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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement touts Poslam as a safe overnight skin remedy that soothes, refreshes, and heals minor to severe eruptions. It promises noticeable improvement by morning and offers samples via Emergency Laboratories in New York City. Poslam Soap is marketed as a daily treat for tender skin containing Poslam.
The article notes the ongoing Daily and Sunday Post series by Thomas H. Ray on federal income tax. It lists topics covered from February 6 to March 11 including history, assets, deductions, depreciation, invested capital, and return duties, inviting inquiries on personal returns.
Retired army officers cannot claim daughter exemptions if the dependent is over 18 and not disabled. Taxable retired pay is reported. depreciation rules vary by property type. aliens and dividends affect tax. filing deadlines and penalties explained with practical examples.
Chicago March 11 A ruling by Commissioner Roper publicized today extends the exemption provisions of the income tax. It states that exemptions for marriage or death are reckoned only as of the taxable year. The measure affects federal income tax treatment and clarifies calculation dates.
Julius Smietanka, Chicago district revenue collector, explained that the 1918 ruling treats a husband as single for the whole year if his wife dies or a child is born or dies that year. The policy saves some two thousand dollar earners who wed in 1918 but harms widowers who lose a wife or a child within the year.
Paris dispatch reports Verdun City Council resuming activities in the ruined city as 200 to 800 residents remain. The Petit Journal notes rebuilding is needed before families can return. Ambassador Sharp was told Verdun damages total 8,000,000 francs.
Fall River officials consider converting the unused four story former police headquarters into a municipal clinic. Superintendent David H. Fuller urges the city to unite city dispensaries at the police building near downtown. The site has seen little use since the new station opened and was a morgue during influenza. Mayor Kay is expected to hear the request.
Halifax reports the Olympic will sail this week from England with 4000 Canadians who have been encamped at a site where rioting occurred last week. The riot was said to stem from delays in returning troops to Canada.
Secretary Daniels spoke by radio telephone with Ensign Harry Pagenwater aboard a Navy flying boat en route from Washington to Hampton Roads. Communication was established during the flight, describing the progress and purpose of the maneuver.
Aboard an aircraft in flight a radio telephone transmission surpassed previous benchmarks, establishing the longest distance communication ever achieved by air. The feat demonstrates unprecedented reach of airborne radio links and marks a milestone in aeronautical communications.
At a Ussuri Cossacks conference in Khabarovsk the president was authorized to protest U S interference after a large group surrendered arms to American forces. Colonel Morrow of the American command outlined events and said 440 Cossacks served the camp on January 28 and were disarmed for threatening peace.
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