How to Use Red Cross Seals in Mail
Red Cross Seals should be affixed to the reverse side of domestic mail and not on the address side of packages going through mail. Seals may be used on the back of letters or packages sent by express, but not over strings. They are not valid postage for mail and do not carry email.
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Australia
Germany
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India
Guatemala
Uruguay
Portugal
Why Clark Approves Direct Primary Plan
Speaker Clark praises the president's direct primary idea and recalls Baltimore conventions. He argues a 1912 direct primary would have made him president and says conventions should be limited to drafting platforms. He cites Nebraska voters as the force behind his nomination efforts.
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Baltimore
Nebraska
New York Debuts Municipal Christmas Tree Tradition
A reporter recalls New York City’s first municipal Christmas tree in Madison Square Park, its sixty-foot balsam, electric lights, and nightly concerts. Volunteers, a railroad, a lighting firm, and funds created a citywide holiday event drawing hundreds of thousands, with Transcendent chimes and a finale of "My Country, Tis of Thee."
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New York
B. F. Herreshoff
Adirondack
Madison Square Park
Jacob’ S A. Riis
Deneen Replies to Dunne on State Tax Rates and Finances
Former Governor Charles S. Deneen argues that the 28-cent rate used before Dunne’s term exceeded state needs by 3 cents for the first year. He contends the 70-cent rate creates a surplus, refuting Dunne’s claims of extravagance and explaining past balances and tax-rate changes from 1905 to 1912.
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Dunne
General Assembly
Deneen
Roperty
Yates
Tanner
Altgeld
Treasury
Republican Tax Commission
Guv Dunne
Republican Commission
Gov. Dunné
Gov. Dunne
State Tax Commission
Harvest Hymn: The Rattle of the Corn on the Big Bump
A lyrical piece extols farm life and harvest labor as music to praise the Lord. It weaves images of corn rattling, oats and wheat, threshers, huskers, and harvesters into a thanksgiving anthem urging gratitude and faithful toil in the vineyard of the Lord.
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Uuto
Illinois political stalemate warned by Barnes over nominations
Clifford W. Barnes of the Legislative Voters League warns Illinois leaders that next year’s House will be the worst in years if parties nominate only one candidate per district. He urges three nominees per party to preserve voter franchise and prevent a leaderless, fractured legislature across Democrats Republicans and Progressives.
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Clifford W. Barnes
Legislative Voters’ League
Illinois
Mr Barnes
Ess
Ats Illinois
Road grader debate cited by Wallace in farmer column
In a Wallace's Farmer item readers discuss drag harrowing versus a road grader. The note accuses a local manager of misusing funds on road work and warns that placing riprap or rubble in the middle will ruin the road despite high costs.
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Wallace
Theory and Practice in Government Ideals and Costs
A fragment reflects on the gospel of idealism versus government estimates. The note mentions interests and payments, suggesting debate over the value and cost of ideological aims as reported by a St. Louis Globe Democrat source.
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St. Louis Globe ‘Democrat
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