Know Money by Pictures in Handling Cash
A guide explains quick money handling and detecting raised bills. It notes most circulating notes are federal reserve notes and highlights portraits beside numerals as key identifiers. Washington on the one, Jefferson on the two, Lincoln on the five, Jackson on the ten, Cleveland on the twenty, Grant on the fifty, Franklin on the hundred.
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Federal Reserve
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
U. S. Grant
Benjamin Franklin
Ex-Officio Warrants For Steed Not Approved
County Auditor A. S. Noble declined to approve the January warrant for ex-officio fees of County Judge D. B. Steed, 3600, ruling the pay illegal as it would raise the office remuneration above the 5000 legal cap. He noted a December warrant of 300 also lacked approval.
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A. S. Noble
D. B. Steed
Commissioners’ Court
Noble
Steed
Commissioners’ Courts
Sherman Democrat
Magazine Service Promise From P. J. Pierce & Sons
A short promo note offers to locate and order any magazine the customer desires. It states that if the item is not in stock the firm will order it for the customer. The message emphasizes service and convenience from P. J. Pierce & Sons.
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P. J. Pierce & Sons
Gone But Not Forgotten: A Darling Taken Home
A heartfelt verse laments the loss of a cherished daughter. The mother Mrs Claude Binion writes of a final farewell, noting heavenly reunion awaits and the child rests peacefully in her grave. The poem closes with a line about Rub MyTism.
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Derline
Heaven
Darling
Earth
Marth
Claude Binion
Had hazy idea of finance at a New York dinner
A prominent New York lawyer recalls a tale of Wash White, a shiftless man who buys a fine mule and wagon for 200 with a note. The boss questions funds to meet the note. Wash retorts he cannot be expected to pay it. The anecdote mocks financial naivety and investor folly.
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New York
Wash White
Wash
Delta
Washington
Magnolia
Addressing Tramp Prompted Morning Outburst at Sick Friend
A woman visiting a sick friend in a first floor room of a remodeled private house heard a loud insult from an angry voice below. The tirade mocked the visitor as a bum while the neighboring manservant fed the Angora cat, and the biscuit-like breakfast scene unfolded as the dough boy returned home.
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Angora
Doughboy
New York Sun
Japan's Sulphur Baths At Asamaya Ma Volcano
In Japan at the foot of the Asamaya ma volcano a bath house blends hot sulphur and cold mineral springs. Three to four wooden tanks fill with hot water, a surrounding platform stores outfits, and trays split the room into square spaces for bathers. The head attendant precisely times each bath and pours 150 to 200 half litre scoops of hot sulphur water over the bathers' heads.
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Asamayama
Japan
Emergency Call Seeks Immediate Help to Kill Reptiles
A distressed caller asks William PF. Cleary, clerk of the board of public works, to dispatch police to kill reptiles in the basement and yard after identifying a snake near the home. The voice suggests morals squad involvement, but Cleary requests an ordinary policeman for the task.
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William PF. Cleary
The
Board of Public Works
Indianapolis News
Cure a Cold in One Day Promise With Laxative BromQuinine
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claimed to cure a cold in one day by stopping cough and headache. Each box bears E W Grove’s signature and sells for 30 cents. Also ad for poultry buyers Fain Poultry paying top market prices for eggs butter chickens furs and hides near the old Lively store. The Sun clubs with Dallas News Farm and Ranch Holland's Magazine and others. 666 cures chills and fever.
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E.W. Grove
Fain Poultry
The
Sun
Dallas News
Farm & Ranch
Holland’s Magazine
Good Publications
Fannin County Plans to Enlarge Road System
Bonham February 5 Plans for a county wide bond election to fill gaps in roads are outlined by the Board of Trade. Districts vote bonds to connect communities and enable year round access to Bonham for business. Proponents argue bonds will stimulate county funds and provide road work during hard times.
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Bonham
Board of Trade
Be Pleasant to Strangers Inside Your Gates
A guidance note urges residents to greet outsiders warmly as a valuable investment for community growth. It argues towns benefit when locals consistently show courtesy to strangers, warning that lax behavior harms social harmony and civic spirit.
Town-building Policy Keeps Praise Only in Public
A new rule in the game urges players to speak only of good things about their town to neighbors. It aims to foster friendly exchanges in neighborhoods and towns alike, with reciprocation expected. The narrator notes a lingering feeling of meanness after applying the policy.
Pleasantry urged as daily choice and common courtesy
A brief column argues for choosing kindness and doing good as a simple, everyday habit. It emphasizes direct, honest civility, avoiding harm, and building a more cooperative community through small acts and positive words.
Sunshine route offered with tax removed aboard
Siloam Springs Herald-Democrat notes a suggestion to try the Sunshine route for travel with tax abolished and ample space aboard, mentioning 666 cures for malarial fever as a cited boast.
Thedford's Black Draught Endorsed by Local Resident
Mrs T F Parks of Dutton Alabama praises Thedford's Black Draught as a reliable liver and digestion aid. She says it relieves indigestion and constipation, improves energy after meals, and has stood the test of time as a trusted household remedy for over seventy years.
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Alabama
Thedford
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Surry
Mark
Littels
UID
Sule
Littell
James F. Ballard
Rarsaalay
St. Louis
Fannin County
Grove
Luther Smith & Son
Vestal
Q.R.S. Player
South Travis ST
Sherman, Texas
Ode Crowell, the Drayman
G. S. Murphy
M. & P. National Bank Bldg
Sherman
Texas
EAGLE
Eagle Pencil Company
Garland Market
Hall
A. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Jas. C. Wilson
Wilbur Carter Lye
Kelly
R. C. Hoyle
R. B. Nall
Commercial Bank
Wolfe, Freeman & Wolfe
Dutton
Ala
Thed
Ford
T. F. Parks
Jackson County
Ford’s
Whitewright
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