Mutilated Money and the United Treasury Bureau
The article reviews the U S Treasury Redemption Bureau handling mutilated currency. It describes how experts decipher and restore notes in various damaged states, cites cases of burned, waterlogged, and mice damaged bills, and notes anecdotes of misplacement and compensation involving farmers, elderly couples, and even an old soldier. It also covers precautions and affidavits required to prove destruction and details a Kansas farmer case with restitution after discrepancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Atliant
Lim
Mammon
Sta
Kansas
Secret Service
New York Tribune
Trolley Killing Trees in Bay Ridge Area
Bay Ridge residents accuse the overhead trolley system of harming trees along a 65th Street to Fort Hamilton corridor. They say insulation leaks allow electricity to travel from feeder cables into branches, causing decay and death, with one stretch showing rapid tree loss since the trolley was installed.
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Bay Tidge
Brooklyn
Sixty-fifth Street
Fort Hamilton
Greater
New York
A Woman's Idea on Tenderizing Meat Through History
A reflection on how grandmothers and great grandmothers used pounding implements to tenderize tough meat, often squeezing out juices, and how despite many utensils devised, the core idea remains unchanged.
Mechanical meat tenderer and cold cure advice
An illustrated device tenderizes beef by pressing and rolling to sever fat and skin tissue. It promises steak thickness change and faster broiling. The text also prescribes a cold remedy: fast, long walks, full-breathing exercise, daily vigorous bathing, and moderated meals to cleanse the body.
Influenza and Heat Clash in Northern England Men Immune in High Heat
During a influenza epidemic in northern England observations show that only men working in very high temperatures escaped infection. The note highlights a curious link between heat exposure and apparent resistance among workers in hot conditions.
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England
Tigers and Odor of Flowers in Popular Science
A fragmentary note suggests artists tame the ther a with the scent of flowers, claiming the rose shows gratitude to the fiery animal. The language is garbled but hints at a discussion of animal scent influence and artistic interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Thia
The Penalty of Music and Deafness Among Musicians
A Kansas City Star report notes many musicians quit due to deafness caused by constant ear strain from brass instruments. It cites brass players who endure years of practice and performance, with some losing hearing and quitting before fame, while others persist despite fading sound.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
He Got No Money An Episode From Louis VIII Life
An anecdote from Louis VIII childhood describes the young dauphin at St Germain receiving 50 crowns from Sully. His attendants grabbed the coins quickly as Mme de Monglat hoarded the rest, sparking a remark from the boy about not receiving any money. Herouard notes later that Louis developed a reluctance to spend or give tied to Monglat's influence.
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Louis VIII
France
Dauphin
Lois Sil
Duke of
M. de Sully
Mme. de Monglat
Herouard
Louis
Mme. de Mongrat
Warning to Borrowers Ends in Household Havoc
A Kansas City Journal item reports a man who sent his son to borrow a neighbor's paper caused a chain of comic disasters. Bees sting, a barbed wire fence breaks, pants ripped, a cow eats corn and dies, milk spills drown kittens, teeth misplaced, a baby gains a car pet, and a daughter elopes with the hired man while the farmyard chaos continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Plumber Leaves Home Notice for Burglars in Chalk Door
A provident plumber on holiday posted a witty placard inside his chalk door. He warns burglars that valuables and plated jewelry are in Safe Deposit vaults while trunks hold only secondhand clothes. He even mentions a $5 bearer check and jokes about cleanliness and candle wax.
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Safe Deposit Company
Collier's Weekly
Odda Gentlemen Spin Clever Paradox Exchange
In a Baltimore American item, two gentlemen exchange a wry logic tease about knowing half as much, then twice as much as they don’t know, and finally three times as much as there is to know. The banter showcases playful wordplay and wit between rivals.
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Odda
Sourdropp
Mr. Arguso
Baltimore American
Royal Word Secures Leave Power Shift in Department
In a Washington Star tale, a clerk secures leave after a secretary’s personal grant, exposing a clash with a division chief who claimed authority. The clerk recalls the secretary’s warm reassurance and notes the secretary’s sole control over department leave approvals.
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Wiha
Anan
O. I
Washington Star
Gems Have Life Organic in Belief and Fashion
A clipped montage notes claims that gems such as opals rubies and pearls exhibit life-like sensitivity to invalid wearers and disease emanations. pearls fade and die when misused. It cites Philadelphia Press and Harper's Bazar chatter on science superstition and gossip about Ida's engagement with a witty Rome anecdote on wigs and disguise.
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Philadelphia Press
Pennsylvania Lines Massillon Schedule And Excursion Rates
Massillon passenger trains on the Pennsylvania Lines update on a new May 27 1900 schedule with eastbound and westbound departure times from Massillon station. Tickets and special fares for BYP UL Cincinnati excursions to Chicago and Toledo for the National Prohibition Convention and Ohio Christian Endeavor Union are advertised along with Fourth of July reduced rate tickets and return validity through July.
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Pennsylvania
Massillon Station
J. A. Shoemaker
Massillon
Toledo
Pennsylvania Lines
Ohio Christian Endeavor Union
Panaceylvania Liner
Pennsylvanic
Pittsburg
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Ry. Co
A.M
Bellairs
Tee
P.M. Bridgeporchrichsvire
Philadelphia
Canal Dover
Justus
Mansition
TAS
Tin Canal Fulton
Ouarwick
al Tal
Seville Sterling
Bid
Chippewas Laks
Pal
Medina
Leste
Brook
Cleveland
Lorain
Iy Ao M.ip.m
P.M. Laster
Lyria Ui
Tsun
A. Ant
PTAM
Brooklyn
Chippewa Lake
Seville
Fulton
Jacuas
Ganal Dover
Philadethia
Unrichlyville
Bridgeport
Ellatre
P.M
Blyrta
Grafton
Lester
M. G. Carrel
G. P.A
Low Fare West to National Democratic Convention Excursions
Special rates to Kansas City via Pennsylvania Lines for the National Democratic Convention. Excursion tickets on July 1 2 and 3 good returning by July 9. Also cheap tickets to Charleston July 3 5 6 and 8 tied to National Educational Association meeting. Information and routes provided by Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents.
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Kansas City
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lines
Charleston
National Educational Association
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Rome
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Canton, O
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G. F. Breckel, Mgr
Traveler’s Register
Cincinnati
BYP
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Errurmone
Gen
Age
Canton
Oko
Air
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Graveland Terminal
Valley R. R
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Massision A. M
Akron
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