Pennies Grow Into Notes in Australian Currency System
An Australian note on pennies and halfpennies flowing into children's money boxes and the ensuing minting effort. Victoria alone received 800000 new halfpennies and 1000 pennies since last year, with the Commonwealth note issue totaling £55,200,710 and £1000 notes comprising a large share. A social reflection follows on poverty and imitation as a cautionary proverb.
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Sydney
Melbourne
Victoria
Clean up Inside Feel grand and feel splendid
An odd antique ad copy touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative free of griping. It promises relief from biliousness and constipation and claims to leave users feeling well rested and clean. The piece also sells Red Cross Ball Blue laundry whiteners for spotless fabrics and hides the metaphorical warning about staying composed.
Pigs and Telephones in 1917 Markets and Contests
Big Profits In Pigs reports the winding up of Tonbridge Co-operative Pig-Breeding Ltd after recapitalization and 47 percent return to shareholders. Telephone statistics show 11,716,020 US telephones in 1917, with Bell systems and independents. An Egg-Laying Contest in England and Ohio highlights winter egg production with prizes as eggs hover at 85 cents a dozen in Columbus.
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Tonbridge
United States
England
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Eighth annual Good Roads convention planned for Hot Springs
The eighth annual Good Roads convention and show will run April 12 to 17 1920 in Hot Springs Arkansas with delegates from every state. J A Rountree invites leaders to discuss programs and arrange Good Roads Week while bankers highway groups and civic organizations plan meetings and a road machinery display. At least twenty governors are expected, with Senator Bankhead optimistic about federal aid and department heads attending.
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Btste
Hot Springs
Ark
J. A. Rountree
United States Good Roads Associaton
Business Men's League
Washington
San Diego
John E. Bankhead
United States Good Roads Association
Bankhead
Value of good roads boosts cotton hauling efficiency
Southern cotton growers recognize the commercial value of good roads. The article notes a single team can haul 12 bales, about 6,000 pounds, to market, a dramatic improvement over mud years when one team managed only one bale and slower.
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Eclentife
Mechanica Magazine
Progress in Federal Roads Increase for August Mileage
A federal roads progress report from the United States Department of Agriculture shows a rise in total federal aid project mileage approved by the secretary of agriculture for August compared with July. The Bureau of Public Roads presents the latest figures, highlighting gains in overall mileage and project activity.
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United Bigtes Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Bereau of
What Is Rheumatism and How to Fight It
An old remedy claim notes Rheumatism is caused by a germ in the blood and that a medicine can cure it. The ad touts Swift Specific Co. and a Chief Medical Adviser for treatment details. Also references opera chatter and a Catarrh cure claim, mentioning a combined tonic formula.
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Fow
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Dinease
Halis
Plaint of the Day and Odd Ad Snippet
A quip highlights a request for change for carfare as a doctor prescribes small dependence. The text parodies a caregiving exchange while referencing a fictional range finder and a garbled medical tea ad promising relief for constipation and liver and kidney troubles.
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Times Square
New York City
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Mary Garden
Chicago
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Sweden
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Kansas City
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