Annual Report on Sugar Frauds Targets Prosecution
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham will vigorously pursue recovery of government funds from sugar frauds in New York. The report notes widespread corruption across importers and officials, outlines potential statute limitations issues, and calls for a $50,000 special appropriation to prosecute the cases effectively. It also discusses public land frauds and potential legislative changes to strengthen enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
New York
Wickersham
Hasaya
Faetad
Dhia
Thetaliorney
Darried Corporation
Carrie
Allvof
Toa Corporation
Caus
Hengeress
Orelae
Piatier Vor
Congress
Coltia
People's Savings Are Six Billions Billions
A (Comptroller) note highlights a six billion figure related to public savings. The text appears as a clipped header fragment stressing large monetary sums and fiscal numbers.
Annual report outlines U S bank deposits and earnings
The comptroller’s annual report to Congress cites over 25 million deposit accounts in U S banks, with April 2 deposits around 14.43 billion. It notes savings deposits by 14.9 million depositors totaling 5.88 billion, average savings rates across bank types, and national banks’ assets and liabilities driven by policies since 1906. It details capital stock, earnings, dividends, regional deposit distributions, and the expansion of loans and savings bank activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Lawrence
Murray
Congress
Tatignal
Mutual ‘Savings
Ational
Sat Yittes
Pamptroller
Hag Baéen
England
Banke
Eastern Estates
New England
Middle Western
Othe
Pacific States
Island
Postelatons
A Policeman's Testimony About Foley’s Medicine
Nashua night policeman N. Paterson testifies last winter he suffered a bad cold on his lung and tried many advertised medicines and two physicians without relief. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar as the cure, calling it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Paterson
Nashua
Jaws
Foley
Dreier Bros
Dolls for Children Delight with Varied Styles and Prices
Beautiful dolls for all ages including rag dolls for babies and fine jointed dolls with bisque cores for older children. Prices start at 25e and rise to 10 dollars. North Pole dolls feature Esquimes in three sizes priced at 50¢ 75e and 1 dollar.
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North Pole
Xmas Hosiery: Cotton Lisle Embroidered Silk Stock Values
Hosiery makes a useful Christmas gift with a superb stock offering plain cotton lisle hose from 25 to 50 cents and up to 1.25. Embroidered hose in cotton and lisle priced from 50 cents to 1.00 and 1.50. Silk hose in black and colors range 1.00 to 5.00.
Christmas Umbrellas Offer Wide Range of Handles
A splendid stock of umbrellas for men and women features handles from simple boxwood to silver pearl and gold. Prices range from 81.00, 1.50, 2.00 up to 15.00 with many prices between, inviting shoppers to check their purse.
Christmas handkerchiefs and gifts line shop display
The notice advertises a holiday rush with a wide selection of handkerchiefs for men women and children. It highlights embroidered initials plain designs and varied fabrics plus gift items such as silk suspenders gloves collars and men s hosiery in holiday gift boxes with pricing hints.
Look Where You Will Gift Suggestions Across Store Floors
A shopping notice invites visitors to explore every floor and department for gift ideas. It highlights Fancy Goods Leather Goods Art Novelties Pictures Hosiery Gloves Umbrellas Toilet Articles Handkerchiefs Mei's Furnishings Dolls and more on the first and second floors with Apparel and accessories and home goods featured on the third floor.
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Mei’s
Store promises gift ideas for everyone with fair prices
The store advertises a wide range of gift items suitable for every person and budget. It emphasizes affordable prices and aims to make shoppers feel happy by offering practical selections for all.
Christmas Gloves On Sale For The Holidays
Christmas glove stock is ready with kid gloves priced at 1.00 to 2.00 per pair. Real kid gloves from leading makers offer various shades. Men's kid and mocha gloves, lined or unlined, range from 1.00 to 2.00. Warm mittens and gloves for all ages are available in attractive gift boxes.
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Hes
Christmas Stationery and Cards Display Ad
An ad promotes Christmas stationery items including calendars for 1940 from 15c to 4.00, visiting cards with monogram, copper plate, and assorted gift paper. It urges early orders and highlights Christmas stamps and cards for decorating gifts along with playing cards napkins and scare cards for festive entertainments.
Toilet Articles and Gift Sets in Leather and Brass
Department offers scabs, perfumery, toilet waters, sachets, and gift sets at low prices. Christmas boxes include a bottle extract of Toilet Water. Also features sets for grooming with mirrors brushes shaving cases and collar boxes in leather silver and brass.
Postal Rules and Registry Details for Holiday Mail Season
Postmaster Hanna summarizes postal regulations for holiday mail including postage rates by class, permissible inclosures, and required addressing. It covers registry procedures with a 10 cent fee, night collection routes, sub station locations, and special notes on Red Cross stamps and line etiquette during peak periods.
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Hanna
M. All Ilatote Ad
Clapéuittie
Broad
Hatnell
West Masui Street
H. Atboramayor
Wally Latrdet
Great Britain
Orange River Colony
Rhodesia
Yranawall
Germany
Red Cross
Presbyterian Aid Society Bazaar in Ossian Dec 16
The Presbyterian Aid Society will hold a bazaar in the Ossian church basement on Thursday December 16 with a dinner and supper. Bazaar attic items go on sale starting at 1 30 p m. This notice also mentions Foley's Kidney Remedy and a money loan ad from Adel Estate.
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Ossian
Ind
Presbyterian Aid Society
Smallpox Feubarge Lifted by Health Board Attendance Up in City
The Board of Health lifted smallpox restrictions and city school attendance rose about 200 on Wednesday after parents refused vaccination for some children. One smallpox case was reported, patient Qirtle J. Moncrief, 1904 Wall Street, with Floyd Clem at 209 West Superior Street noted as having Aihtherla.
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Board of Health
Ghilgren
Qirtle J. Moncrief
Wall Street
Floyd Clem
West Superior Street
Unclear fragment hints at family names and patients
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Florence and Steindacher patients with scattered proper nouns. lacks clear event, place, or date to form a coherent news item.
Chicken theft charge in Columbia court
Timmins, once an employee of White Produce Co, was bound over to the Noble court on a $200 bond for petit larceny after allegedly stealing a chicken from the company and selling it to Miss Havel. The Dec 8 incident in Columbia Indiana is the focus of the case.
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Columbia
City
Ind
Timmins
Noble
Courl
Justivne
Lash On & Char
Petit Larceny
Immins
Havel
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Ito
American’ Sugar Company
Dreier
Comptroller's
Annual Report
Biemer & CO
Water Supply Contractors
Baker Wind Mills
Barr St
Klachn & Melching
WIRST
Wborvieen
XMAS
Xmas Umbrellas
Rurode Dry Goods
J. Miller
Lafayette Streatght
H. W. Melnzen
Maumee Avenue
J. BH Jr
H. Creighton
Street
Hmil Webhe
Betty
P.O
Rhoads
Broadway
Votram
Dreler Bros
Consult
Wenger
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