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HEADLINES ON May 14, 1930
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- Headline: Lauds French Home Trade. Impact: Money snapshot: The money story is not abstract; it touches wages, banks, prices, relief, and the early-Depression question of who absorbs the shock.. Fact: The early Depression made ordinary business news feel like a warning light on the dashboard..
- Headline: French Skeptical of Italian Accord. 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: Display Portrait of Helen Keller. 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: Peace Society Holds 3 Open-Air Meetings. 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: Topics of the Times. 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: Three Companies Bid for Giant Cunarder. 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: Cause Night Rider Scare. 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: St. Augustine of Hippo Is Honored in Algeria. 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: Ex-Richthofen Flier Is Guest in Canada of Former Air Foe. 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..
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)