Government Savings Move Promotes 1921 Securities Push
In a Washington release Secretary David F. Houston outlines 1921 Treasury Savings plans with new $1 stamps and $25, $100 and $1,000 registered certificates while 1920 issues end December 31. The Treasury aims to boost savings through schools, organizations, and expanded secondary markets for Liberty bonds and Victory notes.
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Treasury Savings
Wales
Dinsmore W. Hume
Federal District
Savings
Dallas
Texas
Government
Jeasury Department
Washington
United States
Treasury Savings Movement
Government Wings
David F. Houston
Treasury Department
Alexander Hamilton
The
Treasury
Treasuy
Savings Division
American Federation of Labor
America
Committee of State Superintendents of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Education
Lincoln
Liberty Bond
Liberty Bonds
Victory Notes
Smal
Laura Jean Libbey the famed novelist born in New York
Laura Jean Libbey known for sentimental fiction and romance was born in New York on March 22, 1462. The author of thrillers like When his Love Grew Cold and He Loved, that Was Lured Away helped popularize the mushy school of letters. The National Association of Collegiate Alumnae may seek to join an international federation of university women, with the US branch as part of the global body.
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van Mater Stilwell
Laura Jean Libbey
New York
Miss Libbey
Mushy School of Letters
National Association of Collegiate Alumnae
Washington
International Federation of University Women
United States
The One Who Knows Misreads Movie Romance
A brief Louisville Courier Journal item notes a disappointed spouse in a film audience scene. She laments her partner lacks romantic know how and quips she should have married a director.
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Ido
Martier
Louwisville Courier-Journal
Covering Dishes Origin in Fear of Poison
Dishes were initially kept uncovered to preserve warmth but later covered due to fear of poisoning. In medieval times the fear of poison entering food between kitchen and table led to a command that cooks cover dishes and only remove covers when the master sat to eat.
Difference in mistletoe sexes between America and Europe
The American mistletoe is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants, so many plants bear no berries. In contrast European mistletoe has both sexes on the same plant, producing berries on every plant.
Snails Purify Water for Silk Washing
A historical note describes using fresh water snails to purify well water for washing fine silk. Snails consume organic matter in the water, effectively filtering it over a day to create purer water for delicate textile processing.
Fragmented Local Notice for Undefined Event
A damaged OCR snippet from a Louisiana page shows unclear numbers and letters with no readable names or dates. The readable text is insufficient to determine the event, parties, or location.
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Santa Claus
West Monroe
IND
Dyer
Jacobs
Fearst & Kramer
Little A
Nyal Store
Monroe’s
Oak
Grand Phone
Louis H. Cosper Proprietor
Keeles
Gissie Ann Ee
Boller
Monroe Hardware Co
Monroe
American Legion of
I Baredull Faulk Post No. 13
American Legion
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