Banking system shows progress in state banks
State Bank Division report notes more than three billion dollars growth in total resources for 10,473 state supervised banks to 35.72 billion as of December 31, 1935. Deposits reach 30.53 billion, loans and discounts 12.43 billion, investments 24.17 billion, with 1934-35 gradual gains and higher earnings across 42 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Committee On State Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
State Bank
Bankers Support 4H Club Work Across States
A New York City bank executive donated 500 to the Agricultural Committee of the State Bankers Association to boost 4H Club activities in the state. He cited 4H as foundational to sound citizenship and intelligent farming, noting strong collaboration between bankers and extension workers. Georgia bankers backed a Marketing Project via the Extension Service, focusing on the retail card market roadside marketing and standardized canning products for home canning centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Agricultural Committee
State Bankers Association
Tennessee Bankers Association
Georgia
College of Agriulture
Athens Sits In A Cup Of Mountains And Ruins
Athens rests in a basin ringed by three mountains with Mt. Eykabettos rising above. The Acropolis looms on the rim as Ts classed ruins glow from its edge. The city is outdoor living with shops and street life dominating daily bustle and a long midday siesta. Dinner is not served until 9, and midnight is early for Athenians.
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Maderp
Athens
Mt. Eykabettos
Bueyer
Ts Classe
Acropolis
Siesta
Telephone saves a life after gas leak in Evanston
A gas leak in Mrs. Harold Green’s Evanston home caused her to collapse after dialing for help. A parrot repeated the cry “Help” to the telephone operator, who alerted rescuers who revived her. Other items note international telephone links with El Salvador and growing telephony in Manila and Brazil.
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Evanston, Ill
Harold Green
Associated Press
Llama as Sole American Indian Beast of Burden in Early Discovery
A Rural New Yorker writer notes the llama as the only beast of burden in American Indian possession at the time of discovery. It can traverse rough slopes, travel long distances without water, and carry 100 to 125 pounds. The llama supplied wool, meat, leather, bone, and fuel, and resisted overload by lying down. It played a key role in the Inca Empire from Chile to Ecuador.
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America
New Yorker
South America
Maule River
Chile
Mendoza
Andes
Ecuador
Payne Wrote Home Sweet Home in Palais Royal Paris
The article notes John Howard Payne lived in the Palais Royal in Paris while writing Home Sweet Home. It recounts his heartbreak inspiring the tune, mentions visits by John Paul Jones at the Duc de Chartres dinner, and recalls the palace as a Revolution landmark and later fashion hub where Napoleon met friends to discuss France’s future.
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Payne
Palais Royal
John Howard Payne
Paris
France
Chicago Daily News
John Paul Jones
Duc de
Camille Desmoulins
Bastille
Napoleon
Made Wooden Eye Shields From Early New World
The earliest eye protection was Eskimo masks to prevent snow blindness. Driftwood shields four by seven inches with walrus thong slits show ancient craft. A New York Sun account notes workers soon made spectacles from local glass and a jeweler’s evening effort led to America’s lead in spectacle making. Diamond and emerald symbols are discussed for innocence and happiness.
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New World
Siberia
New York Sun
England
America
It Keeps Em Busy Tor London's Feat Amid Weather Experts
The fragment suggests London faces busy times tied to weather experts. Names, dates, or concrete events are unclear in the readable text.
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Tor London
Feg
Tere Amoi
Jerry Muskrat Fears New Trapper Threat at Laughing Brook
Jerry Muskrat faces growing danger as a stranger trapsman arrives near Laughing Brook. He notes winter is near and considers the risks of foraging on land while the trapper probes his habits. Jerry resists temptation, choosing caution over food and travel.
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Erry Muskrat
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Billy
Little Joe
Laughing Brook
Jerry
Joe Otter
Little
Farmer Brown
Jerry Muskrat
T. W. Burgess
Conference telephone service enables group talks via loudspeaker
Bell Labs develops compact loudspeaker units for conference telephoning. The 11 pound cabinet serves 76 to 100 people, with one or two way connections. Useful for executives addressing groups without miscommunication. Developed in 1933 and now widely used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Laboratories
J. F. D. Hoge
Telephone Laboratories
Hoge
Bell Laboratories
Greenland: Population, size, and ice cap details
Greenland is under Denmark, home to about 400 whites and 13,000 Eskimos, covering 827,300 square miles. Foreigner trade requires permission. Discovered by a Norseman in the 10th century, the ice cap dominates the landscape with miles high peaks and vast ice streams feeding numerous fiords.
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Greenland
Denmark
Ireland
First Ruler of Bavaria Prince Luitpold Reign Begins
Prince Luitpold became Bavaria's first ruler when he assumed the throne on June 7 1886 with Ludwig II and Otto I declared insane and Luitpold named regent. Ludwig II later died by his own hand after deposition. Bavaria shared Germany's prosperity but clung to anti Prussian sentiments until Ludwig II's 1918 accession.
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Bavaria
Luitpold
Ludwig II
Otto I
Maximilian
Ludwig
Germany
Prussia
Greenland Ice Blanket Over 1000 Feet Thick Noted in Magazine
A Til-Bits Magazine writer notes Greenland is covered by a solid ice blanket more than 1,000 feet thick and identifies Greenland as the largest island, contrasting Australia as a continent.
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Greenland
Australia
Til-Bits
Soup Recipes From An Old Time Kitchen Hints At Good Nutrition
A market era piece promotes serving at least one hot dish per meal and offers two appetizing soup ideas Sour Cream Cucumber Soup and Cream of Pea and Onion Soup with steps, ingredients, and serving tips for four portions, including optional croutons and bread crumbs.
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc
PERM
Telling
Washington
D. C
el Salvador
Central America
Cordell Hull
Miguel A. Araujo
San Salvador
Bell
Manila
Luzon
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
J. Bartlett Richards
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Aldene A. Barrington
Bureau of U.S. Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Liama
Beast of Burden
Innocense
Roosevelt
Landon
Lemke
Union
Thomas
Ts Thornton
W Burgess
Esbaay
Esskay
Franks
Yesskay Smoked
Esskay Quality
BOF
Esstay
Sliverwurst
Legrande Food
Toop Stores
N.B.C
McKay Coffee
Maxwell House Coffee Lh. Fe
Musselman’s Apple
Kellogg’s
Musselman’s Pie Cherries
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Majestic
Hormel
Grocer
Gorfon
Levi Anie
Ammonea
Rudis and
Oles Vegeta
Octagon Cleanser
Vpkz
Utility Bowl
Willard L. Swann
Denton
G. C. Cahee
Denton Harvey Fleetwood
T. L. Trice, Jr
Preston Arnie’s Cash Grocery
Preston
Milford Kline
Hillsboro
Yarry Stedman
Ridgely I
Calvin Butler
Greensboro
J. W. Sylvester
Goldsboro
J. F. Lane
Ni, A. Porter
Burraville
R. H. Gibson
Queen Anne
Hutter
Seattest Laboratory
Nilehen
Beulah V. Gillaspie
Sealtest Laboratory Kitchen
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