New Year's Eve Runaway Dollar Sparks Party Romance
Dora, cold and worried, loses a dollar on a New York streetcar ride and a pursuing man nearly grabs it before it slips away. The episode endears her to a kind stranger Baxter, and at a party a budding connection forms as she fears the encounter will remain a hidden tale.
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Dora
Mail
Bias
Wes
Chile
Dorg
West Gores
Dore Mra
Dora Gore
Doral
Baxter
Merchants Form Community Group In Sthleyville
Ranny Stephens, a former Lyons NY merchant, failed to unite local shopkeepers until a New Year plan sparked a monthly merchants party. He secured town hall use, booths, and music, then presided over a founding election. The crowd hailed a Happy New Year and a new merchant association.
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NY Stephens
Lumpy
Ranny
Sons and Daughters
Ranny Stephens
John Meadows
Sthleyville
Western Newspaper Union
New Year Observance Across Ancient Civilizations
Historians declare that modern New Year customs trace back to ancient Persians Romans and Mongols, reflecting a long lineage of ceremonial dates and practices. The article notes how these traditions influenced contemporary celebrations and calendar structures.
U S Survey Shows Great Prosperity
A Washington report notes rising living standards in the United States, citing 1914 to 1927 comparisons across population, schools, savings, and production. It highlights increased wealth, more homes and loans, and expanded consumer goods, reflecting widespread prosperity despite ongoing spending trends.
Germany Pays Army Occupation Debts Report Says
General Carmichael reports to Secretary of War on the American Army of Occupation expenses. A balance due the United States on June 30, 1946 was 252,147,237.42, reduced by payments to 582,775.85. The Army bank held 2,027,900.43 in deposits and average deposits stood at 253, Carmichael notes staffing and finance needs, recommending changes in supervision and personnel assignments.
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Germany
Army of Occupation
Washington
United States
Roderick L. Carmichael
Davis
Army Bank
Tyne Ltd
Owas
Suortive
Olivers
Industrial output and machinery trends from 1914 to 1927
The record shows sharp growth across auto production, appliances, and utilities between 1914 and 1927. Passenger cars rose from 3,879 in 1414 to 2,931,191 in 1927, trucks from 24,375 to 455,193, washing machines from 44,000 sold to 5,681,000, and refrigerators radios lack comparable figures. Vacuum cleaners 122,000 in 1914. sliplines 498,10?0 in 1514 and 20,?51,000 in 1927. Public utility plants output 8,921,000 kWh in 1934 and 80,245,000,000 in 1927. Horse power and water power show sizable gains from 1914 to 1927.
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TotMly
Vienna Rent Crisis Leaves Rooms Scarce for All
Vienna faces a rent revolt as Socialist policies slash rents, yet housing stays tight. A dekine of displaced families, including Johan Bac with six children, crowd moving vans and spare rooms. Landlords receive tiny per room payments while cities build new flats, yet vacancy remains rare as tenants hoard spaces to avoid hotel costs. Political tides and economic strain shape the unusual housing market in postwar Vienna.
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Vienna
Johan Bac
Bac
Austria
Hapsburgs
Tenart
Bunérefis
Orher
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Yereax
Dyn. Lyons
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Great Britain
la Jerte-Sausdowirre
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Department of Commerce
Graf Zermelin
Friedrichshofen
Berlin
Paris
Stoner
Bank Savings, Building and Loan Association
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Sime Ini
Ruths
Congress
Rot Bryan Owen
Florida
Ruth Pratt
New York
Ruth Hanns McCormick
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