Savings deposits double in a decade in U S banks
New York. Savings deposits in banks and trust companies in the United States more than doubled over the past decade and accounts increased about 141 percent. The Savings Bank Division of the American Bankers Association notes per capita shares would rise from 89 dollars in 1912 to 158 dollars in 1922 if evenly distributed.
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United States
Savings Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Horned Toad Uses Blood Squirts as Bluff
London Tit-Bits reports the horned toad, recently arriving in this country, is harmless despite its fierce look. It can puff up skin, hiss, and eject blood from its eyes as a safety valve. The squirting reaches 15 inches and can deter rattlesnakes, though the blood is only mildly irritating.
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London
Name Theater After Mozart In Salzburg Rival to Bayreuth
A million-dollar theater to be built in Salzburg to rival Bayreuth and host Mozart festivals under international admirers. The cornerstone laid last summer reportedly pleased Mozart’s spirit, though he received no local recognition despite fame abroad, per E Doee and Mentor Mazaziyg.
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Salzburg
Austria
Mozart
E. Doee
Mazaziyg
Letter Confusion Sparks Fashionable Eloquence
Mrs De Style writes a letter and defends her pronunciation evether as fashionable. Her husband looks on as she asserts educated airs and asks if others know she is educated. The couple debates social pretensions and speech.
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Evether
Camels in Russian Farms Replace Horses
The article notes peasants in Russia importing camels to replace horses for farm work. Camels are valued for their resilience and ability to eat almost anything, but are hard to transport as they must be coaxed into freight cars. Some farmers still use cows for draft, but improper handling harms milk output.
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Russia
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ice freighters ride currents of nature from bottom to surface
Popular Mechanics Magazine explains that natural bottom ice forms in rivers and seas carrying rocks and debris. As it rises and moves with currents, it can launch large chunks of ice into the air like ships. When melting, stones settle again, with divers finding sunken ships encrusted by distant debris.
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Mother Nature
Popular Mechanics Magazine
New Kind of Stamps
A twin birth prompts a humorous scene as the sister of the young mother visits a post office to announce the news with stamps. The clerk asks how many and she replies two a boy and a girl then flees in dismay. Subscribes for THE JANSEN NEW
Fragmentary dialogue hints at domestic task and illness
A shaky conversation shows a woman urging repairs and a man named John unable to help. The fragment mentions ash, time, and ague, suggesting illness and a household routine amid incomplete narration.
Indignant Comedian Objects to Monkey Act
London Weekly reports a comedian protesting a stage act described as Monkey. Stage manager questions fear of public perception while the exchange suggests tension over performance content.
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Perhane
London Weekly
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