Elastic currency shows flexibility of the Federal Reserve
W Randolph Burgess of the New York Federal Reserve argues in the American Bankers Association Journal that Federal Reserve notes are highly elastic, controlling most currency shifts since 1920. He notes reserves, gold certificates, and the mechanism of note issuance and repayment during Christmas and wartime demands.
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New York
United States
Fede Reserve System
American Bankers Association Journal
W. Randolph Burgess
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve System
Comreial
United States Coin Minting Totals 1924 25 Year Review
The article details 1924 mint outputs including 94 000 one cent pieces 28 000 nickels 37 940 000 dimes and 16 892 000 quarters. It notes limited production of silver dollars 13 539 000 and calls the half dollar the least produced standard coin. For 1925 overall half dollars were only 80 coins with most issues commemorative or proof pieces.
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United States
Present-day husbands and changing roles in marriage
A Continental Edition London Mail piece argues husbands are less selfish today, with wives gaining independence. It notes shifts from clubdom to shared leisure, and cites economic independence as a key factor. The tone discusses evolving companionship and mutual expectations in modern marriages.
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Jane
Jack
Jill
The
London Mail
Mr Shaw’s Invitation Turns Interview Wish To Jocular Prank
London Tatler notes George Bernard Shaw hates interviews. A journalist asked for a chat and Shaw allegedly replied to dine that evening. The envelope revealed the stamp from a distant Continental town, proving Shaw’s playful ruse.
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George Bernard Shaw
London Tatler
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Old Wall Paper Design Found Behind Plaster in New England House
Workmen uncover a papered partition under plaster in a colonial house and remove a preserved wall paper design. A Boston manufacturer buys the intact section after inspection and reproduces the lost design, displaying it in a store window.
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New England
Boston
Beggar Hruby Defies Passport Rules Across Europe
Rudolf Hruby the so called king of beggars in Europe can beg in ten languages and, arraigned in Vienna for fighting a fellow beggar, says he would rather beg honestly than steal. He travels freely across Europe without carrying a passport, solving the international document problem.
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Rudolf Hruby
Europe
Vienna
Hruby
Home Radium Water Container Boasts Radioactive Benefits
Popular Science Monthly reports a new home water container lined with porous radium ore that supposedly transfers radioactive properties to drinking water. The invention claims health benefits by imparting radio activity to the water in contact with the material.
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Popular Science Monthly
Tomboy of the Past Shaped by Flapper Era Reforms
A reminiscence of a rural tomboy named Bell Hart, deemed immodest and outcast for her daring feats and independence. She defied norms by climbing trees, playing with boys, and challenging local expectations, as revival meetings and community judgment framed her fate.
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Perdition
Bell Hart
Hill and Dale
Bell
White's Cream Vermifuge for Worms in Children
Advertises White's Cream Vermifuge as a remedy for worm infestation in children. Claims signs include paleness fretfulness and appetite changes. Notes fifty years of use and a price of 35, sold by J. L. Kirkpatrick Druggist.
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White
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Outcast Girl Triumphs Then Builds Mountain School
A wayward girl branded by a witch burning community grows into a gifted woman. She earns honors, marries a wealthy mountain man who dies, leaving her a fortune she uses to fund a mountain school for poor rural children. The tale ends with reflections on human mystery.
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Bell
Witchburners
Satan
Dick McCarty
Albany
Texas
Advertising and cotton costs in Dallas 1925 contest
In the Dallas News contest of 1925, two hundred five acre farmers averaged 9 cents per pound for lint, far below the state average of about 22 cents. The piece compares this to advertising where higher output per acre lowers costs, and notes merchants who advertise can sell cheaper per unit than those who do not, citing Clarksville Times.
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Dallas News
Clarksville Times
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Health
Claim that all children with worms have pale color and stomach issues, and that regular two to three week use of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic will enrich blood improve digestion strengthen the system, helping dispel worms and restore health. Sold 60 cents per bottle.
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Grove
Decapitation Adds To Insect Life
At the Academy of Sciences Professor Bouvier read a paper by R P Cambouet a Madagascan entomologist claiming that cutting butterfly heads off without bleeding can extend life. He says eighty trials showed the insects retained faculties and could reproduce with lifespans lengthened by one to two weeks.
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Academy of Sciences
Bouvier
R. P. Cambouet
Madagascar
Cambouet
Prolonged Life Debate Stirs Readers of Le Petit Parisien
Le Petit Parisien reports on reactions to decapitation as a method to prolong life through Monsieur Deibler the guillotine. The piece captures opinions of numerous readers and questions about moral implications and human limits.
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Monsieur Deibler
le Petit Parisien
No clear event yet in oppressed Europe echoed by ink
A fragment cites American Lumberman remarking that many husbands would overthrow a dictator as easily as European nations do, revealing a speculative, opinionated line about political resistance.
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Chicago
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Combo
Quick cough relief offered by Hayes Healing Honey with Grove Open-Trate Salve included. Salve rubbed on chest and throat targets children’s cold or croup symptoms. Combined treatment claims to stop a cough through throat healing and skin absorption. Cost listed as 35. Seek druggist for Hayes Healing Honey.
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Hayes
Grove
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