Government Clearing House Aids Trade via Commerce Reports
The Department of Commerce acts as a national facts clearing house using newspapers radio and mail to distribute data from Commerce Reports and press releases. Daily summaries cover world auto ownership tax acts trade in Latin America and Europe and origin rules affecting imports to Britain.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Commerce Reports
Washington
Vienna
Austrian National Bank
Greece
Hungary
Turkey
Romania
Great Britain
France
Italy
India
Seaboard
Congress
Treasury
Western Newspaper Union
The First Forty-Niners by Elmo Scott Watson
The piece recounts the 1848 gold discovery at Sutter’s Mill and profiles three pioneers Johann Sutter James Marshall and Sam Brannan tracing the rise and fall of their ventures in California. It notes Sutter and Marshall failures under litigation and Brannan’s rapid rise then decline amid the gold rush and San Francisco’s transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
United States
America
Johann August Sutter
James Wilson Marshall
Sam Brannan
Bay of
Yerba Buena
San Francisco
Sacramento Valley
California
Mexico
Monterey
Sutter
Juan Alvaredo
Sandwich Islands
Alvaredo
New Helvetia
New Switzerland
Marshall
Trans- Mississippi
American River
Charles Bennett
Mason
Bennett
Benicia
American
Brannan
Mormon Church
the Messenger
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Nauvoo
Ill
Brigham Young
Promised Land
Brooklyn
New York
Cape Horn
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Sam
Mississippi Valley
General Sutter
Coloma
Asult
Hermitage
Bethlehem
Lititz
Washington
James W. Marshall
Sacramento City
Sam’s Mill
Osborn & Brannan
Union
Indians Trepanning In Pre Columbus Americas
Smithsonian curator Dr. Ales Hrdlicka reports that ancient Andean skull surgery trephining existed before Columbus. He notes specialist surgeons treated battle wounds with bold, largely successful results on the living, possibly linked to Asian roots and neolithic European and North African practices.
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New World
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Andes
Hrdlicka
Asia
Europe
Africa
California Fig Syrup touted as gentle health aid for children
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup as a wholesome food that helps lazy bowels and promotes strength in children. It cites a Texas mother’s testimonial and warns buyers to choose the genuine California label, praising its 50 years of fame.
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California
J. G. Moore
Cliff Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Dorothy
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Clearing House
John A. Sutter
49Er
Los Angeles
Dre Pierce
Ceres Ave
Calif
Haarlem
Haarlem Oil Company
Brooklyn, N.Y
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