Aims to simplify U S currency with new note designs
The Treasury plans nine designs replacing nineteen for all denominations to reduce confusion. Portraits will be unique to each bill with Lincoln on the five, Jackson on the twenty, Grant on the fifty, Franklin on the hundred, Chase on the five hundred, Hamilton on the thousand, and Washington on the one. The change aims for durable, beautiful money reflecting civilization.
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United States
Treasury Department
Salmon P. Chase
Alexander Hamilton
Chase
Hamilton
Louvre
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Buchanan
Jackson
Grant
Franklin
Africa
Advances in science across seas and biosphere
A survey of global innovations from rubber extraction in Sourabaya to electric streetcars in Saloniki and government run refrigerators in Brazil. It notes bat migration observations near Montalban Luzon and biometry work by Winslow and Winslow redefining bacterial species under Gorham.
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Montalban
Luzon
Hugh M. Smith
Manila
Mr. Smith
Professor Penck
America
Europe
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Gulf
Atlantic
C. H.A. Winslow
Anne Rogers Winslow
F. P. Gorham
Bac
The Best Machines
A. L. Kielland contrasts Napoleon with a modern, science driven mindset. He argues peace was never a real aim for Napoleon or his era and that war evolved into an academic field where machines and industrial methods determine victory. The admiral's once grand role is reduced to a button pressing job, signaling the end of glamour in war.
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Napoleon
A. L. Kielland
It Would Be Real Actors On Stage Says Manager
A London Tit-Bits exchange imagines a theater manager seeking a genuine novelty for a show without using real pugilists disasters livestock or battles. The playwright wonders about presenting with real actors to surprise the public.
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Jnuat
London
Stenographers Versus Muck Rakers Snarls Over Pay
A fed up remark claims stenographers earn only nine dollars a week while muck rakers criticize ornamental people in every community. The speaker calls for drastic action against those who pay only minimal wages.
Giant irrigation plan proposed at national congress
Arthur Hooker of the National Irrigation Congress will present a resolution at Spokane August 9 to 14 calling for a 3 percent gold bond issue of 5 billion dollars for drainage, irrigation, deep waterways, roads, and forest protection to reclaim vast lands, develop transportation, and support millions of new homes and crops.
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Arthur Hooker
Board of Control
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Congress
United States
Hooker
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Nebraska
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Missouri
Reclamation Service
State of
New York
Erie Canal
Missouri River
Yellowstone Park
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Man Offers 27 Copper Cents After Wedding
A poor young man after his marriage presents the minister with twenty seven copper cents spread on his open hand. He explains this is all he has and vows to send their future children to the minister’s Sunday school if they have any.
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Success Magazine
Apprehensive statesman debates income tax stance
A cautious senator questions whether his strong income tax speech shifted any votes, while an eloquent colleague expresses uneasy doubt. The Chicago Tribune notes the exchange as a notable moment.
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Chicago Tribune
Spat prompts two at quarrel in quiet home
After a heated exchange the husband retorts that both share blame. The wife condemns him as contemptible and vows to haunt him with mean thoughts as they sit in silence.
Even Exchange in Cornmeal Music Voice
An angry patron complains the wrong number yet again shouting about a telephone car while the central office clerk pleads for patience clarifying the issue is not the number but the distinctive cornmeal music voice heard in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
Disappointing bachelor vision echoes poetry on hope
A magazine poet equates hope with a fair woman aboard a perplexing meditation. The piece muses on disappointment and proposes a stark contrast between desire and reality.
Foothold and foehold in new western town doctor tale
A terse line depicts a doctor establishing himself in a western town with a rival presence. The exchange hints at challenges and the dominance of one physician in the area.
The Misfortune of a Blind Man and a Hartist Jest
A magistrate questions a blind prisoner charged with vagrancy. He explains his blindness came from a fit of appleplexy. A picture on his breast shows a mine explosion, and he says he could not afford a hartist to paint the appleplexy.
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London
A Grave Doubt in a Tastily Grim Joking Exchange
A brief quip from the Boston Traveler features a hostess recalling a cook Bridget who has died, the humor noting whether she will stay “salt” in the afterlife. The line plays on a pun about salt and a deceased cook.
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Bridget
Boston
We have an idea it will limit the size of future battleships
A visiting foreigner asks about the Panama Canal project and its purpose. The native suggests the canal’s main object may be to limit the size of future battleships, reflecting naval considerations of the era.
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Panama Canal
Chicago Tribune
Cure Headache With Cascarets Promoted by Satisfied User
A testimonial from E M Dickson of Indianapolis praises Cascarets for curing his father’s twenty five year headache. The letter claims relief after starting Cascarets and endorses the product as pleasant potent and effective. The ad notes prices 10c and 25c and the genuine CCC tablet with money back guarantee.
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E. M. Dickson
Resiner St
W. Indianapolis
Ind
Singular Quips and Teething Remedies Note
The comic aside recalls an umpire with a striking voice and a running joke about a ball hitting Adam’s apple changing him. A vintage adage promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children.
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Mrs. Winslow
Cooking up MENON
Nan-I and Faon discuss a stirring plot as a playful line hints at a thickening tale. The exchange imagines a narrative twist and culinary metaphor blended with witty banter.
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Menon
Nan
Faon
Wizard Oil Sits In for Family Doctor In Sudden Mishap
A vintage advertisement claims Wizard Oil replaces the family doctor during emergencies. It states households once supplied with Ham lins Wizard Oil would seldom be without it and urges readers to ensure they are supplied.
Satisfactory Assurance Hats Spark Gentle Jests
Mrs Upsome Dr Mary Walker teases spring hat styles while Mrs Goodsole expresses relief that the dear old lady is still alive.
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Upsome
Mary Walker
Goodsole
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