New Year Reflections on Government Cost and Duty
A 1920s era column compares national spending and taxation to a single day’s wage, explains war era costs, and breaks down where tax dollars go. It urges civic duty, prudent spending, and personal improvement as 1922 approaches.
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Padkage
Treasury
Christ
United States
Jerusalem
Drb.b. Rosa
United States Bureau of Standards
Doctor Rosa
Shipping “Board
Ees
War and Navy Departments
Congress
White House
Departments of Justice
State, Treasury, Interior,commerce
Labor
Interstate Commerce
District of Columbia
Group V
Group VI
Rosa
Ted
Roger—Sherman
W. T. Sherman
John Sherman
James S. Sherman
Whiskers Hairy Quest Ends in London Return
Shier, who played Henry VIII, took three weeks off to grow a beard in Cornwall for the role. After a seaside accident in Northumberland the hair tonic mingled with ocean water turning his whiskers dazzlingly light. A London return followed as a hairdresser neutralized the effect before the play.
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Shier
Henry VIII
Cornwall
Northumberland
New Year Gift Customs Through Roman to Medieval Times
The article traces the New Year gift tradition from Rome with Suetonius and Tacitus notes to Claudius banning gifts except on New Year’s Day. British Saxon customs echoed the practice, evolving from a friendly custom into a burden under kings and nobles who taxed dependents for presents.
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Suetonius
Tacitus Men‘tien
Claudiua
Britain
Feast Day for Russian Children and Christmas Customs
The article describes New Year customs in Russian towns where children fill pockets with dried peas and wheat, toss them at neighbors, and parade with a festooned hand and a horse led to a noble’s house. Guests and the horse receive presents as Berlie plans Europe’s first 22 story skyscraper.
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Russia
Reo Celvye
Berlie
Europe
Off Day at the Station Ends With a Camel Ride to San Francisco
A crusty traveler dismisses a request to wait for a train and declares he will ride a camel from the station to San Francisco. The talkative native asks why he would linger at a railroad stop with two suitcases.
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San Francisco
Madame Maria Kousnezoff Praises in London Poster
A Strand passerby exclaims at a large poster advertising Madame Maria Kousnezoff the world famous oppratte divas. He jokes about how a countryman might hear her sing with her mouth full of water and mocks the poster’s grand claim.
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Gaiety Theater
London
Madame Maria Kousnezoff
Strand
The Rector Encounters a Poaching Warning
In a rural exchange the rector asks why the gamekeeper rarely attends church. The keeper replies that his presence would reduce the congregation because others would stop poaching to avoid him. The anecdote appears in Loudon Morn lay Post.
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Loudon Mornlay
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