Call to reform currency to ease bank reserves and crop finance
The article argues for changing bank note issuance to keep reserve money on hand while providing cash currency through banks. It links money scarcity and high interest rates to crop moving costs and broader business disruption, urging passage of a bill endorsed by the New York Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Banking and Currency Committee
House of Representatives
New York Chamber of Commerce
American Bankers’ Association
The Effect of Unionism On Wages of Workingmen
ROSE PASTOR STOKES argues that unions raise wages and protect workers from robbery by capitalism and open shops. She contends profits should go to laborers who create value, not stockholders who contribute nothing. Unions defend higher wages and oppose wage decline seen when open shops prevail.
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Wall Street
The New System of Football by Dr James A Babbitt
Dr James A Babbitt of Haverford College discusses a new football system that shifts focus to rational outdoor exercise and free field movement. He notes educators and trainers clash but foresees a broader acceptance and public interest in national athletic spirit.
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James A. Babbitt
Haverford College
New Year's in the Orient
Leslie's Weekly describes New Year customs in China and Japan. In Chinese cities crowds, gala dress, red and gilt insignia, palanquins, and a unique bowing salutation mark the day. Hosts send red visiting tickets with gift lists, featuring silks tea and personal ornaments. In Japan letters on rice paper carry greetings and gifts include cooked rice roasted peas oranges and figs.
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China
Japan
Leslie’s
Outdoor living urged as ideal balance to housing
Bliss Carman argues indoors should shelter not confine and urges living outdoors whenever possible. The piece cites Francis W. Hart noting quarry fracture planes affect stone placement, explaining rift grain and head directions in block quarrying and how inclined beds can defeat standard masonry rules.
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Europe
Bliss Carman
Craftsman
Francis W. Hart
Engineering News
Ysleta May Challenge Oldest European Settlement Claim
The St Augustine claim as oldest European settlement in the United States is noted, but the text argues Coronado may have founded a Spanish colony at Ysleta in El Paso County, Texas up to thirty years earlier, suggesting Ysleta could be the oldest European settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ysieta
St. Augustine
Fla
United States
Coronado
Courver
City of Mexico
Ysleta
el Paso County
Tex
St. Louis Republic
How to spot a fool by the questions he asks
A Philadelphia Inquirer quip notes a theology student answers a professor during class by saying a fool is revealed by the questions he would ask. The exchange highlights the probe as a measure of judgment in exam discourse.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Don't Grow Stale
A brief motivational note cites that men fail by remaining in a rut and ignoring opportunities. It warns that dreaming of success without action leaves one blind and slow, blocking their own progress.
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Manchester
Dig From a Friend and the Banter of Age
A quotation pairing humor and reflection on age from Figaro contrasts with a Horatian line about punishment catching up with villains. The snippet juxtaposes witty dialogue and moral observation in a compact literary exchange.
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Heron
Lupton, Mer
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Hotel Northern
Aberdeen, Wash
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Zeasko
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E. H. Fox
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Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Room
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Continental Saloon
Vammen
Humboldt
Fred Hewrett
Prop
South F Street
L. L. Maley
Telephone 1701
Herald Printery
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Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt Saloon
Grays Harbor
MacKenzie’s Photo Co
P. O
W. Johnston Transfer Co
Roslyn Coal
Andrew Blum
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