Average American Tip Guide From a Restaurant Chain President
Max Winkler, president of a noted restaurant chain, offers tipping guidelines for common service scenarios. He suggests 15 percent to waiters in restaurants, 25 cents to hat check, 10-15 cents to cigarette girls, and 10-15 cents to lounge attendants. Additional tips cover quick-lunch counters, hotel staff, porters, room service, ships, trains, cab drivers, barbers, beauty salons, shoeshine, and summer resort staff.
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Philadelphia
Max Winkler
New York City
Washington
Winkler
Fifeen
Shrimp in Cheddar Sauce With Worcestershire and Mustard
A playful note describes serving shrimp in a cheddar cheese sauce seasoned with Worcestershire and mustard. The casual suggestion emphasizes bold flavor and a quick, tasty combination.
Earth's Climate Growing Warmer Reported by Scientist
CHICAGO. A University of Chicago meteorology professor says the world is warming. Dr Sverre Pettersen notes warming visible in Greenland Iceland and Alaska's Juneau area. He cites shrinking icebergs receding glaciers and reduced winter ice with thinner depths. He offers no theory, citing sun spot theories from MIT's Hurd Willett.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Sverre Pettersen
University
Greenland
Iceland
Juneau
Alaska
North Pole
Pettersen
Hurd C. Willett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Note pinned to apartment door warns insurers
In Memphis, Robert Hefley recalled a note read by him: "Drop all insurance. I need the money more than I need a grave." The fragment suggests a plea to an insurer regarding cash in hand.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert Hefley
Insurance Company
73 Year Old Bicyclist Completes 3000 Mile Trek
Richard E. Smith, 73, rode from Vancouver to Toronto to deliver a letter to the mayor. He left Vancouver on June 15 and traveled about 3000 miles, often sleeping outdoors and cooking by the roadside to stay fit.
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Toronto
Ontario
Vancouver
Richard E. Smith
Smith
Seeing Eye Dog Deduction Rule Clarified
The IRS ruling states upkeep of a seeing-eye dog is not deductible as a business expense. Maintenance may be deductible as a medical cost if used daily in the conduct of business. William Jennings Bryan ran for president four times. A Want Ad will get results for you.
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The
Internal Revenue Service
William Jennings Bryan
Used Frigidaire Fridges and Auto Welding Services
Dixon Service Station advertises low rates for ads while Johnson Jewelry & Appliances offers used Frigidaire refrigerators in all sizes and prices and Alton McDowell Garage lists welding and general auto repair for all makes of cars and tractors on Highway 160 South.
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Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
Alton McDowell
Highway 160
The Voice Within Honest Returns Across States
A St Louis resident recovered 71 dollars five years after losing it plus 29 dollars in interest from a borrower who was hard up. A 1912 Providence moving firm received 15 dollars 44 years late from a man who promised to pay someday. A Tomkinsville Kentucky firm got a 10 dollar money order with apologies for theft 35 years earlier. An honest note to the St Louis Park Department included two tens and five dollars for wages not earned. A Richmond Indiana purse was returned by a Tennessee couple uncovering 8 dollars. A Waco Texas speeding case yielded a 16 50 check with a prayer for mercy. The YMCA Chicago secretary received a spoon with an apology from a Virginia resident.
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St. Louis
Providence, R. I
Tomkinsville, Ky
YMCA
Chicago
Best Turkey Stuffing With Olives and Bread Varieties
A reader shares a stuffing mix using half white bread and half cornbread crumbs. The recipe combines big olives, chopped onion and celery, butter and poultry seasoning for a rich, flavorful result.
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Ball Park
Ays
Value Boys Western
Children’s Oxfords
Selec
T. W. Ayres & Son
Stetson
McCall’s
Earth
Linda Theatre
New Entertainment
Don Murray
Eva Marie Saint
Scorpion
Horrow
Parson and
the Outlaw
Anthony Dexter
Sonny Tufts
Marie Windsor
Buddy Rogers
the Parson
Lon Chaney
James Cagney
Jane Greer
Dorothy Malone
Johnny Trouble
Ethel Barrymore
Cecil Kellaway
Carolyn Jones
Whitewright
Paul Stephens
Grand Avenue
Raymond Spencer
Manton Fain
Ford
Dixon
Johnson
Stephens & Bryant
Hannah’s
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Hollywood
Sun
the Sun
Bells
Texas
R. L. Smith
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Bells and
Savoy
Kentuckytown
J. A
Hot
Alexander
the Man Who Knows
West Houston
Twinbrook
Sherman
Richmond
Ind
Alabama
Tennessee
Justice of the Peace
Waco
Tillett Grocery & Market
Scott Towels
Kim Tissue
Amond
Keith
Lilly
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