Adventures With American Dollar in International Exchange
Maynard Owen Willingon, returning from an 18-country trip for National Geographic, notes how currency exchange affects travelers. He recalls stories from Hankow, Harbin, and Peking, where profits and losses from manipulative rates and devaluations reached extreme percentages, and favors letters of credit and traveler’s checks to avoid local rate swings. The piece highlights inconsistent provincial currencies, consular and military pay rates, and the unreliable nature of gold and silver prices across borders.
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Washington, D. C
Maynard Owen Willingon
National Geographic Society
Budapest
Uncle Sam
Merica
Hankow
Peking
Petrograd
Bank of Communications
Yangtze
Tmne
Harbin
China
Nik
Shanghai
Tillis
Russia
Vladivostok
Siberia
Caucasus
Pacific
Turkestan
America
Tiflis
India
Persia
Europe
United States Customs
Bombay
Colombo
Karachi
Abigail Adams Shaft Memorial at Quincy
The Abigail Adams memorial shaft in Quincy Massachusetts honors Abigail Smith Adams wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams. Erected by the Daughters of the Revolution the shaft marks the spot where Abigail Adams and her son John Quincy Adams once watched the Battle of Bunker Hill as a boy.
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Abigail Adams
Quincy
Mass
Daughters of the Revolution
Abigail Smith Adams
John Adams
United S
John Quincy Adams
Bunker Hil
Wear Big Colored Handkerchiefs Fashion Note in Paris
A Paris fashion trend features a yard square handkerchief matching the blouse color. Women tuck the handkerchief in a side pocket center, with the long ends hanging six to eight inches, creating a distinctive display of the large accessory.
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Paris
Dutch Herring Cargo Salutes Petrograd Amid Starvation Cheers
The Dutch freighter Alexander Polden docked in Petrograd to a royal salute as its cargo of 6.80 barrels of herring was unloaded by exhausted dock workers. Russian sailors cheered while the ship’s band played, and the goods were soon dispatched to Moscow. Two more steamers followed, bringing 17,000 barrels for rapid distribution amid widespread famine warnings.
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Kronstadtt
Marat
Yentel
Moscow
Petrograd
Russia
Pompeii
Alexander Polden
Tobacco farmers sign up and road talk dominate Raleigh scene
Virginia Extension Director Hutcheson and North Carolina Extension Chief Kilgore join a Commutters panel to boost tobacco grower sign ups. About 90,000 license plates delivered by the state department echo last year figures as registration reaches 149,444. Virginia North Carolina Tobacco Growers urge 75 percent sign up by January 1 and hospital land bills surface in Washington.
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Raleigh
Automobile
Lst
Sicily
North Carolina
Virginia and
North Carolina Tobacco Growers’ Association
Virginia
John R. Hutcheson
Virginia Extension Service
Kilgore
North Carolina Extension Service
Plan Plans for New Prison and Church Building
State prison seeks architect plans for a 200 prisoner facility and a church project funded by local church funds over five to six years. No firm cost yet, with an aim to address inmates camping on the farm. Board to decide on church project after ministerial visit to Occoquan models. $5,000 held, balance still disputed. Seven prisoners sit on death row awaiting dates for execution or clemency. Agricultural reports show corn and wheat good in main states but drought stunts North Carolina crops. cotton late with irregular stands, especially in central counties.
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Occoquan
G. Ross Pou
Lacy
United States Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
North Carolna
DuPont Triumph in Lumber Rate Case and NC News
Du Pont company wins a Interstate Commerce Commission ruling over high carload lumber rates from southern points in 1917–1918. The state fair will host a major exhibit by North Carolina mills consuming 10,000 square feet. Post offices at several small North Carolina towns upgraded to third class. some postmasters may stay. Raleigh will house the state head- quarters for the cooperative selling plan for cotton. North Carolina National Guard records peak peacetime strength at 1,645 personnel. Camp Glenn encampments planned in July and August. State seeks bankers and newspapers aid to market $8,372,500 in state bonds. Counties to be paid from the equalizing fund when borrowing $600,000 is arranged. County officials urged to levy taxes on present valuations to fund next year’s schools.
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State Board of Education
Bec. “Brooks
Forest Protection Week Boosts Scout Cooperation in Minnesota
Minnesota state forester writes to the national council praising Boy Scouts work and proposing expanded cooperation. He notes forest officers support scouting, some are scoutmasters, and talks are given to troops. The plan includes 1500 young trees planted and cared for by scouts at summer camps as “Boy Scouts forests.”
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State Forester
Minnesota
National Council
Boy Scouts
Forest Service
Rangers
Scout saves life with improvised tourniquet
A boy scout, alone with his little sister, instantly improvised a tourniquet after the sister severed an artery with a window glass. He then sent for a doctor and his quick action is credited with saving the child's life.
Scout Training Saves Little Mildred Cannon
A five year old started a backyard camp fire. Her clothing caught flame and she ran screaming toward the house. Her fourteen year old scout brother Eugene dashed to the scene, rolled her in sand, and extinguished the flames preventing severe burns. The incident underscores scouting preparedness and calm in emergencies.
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Mildred Cannon
Eugene
Scouts Help Park Service In Save the Parks Drive
Two hundred Brooklyn scouts volunteer as police in Prospect Park aiding the Save the Parks campaign. Deputy Forest Supervisor Kithy of Arizona recruited a scout troop last winter to prevent unlawful cutting in Crook National Forest. Whitestone scouts cleared rubbish on a future park site. San Antonio scouts earned eagle scout honors at a rally with 17 first class scouts honored and 120 merit badges awarded to city troops.
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Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Pak Department
Kithy
Arizona
Crook National Forest
Whitestone
L. L
Board of Trade
San Antonio
Tavale
Good Roads Policy Emphasized by President Harding
President Harding urges federal state cooperation in road building while insisting communities must maintain their roads. He warns against waste if funded highways deteriorate, highlighting highways boost food value, land prices, and rural opportunity, with vehicle license fees helping futures. The plan, if continued, requires explicit maintenance guarantees.
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Harding
Congress
Washington Post
Experimental Road Policy for Federal Aid
The piece argues that experimental concrete road work in Chevy Chase Maryland has lasted nearly two years and that no state will receive federal road funding unless it commits to upkeep. It cites Pennsylvania New York Ohio and Maryland as examples of states that have spent their own money and would guarantee upkeep, urging states to adopt similar commitments before federal appropriations.
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Chevy Chase
Harding
Pennsylvania
New York
Oho
Maryland
Factors in Planning Road Location and Maintenance
The article outlines three main road making steps location construction and maintenance. It notes that proper location affects construction cost and maintenance savings by ensuring easy grades good drainage sun exposure and minimal culverts while serving the right number of farms. It also advises not automatically rejecting older routes if current roads already exist.
New York to Tax Heavy Motor Trucks Over Five Tons
Legislative lenders in New York state plan a yearly tax on motor trucks weighing five tons and over, at more than $100 per ton. The measure aims to raise about $300,000 annually for bridge repairs and highway maintenance, reflecting high costs from heavy trucks.
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New York State
Day's labor and materials on temporary roads
A fragment discussing that a day’s labor and a ton of materials cost the same on temporary roads as on permanent roads, noting no greater satisfaction from temporary highways. It also mentions potatoes responding to mineral fertilizer and a stray reference to something about a certain remedy.
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England
G. W. Welting
Jack Turner
Alva Debnam
Atlanta
Derby
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Chinaman
Ahgrunder
Polden
Studh
Tim
Tereatia
Dr. Kilgore
House
Senate
Azalea
Secrenry
General Hospital No. 19
State Highway Commission
House of Representatives
Neuse
Kinston
Council of State
Cameron Morrison
Municipal Association
General Assembly
Piedmont
North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey
N.C. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Waion
South Africa
State College
FV. O. Oliver
Mesopotamia
Petras Johnnes Naude
Bothal
Transvaal
Laurans Jacobus Henning
Carolina
State Department For Health
Gatesville
Plymouth
Warrenton
Duke
Smithfeld
Whiteville
High Point
North Carolina Mills
Lyon
Post Office Department
Hope Mills
Parkton
Angler
Bules Creek
Council
Fair Bluff
Bolton
Boardman
North Carolina National Guard
Adjutant General
Camp Glenn
Civil Service Commission
Creedmore
Guilford College
Hendersonville
Mayodan
Eaboys
Remy
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