Inside the United States Money Factory Counting Bills and Security
In the Treasury building overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue, workers count and verify sheets of paper used for all U.S. bonds notes and stamps. The process spans fifty two checks from mills to cashier, with strict separation and surveillance, an automatic tally, and dual receipts to trace each package of notes from origin to issue. Denominations range from 1 to 1000, with packages possibly valued from 4 000 to 4 000 000 dollars.
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United States Treasury
United States Treasurer
Register of the Treasury
National Bank
Uncle Sam
Inside the Treasury Bureau The making of U S dollars
A detailed tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing explains the production of US currency. Workers count and inspect 1000 note sheets, engraving by hand with engine turning, and the process ends with the Treasury seal. Notes are counted, wrapped, and then sent to the Treasury to become legal tender.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Hessian fly control and integrated farm tips from late-season notes
The article discusses Hessian fly management stressing fertile soil, resistant wheat varieties such as Dawson's Golden Chaff and Red Russian, and late fall sowing. It also covers combining fruit growing with poultry, feeding beehives during cold weather, and the continuing demand for American horses and mules postwar, with markets in South Africa and Japan.
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Indianapolis News
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South Africa
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No Pipes Smoked in Cuba Revolves Around Cigars and Cigarettes
The piece notes Cuba produces no tobacco for chew or pipe smoking and that Cubans who smoke pipes are few. It argues cigars and cigarettes predominate and questions whether Cuban cigarettes could ever gain American popularity, while noting American expats often resist switching back to American brands.
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Woman's afternoon reception stomach contents likened to boy’s docket
A quip remarks that a woman's post reception digestion resembles a boy's docket, suggesting a humorous comparison of dietary outcomes. The remark relies on gendered humor and medical speculation about stomach contents after social events.
Cheap Corn Harvester A Simple Horse Powered Tool
A sled mounted platform with sharpened iron edges cuts corn as a horse walks the rows. Falling stalks are gathered by a worker on the sled and placed into shocks. The device is described as cheaply homemade and practical for small farms.
Points of a Diry Cow and Farm Notes
The article outlines dairy cow traits emphasizing thin elastic skin, long body, broad back, deep rib, and space between hips, with caution against yellow skin as a dairy indicator. It offers farm notes on seasonally appropriate tasks, fruit handling, weed control, stock management, machinery upkeep, and prudent schooling for children.
Feeling Bees Best Time For Feeding Them
The text notes that the optimal period for feeding bees is generally agreed to be when it is necessary. It implies practical guidance for beekeepers on managing hive nutrition during shortages or seasonal gaps.
Sunlight in Stables Demonstrates Tuberculosis Reduction
A year long experiment split twenty four cows with twelve kept in a dark stable and twelve in a sunlit stable. When tuberculosis cows were introduced, the sunlit group showed only four TB cases versus twelve in the dark group, suggesting sunlight and pure air greatly reduce TB spread beyond tuberculin testing and culling.
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A New Strawberry Laxton Impresses Royal Horticultural Society
A recent English Royal Horticultural Society meeting showcased the Laxton strawberry. American Gardening calls it a darker firmer improved variety. LaxTon Tassers hails it as a wonderful early, large, firm, high quality berry with hardy vigor.
Shipping Poultry Crates Warns of Cruelty and Loss
The article argues against crowding fowls in crates without food or water. It notes risk of smothering and weight loss, advises crates over four by two and a half feet with solid bottoms and slat tops. Each crate should hold under 100 pounds and include grain and water before loading.
Velvet fashions contrast velvet and cloth gowns this winter
The article surveys velvet use in coats, waists, and gowns, warning cheap velvet wears out and shiny. it notes velvet suits for the stylish woman, colors like turquoise and orange, and compares velvets to velveteens and duroy. It cites elaborate trims, accessories, and the high cost of fashionable dresses.
Fashion Notes on New School Frock Styles
Plaited skirts emerge as a feature of the new model with large white pearl buttons on many short jackets. Blue serge remains a pretty and fun material for school frocks. One of the prettiest novelties of the season is described in the column.
Winter Fashion Fashions Showcase Velvet, Zibeline and Lace
The article surveys season's color trends and fabrics with blue greens and reds in hats and gowns. It details four outfits featuring black broadcloth, emerald wool crepe de chine, red zibeline, and green brown novelty suiting, plus lace veils, sailor collars, and pearl-like trimming. Sleeves trend toward volume while tea gowns recall Charles I styles in light fabrics.
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