Cost Of The European War Expenditures Explain Scale
The article estimates total wartime government expenditures at about 71,740,000,000 and compares it to the value of New York City property. It fibers into global population figures, daily costs, and vivid hypotheticals to illustrate the vast sum and its implications. It notes a daily cost around 108,400,000 and uses imaginative calculations to convey the figures’ enormity.
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Europe
New York Sun
City of
New York
Queens
Bronx
Broad
Wall Streets
Harrope
Globe
O. Henry
Caesar
Subways, costs and wartime spending outlined in era text
A survey of wartime expenditures compares daily costs of Allies and Central Powers with major projects and structures. It cites New York subway costs, the Loetschberg tunnel, Panama Canal spend, and uses vivid figures to frame war economics and building scale. The prose mentions rail, bridges, ships, and library and education book lists amid a catalog of related topics.
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New York
Great Britain
Loetschberg
Alps
Switzerland
Germany
What Can I Do War Efficiency Library Suggests
In the Independent April 28 Edward Earle Purinton urges community action to strengthen libraries with war time reads. He proposes a popular subscription to fund patriotic books, and notes the public library already lists patriotic material and civilian service resources. Readers are asked to contribute clippings and request items through librarians and the library board.
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the Independent
Edward Earle Pur
Inton
Waleh
University Extension Department
State i
Mammy's Advice Changes Harriett in a Household Tale
Harriett, neglected by husband Tom, seeks solace in shopping and clandestine dinners. Tennie counsels practical care, igniting Harriett’s resolve. She defiantly reinvents her image, attracts Tom’s attention, and rekindles marital warmth as Jennie watches from the doorway.
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Sam
Harriett
Dutes
Tom Dear
Guy
Barrett
Parelor Lodow
Tohf
Tom
Iheben
Tennie
Plem
Jeanie
Gladys Witherspoon
Harry Semple
Gladys
Warriett
Junnet
Semple
Caldly
Norton
Jennie
Customs of the Commons in Parliament's early proceedings
The article explains early parliamentary ritual in the United Kingdom. It notes that on the first day of a session the clerk reads off the order paper, calls outlawry, and then the house proceeds with business. It describes select vestries and the crown’s sovereignty influencing the agenda.
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Fentier
United Kingdom
House of Commons
London
Parliament of
Jaurds
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