When Frederick the Great Was Broke
S W Straus traces the origin of first mortgage bonds to Frederick the Great after the 1769 seven years war. Berlin merchants and the Landschafts form created small denomination bonds backed by land, enabling widespread investing and amortization. The system spread across Europe and inspired similar land financing structures, with US adoption lagging until two decades ago.
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Babylon
Frederick the Great
Frederick
Hungary
France
Russia
Saxony
Germany
Berlin
Buhring
Bubring
Landschaft
Land Society
Silesia
German Empire
Prussia
Credit Foncier
Italy
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Ireland
Japan
Canada
Egypt
Europe
Landschaften
United States
America
Venice
Doge
Michieli
Doge Michiels
Doge Ziani
Origin of the word bank from Venice loans 1160 tale
A 1960s reprint explains Venice's 1160 government loan bearing no interest and later loans with interest. It traces the term bank to the Lombards and bench trading, then follows the evolution to London Lombard streets and goldsmiths issuing notes. It notes early banking practices and the shift to checkbooks in 1781.
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Italy
Venice
London
Fall Leaves Smal Jert Battered After Tumble
An unclear report notes Smal Jert battered and covered with bruises after a fall. Bettersby says he tumbled to his faults and faced consequences.
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Gettersby
Smaljert
Osion
Bettersby
Fragmented Text Unclear on Event or Entities
The readable fragments do not reveal a coherent event, people, or organizations to summarize into a factual news item with clear actions or outcomes.
Fitness Triumphant
A fragmented OCR item discusses belief in a political survivor’s reelection and term length. The readable parts hint at public opinion on resilience and continuity in leadership, with no clear names, dates, or concrete events available.
Young film stars rise to fame and fortune in teens
The piece profiles Bessie Love and other young actresses who became movie stars while still in high school or their teens. It notes their rapid rise from extras to leading roles, high weekly salaries, and the tension between youth and the adult world of Hollywood.
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United States
Bessie Love
Los Angeles
Miss Love
Hollywood
William S. Hart
Douglas Fairbanks
de Wolf Hopper
Miss Minter
June Caprice
Arlington
Mass
Boston
Huntington Avenue
Caprice
New York
Little June
June
Miss Caprice
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Frederick, the Great
S. W. Straus
New York and
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Aes
He We Toiad
Tsi Ea
California
Mother
Helen Ferguson
Miss Ferguson
Lta
Miles Minter
Helen Fergunsort
Gessie Ve
Jlargarita Fischer
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