Parcel post deficit sparks rate reform call from Hammell
A public dispute over parcel post losses argues the Department misled on profits. A. L. Hammell of the Railway Express Agency cites 1926 56 deficits totaling 1.217 billion with 1946 56 losses of 903.8 million and calls for rates to cover all costs. The Hoover Commission and others back higher rates to offset indirect costs.
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Post Office Department
Parcel Post
A. L. Hammell
Railway Express Agency
Ures
Hammell
Mr. Hammell
Hoover Commission
The Spider in the Paper and Newspapers Advertising
The News Herald recalls Mark Twain’s spider joke about advertising as a way to attract shoppers. It notes a rise in population since 1920 and a even faster increase in newspaper circulation, underscoring advertising’s value to merchants.
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News-Herald
Cuba City
Wisconsin
Mark Twain
The
Times Change in Stock Market Use Study Shows Shift
The New York Stock Exchange Public Transaction Study finds 85 000 buy and sell orders on representative days with 330 million in value. Two thirds of orders from individuals were for long term investment and margin trading remained 18.4 percent. Self employed traders lead volume among individuals, with incomes under 25 000 contributing more than higher earners.
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New York Stock Exchange
Dinsmore the Maine Sage and the Little Town Writer
Jim Bishop reports on Dinsmore of Damariscotta who ran Dinsmore's Maine Farmer and wrote about locals like Flora McCurda and Henry Rines. The profile paints a frugal life, small town characters, and a quiet, reflective Maine world.
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Damariscotta
Dinsmore
Packard
Maine Farmer
Clary Memorial Highway
Jefferson
Andrew McCurda
Peaslees
Flora McCurda
Lester McCurda
Luther
Huntoon Grange Hall
Sheepscott
Henry
Mr. Rines
Henry Rines
Albert Cote
Albert
Harrys Young
Kennebunk
Chester Hobart
Auburn
Lewiston Chamber of Commerce
Hobart
Mr. Dinsmore
Doctor Crane's Personal Case Y-313 A Wife Faces Infidelity and Venereal Disease
Donna Q. seeks advice after her husband confesses infidelity and a venereal disease. Dr. Crane explains forgiveness, limits of nagging, and liquor's role in harming homes, urging readers to learn from such cases and consider future remedies.
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Donna Q
Dr. Crane
Donna
Eithor
Jesus
Cash and Patience Needed at 1958 World Fair Visit
Brussels visitors to the 1958 world’s fair should bring cash courage patience and strong feet for 550 acres of exhibits. A revised hotel rate rose to 963 francs with government price increases. Taxi fares climbed and a 15 percent tip is expected.
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Brussels
Brussel
Mike Todd Tales and Glib Gulls in 1968 Jest
A Bennett Cerf quip from 1968 recounts Mike Todd aboard a rebuilt paddle wheeler for Eighty Days Around the World. Todd mocks gulls following ships for food while insisting on first class treatment and decency. The piece contrasts Hollywood mothers praising a princess earning over a million dollars a year.
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Mike Todd
Todd
Hollywood
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
My Mother's Hands Remembered in Athens
The poem recalls a mother's hands as loving, calming, guiding, and protective. The speaker cherishes memories of care that soothed fear, bathed sickness, and shaped character, hoping the tender touch endures beyond time in Athens.
Mother poem for Helen M. Newton Chesterhill
A tribute praising a mother as a special gift with a loving heart guiding her children. The verse honors Helen M. Newton Chesterhill as a dear, irreplaceable friend and family cornerstone.
Local Visitors List From Dun-das and Fostoria
Hollister guests include Mr and Mrs Cash Thompson and children and Mrs Elsie Watson of Dun das with Mr and Mrs Reece Thompson. Recent visitors to Bessie Slater include Mrs Ethel Moodey of Fostoria and Mrs Grace Penn with Mrs Gertie Haines of Michigan. Tempi Mc Gee hosted grandson Skip McGee and family from Fostoria. Others visiting were Mr and Mrs Charley Morgan of Hemlock.
Old Fashioned Banking and the Cartel Threat to Small Business
A historical critique compares small town banking to modern branch systems, praising a Citizens & Southern pamphlet that offers advisory services to small business. It warns that government contracts drive consolidation, create primary contractors, and risk socializing industry if defenses limit competition.
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Small Business Service Department
Citizens & Southern Banks
Georgia
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Danger Signals and Public Disease Knowledge
A New York hospital survey shows only about half of 274 outpatients answered correctly on common diseases. Education level affected scores, with high school graduates answering two thirds and those with seven years or less schooling only one third correct. The piece urges awareness of early symptoms to prompt medical care and includes a reader question on Dupuytren's contracture with a brief medical answer.
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New York Hospital
Literary figures quiz prompts across classic novels
The text lists questions about Hardy's Eustacia Vye Tess of the D urbervilles Ellen from The Lady of the Lake Edmond Dantes and Elizabeth Bennet plus the creators of those characters Juliet and Simon LeGree. It also notes James A Petrillo as president of the A F M with a $46 000 salary and other roles.
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Eustacia Vye
Thomas Hardy
Simon Leegree
Tess
Scott
Ellen
Edmond Dantes
Juliet
Elizabeth Bennet
Andrew Aguecheek, Sr
Areadsayeys
Amos Joy Joey
James A. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
A.F.M
The Athens Messenger Pricing and Deliveries Notice
The Athens Messenger lists subscription options and rates for daily and Sunday editions, including carrier and mail delivery, with special Ohio and West Virginia rates. It notes second class matter status and Associated Press membership.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
mailDaily
Hio & W.va
Elsewberg
Ohio & W. Va
Athens
Ohio
Postoffice
Associated Press
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Mary Baker Eddy
Jim Bishop
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Thanx
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the Public Forum
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Chesterhill
Hollister
George Sokolsky
Herman Bundesen
R. B
Dupuytren
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