Major Federal Currency Reform Renews Banking System
A sweeping financial bill creates regional reserve banks to manage reserves and issue emergency currency. Banks join districts with 6 percent stock, diversifying into government bonds and open market operations while public stock purchase possible in districts with low participation. Treasury notes replace current notes as elastic currency under Federal Reserve oversight.
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Congress
New York
Chicago
St. Louie
Treasury
Regional Reserve Bank
Regional Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
United States Treasury
United States
Disputed Points Adjusted in Conference on Federal Reserve Provisions
Conference changes affect federal reserve structure and banking rules. Alaska excluded from act. regional reserve banks set at not less than eight and not more than twelve with minimum capital four million dollars. Members include Comptroller of the Currency and Secretary of Agriculture. stock purchases, director rules, and reserve requirements revised.
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Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Alaska
Federal Reserve Districts
Federal-Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Federal Board
Reserve Board
Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Banks
Congress
Atte Ehten Cenervan Stent
Five Fundamentals of the Currency Bill
A plan outlines creation of a market for negotiable commercial paper, eight to twelve regional banks to secure currency and centralize reserves, and a seven member federal reserve board appointed by the president with broad supervisory powers.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal
Reserve Bank
Benke
Women and Kidney Pain Warned by Daily Burdens
An article urges women to beware dull languor and backache linked to kidney issues caused by heavy housework. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a non narcotic remedy, claiming improved kidney function and reduced swelling and headaches after use.
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Bright
Dean
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad and a Family Joke
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills sold by Foster Murn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents. A short humor vignette follows about Wise Johnnie misbehaving with his sister and a joking parental warning about dinner.
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Off Desien
Hurn Co
Bafllafo
MY. Propristos
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative About Health
A vintage ad copy promotes California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses a child's stomach liver and bowels without griping. It advises mothers to use a teaspoonful for sick babies and mentions a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages and grown-ups. A secondary short filler anecdote about a boy named Henry who imagines a sister as a tender on a railway fantasy is included.
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California
Cuticura Soap Heals Severe Eczema After Years
A Seymour Missouri reader details a long eczema ordeal with itching burning and hair loss. After trying many remedies the patient reports Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition in two weeks. The advertisement notes product availability worldwide and offers a free skin book.
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R. F.D. No
Seymour
L. Killian
Cutieura
Dept. L
Boston
Admonition Noted in A Child Prodigy Tale
Dr. Oakley Smith of the Chicago College of Naprodathy recounts a story of a three year old prodigy whose precocious mind challenges her parents. A family vignette ends with the child breaking the tense supper silence by asking her mother if someone said something.
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Oakley Smith
Chicago College of Naprodathy
Doctor Smith
Pessimistic Deacon Philander at Our Church
The Kansas City Star notes Deacon Philander for his practical and sometimes profane attitude. He quips that church growth might reverse if opera house shows charged admission while church events stayed free, highlighting his frugal view as treasurer.
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Philander
Kansas City Star
Opera
Old Philander
Opera House
Calumet praised by Nashville baker for Christmas cakes
Mrs B L Wilson of Nashville Tennessee is famed globally for cakes baked with Calumet Baking Powder. She testifies it gives complete success with no failures when selecting baking powder and notes Calumet’s wholesomeness and economy. Calumet also won World’s Pure Food prizes including Paris 1912.
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B. L. Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago
His Contribution at the Five Year Old Party
A five year old boy recalls attending a children's party the next day and explains each child offered a song recitation or music for the others. His mother laments him doing nothing but he proudly says he stood up and said his prayers.
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Jack
No Automobile and a Gallon of Gasoline Tale
A fragmentary urban quip notes neighbors borrowing a gallon of gasoline for a car that does not exist, followed by a spoof about using it to clean gloves. The rest highlights odds and ends from a humorous column including Mia Winslow teething syrup claims and an ironic barbs about divorces and delayed decisions.
Expert Opinion Quip Sparks Auto Car Talk
A humorous exchange centers on a joke about vehicle maintenance. Mr. Chuggins quips that the most likely thing to break in an automobile is the owner, a wry aside reflecting everyday fragility and responsibility.
Cascarets Advertise Bowel Cleansing Claim
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as a stomach and bowel cleanser that purges liver bile and wastes while promising no griping. It claims a nightly dose improves health by morning and notes the product costs 10 cents per box. The text also mentions divorces comprising about ten percent of marriages in the past year.
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Central Reserve City
St. Louis
Federal Reserve” Board
Federal Reserve District
Washington
Johnnie
Adam
Henry
New York Evening Post
The
Royal Society of Canada
Mia. Winslow
Canada
Europe
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
William Percy
of Immigration
Ottawa
Unt
W. Vv. Bennett Bee Building
Omahe, Neb
Canetien
Carter’s
Lincoln
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