Treasury Secretary Report Prescribes Bond Deals and Revenue Policy
The document lauds bureau staff and calls for higher pay for the Assistant Secretary. It outlines bond negotiations totaling $200 million at 5 percent and $20 million of 5 percent notes, with next moves based on prior talks. It notes President's figures on expenditures, revenue estimates, and a planned surplus, plus recommendations on currency reform and public works, while marking cuts in maintenance and pushes for new facilities and fireproof storage.
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de Ceensere Seers
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Treasury
Greenula
Navy Yards
Lucille
Legislative
United States
Germany
New York
Rtv
Hil House
Johnson
Boston Post Office
Ife
Cape Flatteray
Viariousa Marine
Europe
Seaboard
Post Office Administration Report Highlights Costs and Reforms
The 1872 postal service report outlines subsidies for steamship routes, total mail transportation miles and costs, and increases in railway and mail clerks. It details fines, losses from registered and unregistered letters, new mail locks, and calls for abolition of franking and expansion of telegraph integration with the post office.
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Sania Transportation
Railway Post Allice
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Youte
Loci
Sats
Hailway
Unitedates
United States
Wureaus
Diamond Swindle Exposed in San Francisco Big Fraud
The San Francisco diamond swindle tops a vast fraud saga with New Mexico fields salted by gems raised to lure investors. Promoters and spectators sought press hype as shares soared, then collapsed leaving holders penniless and certificates worthless. Experts like Clarence King debunk the hoax, confirming artificial soil tampering and false discoveries.
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San Francisco
United States
London
Paris
New Mexico
Colorado
Bank of California
George
McCle
New York
Colton
King
Chicago Tribune
Marriage talk and lions in the news from Hearth and Home
The piece begins with Theo dore Parker on marriage presenting marriage as a long fling in love and contrasts young opposites with older similars. It then discusses Stanley Livingstone and Stanley the African lion, quoting interwoven reflections and satirical anecdotes from Hearth and Home and Cor. Western Farmer.
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Africa
British Association
Stanley
Francis Galton
British Geographical Society
Sir Henry
Rawinson Intercoeur
Cor. Cin. Commercial
Theodore Parker
Mount Washington
Boston Bay
Heaven
Earth
Livingstone
Stanleye
Afric
Attaxerxes
Afrie
Titus
Speaker
Job
Walt
Whitman
France faces volatile politics after minister’s resignation
The article discusses the resignation of Minister Lefranc following a censure vote in the French Assembly and President Thiers's acceptance. It warns of intensified monarchist tactics, potential royalist crises, Gambetta led republican resistance, and possible imperialist maneuvering amid a broader national upheaval.
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Lefranc
Thiers
M.thiers
France
Bourbons
Orleanists
Ihe
Gambetta
V. Herald
The Ambiguity of Advertisers and Blunders
A collection of humorous newspaper misprints and ambiguous ads from various papers. Odd desires, odd descriptions, and misworded notices show the era’s slipshod English and quirky priorities.
Easy ven triloquism feats claim by Adance writer
A writer in the Ad 'pance asserts ventriloquism is easy to master. Start with your natural tone, then fix the jaws, draw the tongue back, and speak so the sound forms in the pharynx. He emphasizes simplicity and attention to technique.
Our Climate Makes Us Forget Warm Blooded Natures
In this era of surprising weather shifts Americans forget to stay warm in fall and spring. People fear changing outfits yet harsh air and damp drafts encourage lingering illness. The piece cautions to wrap up, resist comfort, and consider Allen's Lung Balsam for coughs and chest pain.
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Allen
Eorror
Davis
Miller
Ain
Cincinnati
NIL & CO
J Walker
McDonald & CO
Gen
Agts
Syn Frimeisca
New York
Tue
The Weekly Tribune Offers Insight for Farmers and Readers
The Weekly Tribune highlights agriculture, reports on farming markets, and features essays by cultivators and commentary on the season's experiments. It promotes literary content, daily news condensations, and improved access for subscribers, with detailed pricing and club offers. It also advertises VinE Gan Bruns and Brown's Bronchial Troches as medical remedies.
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Tribune
Weekly Tribune
Ord
New World
Tabane
Cibune
Vick's Frorat Guinn 1873 January Guide Published
The January issue offers plans for rural homes dining room decorations and window gardens with a mass of information for flower lovers. It features 150 pages five hundred engravings a superb colored plate and chrome cover. The Guide is published quarterly at 2 cents per year and offers extra value for larger payments.
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Leeds
Jaurs Vier
Rochester
New York
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