stimulates grass growth, helping bluegrass establish where it does not thrive naturally.
Rich Girl at One Room Tea Party Revealed Past Poverty
A tale of a self styled rich debutante at a one room tea party who, praised for wealth and marriage, is exposed by a Holmes like observation. The other girls wonder how she knew exact locations of household items, showing she once lived in poverty despite apparent riches.
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Sherlock Holmes
Cobble Stones Hit Hard on Shoe Leather
A terse exchange explains cobble stones as the hard, rough paving that wears down shoes and tires the feet. The dialogue frames everyday street life and the roughness of urban paths.
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Lemuel
In Disagreement. A Happy Boy With Shoes and Bruises
The speaker recalls a past disagreement about happiness and barefoot boyhood. A reply defines happiness as wearing shoes and avoiding stone bruises, contrasting the speaker’s memory with a pragmatic stance on comfort and safety. The exchange hints at growing up and changing notions of joy.
Somersault to Diagnose Car Trouble, Free Advice Rebuffed
A meddlesome man remarks there is something wrong with the car but cannot identify it. The owner declines unsolicited help and jokes about finding the fault himself even if he must roll into a ditch to do so. The exchange captures a humorous clash over free guidance.
Ibsen-Style Conflict Over Recommendation Leaves Job
A woman objects to giving a recommendation to her former partner, accusing him of leaving for money he cannot pay. He asks for explanation, and she cites past servants leaving for marriage and better opportunities, stressing concern about perceptions among friends. The Detroit Free Press excerpt captures class and employment tensions in a tense exchange.
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Detroit Free Press
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