New York Mint Debates Darker Gold Coin Designs
Gold coin redesign causes slowed minting as engineers add attachments to presses to run near normal speed. Changes to Augustus St Gaudens designs draw criticism for practical, unartistic alterations. Doubt lingers over future $20 double eagle and other denominations benefiting from revised, economically viable production.
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Gov
New York Sun
Uae
Aes
Denver
Francis
Mint of Corn
Augustus St. Gaudens
St. Gaudens
Mary Cunningham
Golden Medical Discovery advertised with medical claims
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Dr. Sage’s remedies as cures for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach disorders. It touts ingredients printed on bottle wrappers, asserts complete and correct formulas under oath, and promotes mucous membrane healing and nasal and gastric addressed conditions.
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Pierce
Sago
Figures on US Coins and Bethlehem Travel Scene
A fragment discusses the 18th and 20th century U S coin designs by St Gaudens, edge inscriptions, and minting relief adjustments to the eagle and head. It also notes a Christmas Bethlehem scene with pilgrims, shepherds, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as a peaceful nocturnal procession through Via Dolorosa to Bethlehem.
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Joe Plece
Stara
Phils
Mintai Tloa
Mary Cunningham
Aldo
St. Gaudens
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Via Doloror
St. Stephen‘s Gat
Travel Magazine
Foley’s Honey and Tar Coupon Card Claim
An advertisement certifies that druggists may refund money if Foley’s Honey and Tar fails to cure a cough or cold. It claims to stop coughing, heal the lungs, and prevent serious illness from a cold, including grippe and pneumonia, with no opiates, in a yellow package, sold by all druggists.
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Foley
All Drugetta
Suniday
Foley's
Forest land bill aims at national reserves in many states
Measures from Measra lever and Currier of New Hampshire seek authorisation for the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire land for national forest areas across Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Kentucky and Tennessee while a Senate version is anticipated. The proposal includes a 5 million dollar appropriation for land purchases. Also, an ad promotes Pineales a remedy for rheumatic pain and other ailments sold by J W Bell Valhalla and W J Lunney Seneca.
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Appalachian
White Mountains
Measra
Lever
South Carolina
Currier
New Hampshire
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maine
Senate
J. W.bell
Valhalla
W. J. Lunney
Seneca
Railroad Scalping Vegal Final Decree By Court
Judge Kohlsaat in the United States Circuit Court at Chicago entered the final decree in the suit of 16 railroads against 52 ticket scalpers. Following a Supreme Court ruling, railroad ticket scalping is illegal. Also mentions remedies and unrelated medical and product lines.
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Kohlsaat
United
Tuites
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Congress awards first appropriation to cover seed deficiency
The present Congress authorized its first money appropriation on December 19 for 50 000 dollars to supply seed deficiency caused by the destruction by fire of the government debt warehouse in Washington.
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Congress
Washingon
South Goes Dry Theme Echoes Across The South
A fragmented poem and note on Prohibition fill the page, contrasting Kentucky and southern states with the water wagon image, while a brief coffee advertisement from the Chicago Post follows. The piece paints a dry season mood through rural imagery and old time references, noting shifts in habit and culture.
Care of Fur Furs Tips from The Chicago Journal
Care for furs includes keeping them dry, brushing to keep fluffiness, and storing in a close box with tissue paper. Magnesia or gasoline can clean collars. avoid damp storage and shake off snow and rain before putting away. Also notes a note about the Khasi matriarchy in India, highlighting a mother as head and sole real property owner in the family with inheritance through her.
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Chicago Journal
India
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Keowle
Walhalla
Shoop
Racine
Wis
W. Bell
Dreserve
Mae
Ieee
Southland
Chicago Post
All
Chattanooga
Westminster
T. M. Lowery
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