War tax provisions set by conferees in revenue bill
Washington reports conferees from the senate and house approved a war revenue bill raising about 2.606 billion dollars. The plan widens taxes on snuff tobacco papers freight travel lines and telephones while imposing a 2 percent income tax with higher rates for earners above thresholds and extra exemption for dependents. It also tightens alcohol beer wine and insurance taxes and adds amusement and proxy taxes to fund the war effort.
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Cole
Senate
Edo
Washington
House
Ench
Caddithansb
Taussenger
Grose
United States
Canada
Mexico
Omieiais
Sistas Shintiay
Jones
Well Dressed Blouses and Bags For War Time Fashion
A fashion feature describes winter blouse styles in georgette crepe with satin piping and detachable collars, bead embroidery, and butterfly bead accents. It notes that lightweight fabrics persist despite cold, high necklines and practical bags made from ribbons and fabrics, including a two-compartment shopping bag with satin handles.
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Georgette Crepe
Pillow Sham Holder and Straight Line Dress Feature
A New York inventor creates a pillow sham holder using push pins to secure shims on a corked frame for easy removal. The piece describes a cosmamart brown straight line dress with a yoke waist, box prints, and embroidered wool clusters on cuffs and collar.
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New York
Cosmamart
Garfield fixes coal prices under wartime regulation
Doctor Garfield announced regulations fixing retail coal prices nationwide. The plan sets a maximum gross margin for dealers based on the 1915-1917 margins, with an example showing a 3.00 to 4.30 dollar per ton price cap for coal bought at three dollars, tying to 1915 normal production.
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Washington
Garfield
Garfield How
Doctor Garfield
Waistcoats with Capes Marked by Brocade and Buttons
Waistcoats often accompany capes and feature rich brocade with prominent pockets. Military style naval buttons add cachet while some designs cut diagonally and cross at the back to secure the cape in place.
Notice 10 Sick Women in Bridgeton Testimony
Mrs Mitro rp Cum rings of 322 Harmony St Penns Grove testifies to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helping her inflammation irregularities and pains. She describes improvement and urges other women to use the remedy for displacements backache and nervousness.
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia FE
Appetite control discussed beyond food regulation
A dialogue fragment shows LT moving past food control concerns to focus on appetite control. The exchange emphasizes shifting priorities and practical management of desire versus policy.
Soja Beans Gain Popularity in American Markets
The advertisement notes soja beans were rarely used in the country until Alice Pork and Beans packers found a method to preserve them. Since then demand has surged as more people want them.
Rat as deadly disease carrier and pest scourge
The article notes a shift in public knowledge about disease carriers from mosquitoes in wars to the house rat as a major disease carrier. It describes the rat’s toll on food and property, and its role in spreading bubonic plague, highlighting its historic impact on human mortality.
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FE. W. Nelson
National Geographic Magazine
Hat trimming costs spark lively remarks in millinery circle
In a bustling exchange, Mrs Vindefeller laments the price of hat trimming at fifty dollars, joking that milliners push costs beyond the mark. The remark about trim prices reflects the era’s high fashion fees and social humor.
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Halefeller
Hits the Bullseye in a Sharp Commentary
A concise column uses gunplay imagery to note that flattering remarks miss the mark while direct aim better hits the target, suggesting sarcasm as a cutting critique of popular rhetoric.
Turkey Buzzard Description in a Historical Note
A nearly as large bird, the turkey buzzard is dull black and soars almost constantly often in wide curves.
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