Inflation in Shanghai Exceeds Everyday Life Costs
Reporter describes China inflation with dreamlike prices for basic goods and services in Shanghai. Examples include newspaper costs of 2000 dollars, coffee 2000, breakfast 24000, taxi 36000, lunch 64000, cigarettes 6000, and cocktails 36000. Yuan Ming Chin pays 1000000 monthly rent and 10000000 key money. The assistant director of the Shanghai information ministry earns 500000 monthly. his wife works for a U.S. government office.
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Yuan Ming Chin
Shanghai
Ministry of Information
U.S
Inside a Chinese Economy in Wartime Inflation
A speaker recalls life in 1939 to 1944 showing wage jumps and huge rents, while coolies and civil servants struggle. He notes yuan depreciation and inflation as people stash wealth in sacks and rely on unofficial dollar exchanges, illustrating a currency crisis.
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Boone University
Hankow
Central Political Institute
Yuan
United States
China
Treasure hunt for Kidds treasure resumes at Oak Island
An American bulldozer operator and a New York crew plan renewed excavations on Oak Island in Mahone Bay Nova Scotia in search of Captain Kidds buried silver. Local lore notes Kidds pirate past to 1699 Boston arrest and 1701 London execution with the Oak Island diggings dating from 1795.
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Mahone Bay
N. S
U.A
Oak Island
Captain Kidd
Jacob Faulkenham
Andover
Edward Reichart
New York
Reichart
Nova Scotia
Boston
London
Repeated Attempts Fail to Reach Treasure Shaft
Terrific Toot failed due to water seepage. Half a century later bore apparatus entered the water and bored through the platform and metal 22 inches deep. Mud and water covered the treasure shaft as expeditions from 1896 to 1919 failed, with twenty shafts sunk in 1896 and several costly later efforts.
Monkey Pet Wins, Runs Rampant After Lottery Draw
In Indianapolis on a June day Mike Purcell won a monkey in a punchboard game. The animal broke its leash and fled to a store rooftop, drawing a crowd of about 100. Police and firemen chased and captured the pet.
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Indianapolis
Mike Purcell
Purcell
Tomato Arrival in Philadelphia in 1798 Not Marketable
The tomato first reached Philadelphia in 1798 from Santo Domingo but was not viewed as a marketable product at that time.
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Philadelphia
Santo Domingo
SSS Tonic for Digestive Relief Promises Sturdy Health
Advertises SSS Tonic as a remedy for sour stomach indigestion gas and weak blood from nutritional anemia. Claims the tonic increases gastric juice flow improves digestion and supports better sleep appetite and energy. Encourages buying at drug stores with a boast of millions of bottles sold.
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SSS Tonic
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