Future beckons young Americans in finance and service
F N Shepherd of the American Bankers Association urged bankers at the New York Institute of Banking that past twenty five years of science industry and finance laid groundwork for today and tomorrow He stressed the vast opportunities for individuals in America and the global impact of American enterprise He noted large foreign loans since the war and the Dawes plan credit to Germany, signaling expanded international obligations Local Taylor County Texas bankers recruited a county agent to boost boys and girls clubs enrolling over 300 members focused on poultry culling and grain sorghum seed selection with prizes for upcoming exhibits and contests.
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F. N. Shepherd
American Bankers Association
American Institute of Banking
New York
Shepherd
America
United States
Germany
Taylor County
Texas
Graceful Garment Ruana of the Colombian Andes
The ruana, Latin Americas equivalent of the poncho, is a square four to five foot garment made from two woolen strips with a central head slit. It wraps with a stately toss, drapes over shoulders, and shields wearers from wind and rain, a favored Andes garment alongside the Ecuadorian poncho. The piece notes its warmth and utility, highlighting Andean life.
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Latin America
Andes
Ecuador
Nathonal Geographic Magazine
State Constitutions and their Colonial Roots
States formed constitutions patterned after colonial charters and mercantile company charters from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Massachusetts alone preserves an original period constitution though revised. other states retain core principles and framework from earlier documents.
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United States
Cie
Massachusetts
Bathing custom of Currier Indians on Thompson River
Report describes a crude Turkish bath practiced by the Currier Indians along the Thompson River in British Columbia. Large heated bowlders are rolled into huts then removed after occupants strip and lie on cots. Bathers briefly plunge into the river to finish, replicating a cold shower.
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Thompson River
British Columbia
Pirates and a Dead Man's Treasure on Skeleton Island
In mid 18th century New York Robert Ormerod and Darby McGraw hear of a pirate chase near the Hook. Murray, a Jacobite captain, commands the Royal James while battling the Walrus under Flint. A siege, a death, and a night battle unfold as O'Donnell dies from a cannonball concussion and Moira faces an uncertain fate aboard the pirate ships.
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Crapter II
New York
Robert Ormerod
Peter Corlaer
Darby McGraw
Ouris
Rip-Rap
Ormerod
Robert
Andrew Murray
Murray
Flint
O'Donnell
Peter
Skeleton Island
West Indies
Int
Meira
Chamieh
Saunders
Martin
Fitut
Jones
Coupeau
Ous
Royal James
Wast
Cile
Gundeck
James
Colonel O'Donnell
Chevalier
Tau
Funt
Brown
Tosuan
Molen
Moira
Bob
Cormer
Tam
Peter's Gate
Tim
Avignon
Hubert
France
Charles
Satan
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