Income Tax Law Is Here to Stay
The Post begins a series by Thomas H. Ray explaining the federal income tax law, its origins, and how readers can understand and comply with it. The article traces the 16th Amendment, early tax laws, and the March 1 1918 starting point, noting the need to distinguish income from capital and the role of expert advice.
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Thomas H. Ray
Post
Ray
Boston
Internal Revenue
United States
Congress
Uncertain Phrase Sparks Brief Note on Death and Taxes
An old saying about death and taxes appears in a brief column fragment. The text touches on mortality and levies without providing full context or details.
Physician Endorses Nuxated Iron For Vitality
Dr James Francis Sullivan argues iron deficiency harms strength and temperament and urges blood examinations. The ad promotes organic iron Nuxated Iron as superior to metallic forms, claiming easy assimilation, no teeth staining, and a money back guarantee.
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James Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Westchester County Hospital
Sullivan
Sloan's Liniment Offers Quick Relief for Aches
An ad touts Sloan's Liniment as fast pain relief for tired strained muscles and swollen joints. It claims to improve circulation, reduce congestion, and ease sprains, bruises, rheumatism, and other pains without staining skin. Generous bottles are sold at druggists for 30c 60c and 1.20.
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Sloan
Noted Irish Leader Arrives for Health Rest in Michigan
Sir Horace Plunkett, noted Irish leader and chairman of the recent Irish convention, arrived in the country for health reasons after strenuous labor for home rule. He soon travels to a health resort in Michigan for a couple of weeks to recover.
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Michigan
The Man of Ideas by Sherwood Anderson Featured
One of the year's best stories, The Man of Ideas by Sherwood Anderson, will appear in next week's Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The tale is of unusual interest and charm.
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Man of Ideas
Sherwood Anderson
Boston Post
Chignole
Marcel Nadaud
Germanys Downfall in Figures
War Department figures show Allied and German rifle strength on the western front from April 1 to November 1, 1918. The release details the Allied manpower and the German forces, illustrating the spring 1918 effort, U.S. intervention, and the enemy’s near annihilation as the war progressed.
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Germany
France
Washington
War Department
General Staff
Funeral services for Joseph J. Wall in Dorchester home
Funeral services were held yesterday in his Dorchester residence for Joseph J. Wall a Boston business figure. Rev James Huxtable of the Dawes Unitarian Church officiated. The Odd Fellows ritual was performed and the Shubert Quartet sang. Burial followed at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Delegations from Mr Wall’s business houses attended.
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Joseph J. Wall
Boston
Melville Avenue
Dorchester
James Huxtable
Dawes Unitarian Church
South Boston
Shubert
Cedar Grove
Wall
Aid Ten Reestablishes Old Jobs for Returning Soldiers
Massachusetts legislative actions move to create a war service men commission to aid veterans employment and economic protection. The bill names the governor and four citizen members plus two veteran appointees, with hearings, oaths, and witness power. The panel would push employers to reinstate veterans and fund support if work is unavailable, overseeing state and municipal public works to create jobs.
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Legislative
House
Massachusetts
Labor
State Aid and Pensions
Army
United States
State House
Tribute to Colored Troops at Shaw House Meeting
A mass meeting at Symphony Hall at 7:45 p.m. on February 24 honors Negro regiments in World War I. Expected speakers include Governor Coolidge, Dr. Robert R. Moton, and Emmett J. Scott. Dr. Alexander Mann presides with musical numbers by Roland W. Hayes and the Shaw House Choral Club.
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Robert Gould Shaw
Symphony Hall
Governor Coolidge
Robert R. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
France
Emmett J. Scott
Alexander Mann
Roland W. Hayes
Robert Gould Shaw House
Mine laying hero quits battleship
Captain Albert W. Marshall was cheered as he left the U S S Baltimore in Newport Rhode Island. He had commanded the mine laying ship for two years and a half and was detached for temporary duty at the Ordnance Bureau in Washington. The Baltimore was the first American warship to lay mines in the North Sea.
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Newport
R. I
Albert W. Marshall
U. S. S. Baltimore
Naval
Ordnance Bureau
Washington
Baltimore
North Sea
Tiz Gladdens Sore Feet With Magical Comfort
An old advertisement touts Tiz as a remedy for tired feet, claiming it dissolves acids and poisons, relieves corns and blisters, and offers all day comfort. It promises shoes feel looser, feet remain cool, and a year of comfort for 25 cents from druggists or department stores.
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U. S
America
Marine Corps
Europe
Dr. Sullivan
Kafara
Fiz
Dere Mable
Lieut
Edward Streeter
Corp
Bill Breck
Mable
Sir Horace Plunkett
C. F
Joseph Wall
State Board
Committee On Reconstruction
State Board of Education
Committee On Election
Warner
Messrs
Nichols
Fitchburg
Lyman
Easthampton
Leavitt
Blague
Springfield
Johnson
Worcester
Allen
Lynn
Putnam
Lowell
Green
Donovan
Reardon
James H. Hoyle
Mass
California
Ile
Walnut
Adam
Mahogany
Drake & Hersey CO
Canal Street
Beecham
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