The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1919 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US published reference work and conveys information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year since 1886. The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The New York World newspaper in 1868 (the name of the publication comes from the newspaper itself, which was known as The World). Published just three years after the end of the US Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased The New York World and quickly transformed it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country, revived The World Almanac with the intention of making it a compendium of universal knowledge. The World Almanac has been published annually since. |
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... house , has , since its establishment , enjoyed , a large business , not only from Philadelphians , but from all rural districts thruout the country . We owe this voluminous business to our absolute integrity and the confidence which ...
... house , has , since its establishment , enjoyed , a large business , not only from Philadelphians , but from all rural districts thruout the country . We owe this voluminous business to our absolute integrity and the confidence which ...
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... house . Every large business house must have its lawyer - either on its staff or as a retained adviser . He is often a director , an officer - even president , because he can make quick , correct decisions based on legal knowledge ...
... house . Every large business house must have its lawyer - either on its staff or as a retained adviser . He is often a director , an officer - even president , because he can make quick , correct decisions based on legal knowledge ...
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... House is the largest and oldest house selling shoes DIRECT from the shoe centre of the world . We do business on the AP . PROVAL PLAN . You send no money : just order the shoes you want and they go forward to you to be paid for on ...
... House is the largest and oldest house selling shoes DIRECT from the shoe centre of the world . We do business on the AP . PROVAL PLAN . You send no money : just order the shoes you want and they go forward to you to be paid for on ...
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... HOUSE , DEPT . AK131 , NEW YORK , N. Y. Send shoes marked ( X ) . I will pay for shoes on arrival . If I am not entirely satisfied on arrival I will return shoes and you will refund my money , including return postage , immediately . No ...
... HOUSE , DEPT . AK131 , NEW YORK , N. Y. Send shoes marked ( X ) . I will pay for shoes on arrival . If I am not entirely satisfied on arrival I will return shoes and you will refund my money , including return postage , immediately . No ...
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... House , Brentanos . 194 940 Harrison Real Estate Corpn ... 914 Hartshorne , Fales & Co ....... 173 204 Harvard Auto Supply Co ...... 218 Haverford Cycle Co .. .203 201 Dickson School of Memory.31-914 Home Correspondence School ... 58 ...
... House , Brentanos . 194 940 Harrison Real Estate Corpn ... 914 Hartshorne , Fales & Co ....... 173 204 Harvard Auto Supply Co ...... 218 Haverford Cycle Co .. .203 201 Dickson School of Memory.31-914 Home Correspondence School ... 58 ...
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