Bankers Report Flags Sharp Drop in Savings Deposits
The American Bankers Association Savings Bank Division reports a national setback in savings deposits for the year ending June 29 1929 with a decline of over 195 million dollars and more than 600 thousand fewer depositors compared with the prior period while noting gains in other sectors and a complex mix of contributing factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers Association
Savings Bank
Association
United States
Causes of the Drop in Savings and Stocks lure
The article argues multiple factors behind the recession and a major drain on savings: the allure of stock profits. For years readers were fed tales of profits in various companies. A recent belief holds that stock ventures will revive savings, though success remains uncertain and may take more time.
Helping Young Folk to Become Bankers
Through the American Institute of Banking the AIB educates 35 000 bank workers in banking economics law and administration. It operates non commercially with chapters in 200 cities and a convention set for Denver Colorado June 16 to 20.
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American Institute of Banking
American Bankers Association
Banking Profession
Denver
Colorado
Unfortunate Sea Lian Faces Decline From Slaughter
Nature Magazine notes the sea lian’s near extinction as offshore oil hunters decimated vast rookeries. Nearly 200 years of slaughter on the west coast reduced huge herds to a remnant, with off-shore blubber trade and hide use driving the decline.
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Nature Magazine
Dental Notice for Crowns and Bridge Work
Artificial teeth and dental care notice lists Dr L P Chastain offering crowns and bridge work.
Lord Kelvin Solves Dinner Time Arithmetic
A Manchester Guardian correspondent recounts Lord Kelvin during dinner weighing a math puzzle. Kelvin muttered seven and five’s thirteen but others argued the sum was twelve. He finally conceded the solution and finished a warm meal.
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Manchester
Guardian
Lord Kelvin
Dinter
Gary
No. Jr
Wen
Legends of the Rose Across World Traditions
The passage surveys rose lore in Hindu Greek Persian and biblical legends. It notes symbols from Cupid to Venus and a Bethlehem maiden whose fire turned to red roses, illustrating the rose as a universal emblem across cultures and tales.
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Vishu
Cupid
Venus
Nimrod
Abraham
Sir John Mandeville
Bethlehem
Jover
Danish Girls Define European Girlhood In Scenic Contrast
The article surveys types of European girlhood from Parisian to Swedish maiden. It notes Danish beauty and homemaking skills as standout, praising simple beauty paired with good training for housewifery and comments on beauty contests and practical talents like cooking and mending.
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Europe
Capenhaxen
Langest
Denmark
Samson’s Jawbone and Ancient Egyptian Theories
A fragmented account discusses Samson’s Jawbone and its literary metaphor as well as claims about ancient Egyptian siekte and Jeruish ages. Gibravitle remarks the Juwhone of an agit as key to the MSH Story while noting preserved ancient systems and contemporary references.
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Samson
Sanson
K. Glanville
Gibravitle
Byyeian Ageleatioretas
Ageiner Pilter Ing
Perfection in Acoustics At Hathywood Bowl Stage
Engineers tested the sound reflector at the Hathywood bowl by dropping a shot weighing about one thousandth of an ounce. The sound was heard across the bowl but only a quarter of the audience heard the impact. The reflector is a half shell cone standing eighteen feet high built with eight tons of steel and asbestos, no amplifiers needed.
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Waller
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Leon G. Harrison
E. A. Cooper
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W.M. Wheeler
Joe P. Clarke
Ariel F. Foster
E. Lawrence
R. S. Bracewell
A. H. Muske
Wesster's
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Frigidaire
Deles and
Electrie
EH. Martin
A. Stelzig Manfacturer OF
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Tom B. Cuny
Dr L P. Chastain
FORD
LANG
Brookshire, Texas
Mads
C. H. Urban
Hempstead
Waller County
America
Crazy Water
Mineral Wells
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