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...hire soldiers to guard it. ... A man should be able to take his ore down to the mint, get the Government to strike off the coins for him and keep the metal that rightfully belongs to him. There would be little or no paper money . . . and we would get rid of them germ-carrying dollar bills. There are 1,014 germs on every dollar bill. Silver and gold are allergic to germs...
...people. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Kingsley Wood, announcing two new war loans, made the people proud by telling how they had subscribed $5,076,000,000 for the war effort in a year. Lord Horder allayed the people's concern about epidemics with announcement of steps to rid underground shelters of infectious pests...
Taking a leaf from the Nazi-verboten Old Testament, where King David got rid of Bathsheba's husband by having him set "in the forefront of the hottest battle . . . that he may be smitten and die." the Nazis mobilized over 55% of Germany's Protestant pastors for Army service, most of them as privates. They singled out Confessional pastors especially. In some districts 75% of the recalcitrant Confessional pastors were drafted for front-line service...
...Miami, Fla., a woman told M. C. Mann she would buy his house if he got rid of termites, recommended an "exterminator." After crawling under the porch for half an hour, the man demanded $40. Mann paid. He is still waiting for the customer...
...When we have achieved our first objective-getting rid of the watery, taste loss pulp which is onomatopoetically called squash-we plan to start a crusade against stewed celery," Murray disclosed last night...