THE SHRINKING SOVEREIGN
AX ILLUMINATING TABLE. According to late figures officially furnished the value of the sovereign (taken as SOs in the period ISO 3-15) fell in January last to 11s 10] d. Eased upon this the following table is interesting as showing (1) what incomes from £IOO to £SOO were worth in the b'ase period (1209-13), (2) their depreciated value to-day, and (5) the amounts to which they would require to be increased to equalise with 1,909-15 values These figures were recently furnished to his Borough Council by the Town Clerk of Timam;
Teacher—•“ You’ve been a very naughty boy. Bertie; you must stay in for an hour after school.” Bertie — 11 Very well, Miss Jones; if you aren’t afraid of the scandal, I’m not! “THE MORNING AFTER." When the evening’s entertainment has been ! over-convivial, and you have “ the morning ! after” feeling, a glass of Yitas Health Salt ; will quickly set vou right. Has a delicious | effervescence, and stimulates the bowels and | liver, Xorgo bottles, 3s.—[Advt.
(1) £100 (2) £59 5 8 m £168 14 4 150 88 18 1 253 1 11 175 103 14 5 295 -5 6 200 118 10 0 337 9 1 250 148 5 0 421 16 8 500 177 16 5 506 4 0 100 237 1 8 674 18 0 6-00 296 7 1 643 13 4
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Evening Star, Issue 17319, 6 April 1920, Page 4
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226THE SHRINKING SOVEREIGN Evening Star, Issue 17319, 6 April 1920, Page 4
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