Federal Assay Office Opens Gold Market on Manhattan Island
A New York Federal Assay Office head explains the cash and carry style operations, buying crude wealth from Eli mines and refining it for sale at federal offices and mints. The article recounts odd treasures packed for melting, including a dinner set of gold, and a test that yielded no gold, highlighting the risks and peculiarities of early assay work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Assay Office
Federal Assay
Tower
Manhattan Island
New York
Eli
Abead
Iarlem
Fies
Nepal restricts car ownership to royalty and officials
In northern Mala the sanctity of kingship limits auto ownership to royal family members. Special concessions allow high Nepalese officials to own cars, but others, regardless of wealth, are barred. The country with over 4,000,000 people had only 150 automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mala
Nepal
Why Doctors Favor a Liquid Laxative
A doctor explains that gentler liquid laxatives can be safer than harsh pills, noting they regulate dose, form no habit, and suit individual needs. Dr Gardwells Syrup Pepsin is promoted as gentle, tasty, effective for regularity, safe for mothers and children, sold in large bottles by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardwells
Ann
Ansboly Hiiobe
Hligs
Fexan
Lou
Mike Ogures
Is This Too Good for Your Cough
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a superior cough remedy combining multiple active ingredients for quick relief. It argues coughs are danger signals and urges consumers to use the product, noting higher cost than a single remedy but a druggist guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mijer
Jesus Priders
Ehilan
Hetle
Conan
Mike Mand
Gitner
L'Eters
Wilson
Showdown at the Jail and the Mob’s Gambit
The scene unfolds with Ann Gifford admitting a killing to shield Stone as a mob gathers outside the jail. Debates erupt on how to handle Stone and McArdle’s death, with Wilson, Yerby, and McCann weighing a town trial versus vigilantism while Julia and Ann seek a safer path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Ann Gifford
Jim Yerby
Phil Starkete
Mike
Yerby
Mika
Miss Giffords
Stone
Phil
Ted
Wilson Sala Buryvelil
Stone Mike
Trishman
Stark
Miss Gifford
Jiis
Lyn
Sherif
Linnk
Dave
BikCann
Ann
Amy
Bunny
Manam
Dave Stone
Jasper Stark
Gitner
Mr Stone
Tom McArdle
Tim Leu
Rand
Cave
AlcArde
Lou
McArdie
Ginner Ann
Aethiis
Julia
Sam Sharp
Lin McCann
Jean
Jean Grizzled
Peter Mernon
Ture
McCann
MecConoo
McArdle
Stones
Perhans
Tom McnArdie
Peter
Amnourg
Feter
Llyvea
Tle
Some Speculation on Woman's Changing Status in 1904
Gretta Palmer argues that women and economics dominate modern discourse. She traces shifting roles from decorative to influential, noting legal and social advances, the rise of women in public life, and the unsettled trajectory of female status, insisting the era is dynamic and uncertain.
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Gretta Palmer
New York World- Telegram
Vision of a 654 mph airship style high speed plane
John Stack of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics describes a hypothetical airliner capable of 654 miles per hour using current engines and known aerodynamics. The design resembles a transport aircraft with 291 foot wingspan and enclosed cockpit, testing in wind tunnels supports the speeds, with a 10 percent landing speed and potential 600 mph if upgraded engines and propellers are used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stack
Thea
National Advisory Committee For
Mr Stack
F the Aecronautical Sciences
Ilternary Digest
Planca
Transcontental Airways
Plan to Use Pythons to Combat Rabbit Pest
A Columbus Dispatch report describes a proposed Australian government experiment releasing Indian pythons to control wild rabbits. The article notes rabbits cause heavy agricultural losses, pythons are non venomous constrictors, can swallow large prey, and move quickly. It questions whether introducing a large constrictor is acceptable or preferable to other pest controls.
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India
Australia
Columbus Dispatch
Aluminum first rotated in 1893 by Davy and Wehler
The passage notes that aluminum was first rotated in 1893 by scientists Davy and Wehler, indicating early experimentation in the element's handling and applications.
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Davy and Wehler
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Jotter Drug & Cheme Lcal Corporation
Malden, Maes
Apt
Tere Deseres
Prece
Willan Mackeoed Reine
Wiu Sernce Corynght By
Willan Macleod Rane
AleCann
Jessie
Tulla
Circle Cross
Jessie Farwell
Dunwlig's Park
TS4
Opuen
Medford
Basfords Emporium
Finda
Peter McCann
Emerald Isle
Afesa
Kelly Brown
Aluminum
BAYER
of Bayer
Memifett Fe
Salt Lake City
Ernest C. Rossiter
Afgr
Parker's
Husson Chemical Works
Patcharue
Pearl Sowers
Sheddan
Pierce
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