Wasteful government printing urged as reforms proposed
A 1910s Washington report details 1.43 million publications sold as waste paper in 1909 and 1910, costing the government about $500,000 yearly. Rep. Henry A. Barnhart backs a printing reform bill to curb duplicated, unread documents piling in vaults and wasteful distribution costs.
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Parrot Reveals Emperor and Heir Rivalry in Vienna Tale
A Vienna report says a parrot outside Belvedere repeatedly named Emperor Francis Joseph and Archduke Francis Ferdinand. The bird insulted figures yet declared “He'll live to be a hundred,” prompting police to return it. The tale underscores public belief of family discord. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as kidney and skin remedy.
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