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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Page 5
... Panama Canal ... Commercial Failures .. Schools in United States . Committees , Congress . Commodity Prices . Common Schools in U. S. Compensation Laws . Law , Federal . Composers , Biographies of . Compulsory Work Laws . Condensed Milk ...
... Panama Canal ... Commercial Failures .. Schools in United States . Committees , Congress . Commodity Prices . Common Schools in U. S. Compensation Laws . Law , Federal . Composers , Biographies of . Compulsory Work Laws . Condensed Milk ...
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... Panama Canal . Governors of .... 865 " Trade " 4 . 179 Personal Income Tax Statis .. 01-105 451 Persons of Rank , How to Ad'rcas 181 , 236,237 Peru , Trade . 302 Petroleum . Indian Pop .... 161 Pan - American Aeronaut . Congr..772 ...
... Panama Canal . Governors of .... 865 " Trade " 4 . 179 Personal Income Tax Statis .. 01-105 451 Persons of Rank , How to Ad'rcas 181 , 236,237 Peru , Trade . 302 Petroleum . Indian Pop .... 161 Pan - American Aeronaut . Congr..772 ...
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... Panama , one ' cent to each ) -- two cents each ; on return or reply cards , four cents each . Rates on printed matter of all kinds ( including newspapers ) -one cent for each two ounces or fraction . ( The above do not apply to printed ...
... Panama , one ' cent to each ) -- two cents each ; on return or reply cards , four cents each . Rates on printed matter of all kinds ( including newspapers ) -one cent for each two ounces or fraction . ( The above do not apply to printed ...
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... Panama . ( Parcels weighing up to 20 pounds may be sent to Mexico and the Republic of Panama as foreign parcel post mail under the parcel post conventions with those countries . ) The special delivery fee is 10 cents in addition to the ...
... Panama . ( Parcels weighing up to 20 pounds may be sent to Mexico and the Republic of Panama as foreign parcel post mail under the parcel post conventions with those countries . ) The special delivery fee is 10 cents in addition to the ...
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... Panama are subject to a return charge equal to the amount of postage originally prepaid . This charge does not apply to packages of merchandise weighing 4 ounces or less and originally prepaid at the rate of 1 cent an ounce or fraction ...
... Panama are subject to a return charge equal to the amount of postage originally prepaid . This charge does not apply to packages of merchandise weighing 4 ounces or less and originally prepaid at the rate of 1 cent an ounce or fraction ...
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