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The Alaska Daily Empire
Juneau, Alaska
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War Savings Stamp sales across the United States for the first seven months of 1919 reached $95,400,470.21, equating to about 90 cents per capita, below the government's initial $10 per capita target to address war debts.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 30.--The total of War Savings Stamps throughout the United States for the first seven months of 1919 amounted to nearly $100,000,000, according to a report made by the Savings Division of the Treasury Department.
The exact figure is $95,400,470.21. This makes a per capita investment of about ninety cents whereas the government at the beginning of the year asked a per capita purchase of $10 worth of War Stamps in order to meet war debts.
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United States
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First Seven Months Of 1919
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$95,400,470.21 total sales, about ninety cents per capita
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The total of War Savings Stamps throughout the United States for the first seven months of 1919 amounted to nearly $100,000,000, according to a report made by the Savings Division of the Treasury Department. The exact figure is $95,400,470.21. This makes a per capita investment of about ninety cents whereas the government at the beginning of the year asked a per capita purchase of $10 worth of War Stamps in order to meet war debts.