Paper Money and the U S Bureau of Engraving History
The article traces the evolution of U S paper money from early contracts with note companies to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing taking over in 1876. It details life spans of different notes, the Bureau’s skilled craft, distinctive distinctive paper, and the vast, exacting counting process before money enters circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Secret Service
Joseph E. Ralph
United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Banker's Magazine
National Bank
United States
Washington
White House
Potomac River
Washington Monument
Virginia
London
Colonies
Continental Congress
States
Treasury
Capitol
Dalton
Massachusetts
Ireland
Bureau
Sensational Falls From High Estate And Cigarette Backlash
A sweeping survey links aristocratic downfalls to wage labor in America and notes a surge in cigarette use and regulation. It highlights youths of noble birth working as bottle washers, baronial figures as laborers, and broad anti-cigarette laws shifting urban behavior and Navy policies.
Baby’s Own Tablets Praised by Ontario Mother
Inverary mother Mrs RB E Sanford reports her sickly baby improved after using Baby’s Own Tablets. She credits the remedy with stopping crying and restoring rosy cheeks and health. The Dr Williama Medicine Co offers boxes for 23 cents by mail from Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RB. E. Sanford
Inverary
Ont
The Cigarette and Its Uses
A discussion notes eight states ban cigarettes while consumption rises nationally. It traces the habit northward from Mexican influence and describes how cigarette use spread across regions.
They Cleanse While They Cure Vegetable Pills Claim Health Benefits
The advertisement extols Parme lee's Vegetable Pills made from dandelion and mandrake. It claims to clear the stomach and intestines of deleterious matter and restore deranged organs to healthful action. It asserts the pills are the best remedy for indigestion and urges trials to prove the claim.
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Parmelee
Washington favors woodpecker over bald eagle on state seal
The state of Washington argues the woodpecker, not the bald eagle, deserves honor for protecting forests from wood borers. Officials say the industrious bird clears trees by hunting borers, keeping trees alive and guarding against insect infestations.
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Washington
United States
Nhe
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Relief From Rheumatism
An advertisement claims rheumatism arises from poisonous blood acids and cannot be cured by liniments or electrical treatments. Dr Williams Pink Pills are said to cleanse and enrich the blood, curing thousands after other methods failed, citing Mrs. Boisseau’s recovery after using about a dozen boxes. Sold by medicine dealers or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents per box six for $2.50.
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Megmediecine
Williams
F. X. Boisseau
St. Jerome
Dr. Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bureau of Engraving
England
Waterloo
San Francisco
Chicago
Count Szechenyi
Berlin
Bismarck
Salvation Army
New York
Booth
South America
Prince Consort of England
Central Park
Bitter Creek
Florida
Ishal
Duke of Wellington
Grand Pacific Hotel
Count G
America
Perth
Melfort
Europe
Church of England
Durham
Australia
Wisconsin
Indiana
Missouri
Nebraska
Ilinois
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Spain
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Syria
Japan
Brazil
Navy Department
Westerleigh
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