Public Opinion and the Banks
Executive Aanager F. N. Shepherd of the American Bankers Association argues that public distrust of bankers is distorted. He notes only a small fraction caused losses, while millions of depositors were protected by honest bankers who steered through the great disaster. He urges gratitude for bankers who upheld ethics and stewarded institutions safely.
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F. N. Shepherd
Executive Aanager
American Bankers Association
Federal move to standardize trust department examinations
The Federal Reserve System and the Comptroller of the Currency plan to elevate trust department examinations to the level of commercial bank reviews. Specialists will head 12 district trust examiner staffs, with early work in Boston, Atlanta, Richmond, and Chicago. State banks will follow Federal policies, aiming for uniform trust supervision nationwide.
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American Bankers Association
Federal Reserve System
Comptroller of
Federal Reserve BdAka
Federal Reserve
Boston
Atlanta
Richmond
Chicago
Reserve
Stnca
Hince
Patient seeks marriage at fifty seven in comic exchange
A private house surgeon treats a patient who declares he wants to marry. The doctor asks his age and the patient replies fifty seven. He adds humor by saying he would prefer two wives aged twenty five each.
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Og Pattient
Cactus Joe Describes Crimson Gulch Politics
In Crimson Gulch a gangsters in jail rumor prompts a reply that Gutther held a meeting and organized a political machine to run the town. The town hall substitute comment highlights local corruption concerns.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Gutther
Rheumatism Joke Turns To Dental Dilemma
In a terse exchange the old man jokes a doctor would pull his teeth if he sought treatment for rheumatism. The other asks what if he is cured, prompting a quip about the consequences of medical advice.
Geography Lesson Turns to Round World Debate
A geography teacher asks a student to prove the world is round, while the boy cites a detective story and his mother’s assertion as part of the playful exchange. The fragment hints at classroom humor and a didactic moment on proving facts.
Noon Hour Office Banter Sparks Plant Rules
A humorous exchange shows an employee asking Tom if he thinks of them all day. Tom replies he does during the noon hour, but the boss insists workers keep their minds on their tasks during office hours.
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Tom
Landlord Advertises Two Rooms to Let at 15 a Week
Prospective tenant asks if pen squeaks and the landlord replies no pets and no loud devices. The short notice lists two rooms to let for fifteen dollars weekly and bans cats dogs planes gramophones loudspeakers and children.
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Sporti and
Iteasitor
Practice Helps After a Fall in Snow
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin anecdote notes a practical approach to clearing a path after a fall. The speaker asks if a neighbor’s snowshovel use affects assistance, emphasizing practical care in winter conditions.
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Shiladelphia Evening Bulletin
Poem Snippet Sparks Reader Frustration at Readability
A fragment from Stray Stories highlights editor woes as readers complain about hard to read poetry and ask why poets do not type their poems. The piece notes playful dialogue between a poet and editor about accessibility.
Long Wait for Tailor Orders Sparks Customer Debate
A customer confrontation questions first time customers are told suits will be ready only after paying a deposit. The tailor defends process claiming customers leave with a future pickup date, prompting concerns about delays and business practices.
The Proof of the Pudding
A humorous exchange about testing a cook's skill with samples rather than references. Mrs A suggests asking the cook for references, while Mr A counters that samples prove ability, not recommendations.
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Mrs. A
Mr. A
stranded on the sands singer seeks a flyer
Fragmentary dialogue shows a stranded singer on the shore lamenting being on the rocks and asking for help in the form of a flyer or aid. The exchange references an elderly man and a last known location on the sands.
Untarnished resolve in a New Year exchange
A brief dialogue mocks New Year resolutions in playful wordplay about shapes and usage. The exchange hints at self-improvement notions with a light, humorous tone.
Accom shed exchange hints at romance and wit
The fragment shows a playful exchange where one character questions a woman about marriage to four men, while another defends Jack as clever at cards, suggesting flirtation and social cleverness in a bygone setting.
Wreck of the Hesperus may be imagination not fact
Longfellow wrote a ballad about a shipwreck tied to Newmans Woe and Norman’s Woe reefs and a 1830 1840 coast storm, but newspaper records and later discussion cast doubt on an actual vessel loss named Hesperus. The poem’s incidents and characters may reflect poetic fiction rather than verifiable events.
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Longfelow
Newmans Woe
New York World
Langfellow
New England
Poston
Scheanes
Blessers
Longfellow
Quartz Lenses Needed for Spectrograph
The article explains that the spectrograph splits sunlight into colors and requires quartz lenses and prisms because glass blocks infrared rays. It notes quartz is expensive as suitable pieces are rare. It contrasts Newton’s visible spectrum with camera unseen color ranges and mentions UV absorption revealing chemical structure.
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Tie-Girl Magazine
Newton
Idsho Lava Flows Through Idsho Remain Active Near Raise
Geologists estimate lava flows in Idsho persisted into 1192 after studying Craters of the Broon near Raise. Observations cite warped cedar growth rings and a fighting river of glowing lava against the Snake River’s course. Lava faults sculpt a scorched landscape with residual hot spots recognizable at night.
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Idsho
Broon
Raise
Moon
Levtoems
Ener
Car
Ouija Board Study Finds Unconscious Muscle Action
Researchers conclude that movements of the Ouija board arise from unconscious muscular action. Professor Caraday developed an instrument to record this, showing a steady push or pull by participants. Professor Jastraw adds that the action is universal among individuals and aligns with the sitter’s expectations.
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Caraday
Jastraw
British scientists debunk hydrophobia hysteria claims
British researchers argue there is no hydrophobia as such and that hysteria stems from vitamin A shortage and cereal diet. They say many dogs are killed due to misidentified symptoms from a toxin-like substance found in cereals and urge balanced rations to prevent destruction of dogs.
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England
Old Time Expressions on Unstrung Bows and Bonefires
The passage notes archaic phrases like unstrung and unbending linked to archery and suggests bonfires originated as bonefires in Tudor times. It mentions agents destroying bones of saints found in pilfered monasteries and cemeteries.
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Cemeterica
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