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Newspaper
Corona Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
4
A historical essay notes that savings banks grew from 246 banks and 8 635 depositors in 1820 to about 10 500 banks with nearly 100 million depositors, urging a nationwide thrift campaign as the U S faces postwar reconstruction and global financing needs, led by the American Bankers Association.
The piece argues thrift over extravagance as essential national and personal virtue. It contrasts ancient Roman waste with modern American insistence on saving, urging character and economy to build future wealth and strength for the nation and individuals.
A century ago no bank welcomed thrifty homemakers to save small sums. In 1816 the first Savings Bank opened and in 1916 the American Bankers Association launches a national Thrift Campaign. Bankers urge school savings banks and regular allowances to teach girls and boys budgeting, with cooperation from YWCA and domestic science groups. Emphasis on home thrift beyond mere saving money.
Analyzes how waste in labor and materials undermines profits and outlines methods to cut cost. Cites examples from railroads and pulpits thrift campaigns, stressing daily small savings, budgeting, and the impact of disciplined spending on long term wealth. Includes figures on mortgage investments and retirement timelines.
Large employers of office help face cost cuts for supplies. A new eraser is issued only after returning the metal center of the old one. The stump of the old pencil becomes an order for a new pencil. Ink is kept in nonevaporating wells.
A vintage investment plan outlines how a twenty-something earning $20 weekly can grow to $17,779.22 in 28 years by depositing $5 weekly, rolling over to six percent mortgages, and reinvesting mortgage interest. The proposal emphasizes steady savings and cautious reallocation to generate over $20 weekly income.
A cautionary piece urges reader discipline in spending. It argues that carrying no cash helps resist temptations, while a full purse tempts impulse buys. The guidance promotes banking to enforce restraint, noting money in a bank cannot be spent directly.
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