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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
41
Boston Transcript reports two notes, one a perfect Carranza bill with intricate anti counterfeiting lines and several security features. The other Vera Cruz sample, printed cheaply, was easily counterfeited and cost lives including a prominent Constitutionalist general and his son.
A readers note laments the bean as a symbol of workers past prowess now displaced by wealth and status. The piece predicts beans will fade from common tables as society shifts to richer fare while the nation’s labor history is recalled with humor and nostalgia.
A long parade of unlikely tales fills a newspaper page from a city desk. From a rattlesnake scare on a crowded boardwalk to a cabbage heart concealing a watch, freak coincidences and oddball exploits thread through society, crime, pets, and public life. A Bayonne shop robbery by tunnel, a New Jersey robin undergoing throat surgery, and a chef’s musical shave paint a portrait of a curious, bustling era.
A retrospective overview extols lemons as vital for cleansing the blood, warding illness, and enhancing diets. It cites maritime practice, domestic uses, and international varieties, highlighting lemon juice and rind in remedies, beverages, and preserves from England to Salem.
The Mingiat sails the Spanish Main when a 18 foot 500 pound shark takes the bait. Fritz Big Swede Seminole Sam and crew pursue the catch aboard a launch. Sam kills the shark with a knife after the dogged fight, securing a ten pound gar and a carved silver ring from its stomach.
A year signal system for motor cars now on the market is simple to install. A dust proof rear case shows one of four signals through a glass face, controlled by a movable handle on the steering wheel. Signals use four letters S R L and are powered by a storage battery or dry cells. Each change rings a bell and at night the lights illuminate.
A historical overview traces the alphabet’s origins from cave drawings to early pictographs. It argues that writing evolved from pictures to ideograms and then letters, predating Phoenician influence and reflecting widespread ancient graphic traditions across Europe and the Mediterranean.
A Vienna physician, Dr Ebstein, announces a cure for insomnia based on pulling backward against the bed headboard until fatigue sets in. The method, praised as superior to alcohol or cigarettes, aims to lift the head and relieve sleeplessness, with cautions about potential bed damage and over sleep.
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