War and finance loom in Bris bane weekly
A Bris bane weekly column surveys debt and geopolitics from 1920s like a living mosaic. It praises 600 million in 2 percent bonds and 400 million in 1 percent notes oversubscribed while warning on taxation and democracy. It reflects on Memorial Day veterans, Pershing, and Mrs. Roosevelt as war cautionary voices. It notes a Supreme Court ruling against a New York wage minimum for women and children. It cites Alfred P Sloan Jr urging modernized industry and job growth, amid locust swarms affecting Argentine cotton and Arab Palestine immigration tensions amid British policy. It also covers a Socialist convention attacking the New Deal and a provocative Lafayette College stance on war.
Silver Purchase With China Signals Broad Foreign Drift
The article argues the U S plan to buy Chinese silver marks a pivotal shift in Far East policy. It outlines Japan’s economic leverage in China and the Philippines, British currency maneuvers, and Soviet Japanese rivalry, warning open trade and influence in China are at stake amid a broader struggle for regional power and potential war risks.
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Washington
Treasury
China
Russia
Japan
United States
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross
Shanghai
Sir Frederick
North China
Bank of China
New York
Manchukuo
Roosevelt
Far East
Philippine Islands
Manila
Ton
Islands
Philippine
Dava
Tokyo
Philippines
Bil
Congress
An Exclusive Crocheted Frock for the Winsome Tot
An Attractive crocheted frock pattern 5533 offers a simple all over design for four to eight year olds. The dress features a yoke or mesh sleeves and collar, with options in white or colored string. Includes size 4 6 and 8 diagrams and stitches, material list, and complete directions. Send 15 cents with pattern number and return address to The Sewing Circle Household Dept. 239 W Fourteenth St New York NY.
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Household Dept
Fourteenth St
York
Mitsui Baron Faces Historic Japanese Inheritance Tax
Tokyo reports Baron Takakimi Mitsui, head of Mitsui interests, notified of an $83.0 million estate valuation and a $10.717 million inheritance tax. Claimed as the largest such tax in Japan, Mitsui inherits from his father. the Mitsui house comprises 11 families with total property near $350 million.
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Takakimi Mitsui
Mitsui
Japan
Tokyo
House of
Grape Nuts Ad Teases Dizzy Dean Winners Prizes
A brief ad prompts readers to study the Grape Nuts feature in another column to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program and win valuable free prizes. The notice emphasizes participation and rewards.
Practical View Truth is Beautiful to Contemplate
A compact reflection notes that beauty in truth invites contemplation though practicality can render it inconvenient, suggesting a tension between ideal perception and utilitarian living.
Jungle Hunting Easy But Zoo Gets Him Down
Hans Nagel curator of the Houston zoo recalls his eight years in Africa seeking reptiles and birds for zoos while noting the perils of captivity. In the wild he had one lioness bite and several near fatal close calls from creatures including a crocodile, alligator, lion, stork, kangaroo, wolves, and hyenas.
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ZOO
Hans Nagel
Houston (Texas) Zoo
Nagel
Africa
Caesar
Big Jim
Hunger for Great Idea
A compact aphorism praising a seeking mind. The quote celebrates a "healthful hunger" for a great idea as beauty and blessedness of life, attributed to Jean Ingelow.
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Jean Ingelow
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Palestine
Central Committee For Palestine
Communist Party
National Socialist Convention
Cleveland
Supreme Court
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