Thrift urged to curb high living costs in New England
Mrs Francis L Higginson director of savings for the First Federal Reserve District urges New England residents to practice thrift and invest in safe government securities to fight the high cost of living. Officials say relief hinges on cutting luxuries and discerning spending.
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Washington
Francis L. Higginson
First
Federal Reserve District
New England
Treasury
Banks of Grenades: 250000 Mini Banks for New England Children
Approximately 250 000 miniature banks made from hand grenades will be distributed to New England children under twelve who buy one War Savings Stamp and to those over twelve who buy two stamps. The cosmetic banks hold 110 pennies or dimes and bear Buy W ss. The project uses 15 000 000 grenades from armistice stock to encourage thrift through War Loan Organization and Savings Division in the First Federal Reserve District. Banks will be available at representative department stores and banks.
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New England
War Department
War Loan Organization
Savings Division
First
Federal Reserve District
Waste Takes Force From America’s Driving Power
A concise editorial line asserts that every bit of waste drains strength from the nation’s productive energy. It emphasizes the need for disciplined resource use to sustain national vigor and economic output.
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America
Make Two Lists for Family Budget and Savings Plan
The text urges every family to list must haves do haves and wants and agree on three points. Then assign costs and swap worthwhile wants with do haves to free funds. Save a definite amount first, follow a careful plan, and involve all members to avoid unnecessary spending.
Bolshevism a Failure If People Buy War Bonds
Mrs Francis L Higginson director of savings for the First Federal Reserve District says Bolshevism fails when Americans invest in Thrift Stamps War Savings Stamps Treasury Savings Certificates and other government securities Investors become capitalists and backers of the government while Bolshevism aims to abolish government and redistribute savings.
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Treasury Savings
Francis L. Higginson
Federal Reserve District
Savings Certificates Gain Popularity For Estate Trustees
The new 100 and 1000 Treasury Savings Certificates become a liquid investment for estate administrators who must keep trust funds readily cashable. Mrs. Francis L. Higginson, director of Savings First Federal Reserve District, says demand will continue for this purpose. The piece ends with a general conservation note on salvaging valuable materials and saving paper.
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Francis L. Higginson
Savings First Federal Reserve District
Women and ships win new foothold in naval design
The Manchester Guardian cites that women breaking into naval architecture yield striking insights into ship design. It notes racing yachts vary wildly despite identical plans, liners show distinct differences, and warship designs often surprise during trials, with experts occasionally misjudging outcomes.
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Manchester Guardian
Chesterton
Regular cycles of thought and recurring memories
The passage argues that thoughts follow regular cycles like mathematical rules, with occasional distractions. It notes certain ideas recur yearly, triggered by a remark that prompts immediate agreement, revealing a belief we have faced the exact situation before, perhaps many times. The voice cites Oliver Wendell Holmes on these recurring mental events.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Language ties link Japanese to Hebrew and Semitic roots
Dr. Robert Armistead Stewart of Johns Hopkins, citing the Japan Society, reports that Japanese is closest to ancient Hebrew with similarities to Arabic. He asserts mutations show a unity among Aryan Semitic and Indo European, suggesting Japanese connects to English and may foster greater cross cultural understanding.
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Robert Armistead Stewart
Johns Hopkins University
Japan Society
Massachusetts man brings in platinum from Russia
Platinum valued at 2 415 000 pounds 28 000 ounces arrived in the United States as the personal baggage of a Massachusetts business man who undertook the task for the government without pay. He spent over a year on the mission, funded it himself, faced many dangers and hardships, but died four hours after returning from exhaustion.
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Russia
Massachusetts
Popular Mechanics
They Assist Missionary After Cat’s Death
A Washington couple of the Trinity M E church decided to support a native Chinese missionary as part of the centenary movement in which Methodist Episcopal churches plan 105 million dollars for war reconstruction and home and foreign missions over five years. They had been spending three dollars monthly to feed their cat and only after its death could they imagine giving fifty dollars yearly to the mission effort.
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Trinity M. FE
Washington
China
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Kitty
Dentists Fear Nerve Treatment as Book Agent Offers Courage
Wry exchange features a dentist fearing a nerve procedure and a bold book agent urging action. A judge comments wryly on the readiness to proceed and the ample courage remaining in the agent.
Star Tuesday at the cinema screens two loves and a raucous law
Taylor Holmes stars in A Regular Fellow a lighthearted romance where a woman-hater falls for the blue eyes of the most beautiful woman on earth and must prove his love through a series of tasks Dalton wins her favor with humor and perseverance. Enid Bennett in Keys of the Righteous follows Mary Manning in Wisconsin as she protects her family and earns Tom Gale’s love after her father returns from abroad. Hale Hamilton’s The Four Flusher offers a funny financial saga set in New York with dramatic stakes. Tom Mix stars in She Coming of the Law as Kent Hollis who arrives in Dry Bottom New Mexico to face rustlers and guide a town without law.
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Taylor Holmes
Dalton
Thomas H. Ince
Enid Bennett
Mary Manning
Wisconsin
Tom Gale
Mary
Wm. Fox
Tom Mix
Fife
West
Charles Alden Seltzer
Dennison Clift
Arthur Rosson
Mix
Kent Hollis
Dry Bottom
New Mexico
Big Bill Dunlavey
The Thirteenth Chair Comes to Pastime Theatre
Bayard Veiller’s dramatic secret keeping in The Thirteenth Chair is kept in the film adaptation by Leonce Perret. Yvonne Delva and Creighton Hale lead a strong supporting cast in the Pastime Theatre engagement.
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Bayard Veiller
Veiller
New York
Leonce Perret
Pathe
Mr. Veiller
Spencer Lee
Pastime Theatre
Yvonne Delva
Creighton Hale
Marie Shotwell
Christine Mayo
Marc MacDermott
Walter Law
Suzanne Colbert
George Deneubourg
Revolutionary Congress and the Continental Assembly
The piece notes no United States government existed until the 1789 Constitution. During the Revolutionary War the governing body was the Continental Congress of the colonies, not a national U.S. government.
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Revolutionary Congress
United States
Congress
Continental Congress of the
Colonies
Courage Indispensable Quote From James Lane Allen
A brief quotation attributed to James Lane Allen emphasizes courage as essential to action and a noble mind second only to honor. The statement speaks to universal application for both men and women in all worlds and endeavors.
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James Lane Allen
Some Talker Described As The Talkiest Kid
A reader recalls a boy who moved across the street and, while fond of games, is called the most talkative boy heard. The quote comes from the Chicago Tribune and reflects a humorous neighborhood observation.
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Tinny
Chicago Tribune
Invention on Centrifugal Casting by Brazilian Engineer
Fragmentary note describes a Brazilian engineer claiming an invention for centrifugal casting of pipe. It mentions molten metal distributed within revolving cylindrical molds and water cooling, but many words are garbled and details are unclear.
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Metro
Hale Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Eisenstadt Bros
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N. Y
A. Eisenstadt
Hotel Belvedere Block
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Garfield Avenue
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Wood St
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Renee Eras
Gonam
Bristol
Amos
Gorham
R. I
John Campbell
Cole St
D. Parisi
High ST
R. I. Groceries
Schrafft's
Autocrat Coffee
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E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
Providence Domestic Coke
John C. Trudell
Tel
R. J
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Talbot & Hopkins
Electrical Contractors
Bradford Street
W. C. Talbot
W. Hawkiss
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
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Industrial Trust Co
Providence
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G.W. Simmons Undertakers
Be.l F. Colwell
Telephone
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G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
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