President Roosevelt urges currency reform and strong federal controls
President Roosevelt outlines urgent financial reforms and broader government oversight in his congressional message. He cites currency defects, calls for expanded Interstate Commerce Commission powers over rails, postal savings banks, labor protections, education funding, and a stronger navy with merit-based promotions.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Currency ‘Commission
Treasury Department
United States
Treasury
Panama
Panama Canal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Gays
Kean
Aix Sav
Postal Savings Banks
Practical Fashions LADIES' FIVE-PIECE SPERT Pattern
Pattern advice for Paris No 26%5 skirt size 22 to 34 in seven waist sizes. Describes materials, stitching, and yardage for widths 20 to 54 inches with nap and without nap. Includes pattern price and mail request instructions to Pattern Department with name, address, size, and pattern number.
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Paris
A Lunch Eon Story Of Tony Pastor And A Would-Be Actress
A Washington Star tale recalls a lunch at the Plaza where a young actress recounts her job hunt. She once sought a typewriter position, was told Pastor had already hired, and learned he cheekily claimed all his money was in Koppen's bank. The exchange ends with Pastor offering the office and a wry remark about her future.
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Congress
Plaza
Tony Pastor
Pastor
Koopen
Rmanc
Koppen’s Bank
Washington Star
Doll's Dress And Kimono Panis Pattern No 2640
A dainty doll outfit pattern featuring a dress and a kimono. The dress uses a square yoke with lace or embroidery and a full skirt attached under a fabric belt. The kimono is tucked at the front and finished with contrasting silk or flannel. Six sizes from 1 1/4 to 2 4 inches high. material estimates and yardage included. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department.
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Victoria Lawn
A Good Mince Pie Recipe from Harper's Bazar
A recipe note from Harper's Bazar outlines a rich mince pie filling to be prepared at least two weeks ahead. It lists ingredients such as boiled beef, apples, sweet cider, currant jelly, citrus rind and juice, sugar, salt, spices, raisins, currents, citron, suet, candied peel, and optional spiced fruit juice to taste.
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Harper’s Bazar
Papua and New Guinea History and Annexation
Reports discuss reinstituting slavery in Papua, the origin of the name Papu a meaning frizzled, and the island’s discovery by the Portuguese in 1526. It notes early sighting by A Dabreu, colonial maneuvers by Australia and Britain, and a British protectorate established in 1884 amid fears of European enemy landings.
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Papua
New Guinea
Australia
A. Dabreu
England
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