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answer to the boys’ lack of manners. Her polite demeanor was immediately praised, and within a few hours, the second female operator had been hired – Emma’s sister Stella. By the 1880s, the job had become exclusively female, and by 1920, more than 177,000 female telephone operators were on the job nationwide.

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• Long before his days of sketching a cartoon mouse he named Mickey, Walt Disney and his brother Roy were newspaper carriers in Kansas City. At the age of nine, Walt was up at 4:30 every morning delivering The Kansas City Star for no pay. His father, who owned the newspaper distributorship, felt it helped Walt earn his keep while learning responsibility and developing a work discipline. He delivered his quota, but sold extra newspapers on street corners for spending money. He also earned some extra cash by delivering prescriptions for a local drugstore.

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the amount of money you are sacrificing. You are forfeiting a full 10% of your nest egg for the temporary relief of having that money now. You ® are stealing money from yourself. by Mary Hunt 3. Taxes If you think you’re losing sleep now, just By Samantha Weaver wait until you owe back taxes on a retirement withdrawal. You have to pay income tax on the entire amount all at once -- both federal and * It was American poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay -- the first woman state if you live in a state that taxes income. to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, by Let’s say you cash out a $50,000 retirement the way -- who made the following sage account before age 59 1/2. You will get a check observation: “A person who publishes a for $45,000 (the 10% penalty is collected before ® I know it’s hard. I know you’re desperbook appears willfully in public with his distribution). Then you should expect to pay ate. You’re stressed and losing sleep. 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Don’t Fall for This Latest Social Security Scam Before I get to today’s questions, I must point out a phone scam that is currently going on that involves Social Security. Quite a few readers have reported this scam to me. And then just this week, I was a victim, too. Here is the message that all the readers and I heard on our phones: “This call is from the Department of Social Security. The reason you have received this phone call from our department is to inform you that we have suspended your Social Security number due to suspicious activity. So if you want to know about this case, just press one. Thank you.” There are clues in these kinds of phony communications that let you know right away that they are a scam. For example, a recent email I allegedly got from my bank told me they were shutting down my checking account because of some “suspicious activity.” But the email began with this sentence: “We are regretting to inform you of a problem with your checking account.” That awkward sentence structure (“We are regretting to inform you...”) was a dead giveaway that the email was a hoax. There is simply no way a large financial institution would have released an email with that kind of sloppy syntax. Here is another email I received, supposedly from my cable and internet provider: “It is with solemn sadness that we must suspend your cable service because of a problem. Please respond with promptness by clicking here.” Come on, guys. “Solemn sadness?” “Promptness?” I knew right away that this email didn’t come from my cable company. Instead, I pictured some kid who speaks broken English sitting in a back room of his mother’s apartment somewhere in Europe using an online thesaurus to come up with what he thinks are impressive and legitimate sounding words for fake emails that he sends to unsuspecting Americans. Anyway, let’s get to that alleged message about Social Security. First of all, I can tell you that the Social Security Administration would never call someone in a situation like this. They always would send a letter. The second giveaway that the message was a hoax was how it referred to SSA. It is known as the Social Security Administration, not the “the department of Social Security.” I know that SSA is not a familiar government agency abbreviation like the FBI or the IRS. I mean, if you received a phone call from someone alleging to be from the Federal Department of Investigation or the Internal Revenue Agency, you’d know right away that it was hoax, In the same manner, the “department of Social Security” is a suspicious slip-up. The third issue with the message is another syntax problem. An official government message would never use the phrase “to inform you that we just suspend your Social Security number...” The proper phrasing would of course be, “just suspended...” Finally, if you could hear the actual message, you might laugh. It sounds so computerized,

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worth quite a lot of money. The pitcher is about 15 inches tall and cylinder-shaped. It is decorated with grapes, leaves and branches. The handle is heavily decorated with gold, and the top is scalloped. I would never part with it but would like to learn more about its histor y, maker, age and whether it has any value.

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This is a photo of a pair of porcelain figurines that belonged to my grandmother. Each man is playing a musical instrument, and they all are wearing 18th-centur y clothes. The overall height of each is approximately 5 inches tall, including the base. They are handpainted and in excellent condition. Marked on the bottom of each are the words “Made in Occupied Japan.” Anything you can tell me about the vintage and value of my figurines will be greatly appreciated.

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Based on your description, you have a tankard pitcher. It was made by Willets Manufacturing Co. They were located in Trenton, New Jersey, from 1879 to 1909. They produced Belleek porcelain that was as fine in quality as Irish Belleek. Willets maintained an outstanding decorating staff, and some pieces were signed. They also made whiteware, known as blanks, that was sold to art studios and amateur china painters. Their Belleek production took place from 1884 to 1909. Your tankard pitcher was made in the late 1800s to early 1900s. It would probably fetch $295 to $395 in an antiques shop. * * *

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You have a pair of porcelain colonial couples that were made in occupied Japan after World War II. The Allied occupation of Japan was under the direction of American Gen. Douglas MacArthur from 1945 to 1952. A plethora of porcelain figurines were made by Japanese factories, catering to the tastes of Europe and the United States. Some porcelain figurines were influenced by classical German Meissen pieces. Many figurines were sold in five-and-dime stores. There are collectors whose main interest is in pieces marked “Made in Occupied Japan.” Your figurines were made between 1945 and 1952, and the set would probably be worth $25 to $50. *** Enclosed with my letter is the mark on the bottom of a porcelain pitcher I have. It originally belonged to my great-aunt. When she gave it to me, she told me it was

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Under Your Chin Making a powerful turn of the body in the backswing might be the one thing that could take your game to the next level. Every long hitter can make a shoulder turn that creates torque against the lower body, enabling speed to develop in the downswing. While flexibility and proper lower body action greatly assist the upper body’s movement, one small cue can remind you to make a big turn.

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