Senate and House Approve Farm Bill in Conference Report
Washington and Washington report both chambers approved the conference report on the farm credits bill, with President Harding signing it on Sunday. The measure creates two banking systems for agriculture, including 12 intermediate credit banks and private credit entities, backed by tax free debentures and private rediscount corporations. The war finance corporation continues briefly to facilitate transition.
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Washington
Senate
House
Harding
Overman
North Carolina
Senate Appropriations Committee
Federal Coal Commission
Borah
Idaho
Coal Commission
New York
New England
Federal Farm Loan Banks
War Finance Corporation
German Debt Grows as Ruhr Miners Get Paid Vacations
Germany’s floating debt for the 10 days ending February 20 rose by 514 billion marks to 2,229.8 billion marks. Half of Ruhr Valley miners will receive full paid vacations in March with the rest to follow in April, per French information. This would cut Ruhr mine production by roughly half, to about a quarter of normal.
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Serlin
Germany
Ruhr
Senate okays $20.95 million for battleship modernization
Washington. The senate approved $20,950,000 for modernization of battleships and reimbursement of contractors under the naval scrapping program tied to the Washington arms conference treaty. The house had previously approved the items.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rail Commissioners Named In Texas Shifts
W M W Splawn of the University of Texas and W A Nabors of Winnsboro were named railroad commissioners on Tuesday to replace Earle B Mayfield who resigned and Allison Mayfield deceased. The two new appointees will succeed the former and the latter respectively.
Senate Approves Ship Modernization Funds After Pact
The Senate approved 20.95 million dollars for modernization of battleships and repayment to contractors under the naval scrapping program tied to the Washington arms conference treaty. The House had already endorsed the items.
Smithville Receives 3 Percent Fire Insurance Credit
Smithville Texas grants a three percent reduction in fire insurance rates starting March 1 due to a history of small fire losses and a well equipped volunteer fire department.
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Smithville
Tex
Hempstead School Trustees Name 1923 Equalization Board
The Hempstead School District selects J. H. Garrett Sr, G. M. Lay and Jesse Sapp to serve on the 1923 board of equalization for the district.
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Board of Equalization
Hempstead
Tex
Board of Trustees of
J. H. Garrett, Sr
G. M. Lay
Jesse Sapp
Natureland News Oddities and Weddings in Wordplay
The Natureland News item outlines a wedding at Greenlawn, gifts, and home moves for Robin. It lists playful notes about animals, a duel between Sparrow and Starling, snakes shedding skins, and humorous bits about pigs, sparrows, and a honey bear arriving at a zoo.
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Natureland News
Sociery
Natureland
Billie Brownie
Miss Robin
Greenlawn
Robin
Apple Tree Row
Thomas Cat
Mr. Cat
General Sparrow
Colonel Starling
Porky Pig
Pig Pen
Verse lesson ends with a thrift lesson in Sunday class
A teacher asks a Sunday school class to write verses for offerings. Steven cites that giving to the poor tendeth to God. John praises cheerful giving. Thomas answers with the line a fool and his money are soon parted.
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Thomas
Steven
John
Wireless supervision bill would regulate radio use in Washington
A bill before Washington would place the Department of Commerce in charge of all radio communication licensing operators approving apparatus and assigning wavelengths to bring order to overlapping uses such as jazz bands sermons crop reports sports and concerts on common wavelengths.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Point of View Optimist Versus Pessimist Quip
An optimist greets a cold morning with a cheerful promise to return in 17 hours while the pessimist curses the early rise, noting seven hours until sleep. The lighthearted exchange appears in Mass Tech’s Voo Doo column.
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Mass. Tech
Opportunities clustered like black berries
A concise adage compares opportunities to berries on a bush, suggesting that laziness prevents people from noticing chances when they appear. It emphasizes proactive effort over passive waiting.
Cascarets Advertised as Gentle Laxative For All
A Cascarets advertisement promises quick relief from sick headache biliousness gases indigestion sour upset stomach and similar distress by morning. Marketed as the nicest physic on earth for grown ups and children it costs 10 cents a box and tastes like candy.
Unloved Help: A Friend Who Needs It Often Declines
A poignant reflection notes that the person you most wish to aid often rejects assistance. The irony lies in the desire to help, while the recipient remains independent or prideful about accepting support.
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