Mail Pay Bill Failure Sparks Post Office Funding Concerns
Washington, March 12 The failure of the post office appropriation bill leaves railway mail pay unsettled and could fatally affect service. Existing appropriations of 313 million dollars continue for a year, but a potential 5 million dollar gap looms as deficits threaten the department before year’s end. Railroads press for fair pay, while Congress debates rider impacts and express parcel post rates amid wartime economic strain.
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Washington
Sage
Department of Revenue
Congress
Gem
House of Resentatives
Peters
Long Isl
Post Office Department
Moon
Interstate Amerce Commission
Cig
Post Office Detment
Gress
Enue
Taffies
Ony
Sonora phonograph ad at 224 West 4th Street
An advertisement advocates hearing the Sonora phonograph before purchase, urging visits to the showroom at 224 West 4th Street to judge tone and quality. The note presents a period business pitch emphasizing firsthand listening prior to buying.
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Fou
West 4Th St
California Syrup of Figs Ad and Missing Person Notice
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe children’s laxative and warns buyers to seek genuine product. Separately, a missing person case from Port Allegany to Long Beach details a youth’s disappearance after visiting a family friend, with detectives searching nationwide and no trace found to date.
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California
California Mig Syrup Company
Port Allegany
Long Beach
Cal
Arnold
Hls
Dalrymple
Long Beach Adopts City Cat Speed Control Law
Long Beach approves a charter provision empowering the city to regulate the speed of cats and to fine owners for public safety. The report notes local enforcement led by officials such as Yancey and Hite, with patrols on Ocean Avenue and First Street cracking down on fast felines amid a string of cat-related incidents.
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Long Beach
Seaelde
The
Typographica
Mera
Albert
Aioghrin
Denne
Ammut
Che
Oldoors
Amsastor
Hite
Yancey
Owitierses
Ocean Avenue
First Street
Yancey Amat
Heir to $365,000 Is bought in Wain
March 12 Port Allegany residents still seek Keith Dalrymple the missing heir to a $365,000 fortune. The son of EH P and Keith B E Dalrymple vanished years ago. some fear murder, others hope for return. Executors and guardians filed final accounts, prompting renewed searches with no results.
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Wain
Kane
Keith Dalrymple
Mssing
Port Allegany
Dalrymple
EH. P
Keith Be.dalyrmple
W. A. Dusenbury
J. W. Dusenbury
E. P. Dalrymple
Stuart's Calcium Wafers Promise Clear Skin
Advertisement-style piece touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples and blemishes by purifying blood. Claims quick results in days, not months, and urges readers to order a 50 cent box from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan with a trial coupon.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Scarborough’s Past As A Traveler’s Refuge
A glimpse into Scarborough 160 years ago as a fashionable town with a storied history. The coast town offered shelter at its outskirts for travelers fleeing dangers from surrounding lands and forests famed for wolves, a tradition now receding into legend.
Fragmentary excerpt on a port town and its population
The fragment describes a coastal town with about 16 000 residents mostly sailors, owning 200 ships hired out for freight. It ponders revenge on a German foe if ancient rules of coast dominance applied.
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Fleling Place
Pennant
Freighi
Ila
Germany
First showing new spring suitings by Glasgow Tailors
Advertisement notes a new spring suitings display costing 416 00 with no extra charges. Glasgow Tailors located at 304 B Fourth Street presents the offer in a concise trade ad style.
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Glasgow Tailors
4Th Street
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Valo
Oxford
Boston
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Thomas G. Plant Company
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Fifth Ave
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