Expansion of currency plan draws from bank assets
The article outlines Roosevelt's push for a new currency backed by bank assets rather than gold, detailing the federal reserve notes system, loosening Glass Steagall provisions, and the intended effect of unifying the banking system while allowing weak banks to be weeded out. It also covers bank holiday measures, hoarding penalties, and the political maneuvering in Congress and among state governors during the crisis.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Jong Eee
William , Woodin
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Federal Sysstem.s
Senate
House
Ffedergl Reserve Board
Tooth preserving Schradera plant brought to Smithsonian
Dr W A Archer brings a new Schradera species from Colombia to the Smithsonian. P C Standley notes it as a tooth preservative used by the Chara tribe, turning teeth black but valued as treatment. Archer cites near universal Chara dental health and questions efficacy pending study.
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Chicago
Smithsonian
W. A. Archer
Chaco
Colombia
P. C. Standley
Field Museum
Archer
Archers
Garden of Eden
Gray and White Prints Dominate New Fashion Season
The fashion world pursues the latest prints with white on gray or dark grounds. Designers show patterns on gray backgrounds with white ink outlines, featuring fruit, leaves, or large flowers. Navy black brown red and other dark grounds frame these iridescent etched looks.
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Unies
Wyoming farm hands top wages in nine western states
A survey shows Wyoming farm hands paid the highest board and room in nine western and midwestern states. In Wyoming the average hand received 25.25 a month in 1930 47.75 in 1930 and 35.50 in 1931, still earning more than counterparts in Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota and South Dakota despite downturns.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Buckley Girl Chooses Alaska Miner Wedding Plan
A Buckley Washington girl eight teen year old sought a marriage proposal offers for her sick mother. She narrowed to an Alaska gold miner twenty years her senior who will fly to the U S to claim his bride. She plans a light pink dress for the ceremony.
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Buckley
Washi
Alaska
Helen Narolski
United States
Miss Narolski
Farm hands pay comparison across states in 1928
The report notes Wyoming average pay for farm laborers at $19.80 a month in 1928, with North Dakota as the only state paying more, at $54.25 plus room and board in boom times. By 1928 North Dakota workers earned $20.50, $4.75 less than Wyoming workers.
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Braska
Kansas
Wisconsin
Wyoming
North Dakota
Osage Oil Income Tops 240 Million for Wolf Creek
Osage Indians have collected over 240 million dollars from oil on their allotments in Pawhuska Oklahoma. The tribe’s 2227 headrights average about 110 thousand dollars each and the oil and gas field is described as the coming oil field of northern Oklahoma with 9 480 wells and 431 gas wells.
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Pawhuska
Okla
George—Beaulieu
Oil and Gas Department
Osage Agency
Beaulieu
Oklahoma
Naval Reserve Arch
Cure Paralysis by Grafting Nerve to Face
New high speed grafting method moves nerves from leg to face to restore facial expression and muscle control. Developed by Dr Arthur B Duel and Sir Charles Ballance, tested on animals with 17 humans operated and showing early signs of restored nerve function within a month.
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New York
Arthur—B- Dil
Charles Ballance
London
Duel
Speedboat Plan to Link London and New York
Hendon inventor P. O Lombardini dreams of a surface-skimming speedboat that could fly across the Atlantic from London to New York at 100 to 160 mph carrying 2000 passengers. The craft, resembling a seaplane without wings, would use aero engines and crew to reduce drag and water resistance, potentially making the 30 hour crossing possible.
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London
New York
Hendon
P. O Lombardini
Atlantic
Pas‘wengerm
Lombardin
Small town gains forecast role in America
Prof John H Kolb of the University of Wisconsin and a member of ex President Hoover s committee on social trends predicts the small town will play a larger part in American life. He notes slow population growth and a 40 percent rise in small town retail outlets over the past decade.
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John H. Kolb
University of Wisconsin
Hoover
Kolb
Doubt as an Easier Guest to Enter the Bosom
A reflective line notes doubt often slips in more readily than worry, shaping inner temper and emotional response. The verse invites quiet self-awareness, contrasting fleeting concern with deeper, steadier mindset.
California syrup of figs promises quick relief for constipated children
An aged promotional advertorial urges mothers to use California syrup of figs as a natural cure for sluggish appetite and stasis in kids. It claims results in 24 hours and a full recovery in weeks, praising the product as health for the little ones and instructing dosing and sourcing details.
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California
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