Counterfeiting Decline and New York Growth Revealed
The Monroe hundred counterfeit notes, once perfect and widespread, led to a major government recall after arrests in Philadelphia in 1899. Experts note minor flaws, and officials say counterfeiting has largely ended since then. Meanwhile New York City is rapidly growing, projected to surpass London by 1916 and become the world’s largest metropolis as its population nears 1 in 20 of the U.S. total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Secret Service
City Star
Kansas
Piasso
Philadelphia
Monroe
Tilman Register
Morgan
Treasury Department
Monroe Hundred
Bwinney
Swinney
New York
London
New York City
United States
Moody's Magains
California Fig Syrup Co
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Right In the Swim and a Hungry Walter
An urban vignette from London Chronicle features a man with a smashed car and appendicitis needing a $10,000 pearl wedding gift as a bystander notes a satirical meal binge. A hungry porter is mocked for boasting a four course al fresco feast at a railway hotel dining counter.
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Papa
Walter
London Chronicle
Election urgency quoted in a cracked Chicago Tribune fragment
In the fragment from the Chicago Tribune a wife resists going to vote while a husband urges action in coming days. The dialogue captures election timing and personal hesitation over participation. The snippet hints at social pressure and the practical hurdle of voting attire on election day.
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Maris
John
Chicago Tribune
Blood Purifying Home Remedy Promises Health Boost
An article cites a well known authority claiming winter kidney weakness causes blood souring and a range of ailments from eruptions to rheumatism. It prescribes a homemade mix of Dandelion Find Extract, Compound Karyon, and Syrup Sarsaparilia to cleanse kidneys, improve uric acid filtration, and restore red blood cell levels.
Old cannon tale at Mare Island yard fascinates locals
A San Francisco contractor bought obsolete smooth bore cannons sold at Mare Island Navy Yard. Attempts to break them with dynamite, blasting powder, and an electric drill failed. the cannons were corralled near Point Richmond as efforts to smash them continued. The strong cannons once armed ships that sailed in 1813.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Point Richmond
Oldest Man on Army Rolls Is Sergeant Robertson
The oldest enlisted man on the U S army rolls is Sergeant David Robertson of the hospital corps at Governor's Island station. A native Scotsman, he first enlisted May 27, 1854, and has served continuously with the extraordinary record of never having lost a day. He is 74 years old.
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United States Army
Seret
David Robertson
Hospital Corps
Governor's Island
Notable Quotes and Advertisements in a Fragmented Page
A collage of quotations and ad blurbs appears, including Ruskin on motive, Emersons lines, a medicine cure claim for Dr Klines Nerve Restorer, and various products like Defiance Starch. Mentions of Lewis factory cigar and natural history fact on vertebrates round out a scattered page segment.
Englaah Women Good Shots At Wandsworth Rifle Club
Women new to the Wandsworth England rifle club display sharp shooting with scores often reaching 25 of 40 the highest. The club seeks more women sharpshooters to arrange a match against men. A Toledo Ohio affidavit offers a reward of 100 dollars for each Catang that cannot be cured by Matis Catangng Come.
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Englaah
Wandsworth
England
Tate
Onto
Cry of
Toledo
Gg. Lugas Court
Faayce J. Cagney
F. J. Cuewer & Co
Atare
Catang
Matis Catanng
Lydia B
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Runtzler
State St
Schenectady
N. Y
Lydia BE
Mrs. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
A Friendly Grocer Sees Postum Heal A Woman
A Midland woman describes eight years of nervous anxiety and illnesses, including numbness and heart flutter. After switching from coffee to Postum, she improves within a month, regains color, sleeps well, gains weight, and resumes full household work. She credits The Road to Wellville and the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan.
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Siga
Wellville
Oura
Ilice Postum
Postum Company
Bat- Ue Creek
Mich
Pkgu
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Monica
Putnam Padel
Tse
Emmerson
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
A A. C. Manning
St. Vitus
Dr. Kline
R. U. Kline
Red St
Phindeville
Garfield
Amar
Frank J. Chenet
Provence
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Carters
Thompson
Chita
Carmi
J. 5
Crawford
Ninth Street
Kansas City
Missouri
Harneas
Tate Losef Vohicien
Catyiea
Harnade
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mig. Co
Elkhart
Indiana
Louisville, Ky
Cal
New York, N. Y
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