Don’t Spend What You Haven’t Got Says Cautionary Verse
A 1925 NEA Service verse warns against debt and careless charging. It laments small purchases adding to a large fret, stressing the toll of borrowing on weekends and social plans. It urges prudent money planning and delaying spending until funds arrive.
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Tom Sims Says Wry Wisdom Nuggets on Everyday Life
A 1925 NEA Service collection of humorous quips notes everyday foibles. It riffs on driving with one hand, dogs, rumors, and old fashioned ideas while lampooning modern habits and vanity.
Puzzle on Passes Across Regions by Helen Wills
Helen Wills started with a number of passes. She gave two-thirds plus one pass to western friends, then two-thirds plus one pass of the remainder to eastern friends, and two-thirds plus one pass of the final remainder to family. After these transfers no passes remained. Determine the initial total.
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Wanted Bank Embezzler Arrested in Los Angeles
Los Angeles reports Joseph Ward said to embezzle 300000 from Bank of Benwood in West Virginia was arrested after resisting police and denying, then admitting identity. In a separate item, a juvenile court clerk named Thomas R Hoyt confessed to stealing 12000 from Priggly Wiggly in New Orleans years earlier and was arrested.
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Former Drug Sleuth Defendant in Frisco
San Francisco Aug 11 Associated Press reports Chester A Howard a former prohibition agent was indicted by a federal grand jury on attempting to collect a bribe while in government service. The indictment followed jurors hearing evidence that Howard colluded with the father of a 12 year old charged under the Welstead Act, offering to quash the charge in exchange for action.
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