North-American Review and Miscellaneous JournalUniversity of Northern Iowa, 1934 |
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Page 74
... gold in sea water to provide every one of the earth's two billion inhabitants with a fortune of $ 24,000 at prevailing rates . A cubic mile of ordinary " ocean " holds from twenty - three to 1,200 tons of gold . Tons , mind you , not ...
... gold in sea water to provide every one of the earth's two billion inhabitants with a fortune of $ 24,000 at prevailing rates . A cubic mile of ordinary " ocean " holds from twenty - three to 1,200 tons of gold . Tons , mind you , not ...
Page 137
... gold the superior medium of international exchange . Gold attained its place by intrinsic merit . Its high value was achieved by virtue of an insistent demand for it for a wide - spread use in the arts , by bookbinder and dentist , by ...
... gold the superior medium of international exchange . Gold attained its place by intrinsic merit . Its high value was achieved by virtue of an insistent demand for it for a wide - spread use in the arts , by bookbinder and dentist , by ...
Page 222
... gold was the principal means of pro- ducing the necessary debits . And now silver is being called upon to take the burden off gold . It should be noted that silver has been treated as a commodity in past balances of international ...
... gold was the principal means of pro- ducing the necessary debits . And now silver is being called upon to take the burden off gold . It should be noted that silver has been treated as a commodity in past balances of international ...
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Apéritif 1 97 193 289 385 481 Government by Trial Balloon | 24 |
ASTLEY Elizabeth Jane Poem 218 Habsburgs on the Horizon 331 | 149 |
CARTER HENRY The Permanently Unem Idealisms Bank Holiday | 177 |
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