Panama Canal Posts Record Profit Says General Harding
Washington dispatch reports Panama Canal ends its best year financially with a surplus of 2,387,599 and predicts future profits as high as 5 million annually. Brig. Gen. Chester Harding, governor, notes tolls and revenues reached 8,935,871 with operation costs at 6,548,272. He cites traffic gains and wartime shifts boosting transit between the United States, South America, and the Orient.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Chester Harding
West
South America
United States
Grewing
Pacific
Harding
Tax Returns Show 1918 Income Rise Despite Millionaire Loss
1918 federal income statistics reveal total reported income of $15.92 billion, up from 1917, with 4,425,144 personal returns and $1.128 billion in tax. The largest tax, $147.43 million, came from incomes $50 000 to $100 000, while investment income totaled $4.85 billion and dividends reached $2.47 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Angry Farmer Hangs Balky Horse In Fatal Pairing
Edward Byrne a Crum Elbow New York farmer tied a rope to one horse and to another causing the frayed animal to pull and strangulate its mate. Byrne pleaded guilty to the act and was fined $25 by the 8 P Co A.
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Edward Byrne
Crum Elbow
Byrne
Teddy bear saves child in near tragedy
A four year old girl was nearly run over by a car wheel in Lafayette Indiana. The child reportedly clutched a fuzzy Teddy bear that shielded her body as the car passed over both it and the girl. Doctors expect her to recover.
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Alvert Degler
Railroad clock fault costs L N $400
Mrs Ellen Carey of Decatur Alabama sued the Louisville and Nashville railroad for 38000 after a Decatur station clock ran four minutes slow causing her to miss a train while accompanying her son's body. The court awarded 400 dollars for damages and 500 for anxiety.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Ellen Carey
Decatur
Tacoma boy hits extraordinarily high vocal note
Robert Murray, 12, of Tacoma Washington, wowed Metropolitan stars including Mme Frances Alda by singing arias of Galli Curel and Tetrazzini in a higher key with ease and resonance. Singers called his top note the highest yet heard by the human voice.
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New York
Edward- “Roehit- Hardy
Columbia
Samuel Ryeschewski
West Point
Robert Murray
Tacoma
Wash
Mme, Frances
Alda
Lightkeeper Stands 72 Hours Alone at Grant's Tomb Light
Alfred Griffiths, keeper of the Grant's Tomb light on Lake Huron at Midland Ontario, endured a three day and night storm while mourning his wife who died during the ordeal. Prostrated by loss, he remained at his post until help could be reached from the mainland 12 miles away after the weather eased.
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Midland
Lake Huron
Alfred Griffiths
Lghthouse
Grant
Madrid in color as Alfonso rests in palace yard
In Madrid the royal residence attracts thousands who watch a bright military display. Red and blue hussars, blue artillery, red trousers and blue tunics parade with flags unfurled while regimental bands play. Civilians, vendors, and children fill the palace precincts for the morning pageant.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Hussars
Market advice from Miss Ora Blanchav on weekly shopping
A 1920 market column urges readers to shop weekly with a market basket, noting buying strategies for staples and perishables. It highlights in person market advantages such as greater variety in dishes and prompts from seasonal foods.
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Ora Blanchav
Seasonal Cranberry Dishes And Charles Markham Quote
A vintage recipe harvest article offers Cranberry Sauce Dutch Salad Prune Tapioca Onion Soup and Savory Parsnips with steps and ingredients. Includes a closing poetic quote by Edwin Markham about carving and beauty, tying seasonal cooking to craft and soul.
Its Advantage. A moving picture cure in town
A lighthearted quip suggests a movie night as a remedy for social friction. The remark highlights how a cinema outing offers a simple, acceptable evening plan for couples without prompting expectations of expensive dinners or complicated social duties.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims cure for catarrh and deafness
An advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh. It is a liquid taken internally and claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Druggists offer the product and circulars free from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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HALL
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Boss plans women bill collectors confront workplace doubt
In a casual exchange, Robinson notes the boss will hire female bill collectors. Jackett responds that if a woman can collect money from other men as effectively as from her husband, the plan could work.
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Robinson
Jackett
Goodyear Offers Free Raincoat to Local Recommenders
Goodyear Manufacturing Company of Kansas City Missouri offers a free raincoat to one person in each locality who will display it and recommend it to friends. The coat is valued at 13.99 and interested individuals should write today.
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Goodyear
Goodyear Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Drug Store Choice Sparks Comical Rescue Scene
In a street collision a driver was tipped onto the road. Two quicker occupants debated transporting him to an undertaker or a drug store. The injured man—semi conscious—sharply demanded being taken to the drug store first, dismissing the other option.
Christmas Cake Recipes and Frosting Instructions
A period article lists traditional Christmas cake methods and frosting. It details English Cake with butter sugar eggs walnuts and coconut, Four Minu te Fruit Cake with butter sugar eggs milk flour cocoa and dried fruit, Golden Orange Cake with molasses orange juice and soda, and Milk Chocolate Frosting with egg whites sugar water and lemon juice.
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New Orleans
Prosperous farming in central Japan boosts crops and silk
Central Japan farmers appear prosperous with favorable crop prospects as they saved money for fertilizers and cared for crops. Rice millet and vegetables are in splendid condition and the silk crop is the best in years with large cocoons from mulberries. American silk makers may benefit from better grade supply.
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Japn
Good Rule of Safety On Walking Careful Public Advice
A safety rule urges thinking of others when moving about. People who stop suddenly on sidewalks risk injuring others, and pedestrians should look both ways before crossing streets to ensure the way is clear.
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Medical Heroics
An old advertise text touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the top kidney liver and bladder remedy. It emphasizes rapid gentle vegetable action and urges readers to buy bottles or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and to mention the newspaper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Shakespeare Up to Date in a Minor Hamlet Part
Dramatic star balks at a minor role asking for a prince part. Director clarifies it is a small part yet pivotal as Yorick in a star funny man revival of Hamlet.
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Prithee
Yorick
Funny Man
Heavenly Inspiration and the Studio Cash Scheme
A film company near bankruptcy pivoted to charging $5 admission to watch money being made, abandoning picture sales. The president promoted a scoop shovel wealth plan, turning the studio into a viewing site for profits rather than films.
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the Film Corporation
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Canal
Judge Landis
Fifa
K. M. Landis
Board of Control of
Organized Baseball
Internal Revenue
Teddy Bear
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Edward Spangler
West Severn Fe
Lightkeeper
Western Newspaper Union
Edwin Markham
Anglo-American Drug CO
Fulton St
Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
London
Toronto
Japan
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