Money Plans and Sound Currency Debates
The Journal of the American Bankers Association summarizes H Parker Willis on money as a means of exchange and value. It critiques demagogues pushing depreciating or natural product based currencies and cites historical Soviet experiments with labor time currency and warehouse stored goods as flawed models.
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Journal of the
American Bank Association
H. Parker Willis
Willis
Soviet
Russia
United States
Mr. Willis
Understanding Checks and Demand Payments in Banking
A bank check is a written order by a depositor to pay a specified sum to a party. It must be dated and signed per the depositor’s records and is payable on demand unless dated ahead. Revenue stamps at 2 cents per hundred dollars apply to checks dated ahead. If figures and words differ, the written amount governs.
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United States Revenue
The Automobile as a Property Booster
The text argues that automobiles raise rural land values by improving access and spurring road improvements. It notes motorists should bear vehicle-related road costs, as rural residents claim car owners from nearby cities benefit most from roads.
Boulevard and Rural Road Paving Boost Property Values
A boulevard system north of Chicago costing 16 million dollars is said to raise adjacent property values by 150 million. An 80 mile rural highway between two cities costing 2.5 million dollars is estimated to lift nearby farm land values by 20 million. A closer look at such figures could influence legislative road spending decisions.
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Chicago
Burdensome Auto Taxes Spark Owner Protest
Citizens complain of heavy taxes on automobile owners who already bear substantial levies, arguing the burden hinders mobility and strains budgets. Local officials consider adjustments while facing budget needs and public pressure.
Hall's Catarrhal Deafness Medicine Ad
Widely advertised cure claims to relieve catarrhal deafness by reducing nasal inflammation. The traditional patent medicine asserts decades of use and offers a mail order approach through druggists and companies, with uncertain therapeutic basis.
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