Stabilizing wheat prices through large open market purchases
The Farm Board announced plans to stabilize wheat prices after the 1930 crop with large open market purchases. It will set new selling prices for grade No. 1 hard winter wheat and may extend sales over a long period if acreage is restricted. The announcement triggered a sharp market decline then partial recovery as the plan was outlined.
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Federal Farm Board
Sam H. Board
Thompson
James C. Stone
Sam H
Thompson Oflinois
Chicago Board of Trade
Stablization Corporation
Chicago
Washington
Congress
Borah
Watson
Indiana
McNary
Hoover
China
Ontagu Norman
Bank of England
United States
India
Norman
Francis H. Brownell
American Smelting and Refining Company
England
France
Indo-China
Pajama Fashion as Daywear and Evening Hostess Attire
In this 1931 Western Newspaper Union feature Cherie Nicholas describes the rise of the hostess pajama as practical daywear and party attire. She highlights velvet ribbons, prints, and coordinated ensembles, noting how pajamas cross into dining and dancing settings with stylish jackets, skirts, and tunics as worn by figures like Mary Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Astor
Odd Reason for Haste to Finish That Letter
An old man in Kansas City, admiring his first typewriter at the livestock exchange office, dictates a letter to Gladys Wilson who offers to write it. He begins evenly but hastens to complete before the page ends, fearing the machine might run off the page.
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Mac Jimmy Walker
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Jimmy
Palm Springs
Calif
Tammany
State Senate
Assembly
Senate
Democrats
Magnelli
Westall
Republiccan
Westchester
William L. Ward
Westchester Republicnan
New York City
al Smith
Livestock Exchange
Kansas City
Gladys Wilson
Miss Wilson
Bayer Aspirin and Trained Birds to Fight Pests
An ad promotes Bayer Aspirin as fast relief for headaches and pain with guidance on dosage and proper use. It also notes trained ladybirds released by South African orchardists to combat insect pests and protect orange crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
South Africa
Birthday Query Sparks Playful Reunion
Tommy asks about birthday gifts, Billie replies with a playful line about being born. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment between two people as they reflect on birthdays.
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Tommy
Billie
Kruschen Salts Promises Safe Quick Fat Loss
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a body mineral balance aid that purifies blood and supports kidneys and bowels to shed fat. It claims rapid weight loss with a half teaspoon daily in hot water, promising youth energy and improved appearance with testimonials from a Wartford and an Ohio woman who reportedly lost weight.
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America
Kruschen
Wartford
Ohio
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Edward W. Pickard
Walker
Raskob
Owen D. Young
John F. Curry
Treasury Department
Mellon
Finland
Norway
Esthenia
Sweden
Latvia
Austria
Holland
Poland
Panama
Charles Francis Adams
Mr. Adams
Navy Department
William V. Pratt
Joseph B. Reeves
Mark A. Bristol
Navy General Board
I Nationalista
Porto Rico
San Juan
Theodore Roosevelt
Bloover
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Department of the Interior
Arizona
Norfolk
Epeal
House
William Green
American Federation of Labor
American Eperation of Labor
Ermany
Europe
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Curtius
Berlin
Ecretary
The
Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Richard B. Mellon
American Institute of Chemists
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
University of Pittsburgh
Mellons
Mellon Institute
Frederick JB. Brelthut
Institute of Chemists
West Point
Western Newspaper Union
Adams
Wm, Green
M. Norman
Milady
Cherie Nicholas
Monarch
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