Origins and myths of the U S dollar sign
The piece explains the dollar sign is not an official U S Treasury designation and that U S currency carries the interlocked US letters rather than a dollar sign. It notes historical theories from Dr Florian Cajori and references to customs in Portugal and Spain and Churchill’s 1943 remarks.
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U.S Treasury
U.S
U S
United States
Florian Cajori
Sss
Cifrao
Cajori
Winston Churchill
Not a Miracle Just Squeezin s Whisky Plot
Leith Scotland United Press International reports Benjamin Duffield 51 claimed to have produced whisky by squeezing discarded filter pads from a distillery. Police say each pad yielded about a teaspoon of liquor and Duffield pled not guilty to attempting to defraud the customs by dodging duty on nearly two gallons of whisky.
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Leith
England
UPI
Benjamin Duffield
Duffield
Customs and Excise Department
Father's Day Long Distance Calls Rise in Illinois
Illinois Bell reports Father’s Day long distance calls grew faster than Mother’s Day. delays in compiling stats due to extra billing entailed with calls to dads. Most calls to Pop were collect.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Yugoslav Textile Fair Attracts 100000 Visitors
The International Fair of Textiles and Textile Machines in Leskovac Yugoslavia drew over 100000 visitors. Officials report total deals around 12 million dollars, up from last year. Yugoslav textile firms bought machines valued at 4.8 million, mainly from Italy Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Leskovac
Yugoslavia
Italy
Poland
Czechoslova
Rebelled on Paying Tax Fee for Sunlight in Lynn
Fred Bullman balked at a 3s annual sunlight fee paid since 1872 to King's Lynn Corporation. After 12 years he urged the council to drop charges saying the light comes from God. The town clerk proposed recovering two years of fees.
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King’s Lynn
England
UPI
Fred Bullman
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