Post Office Costs and Parcel Service Expansion in 1920
The report outlines 1920 postal finances with expenditures around 22.2 million dollars and revenues near 41 dollars, highlighting deficits and proposed actions by Postmaster General Burleson. It notes plans for a blanket pay increase for existing employees, expansion of parcel post and delivery services, and the growth of money orders and postal savings, aiming to stabilize operations amid wartime conditions. It references the Interstate Commerce Commission context and the broader national postal expansion across cities and routes.
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Postoe
Atsnot
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Kewine
Botnsit and International
Postal Service Reforms and Warnings From Burleson
Postmaster General Burleson reports progress in mail systems, payrolls, and facilities while warning against outside postal unions. He cites wage rises, improved working conditions, and expanded foreign and parcel post services, urges curb on demoralizing agitators, and calls for new plants in New York and Chicago to speed handling.
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Bartoglal
Burleson Dda
Burleson
Indis
Fincal
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Pamguay
Mexico
Quileson
New York Vera Cruz
Havana
Progresso
Mr. Burleson
New York
Chicago
New York City
Famous Old Recipe for Cough Syrup Beats All
Beslly and cheaply made at tho but it beats them all for quick results. This brief note highlights a famed traditional cough remedy praised for fast relief despite humble preparation.
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Tho
Pinex cough syrup recipe promises quick relief and savings
Thousands of housewives learn to save two thirds on cough remedies by mixing Pinex with syrup or alternatives like honey or molasses to make a full pint. The ad touts rapid throat and lung relief, claims it dissolves a cough in 24 hours, and guarantees satisfaction with money back.
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Pinex Co
T. Wayne
Ind
Milks Emulsion Claims to Cure Severe Cough and Wasting
An 1919 testimonial from Misie M Stugsell of Algiers La outlines a three year battle with a persistent cough and weakness after grippe. After two weeks on Milks Emulsion she regained the ability to be up and about, with the ad insisting it builds flesh, restores appetite, and improves digestion. The notice promotes the product with a money back guarantee and lists Terre Haute Ind as origin and several druggists selling it.
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Mise M. Stugsell
Opelousas St. Algiers
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Flante
Ind
W. R. Crane Drug Co
Mountain City Drug Co
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Est Ave
Dewey Intel
George H. Brobst Protéserona
Real Estate Board
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Main Street
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Endicott-Johnson
Amoskeaz
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Empire
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