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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1919
Page
4
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The column notes rising demand for nickels and other coins as token cores, with face value far exceeding metal content. It mentions profit in manufacturing nickels and minor silver coins, suggesting this covers operating expenses for the era.
A German mathematician calculates that from a single grain of wheat the third generation could feed about 300 men, assuming continued growth and reproduction of grain.
A U S message urges Americans to fund reconstruction after World War I. It stresses finishing war projects, aiding stricken Europe, and resettling veterans. The speech frames the fifth liberty loan as essential to securing victory gains and guiding the nation into peace.
Times change and the manavers with them. The quill pen, once common, is now an adjunct of romance, stage settings and motion pictures while the fountain pen and typewriter dominate.
Treasury official Lewis B. Franklin before 400 Liberty Loan chairmen in Boston extols the wartime sacrifices and massive government spending that saved American lives. He argues banks should not bear the loan burden and urges funds flow to the people to curb unemployment and raise wages while noting the nation’s growing debt.
About five thousand Newland citizens by May 10 will possess a helmet worn by a German soldier. The helmets were captured by Allied troops at Coblenz, Germany, and may be taken again by Liberty Loan Workers during the Victory Liberty Loan.
Government allocates five thousand helmets to New England Liberty Loan committees as prizes for top individual sellers of Victory Notes. Helmets in six varieties will be distributed: Infantry, Garde du Corps, Artillery, Cavalry, Uhlan, and Cuirassiers. Two helmets per town and three per city ward, with weekly prizes for top weekly subscriptions.
New England savings banks and trust companies coordinate with the Liberty Loan Committee to lend on Liberty bonds up to 80 percent of value or to buy partly paid bonds, with 25 cent commissions per $50 bond. They aim to shield bondholders from shady dealers and provide trusted brokers, ensuring bonds fetch current market prices.
The war boosted the M A into world prominence and sparked questions. A former secretary claimed a Camp sale profited from postage stamps sold to soldiers, clarifying misconceptions about the organization.
The piece debunks rumors about YMCA wartime profits from canteens and stock-like earnings. It notes that most funds supported nondecimal service, with canteens funded by government borrowing. It recalls YMCA frontline presence, including secretary casualties and honors, and warns locals not to spread misunderstandings.
Paris reports the Y M C A in France showcased diverse work at a Dijon conference with forty secretaries. The attendees included a movie expert ministers professors a water tax collector lawyers merchants economists a weaver athletic directors and others.
The Alexandria Va collection includes a Washington ring once owned by Mrs Martha Peter, granddaughter of Martha Washington. The piece contains locks of Washington hair and bears the inscription AS Hamilton 1708 Abigail Hamilton, the donor's grandmother.
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