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HEADLINES ON February 12, 1930
Full News Archive
- Headline: 12 Make Perfect Grades. Impact: Education snapshot: The education angle shows institutions trying to look orderly while the world around them is anything but settled.. Fact: Schools and universities were part of the public story, not a quiet side room..
- Headline: War Danger Talk Arouses Comment. Impact: Infrastructure snapshot: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots.. Fact: Modern life was becoming a logistics puzzle: streets, tunnels, ships, trains, and money all competing at once..
- Headline: New Bombings Rock New Orleans Cars. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
- Headline: Taft's Condition Is Same. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
- Headline: Carlisle Gives Aid to Power Project. Impact: Culture snapshot: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.. Fact: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument..
- Headline: Favor Amending Civil Practice Act. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
- Headline: Harvey Disclaims Seeking Governorship. Impact: Infrastructure snapshot: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots.. Fact: Modern life was becoming a logistics puzzle: streets, tunnels, ships, trains, and money all competing at once..
- Headline: Denies Australia Worries. Impact: Politics snapshot: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights.. Fact: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights..
- Headline: Borah Would Scrap Best British Ship. Impact: Infrastructure snapshot: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots.. Fact: Modern life was becoming a logistics puzzle: streets, tunnels, ships, trains, and money all competing at once..
Wall Street Time Machine
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $3,433,940 today (3433.9x return)
PG
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)
CVX
Chevron
Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $474,913 today (474.9x return)