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August 17, 1930
August 17, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Finds 509% Tax Increase During Ten-Year Period, Convinced It Broke Drought, Negro Church to Pray Again, Victim of Thugs Honored sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Money, Relief, News, all happening at once.
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August 17, 1930's archive note points to Annual levy on U S car owners reptd increased 509% in 10 yrs. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The money story is not abstract; it touches wages, banks, prices, relief, and the early-Depression question of who absorbs the shock.
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August 17, 1930's archive note points to Negro church at Port Chester, N Y, believes prayers broke drought. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity.
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August 17, 1930's archive note points to A McPherson beaten by thugs while aiding police. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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