Dollar figures through history adorn new seal clad bill
The dollar will soon appear with seals on a silver certificate style note, tracing the currency’s long evolution from its origins in the thaler through gold certificates and trade dollars. The piece notes the shift away from gold coins and the eventual banking system that reduced coin prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Shaefier
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Valley of
Joachim
Bohemia
Spain
Treasury
Roosevelt
In The World Of Bridge Down One Misplay and Free Bid Theory
Bridge column recounts a hand where declaring down one was faulty as South could have saved two tricks and made five clubs doubled. It explains the error of rushing to a free bid and the consequences of partner’s strength versus distribution. Additional notes discuss when to raise and the risks of free bids and distributional raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
New Silver Purchase Policy and the Silver Certificate
The text outlines a shift in monetary policy from gold to silver, detailing the move to sixteen to one silver to gold ratio, coin weight reductions, and changes to prevent exportation. It describes the introduction of the silver certificate, notes Morgenthau’s description of it as the handsomest bill, and explains printing overprints and dual-sided Great Seal imagery including Latin mottos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgenthau
United States
The
Treasury regime under Mellon kept large bills outstanding
The Mellon era treasury policy introduced a smaller currency size but many old large notes remain in circulation. An estimated 29,536,316 dollars of the old large denominations are still outstanding despite the popularity of the newer issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew W. Mellon
Calmar Birthdays and Club Gatherings Highlight Week
Calmar residents marked birthdays with Mrs. A F Snow turning 89 at home while Mrs. M M Graf celebrated on her birth anniversary. The Thimble club met with Mrs. Esther Weselmann and Armistice day featured a program and talk by Frank Marron at Calmar High School. Community Ladies aid elected officers Mrs. Will Hazelton as president and Mrs. Soule as secretary treasurer. Catholic women hosted a church card party with Miss Randi Kittlsby, Mrs. Bertha Orke, and Mrs. Theodore Johnson. Lutheran Ladies were entertained on Wednesday. American Legion auxiliary hosted a potluck supper and card party at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Dorothea Hramstad observed her 86th birthday Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Snow
M. M. Graf
Thimble Club
Esther Weselmann
Calmar High School
Frank Marron
Ladies Aid
Will Hazelton
Soule
Randi Kittlsby
Bertha Orke
Theodore Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Masonic Hall
Dorothea Hramstad
Dr Morris Fishbein the cancer solution oracle of Chicago
Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor and author, is portrayed as the year’s top figure if cancer cause and cure are announced. The piece covers his roles at Rush Medical College and the Journal of the American Medical Association, his vast output, and his habit of exposing quackery while recalling a famous Escanaba hot water bottle quack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morris Fishbein
Oracle
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Rush Medical College
University of Illinois
Fishbein
Escanaba
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Republic
Ted
Armerie
Clark Gable
Idol
Rheta Lachman
Lucas Gable
Gable
Josephine Dillon
North
Yeats
Calmar
U. Ss
Ola
Cedar Rapids
Allenru
Denver
Wakefield
Eider
Dean’s
F&f
Squibb Chocolate Vitavose
Sloan
Moone
Mead
Sale
Philco
Price
F&i
Cardid
Fletcher Castoria
Pinkham’s
MES Limited
Sweeney Poison Wheat
Venticura Soap
Crisco
Santa
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
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