Federal income tax in brief outlines 1917 returns
Filing due by April 1 1918 payments by June 15 1918. Details cover single and married exemptions 1000 2000 plus dependents 0 conditions joint returns for married couples. Exclusions include state bonds U S bonds and certain interest dividends gifts life insurance and property sale rules. Deductions list business personal and charitable expenses with limits and allowances.
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Internal Revenue
United States
U. S
Red Cross
This Is Our Winter of Test by U. S. Food Administration
Public appeal urges federal guidance on local food use during 1918. Citizens should eat only what is necessary to sustain health as the nation mobilizes voluntary sacrifice to supply the world with food.
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America
Organization of the United States Food Administration
Livestock Depletion Signals Wartime Meat Struggles
A war time study shows European livestock collapse as Germany, England, France, Denmark, and Holland trim herds and milk output. The U S Food Administration urges American breeders to conserve flocks to meet rising European meat demand and long term needs.
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Europe
United States Food Administration
England
France
Denmark
Holland
Food Administration
America
British Government Helps Pay For Bread
Article explains Britain subsidizes bread during wartime, costing about 200 million dollars annually. It notes imported wheat and government distribution set bread prices for four, two, and one pound loaves, while France has similar but stronger subsidies and higher loaf prices.
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England
Griemeat
France
Making Meatless Days Permanent
E. H. Niles argues in the Hotel Gazette that meat shortages may endure for five to six years after peace. He urges developing permanent menus centered on grain vegetables and fish with meat replaced by cereals and other protein foods or used as a flavoring. He highlights American Creole and southern cuisines as rich fields for study.
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E. H. Niles
Hotel Gazette
The War Farm and the Farmer Liberty Bonds Call to Farmers
A wartime plea emphasizes farmers as crucial allies in World War I. It argues the farmer sustains the nation by feeding troops and supports Liberty Bond subscriptions to fund the war effort. The piece frames agricultural resilience as national defense and urges heavy farmer participation this summer.
Corn Will Save Nation in War Crisis Mainstay of Food
United States grows a corn harvest exceeding 8 billion bushels and surplus wheat is sent to Europe as officials insist corn will sustain the world’s food needs. Corn meal and corn oil appear widely in bakers kitchens and households as Americans save wheat for allied nations, with corn syrup and other corn products gaining prominence.
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America
United States Food Administration
Valley Forge
Cork
Europe
Why We Fight From McAdoo Address to National Army
Secretary McAdoo urges servicemen to defend democracy and freedom and protect national rights and democratic institutions won by ancestors’ valor and blood. He frames service as both global duty and immediate national protection.
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America
McAdoo
National Army
Sympathetic Reflection Shifts Guilt in Local Exchange
A quoted exchange shows one man expressing sympathy for another and admitting past behavior. The remarks suggest self awareness and a view of shared culpability as the speaker notes he used to be the other person.
Bristol Probate Notices For Estate Of Martha Wall And Mary Coyle
Executors report probate actions in Bristol. Mary Coyle estate seeks sale of real estate to cover debts and costs with court authorization requested for full or partial sale. Notices schedule April 1 1918 hearing and fourteen day publication in Bristol Phenix. names include E W Weaver Henry F Rawson Catherine Cote Michael Brine and others.
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Huistelff
Martha Shiva
Bristol
Henry F S Rawson
Catherine Cote
Mary Coste
Allen T Coggeshall
Nicholas Peck
Alit Green
Michael Brine
Daniel Slade
Bristol Phenix
McOggeshall
Bristol Probate Court Notices February 1918
Notices from the Bristol Probate Court record petitions and accounts. Antonio Oliver Castro seeks guardianship of Jose Gomes a minor. Estelle Mudge account approved for guardian Marguerite de W Mudge. Wilfred H Munro presents final account for Abby H Munro estate. Proceedings set for March 18 1918 with publication in Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Jose Gomes
Antonio Oliver Castro
Sai
Manuel Gomes
Maria Gomes
Bristol Phoenix
Ian S. Coggeshall
Estelle Mudge
Marguerite de W. Mudge
Mt . Coggeshall
Abby H. Munro
Wilfred H Munro
Bristol Phenix
Foes Coggeshall
G-Lo-Ce
Bristol Town Meeting Proposals Pass Or Fail On 1918 Agenda
The town considers multiple budget items and capital projects including school construction costs for the John Post Reynolds School, patrol wagons, additional officers, fire protection upgrades, harbor seawall work, bridge building on Garfield Collins Cole and Charles streets, water and sewer connections, lighthouse style alarms, and road repairs. Voting on appropriations and resolutions is to be conducted at the meeting led by Town Sergeant Thomas E. Johnson.
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Bristol
I.I
Rhode Island
John M Coggeshall
Erste
John Post Reynolds
Garfield Avenue
Collins” Street
Cole Street
Charles Street
Bay View Avenue
Wood Street
Narrows
Beach Road
Ep Snore
State Street
National India Rubber Company
Josephus Gooding
Metacom Avenue
Sixth
Town Treasurer's Report from sale and deposits
Town treasurer records show revenue from sale of elevary to 8. P. Colt and accrued interest totaling 11077 79. Deposits in Bainie Company credited as 11077 79, reflecting amounts on hand and interest accrual.
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8. P. Colt
Baieie Company
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U. S. Food Administration
Eve
Germany
Potsdam
Americans
Sam
E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
Rosrate Court
Mary Coyle
Providence Plantations
Bristol, Sc
Polce Department
Asylum Publi
Memorial Dery Fire Companies
Childrens
Elaine Town
Teachers Retirement Fund
Atul
Ias
Merks
Sivelve
Thomas E. Johnson
W. G. Thurston
Uigi Malafronte
Ase R. Sylva, Co
James BH. P. Morrissey
Hea
Bernard Breen
John M. Coggeshall
DR. Andrews
Washington ST
Mathewson ST
Providence
R. I
Phone Union
Otis L. Wood
Court Street
W. Tel
Gs of
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Walter H. Coggeshall
Constitution Street
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Bradford Street
W. O. Talbot
W. S. W. Hopkins
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
G.W. Simmons Undertakers
Isaac B. Munro
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