Weather and Mineral Output Highlights From 1897 Figures
The report notes a 24 hour weather period ending 9 PM with a mean barometer 29.7 inches and a mean temperature of 34 degrees, NE winds, no precipitation, and a minimum forecast of 20 below zero for January 4. It also cites Salt Lake Tribune claims that the 1897 mineral output worldwide surpasses all nations in gold and silver, with pig iron near 11 million tons and total mineral value rising beyond 623 million dollars in 1896, and mentions a Kentucky push to cabinet commerce duties including whisky samples to curb adulteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF Agriculture
Winnemuccatation
R. M
Co. A. Rogers
Agent Weather Bureau
United States
Salt Lake Tribune
Geological Survey
St. Louis Republic
Kentucky
Department of Commerce
Ohio Man Learns of Engagement by Wedding Invitation
A Buffalo Express note mocks a young Ohio man's surprise upon receiving a wedding invitation he did not know about. It argues the man should heed the fiancés feelings and notes that in a non leap year the marriage proposal method could hardly be altered from its adopted form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
The
Buffalo Express
Hood
Man Fell Into Snake Pit Then Drank Whisky to Cure Bites
Indianapolis Journal notes the tale appears reversed in a dispatch from New Jersey describing a man who fell into a den of 500 snakes and drank whisky to treat the bites, a sequence deemed evidently backward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Indianapolis Journal
Stamp Production Through Graded Processes
The article describes stamp creation starting with an engraved steel design and a 200 stamp plate. Two men and a man with a girl operate inked presses in three squads. After drying, sheets are gum sealed with a potato based composition, dried on steam racks, then pressed between paste boards under 2000 ton hydraulic pressure. Sheets are cut to two 100 stamp portions.
Stamp destruction and guarding against pilfering in a government operation
The article describes stamps produced by hand to avoid machine damage, with stamping, perforating, pressing, packing, labeling, and storage before distribution to offices. Any torn stamps lead to burning of the entire sheet, with at least 50,000 burned weekly. Strict counting aims to prevent employee pilfering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
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Billy and
Joe
Joseph O’neal
Reed
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N. Owen
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Goente Teale
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People’s Meat Market
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Arrow
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Geo. S. Nixon
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