Holidays and their hidden costs in world finance
A 1918 study by Guaranty Trust Co. of New York catalogs global bank holidays, noting 481 closed days in 1918 and only 84 open days not Sundays or special holidays. It contrasts democratic and monarchic calendars, cites Brazil with 84 holidays and the U.S. with 64, and explains how international business is shaped by varied observances across nations and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret Smith
Mendins
Guaranty ‘Crust Company
New York City
Bank Hollasye — Bappees & Benk
Ing
Alliées
Cpe
Jani & Ker
Millions For War Savings Going To Waste In The Soil
War savings drive calls for garden action to feed the nation and allies. Illinois families urged to plant War Savings gardens, raise crops and livestock, and invest proceeds in War Savings stamps while boosting labor, health, and wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Speed
Europe
America
Germany
Tunois
War Savings Committee
Ilinois
Ataté
North Carolina
Douglas County
France
England
Curious Holiday Facts From 1918 Global Observances
The text notes no universal national holiday in the United States while Massachusetts omits New Year’s Day as a holiday. It claims 11 dates are observed as New Year’s Day worldwide, with 281 global holidays and Sundays affecting business in 1918. Brazil reportedly has 84 holidays, the US 54, and November leads months with 26 holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bunker Hill
Bennington
New Orleans
San Jacinto
New England
New Hampshire
Maine
Baltimore
Idaho
South
Lee
Texas
Mexico
North Carolina
Halifax
Mecklenburg
Frederick County
Massachusetts
Norway
Panama
Peru
Portugal
Universal Brotherhood
Brazil
Lisbon
Oporto
United States
Whia
Fifty Fifty Flour Rule Repealed for Allied War Effort
The food administration revoked all exceptions to the policy requiring equal purchases of substitutes with each wheat flour order. The change aims to conserve wheat for the allies during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Public sale near Marshall on National Road items offered
Levi Dickerson and Clyde Knowles announce a public sale at 4 miles east of Marshall on the National Road Monday March 18. Items include four horses, farm wagon implements, hay, harnesses, a grinding stone, seed corn, and samples of Sand Prairie corn. Terms: cash for $10 and under, credit 8 months on larger sums with bankable notes at 7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Roy Dickerson
Walnut Prairie
Levi Dickerson
Clyde Knowles
Aue
Will Cork
Clk
United Doctors Specialist One Day Clinic Promises Free Care
A one day event by United Doctors Specialist offers free treatment for chronic diseases from 9 am to 6 pm. They advertise bloodless surgery for appendicitis goitre gall stones tumors and more without operations or injections and claim cure or relief for hard to treat cases in Milwaukee laboratories. Married women should attend with husbands and minors with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Doctors
Mlinors
Milwaukee
Wis
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Chen
Peking
Athens
Cape Town
Italy
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
District of Columbia
Territories
Foley’s Honey
Foley
Charlies Hoffmann
Eagle Hotel
Oneida
Honay
Ees
Herald
United Doctors Specialist
Marshall, Illinois
Marshall House
Cairo Division
Illinois
Centennial Commission
Springfield
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