Clean Money Craze Sparks Bureau of Engraving Hiring Push
Washington letter notes the push to expand the Bureau of Engraving and Printing as the nation pursues a so called clean money era. It cites increased note redemptions and the need for more workers to print new currency while discussing John Mitchell and labor politics.
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Treasury
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Wasington
Secretary Root and the Press
Secretary Root returns to the state, War and Navy Building amid praise from officials. He recalls his NY law background and past press biases, then urges openness with reporters through Bacon, now deputy secretary of state, while acknowledging a wartime act he regrets.
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Mr. Root
State Department
Signatures and Styles of High Officials Revealed
A discussion on how handwriting reflects character notes Assistant Secretary Reynolds has a jagged signature that resembles triangles, yet his nature is friendly. It contrasts with Shaw and Roosevelt who sign differently, Roosevelt even using T for Theodore while at times trimming his name to T. Roosevelt to ease signing duties.
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Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
Theodore
T. Roosevelt
A Man of His Word
Mrs. Becker notes his past claims to stand by her through thick and thin. The New York Sun remarks that his excuses now reveal the opposite as a critique of his reliability and character.
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Xnicker
What in the World Do You Do With All Your Money
A brief quip features a father asking his son how he spends wealth and the son replying he gives it up. The exchange reflects a humorous, old time New York style line about money and generosity.
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Manu
Home Health Health Club Encourages Reader Remedies
Dr David H Reeder promotes the Home Health club as a powerful group aiding health through reader-supplied remedies. He notes seven years of growth, widespread help, and a motto Pass It On, urging subscribers to share cures and requests for help, alongside reader letters about hair care and dental issues.
Ringworm and infantile paralysis queries to Dr. Reeder
Letters to Dr. Reeder discuss a six year old with paralysis beginning at age two and partial recovery. A reader asks if the condition can be cured and cites differing doctor opinions. The column describes scalp ringworm, its parasites, crust formation, potential baldness, and a doctor’s suggested Home Health Club treatment.
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Hartville
David H. Reeder
Laporte
Ind
P. M
Paris Literati Rally at Bourgets Home and British Authors
The Paris home of Paul Bourget on Rue Barbet de Jouy serves as a hub for the French literary society this season. Anthony Trollope’s son plans a Moliere biography, while A T Quiller-Couch targets Parliament after publishing two dozen books. Israel Zangwill’s early failed submissions contrast with later fame and high pay for his poetry.
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Paul Bourgets
Paris
Barbet-de-Jouy
Anthony Trollope
Moliere
Justin McCarthy
London
Orville J. Nave
Nave
Edward Rostand
Jean Weber
Henri Martin
Caro Delvaiile
Cambo
Helen Longstreet
Cornwall
Couch
Jews’ Free School
Spitalfields
Israel Zangwill
Zangwill
Texican Peons and City Sweepers Cite Character
In Mexico City native servants use brooms to sweep rooms rather than employ modern tools. The piece notes paying 31 or 25 cent grade brooms, and observes the workers’ stubborn, obstinate behavior tied to their broom straw bundles.
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City of
Mexico
Inventive Inventions Highlight 19th Century Makers
In France a phonopostal reproduces voice sounds on pasteboard like postcards. In Denmark a laborer coats clothing to keep shipwreck victims afloat for days. Hoffmann in Indiana pioneers a one piece glassware handle mold cutting costs and labor.
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France
Denmark
Indiana
Hoffman
Not the Best Honesty Policy Cited by Citizens
A Washington Star quotation shows an old-fashioned man urging honesty as best, while a discontented citizen notes some big insurance companies avoid that standard. The exchange frames public skepticism toward industry ethics.
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Washington Star
Coffee Neuralgia Ends After Giving Up Coffee switch to Postum
A lifelong coffee drinker suffered nervous prostration and headaches until trying Postum Food Coffee. Eight months after abandoning coffee she reports full recovery, regained weight, and renewed ability to work. A list of friends vouches for the claim. Ten days off coffee with Postum suffices.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum
Nervous trouble eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Mansfield Ohio woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her nerve strength after years of numb hands and pain. She says sleep improved and she regained full function, attributing recovery to the pills which feed nerves by enriching blood.
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O. S. Blackston
North
Bowman Street
Mansfield
Ohio
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
University Presidents’ Salaries vs Insurance Chief Pay
The combined salaries of the presidents of 14 leading U S universities do not equal the pay awarded to the head of a major life insurance company.
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United States
Cons Fize Insurance Company
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White House
Ashington
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
End Aie
Louis Hammerling
Pennsylvania
Mitchel
Hammerling
Keystone
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Root
War
National Capital
Bacon
Home Health Lab
David A Reeder
Home Health Club
Iowa
W. H
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Moorehead
J. P
Laporte, Ind
Carters
Pittleiver
Canada
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
Quincy
Chicago
Rogers
Indianapolis
I. O. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaiukee
Wis
J.S. Crawford
9Th St
Kansas City
McInnes
Detroit
Texas
Montana
Sign of the Falowers
A.J. Tower CO
Boston, U.S
A. Tower Canadian Co., Limited
Toronto
R. Paxton
Boston
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