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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
8
After a 16 year effort costing 150 million dollars with about 120 million paid by railroads, the valuation boosted assets by more than 5,000 millions. The Toads seek rates to yield a 6 percent return on the increase.
Practical tips for staying fresh in heat emphasize personal daintiness. Advice covers bathing, deodorant use, cooling talcum powder, and frequent wardrobe changes. Businesswomen can keep skin tonics and face powder in desks, while housewives store them in pantries for quick mid day refreshment.
France agrees to the Washington debt settlement on war loans, involving over 50 percent cancellation and about 2000 million dollars. Despite acceptance, France seeks total cancellation while much of Europe and the United States weigh the implications with Greece Romania and Yugoslavia opposing Young Plan terms and Russia unsettled. The President’s budget circular calls for careful scrutiny of agency estimates.
Washington column by Charles P L Stewart discusses indirect protection as a concept born from a tariff bill debate. It notes senators’ arguments over bananas and contrasts protective aims with economic realities, including reactions from Hoover era officials and calls for budget restraint.
A preserved extract from a letter home to Lettie shows a soldier far from home asking his wife not to nag him with letters. The note, quoted by the Christian Science Monitor, evokes tender memories among veterans.
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