Power from Water and Money Dams in Thrift Stamps
The piece urges building a savings system like a dam to convert circulating money into productive power. It compares untapped northern water to per capita money stock about 60 dollars and promotes U S thrift stamps war savings stamps and savings certificates as the best dam to gain interest and drive industry. Begin today to avoid losing power and 4 percent compound interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Somebhaty
United States
U.S
Stans
Grenade banks given to schoolchildren in War Savings drive
The Seventh Federal Reserve district orders nearly 500000 grenade banks to be distributed to schoolchildren in Miners Indiana Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin for the War Savings campaign. About 1200 banks have been bought by banks and trust companies with values from fifty to fifty thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
J. H. Pueilcher
New Treasury Certificates Described as Baby Bonds
New Treasury certificates in 10 and 1000 denominations are promoted as Baby Bonds. They are tax free except certain taxes, bear 4 percent interest compounded quarterly, mature January 1, 1024, and may be cashed before maturity with accrued interest. They increase in value monthly, are government guaranteed, registered in Washington, and issued in book form.
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Treasury
U. S
Washington
Sears
St Thomas Improves as War Era Boosts Ship Calls
St Thomas Virgin Islands sees revived maritime activity as American steamers begin calling more often. Residents lobbied Washington to highlight the harbor’s coal water fuel oil and supply facilities including a 4000 foot pier and modern depots. Darwin Curry carried resolutions to the Shipping Board and reports promise support from board members congressmen and businessmen to expand port call opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Washington
Shipping Board
British Islands
Congress
Virgin Island
Darwin
Curry
West India Islands
Steinmeys
The Flying Fishermen and the Seagull Plane Prize
Earle L. Ovington and J. W. Forse skimmed the water at 77 tiles per hour to win the prize for pioneer flying fishermen. They piloted the Seagull, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation's latest pleasure craft, capable of carrying 70 pounds of gear for anglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle L. Ovington
J. W. Forse
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation
Polar Bear Life and Winter Habits in the Arctic
A Metropolitan Magazine piece describes the polar bear’s summer hunting window in the Arctic, its deadly strength and scent driven seals hunting, and its endurance in cold water. It details maternal denning in snow banks, cub development, and the male’s aggressive behavior toward humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Chumber
Metropolitan Magazine
Trees Bring Rain Through Vast Plantations In Egypt
The article notes a long drought during the French occupation around 1789 lasting 16 months. Since Mahomet Ali and Torahim Pasha completed extensive tree planting, including over 20,000,000 olive and other trees, rainfall has increased and now falls more regularly.
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Lower
Fayot
Mahomet Ali
Torahim Pasha
Handy Ink Eradicator Tip for Quick Corrections
A blot on paper can be removed by rubbing softly with an emery board from wall cleaning kits. It erases ink quickly if done gently to avoid tearing the paper.
Expressive quips in club talk about tidy rooms
A clubwoman recalls an English woman saying her daughter “would never smooth out a room” in a remark about politeness and domestic expectations. The playful line underscores attitudes toward household order in social circles.
A Wit on Women and Skirt Lengths in Humor
A humorous remark notes that a certain good thing about a girl from a man's view is that she avoids visiting once she starts wearing long skirts and questioning her father, which makes him uncomfortable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chlre MacDonald
New York
Edlty
MacDonald
Iie
the Mananger
Lie
Grain consumption varies with the year in livestock feed
The U S Department of Agriculture reports monthly corn use on farms peaks in December at 11.5 percent and drops to 4.6 percent in August. Oats show more uniform use, while barley wheat and rye differ less from oats. hay silage and mill feed concentrate in colder months. Mill feed rises to 11.5 percent in February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Savings Bodies Urged to Help Lower Living Costs
William Mather Lewis of the treasury department appeals to over six million War Savings members to curb high living costs. The message urges wiser buying, saving, and conservative investment, warning against cashing bonds for luxuries and urging continued savings to support production and employment.
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War Savings
William Mather Lewis
Savings Division
Treasury Department
Chicago
Seventh Federal Reserve District
Mr. Lewis
W. B. Bosworth
District War Savings Organization
Lewis
Treasury Savings
America
Harry Edwards Clay
War Savings Stamp Societies
Seventh
Milneis
Michigan
Lews
Indiana
Wisconsin
Washington
Government Savings Society
Community Lime Spreader Brings Otsego Farmers Together
Members of the Otsego county farm bureau have pooled resources to purchase a lime spreader. The device will be rotated among members and available to nonmembers for 25 cents per acre. This cooperative approach addresses early access barriers and aims to apply lime at the right time and in sufficient quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otsego County
N. Y
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
New York
How to Introduce Queens in Bee Hives
Beekeepers should introduce queens to replace old defective ones with vigorous young queens. Queens can be introduced in cells or after emergence, either unfertilized or after they begin laying.
Thrift and War Savings Campaigns Move Into Classrooms
As schools reopen this month, thrift features of the Thrift and War Savings Stamps campaigns focus on classrooms. Little Lessons in Thrift will continue for teachers in five states, with eighth grades and high schools forming pupil personal accounts. Colleges and universities will enlist to promote savings, aided by home economics teachers and extension agents.
Telegraph Poles in Bloom Across Uganda
Over 1,000 miles of telegraph poles are reported in full blossom in Uganda Africa. The wires are strung from four species of fig tree noted for extraordinary germination powers in this unusual botanical display.
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Uganda
Africa
Trouble in fighting weeds with grazing sheep and goats
Some of the trouble and expense in fighting weeds might be reduced by using sheep and goats to graze the noxious plants. At current prices for wool mohair and mutton these grazing efforts could be profitable for farmers.
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