William Davies Company Faces Scrutiny Over Bacon Profits
A 1916 period report from the Department of Labor and the Cost of Living Commission concerns The William Davies Company Limited. The document references alleged profits on bacon and other by products, with figures suggesting a net profit of around 1.69 percent after war taxes on last year’s turnover and calls for disclosure of profit and loss details to curb public unrest.
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Cost of Living Report Criticizes Bacon Margin Calculations
The report critiques the Commissioner's cost of living figures on bacon margins, arguing errors in stock statements and misinterpreted inputs. It notes that small per pound errors can change outcomes, cites 97,701,000 pounds shipped and 2.9 cents per pound land and selling charges, and warns against selective data supporting conclusions.
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England
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Canada
Malasia
Kentuckians Executor Meeting In Charge Ordeal
The fragment discusses an executor from Kentucky, a meeting, and requests involving boiled ham plus vague customer and charges details. The readable text is garbled with unrelated phrases and missing context.
Morale Boosting Camps Provide Coffee and Culture for Soldiers
Canadian chaplains organize canteens and a church marquee in trenches, delivering hot coffee and tea while arranging concerts and theatre shows in a settlery town. The Very Lights theatre offers sacred and secular performances, and chaplains manage posters, art, and morale activities as soldiers adjust to wartime life.
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France
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Barbarians Now We Are Not Yet Declared War Terms
The passage reflects wartime rhetoric claiming that barbarians are not yet barbarians, from Berlin, with warnings that victory denial could reveal a loss of civilization. It recalls taunting the civilized world with images of death and ruined peace, mentioning wives and children among the fallen.
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Berlin
Kulture
Reine” Lacera
Unclear OCR Fragment Teases Local Market Note
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local financial or market item with unclear wording. Readable elements are sparse, with no definite event, date, or named entities to identify a concrete story.
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