Dollar Purchases Fortune in Marks But Is Not Real
Nearly 206000 German marks with a nominal wartime value could be bought in the foreign exchange market for $1. The official rate quota was five ten thousandths of a cent. The mark’s collapse followed the Reichsbank statement showing a huge weekly note circulation increase, bringing the currency to a level below most European currencies. The current rate is about one third of the Austrian crown, which has been pegged since the League of Nations took financial control.
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New York
Reichshank
Tinrepe
Tengsia
League of Nations
Motor Supplants Horse At Cutting Ice
In Flint Michigan the Flint Spring Valley Tea company stored 32 000 tons of ice entirely by motor for the first time replacing horses in marking and cutting ice. A gasoline driven machine cut more ice in an hour than a team could in a day, signaling a shift in an industry long dependent on horse power.
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Flint Spring Valley Tee Company
Comedy bill at Rivoli Theater Sunday features duo
At the Rivoli on Sunday Larry Gordon and Florence Jolyce perform the skit As Ye Sew with rhythmic xylophone by Rael Lamberti and jazz notes. Contortionists Blaise and Blaise offer act variety while Buco Lnikens opens with a Swedish Billy Sunday style sermon. George Wagner and Lela Leta present the Faoln comedy sketch by J P Medburr.
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Larry Gordon
Florence Jolyce
Rael Lamberti
Lassie
Blaise
Billy Sunday
Buco Lnikens
Mr. Lutyens
Frange in Meshes of Wireless and Rainfall Note
The piece notes a wireless craze spreading through Paris and France with cafes offering concerts via receiving apparatus. French suppliers report booming installation orders as patrons listen to broadcasts from the Eiffel Tower. It also reports a California rainfall event: 240 inches in 30 minutes over four square miles.
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Paris
France
la Musique
Eiffel Tower
California
NEW QUIET HOUR REGULATIONS FOR RADIO FANS
The American Radio Relay League issues quiet hours from 7 30 to 9 00 pm observing standard time for all members and official relay stations. Members urged to enforce rules at all stations and seek cooperation from non members to promote silent evenings and Sunday church broadcasts unless emergencies require deviation.
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American Radio Relay League
Ben A. Ott
A. RR. L
Department of Commercce
The
A. TR. R
Etna Sufferers Offer Gems to Patron Saint Lingua Glossa
Women of Lingua Glossa dedicate gold jewelry to the altar of St. Reedins after legends credit the saint with halting Mount Etna's lava flow that threatened their village. The offering is described as a pious tribute from the town.
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Etna
Lingua Glossa
Lingua Glossa No Jongear
St. Reedins
Mount Etna
Knights of Columbus Moonlight Excursion Set for July 11
The Knights of Columbus La Crosse 839 announce their annual moonlight excursion to be held Wednesday night July 11 aboard the steamer Washington. This event is organized by the entertainment committee and is a noted social occasion in the La Crosse area.
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Knights of Columbus
la Crosse Conneit 839
Celamittes
Gatqp
Washington
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