Lessons from an experiment with limited value
The text argues that the experiment may deter future similar trials, implying it offered no worthwhile learning or practical benefit. The passage treats the endeavor as lacking value and usefulness for guiding future research.
Government trust and a questionable cash flow claim
A column questions federal finances as a $45,000 post office site payment bounced, a counterfeit fifty cent piece appeared in a Bureau of Standards employee’s pay, and critics urge that the government set a better example for handling money and checks.
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Treasury Department
Bloomsburg
Scranton
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Inflation Becomes Dominant Policy Aim for Next Year
An editorial argues the administration has chosen inflation over deflation as the main fiscal path. It outlines potential misery from deflation, the preferred hope of avoiding its evils, and cites Warren Woodward and Rose who urge rebuilding the money credit system through controlled inflation and self discipline.
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Donald B. Woodward
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End of the Farm Board Wheat Stabilization Experiment
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Mortgage debts and the fading of home ownership
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Congress
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New York Day by Day and Notes onLiterary Peeps
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Vinol Pep Tonic Ad Promises Vitality and Beauty
A vintage advertisement extols Vinol as a pep tonic that boosts vitality iron calcium and phosphates. It claims transformation from dullness to liveliness and physical appeal with promises of a free trial and booklet.
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The Ritz Maitre D Theodor Szarvas in Park Avenue Parade
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Shamrock Grown Broadly in United States
The piece notes shamrock is cultivated widely across the United States and not exclusive to any single brand or product line.
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