Government to Consolidate Offices for Cost Cuts
The administration plans broad economies across Washington and all state offices, aiming to save 26 to 40 percent by consolidating duplicate work. Charles D. Norton leads investigations, citing loafing and slow starts at the Treasury office, where reductions followed to boost efficiency and throughput.
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Ashington
Washington
Philadelphia
Custom House
Internal Revenue Office
Aldrich
Iinow
Sam
Charles D. Norton
the Treasury
Mr. Norton
United States
Norton
Charles H Treat
Mince Pie Story Inspires Public Skepticism
Dr. Wiley examines a sensational tale of a Polish miner in Ohio who bit into a mince pie, found a rivet, then dynamite, suffering fatal injuries. The piece critiques adulteration in pies while noting home made pies can be nourishing. examples from Maryland cuisine are cited.
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R. Harvey W Wiley
Washington
Ohio
Pittsburg
Poland
Ohlo
Plaster of Paris
New Orleans
Maryland
Smithfield
Diamond imports surge for 1909 drawing prosperity
Prosperity shown in diamond imports for 1909 as cut diamonds totaling 25.21 million dollars in the first 11 months, triple the 1908 level and about 6.5 million more than 1907. Government duties on these gems reached 2.6 million, with Belgium and the Netherlands as top suppliers.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of ‘Commerce and Labor
Belgium
Netherlands
United States
Woman Makes Bugs for Uncle Sam in Agriculture Education
Mrs. Otto Heidemann, a Washington sculptor, crafts large scale insect models for the Bureau of Entomology to teach agriculturists and students to distinguish pests from beneficial species. The accuracy of parts and microscopic detail is essential as she molds each reproduction. The models cover nearly all life forms and aid study of crop-damaging insects and those that protect sericultural products.
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Uncle Sam
Otto Heidemann
Washington
New Milking Machine Popular in Sweden
A Swedish milking machine, likely affordable for small dairy farms, operates by hand power and uses a vacuum system to milk all four cow teats simultaneously. Historical notes trace early attempts from 19th century America and Scotland, highlighting the evolution toward a practical suction-based device.
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Sweden
Ernest Hoollett
Frykberg
America
Sey
Scotland
Octogenarian recalls Lincoln era ties in Berlin tale
Berlin reports Hermann Kreissmann an 80 year old Illinois ally who helped convey Lincoln's 1861 train to Washington. He describes Judd Wentworth Farwell relations, Lincoln cabinet talks, and a Berlin posting for Judd with Kreismann as secretary of legation before Kreismann later served as consul general. The piece quotes anecdotes of Mrs Lincoln and political maneuvering.
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Berlin
Lincoln
Illinois
America
Germany
Hermann Kreissman
Abraham Lincoln
Krelsmann
Long John" Wentworth
Charlie” Farwell
Ilinois
Judd
Washington
Springfield
Kreismann
Mr. Lincoln
Kriesmann
Mrs. Lincoln
Mr. Judd
White House
President
Montana Farmer Patents Alarm Clock Fire Lighter
A Montana farmer patents a clock attachment that ignites matches and pushes them into an inflammable under grate to start a fire, sparing a person’s cold morning wake up.
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Montana
Bee Farm on Roof in Lagranes Beekeeping Feat
Julius Wagner of Lagran e Missouri set up a bee farm on his house roof and harvested more than 300 pounds of honey last year.
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Julius Wagner
Lagrange, Mo
Water Reservoir for Crops and Poultry Yard Soil Care
A 100 foot high reservoir 74 feet in diameter will hold 3,400 tons of water about 30 acre inches of rainfall. An average 125 inch rainfall in the growing season would fill it. Nine inches of rainfall fully utilized would yield benefits. Turning soil in poultry yards annually destroys gape worm and guards against surface germs.
Epidemic of Itch in Welsh Village Dowlais
A reader recounts a fifteenth year outbreak in Dowlais, South Wales, where itch afflicted many families. Doctors failed to cure it until Cuticura Remedies were used. after a few days the disease cleared. The letter notes ongoing personal use of Cuticura products for fifteen years.
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Dowlais
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West
Huron St
Chicago, Il
Engagement Timed by Cuckoo Clock
A playful exchange between George and Clara ends with the clock announcing 47 seconds of engagement. George asks for eternal love. Clara, practical, says she hopes to live long enough but doubts it.
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Clara
George
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure with $100 reward
A dated advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy catarrh’s foundation, builds constitution, and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure. Also promotes Hall's Family Pils for constipation.
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Hall
Questioning belief and punishment among neighbors
A man asks about belief in a future punishment of everlasting fire and brimstone. The egotistical party member replies that such punishment applies only to his neighbors.
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Dr. Wiley
Herman
Octogenarian
Great Britain
Newcastle
Quaker Oats Company
Great
Britain
Europe
Tram Kreismam
Smith
Jones
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Cor
Murine
Drummond
Atoll
Dru
B.W. Srove
Lewis
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