Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans fuel recovery surge
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation operates without physical cash yet holds a $3.8 billion capital and has loaned about $1.5 billion in seven months. It rescues banks, supports a $1.5 billion construction fund, and uses government backed debentures and loan security to stabilize the economy and aid farmers and industry.
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Washington
M. L. Ramsay
Chicago Herald Examiner
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
War Finance Corporation
United States
Building and Loan Association
Treasury
R. F.C
Gelatin Guard Maintains Smooth Ice Cream Texture
Professor R M Washburn of the Dairy Products Institute in Milwaukee explains that gelatin acts as a guardian of ice cream quality. It coats tiny ice crystals formed during freezing, preventing them from fusing into coarse ice and preserving the smooth velvety texture from production to delivery.
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R. M. Washburn
Dairy Products Institute
Milwaukee
Washburn
Hidden Power Behind the Hoover Dam Team
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union feature highlights Mrs. Bronson as a behind the scenes scientific adviser and organizer who read journals, advised her husband on discoveries, and managed experiments and materials. It contrasts with Mrs. Grover who controls investments and finances while Grover performs only the routine job. It also notes Downs as the best dressed man in town whose wife preps him for trips and keeps him groomed.
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Grover
Downs
Famous Clipper Ships Will Sail Seaward Again
Oakland recalls the Star of Alaska and the Star of England, two former Alaska Packers clippers once buried in a mudflats graveyard. Refitted for a new life at sea, the Star of Alaska is sold to Spruce Pine students for a round the world floating university, while the Star of England goes to Edward Elsen Grieve of Los Angeles with writers and scientists aboard.
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Oakland
Calif
Alaska Packers
Pacific
Golden Gate
Star of Alaska
Star of England
Star of
England
Spruce Pine
N. C
San Francisco Bay
South Seas
Australia
Edward Elsen Grieve
Los Angeles
Grieve
Alaska
Puget Sound
The Housewife On Cucumbers And Stains
It dispels myths about cucumbers not needing cold water to remove poison and advises slicing then icing until ready to serve. It also gives cleaning steps for a zinc tray using vinegar and a cucumber cream sandwich method with lemon juice. It notes camphor spirit can remove peach stains and white furniture spots with soap and water afterward.
Bronson couple highlighted for shared leadership and science ties
In a neighborhood view, Mrs. Bronson is described as the real brains behind the partnership. Her husband, long trained, becomes a teacher by experience while she, born with insight, managed household duties and pushed him forward.
Fifty and Fit with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin as a tonic to maintain vigor at fifty and beyond. It claims the delicious herbal formula stimulates the digestive system, prevents bilious spells and constipation, and is safe for adults and children. Drugstores stock the preparation.
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Dr. Caldwell
Parsonage Roots Run Through White House History
The Christian Herald notes a pattern of parsonage children shaping the White House. It cites Abigail Adams, the wives of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce, James A. Garfield as an ordained minister, Grover Cleveland’s ministerial lineage, and others including Mrs. Harrison, Woodrow Wilson, James Madison, Chester A. Arthur, and Lou Henry Hoover and Wula Minthorn Hoover, all linked to ministers or preaching families.
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White House
Christian Herald
Abigail Adams
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
John W. Scott
Woodrow Wilson
James Madison
Chester A. Arthur
Wula Minthorn Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover
India’s oldest man claimed at 129 years old
Sadhu Kalyandas Ram das of Kurali is hailed as India’s oldest man at 129. He recounts events from 115 years past and recalls the 1817 fall of the last Peshwa, the Maratha state’s hereditary head, as a Vishnu devotee.
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India
Sadhu Kalyandas Ramdas
Kurali
Sadhu
Vishnu
Lessening His Wants Mother-Baby Observe Tooth
A compact note describes a baby getting a new tooth while a father notes the dent reduces crying. The scene hints at roadside tenting as charming yet dangerous, with wary tone about the surroundings and the child.
Reprooft Preferential Delivery Aimed at Masses
The text argues reprooft should reach the mass public rather than individuals as people are likely to resent it. It emphasizes collective dissemination over targeted personal delivery.
Bayer Aspirin Promises Instant Pain Relief Aids
Offensive ad copy touts Bayer Aspirin as dissolving instantly in the stomach and starting to relieve headaches neuralgia and rheumatic pain within three to four minutes. It urges buyers to insist on Genuine Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer cross stamp to ensure safety.
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Bayer Laboratories
Bayer
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Liberty
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Lesley
Dr.storck
Buffalo
N.Y
Eureka Springs
J.ogden Armour
Echre Newspaper Syndicate
Don Morean
Cornell University
Hoover Dam
Western Newspaper Union
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Mary Harrison
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Lydia E. Pinkham
Colorado
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Loveland
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