A Simple Reform for Margin Lending in Securities
Congressional reform proposes separating lending from brokerage by limiting margin loans to 80 percent of book value. It argues banks should supply credit, brokers only promote liquidity, and a bank led method mirrors English practice. The change aims to curb over lending and prevent a credit merry go round while preserving market integrity.
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Credtt
Congress
Mokey
Federal Reserve Board
Heotn
Almee
New York City
Lle
Dubls
Parrot-like teaching warned by Dr Seammon at Chicago talk
Dr Richard Seammon, dean at the University of Minnesota, urged college instructors to avoid ritualistic, parroting of textbooks. He warned that overreliance on traditional methods dulls scientific curiosity and argued for balanced use of motion pictures alongside reading to explain concepts and foster learning.
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Richard £. Seamainn
University of Minnesota
American Association of Dental
Chicago
Vietine
Scammon
Color Blindness in Britain and Its Daily Clashes
London experts claim over thirty percent of Britons may be color blind with one in ten affected. The piece notes motorists often misread red lights and cites Neologisms about color perception. It also jests at a husband missing his wife's dress or hat due to color confusion.
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London
Britain
Marriage Bureau of
Moscow
Cnitt
Sree
Washington
Franklin
Isle
Stors
Governsent
Rejtessas Lallge Berk
New York Barbershop Teems With London Flair and Celebs
In Midtown New York a modest English style barbershop, near Rockefeller Center, caters to expatriates and locals alike. Patrons include Noel Coward, George Arliss, and P. G. Wodehouse, with chatter mixing theater gossip and recent columns. The proprietor, a Richards of the Haymarket alum, hosts visitors from high society and prints flamboyant notices on window fronts.
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Manhatten
Rockefeller Center
Richards
The
Haymarset
Chertie
Pip Pip
Toodieao
Landoniory
America
Sigtra
Engle
Jocalld
San Antonio curfew plan and college bid noted
A 1924 item reports Carroll of San Antonio likely to become president of a new Haplist college at McAllen with $110 pledged and four acres, plus Bexar County Democrat chair election results. A 1954 note mentions a curfew proposal for San Antonio youths and plans for new transits with terminal expansions noted.
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From & A
Light Fu
Py, Jr. Carroll
San Antonio
McAllen
Listen World By Elsie Robinson On Red Medicine in Soviet Russia
The piece discusses a book and an illustration arguing that socialized medical care began in Soviet Russia. It contrasts this with American private medicine, citing Havel Corbin and a push for federally or state controlled care, while noting Russia’s system aims to prevent disease and provide universal care for all citizens.
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Elsie Robinson
Joolie
Chiki
Soviet
Russia
Sir Arthur Newholne
Joan A. Kingshuyg
Doubleday-Doran
Seciety
Ruasis
Raverhaens
New Deal Critique From Reform Era Address
A March article reprints a political address arguing the New Deal violates constitutional principles by giving executive power over taxation to the secretary of agriculture. It warns of wealth redistribution harming industrial states and questions the permanency of emergency measures, citing bankers repudiation and bank closings.
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Congress
Alen
Secretary of Agriculture
Bern
Union
Nowit
Washington
Tedey
Lekes
Nose Bleed Remedies Through History And Today
A short historical guide explains how nosebleeds alarm some and distress others while detailing practical methods to stop bleeding. Techniques include pressure with cloth under the upper lip, neck cooling, and calm positioning, with caution to seek a physician if bleeding persists and to monitor blood pressure in adults.
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Royal S$. C
Etiquette for Elevator Hat Removal in Mixed Company
A 1954 etiquette note discusses when men should remove hats in hotel and apartment elevators. It argues that in the presence of women or mixed company hats should be removed, especially when space allows, though in busy or professional buildings the gesture is less common.
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Peyster
Hotel Invalor
Hilt
Eliihs
King Fens
Syn
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