Bridge replacement traces 1772 cost and work hours
A fragment notes a pull bridge on the western highway over Neuilly Sène in France will be replaced as it is inadequate. It mentions the 1772 contractor paying masons and carpenters 46 cents daily and workers enduring 28 hour days, with hints of cheaper living conditions.
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Inflation Fear and Gold Influx Shapes National Policy
The piece argues a massive gold inflow to the United States since September drives inflation fears and currency risks. It links monetary policy under Roosevelt to repatriation and foreign factors, warning that inflationist pressure could destroy the currency. It also discusses Hoover’s recent speeches complicating GOP unity and signaling a potential campaign dynamic.
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Cross-stitch Quilt Blocks for Home Craft 464
Six inch stamped cross-stitch blocks offered for purchase by Home Craft Co. Dept. A at Nineteenth and St. Louis Ave, St Louis Mo. Outfit No 464 contains six blocks and costs 10 cents. Include stamped self addressed envelope for reply.
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Arabic in Everyday Use at Glasgow Lecture
Dr Henry Farmer told Glasgow University listeners that Housewives use Arabic words in daily talk through items like sugar and damask. He said many everyday terms in sugar, cotton, soap, and loofa derive from Arabic and that scientists use Arabic roots in words such as alcohol algebra and cipher.
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Oatmeal Chosen for Dionne Quintuplets’ Diet
The Dionne quintuplets, under royal guardianship, will eat oatmeal like millions of babies. Canada has appointed expert care staff who endorse mothers’ instinctive cereal choice. Medical authorities praise oatmeal for minerals protein and Vitamin B to guard against nervousness constipation and poor appetite.
Tame wolves at Moscow zoo challenge wolf danger myth
The Moscow zoo keeps two wolves raised from puppies and trained to be gentle. Their docile behavior and reluctance to return to the wild contradict the belief that grown wolves cannot be safely domesticated with training from puppyhood.
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Seaweed as an Ideal Insulating Material
Scientists announce seaweed forms an effective insulating mat. A half inch layer blocks cold moisture and even fire, outperforming a 12 inch brick wall and weighing only a quarter as much as standard insulation.
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