Pots and pans gift symbol in Reims refugee aid
Refugees in Reims received pots and pans from a relief effort described as a gay occasion. Blanche Brace notes the scene amid ruined buildings and a shattered cathedral as French women of prestige distribute utensils seen as seeds of new homes. The moment highlights social service learned from America during the war.
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Reims
Blanche Brace
France
America
Social Service
Smallest Bank in the World in Wake County
The Wake County Savings Bank in Raleigh North Carolina claims safety in size noting it is the smallest bank yet handles a considerable cash volume. Originating in a former hallway now serves as its office with a tiny 71 thirds frontage and a modest single entrance indicating its transformation into a full bank.
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Wake County Savings Bank
Neleigh
N.C
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U S to Hand Out 5 603 709 Save It Thrift Plan
The U S treasury will pay 5 603 709 38 in interest on Liberty Bonds on December 15 with 9th Federal Reserve district receiving allotment covering Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana and parts of Wisconsin and Michigan The notice urges investing interest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps Treasury Savings Certificates and the 4 percent return on January 1 1924 to boost thrift and reduce wartime debt.
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United States Treasury Department
Hester Pollock
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Ninth Federal Reserve District
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Michigan
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Ninth District War Savings Organization
United States War Savings
Sam
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Restored Ostend Casino Reopens After War Devastation
Ostend resumes normal life as the famous casino nears reopening. The Pall Mall Gazette notes the building survived bombardment with repairs underway. Germans looted interiors, removed furniture and copper, and defaced rooms. Since February a miracle has restored the casino, with imitation replacements delaying full evidence of wartime damage.
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Ostend
Pall Mall Gazette
Reuter
Digue
Rat skins proposed as leather solution amid infestation
The text suggests using rat skins for leather to tackle a rat problem, estimating 10,000,000 rats in the country and a daily need for 5,000 skins for a tannery. It notes the difficulty lies in catching and delivering rats, and that leather supply may be insufficient, while fish skins could also be tanned.
Breeding No Barrier To Cats Hunting Birds
A city gardener caught a prized house cat in the act of killing a young robin near a residence. Under Conservation Commission authority the hunter was not slain but was taken to the owner, who defended the cat’s breeding as proof of innocence.
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Conservation Commission
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Thrift Poem by Bozeman Schoolboy Asa Rowell
An eighth grade pupil Asa Rowell of Emerson School Bozeman Montana submits a thrift themed poem titled Thrift In the piece the chipmunk watches autumn clouds and decides to store food for winter urging readers to save and prepare.
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Asa Rowell
Grace
Emerson
Bozeman
Montana
Markings for Practical Thrift Fail Not in School
Government and educators urge Minnesota pupils to learn thrift through a graded marks system similar to geography. Dr. George N. Bauer of the University of Minnesota says pupils show keen interest in thrift education and personal responsibility.
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George N. Bauer
University of Minnesota
Ninth Federal Reserve District War Savings Organization
Minnesota
Ninth District
Thrift War Savings Stamps Featured In Theatres
Animated shorts titled in action will be shown in theatres across the Ninth Federal Reserve district. The films depict stamps performing stunts to scare away the wolf from the door and to help a man escape debt and remove a mortgage from the home.
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Ninth Federal Reserve Reserve District
Uncle Sam Urges Budget to Lower Household Costs
The War Savings Organization of the Ninth Federal Reserve district, with help from the University of Minnesota Department of Home Economics, has prepared free budget system application blanks for homes. A pamphlet titled Facts, Figures and Forms promotes saving and budgeting to reduce average family expenses.
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War Savings Organization
Ninth Federal Reserve District
Department of Home Economics
University of Minnesota
Budget Pamplet Shows Family Spending Averages
An old pamphlet presents specimen budgets for a family of four with monthly incomes from 100 to 400 dollars. It highlights expenditures on food shelter clothing and charity and urges economizing. It notes typical totals around 250 dollars over six months and encourages households to track income and expenses.
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Peru-Na praised as cure for catarrh in Dillon letter
A Dillon South Carolina resident credits Peru-Na with curing two years of catarrh across head stomach and bowels after trying two doctors. The letter says weight rose from one hundred to one hundred fifty pounds and endorses Peru-Na as emergency home remedy for coughs colds stomach and bowel trouble rheumatism and more. The advertisement notes Peru-Na is available in tablet or liquid form.
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Charlie Taylor
Dillon
S.C
Peru
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