Treasury Savings Certificates and War Savings Stamps Demand
The Treasury Department notes a surge in demand for Treasury Savings Certificates and War Savings Stamps issued from 1918 to 1920. Investors seek tax exempt, easily redeemable securities with a maximum holding of $2,000 per person, firm, or corporation, as denominations include $100 stamps and larger certificates maturing in 1938.
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Y Department
Treasury Savings
Treasury Department
Treasury
Roll of Postmasters Indicates Knockout Campaign Surge
Special report notes postmasters reporting Savings Certificates quotas doubled or quadrupled after the kickoff of the knockout campaign. Offices such as Hollaneburs Wareay Strasburg Quincy Racine and East Mon reported exceedances. J. M. Ridenour, postmaster at Maye Junction City, leads a tally of about 398 residents.
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Okla
Tampa
Trassury Savings An
Hollaneburs
Noid
Maye Junction City
Ohio War Savings Committee offers trip reward to top per capita donors
The Ohio War Savings Committee awards a vacation trip at state expense to one pupil from each of the 32 districts in four counties and one teacher per district for highest per capita sales of War Savings Stamps during the six months. Teachers have encouraged thrift and investments in War Stamps, and the reward recognizes their efforts.
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Ohio War Savings Comp
Nila
Ohio
War thrift week and public notices in local paper
The fragment discusses national thrift week with mentions of budget records, savings stamps, and government actions. It notes phone use increases, a cooperative effort to promote savings, and language learning pairs in conversation sections.
Distillers Held on Tax Evasion Charges in Louisville
R E Walthen, president, and Wil Ham Knebelkamp, general manager of RE. Wailthen & Co. Louisville distillers, are free on $2,000 bail after federal agents accuse them of attempting to defraud the government on taxes for eight thousand cases of bottled in bond whiskey. They allegedly stored whiskey taxed at 2.20 per gallon for medicinal use and sold it as a beverage at 4.4 per gallon, triggering further tax.
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R. E. Walthen
Wil Ham Knebelkamp
RE. Wailthen & Co
Louisville
Mentho Sulphur Skin Remedy Promises Clear Velvet Skin
A famed sulphur preparation touted to soothe eruptive skin, eczema, and cracked or inflamed areas. Mentho Sulphur allegedly cools irritation, dries lesions, and can be used like a cold cream, with druggists recommending it and small quantities sold cheaply.
Careless Shampooing Spoils the Hair
The article warns against excessive alkali in soaps and shampoos drying the scalp and harming hair. It promotes Malsified coconut oil shampoo as pure grease free and effective, noting few squeezes cleanes scalp and hair, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, silky and manageable. It claims pharmacies sell it cheaply and a small amount serves the whole family for months.
On Discarding the Old and the New
A reflection on how society spurns the old as insufficient and clings to the new out of disgust. Genius seeks to surpass predecessors, while imitators merely imitate, a distinction Lessing notes between true innovation and mere difference.
Rabbi Meyer Berlin Elected Leader of Jewish World Body
Rabbi Meyer Berlin of New York was elected president of the International Conference of Nisrachi Societies in Amsterdam. The group, with about 6,000 members in America, aims to arrange for the return of Jews to Palestine. World Jewish population is about 18,420,000, with over 8,000,000 in the United States.
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Meyer Berlin
New York
International Conference of Nisrachi Societies
Amsterdam
Holland
Palestine
America
David Trietech
Jewish Statio
Marlix promises relief for stomach trouble claims
Advert reads Marlix as a cure for stomach distress including acid, gas, belching, and indigestion. It cites testimonials from children and adults praising better appetite and no misery after using Marlix, urging readers to buy a bottle for seven cents with a guaranteed result.
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Mariix
Robert Thompger
Marix
Marlix
K. Stafford
Baxter
Tann
R. D
J. Guthrie
Scottsboro
Ala
Marlix Co
Wayne
Ind
Kdyriat Ab
W. Pips
Federal troops quell Arkansas racial uprising at Dumas
Dispatch from Dumas Arkansas reports federal soldiers from Camp Pike arriving with 122 men to quell a racial clash sparked when Deputy J F Brodlove and two whites tried to arrest a Black man. Armed Black residents allegedly refused release, opened fire, and cut telegraph lines after the incident.
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Aia
Fike
Broush
Charleston
S.C
JF. H . Broedlove
Dumas
Pain Vanishing Cure Promised By St Jacobs Siniment
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Siniment as a fast and harmless remedy for neuralgia and general pain. It claims immediate relief by rubbing the formula on the painful area, including facial pain, and discourages suffering.
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St. Jacobs
Aged Couple Benefit From Hypn Cod Remedy Claim
A Cleveland reader Mrs Mary of 2167 W 10th St reports relief from stomach trouble after using Earle's Hypn Cod? She says her husband’s symptoms eased, sleep improved, and body tone changed. The ad promotes Earle Chemical Company and local druggists offering bottles for $1.88.
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Govarigh Tire & Rubber Co
Mary i
W. Loth St. Cleveland
Earle
Earle Chamical Company
Mbna
Se Wartau
Guard Mountain Tunnels in Rail Strike in Italy
Geneva reports Italy’s rail strike halts international express trains. Troops guard the Domodossola Simplon route after threats to blow the Simplon and Mont Cenis tunnels. Milan express reaches Chivesterday with armed soldiers aboard. Premier Badoglio left Nice en route to Civita Vecchia but rain blocked continuing journey.
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Italy
Geneva
Domodossala
Simplon
Turin
Milan
Mont Cenis
Chivesterday
Switzerland
Nitt
Nice
Civita Vecchia
Rome
Paria
Deserters Kill Mexican Guard Near Paso
El Paso Texas January telegram reports Mexican fiscal guard JRogano I nandez killed and another wounded by deserters from the American army near Paso del Chihuahua Tuesday night. Mexican consul general to send preliminary report to the American embassy in Washington.
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el Paso
Tex
Jrogano Inandez
Paso
Chihuahua
Columbus
Amexican
Washington
Cure for Rupture Without Surgery Claims
An advert claims a man cured from a rupture after years of lifting a trunk without operation. It promises a complete cure with no loss of time, inviting readers to write Eugene M. Pullen, carpenter, 501 Marcus Avenue, Manasquan, New Jersey, for details.
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Taumses
Carpenter
Eugene M. Pullen
Marcallus Avenua
Manasquan N. J
Allenrhu Rheumatic Cure Ad Promises Money Back
A countywide drug advertisement touts Allenrhu as a miracle for rheumatism promising guaranteed relief. It claims rapid action dissolves uric deposits and toxins, with a two day to a few days turnaround and a money back guarantee through Crandall's pharmacy in W Paullioa.
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Allenrhu
James H. Allen
Allenbhy
Allenrhy
Crandall
W. Paullioa
Thanksgiving Day Observed In New York State Essaay
A damaged clipping notes Thanksgiving Day observance in New York State and mentions Armistice Day on November 11. It references a special sale of men's neckwear at The Robinson Hancock Co located at 1 13tk with unclear details.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Inmead
Belog
Robinson & Hancock Co
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O. E. Brodbeck
Chicago
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F. G. Sprague & CO
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