Campaign for International Bimetallism Urgently Demanded
The piece rails at the 1873 silver demonetization and the gold standard, arguing for an international bimetallic currency. It condemns Harvey and Sherman Hooper, critiques press complicity, and urges a bipartisan push for a world wide monetary solution to end economic panics and restore stable value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Farwell
Chicago
Horr
Harvey
Edia
Tribune
Congress
Harr
Sherman
Hooper
Brother Horr
Woodbine
Sinai
Eccles
Financial University
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
David
Solomon
Caesar
Roman Empire
Jefferson
Hamilton
Stars and Stripes
Labao
Newton
Copernicus
Mother Earth
Muilly
Josephus
Potiphar
Blackstone
Brother Harvey
Col. Strong
Gen
George DB. Swift
Queen Victoria
Baron Grant
Utah
Stock Exchange
Barnum
Europe
United States
Herr
Continuous rails without switches urged to prevent accidents
A writer argues that railroad safety hinges on removing switches and frogs by making rails continuous. He cites English practice with hoisting transfer systems under block control and says faster trains deserve uninterrupted tracks to reduce serious incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Apes Superstition Aims For Dinner At One
Chief Utan the auburn haired orang outang at the Zoo believes a straw with special power can summon his dinner before 1 pm. He picks the longest straight straw, holds it to his mouth, and peers for the keeper. If no keeper appears he discards the straw and repeats the ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utan
Zoo
Philadelphia
Great Water Power From Nile Cataracts Plan
M Prompt, inspector-general of roads and bridges in Egypt, proposes tapping Nile cataracts. A 45 to 50 foot fall at Assuan would yield about 40 000 horsepower to power mills and light Cairo. A dam near Cairo would secure a 15 foot fall using stored irrigation water, with total cost under 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Prompt
Egypt
Assuan
Cairo
A Prevalent Diseaae From a Green Apple Belief
Mrs Rundowne Waterberrie explains her son’s illness to neighbor Mrs Mellinryne calling it the apple plexy, a disease said to come from eating too many green apples as Moses did, with the two ladies discussing medical ignorance and common folk remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Varied Notes From A Century Ago In A Scattered Patchwork
A collage of random items mentions Japan English education, a 1897 Seattle expo plan, reindeer strength, aluminum trunks, a pun about bloodstone and hematite, a Boston Transcript note, a Trilby baseball club in Antigo, Hall's Catarrh Cure ads, a Brooklyn Life gag, camphor ice for chapped skin, a street car remark, teething remedies, social habits in choosing a husband, Hanson’s Magic Corn Balm, and a theater line about public notice exposure.
Syrup of Figs Laxative Advertises Comfort Health
A vintage advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative healing constipation, cleansing the system, and easing colds fevers by acting on the kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims wide medical approval and urges buyers to purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Senator Farwell
U.S
Japan
Northwest
Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
Tt Ia
Boston Transcript
Antigo
Trilby
Central
Wisconsin
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ol Hall
Oy Hall
Brooklyn
Hegeman
C.G, Clark Co
New Raven, Oh
Hanson
Kline
Bluesarcet
Phila
E. D. Townsend
Ft. Howard
Wrs
Kansas
Parker
Pin Ane
Eas Digress Cook Remedy CO
Masonic Temple
Academy OF the Sacred Heart
Religions of the Sacred Heart
Academy Sacred Heart
St Joseph
Rention
Gallild
Orlow
Eta
Washington, D. C
Washington
2. C
B. Pension Bureau Sistu Lust Wir
Mandiortemel
Mily Luce
Huclester, S
Grace
N. K. Pairbank
St. Louis
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