Taxing Federal Pay Will Reshape Government After Stone Ruling
In a reflective piece, C. M. Payne analyzes Justice Stone's decision allowing state taxation of federal salaries and the broader push for taxing income from federal bonds and state and local securities. He notes soaring national debts, shifting incentives for public officials, and potential shifts in bond markets as governments seek new revenue sources. Payne warns the ruling could curb lucrative federal posts and influence fiscal policy from national to local levels.
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Justice Stone
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Federal Treasury
Roosevelt
He Hee
Stone
Civil Service Commission
TVA
RFC
Congress
Western Newspaper Union
Vienna Joke Reveals Quip About Truthful Talk
A Viennese joke circulated in the city contrasts polite greetings with blunt honesty. It plays on a friend asking how someone is and replies that they are well, but then notes the truth would be told if not for social niceties.
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Vienna
Couldn't Miss It Historical Quip on Marriage Match
A playful exchange centers on a rumored marriage between Jack and Sandy's widow. The dialogue notes she is thirty years older, and Jack credits Sandy's clues as a good fit, reflecting a humorous local tone.
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Sandy
Jack
Lovely Bedspread Crochet Squares Pattern Ad
Instructions offer a filet crochet bedspread using 10 inch squares. Pattern 1499 provides directions and a chart for the square and joining variants. Send 19 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlework Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle
Needlework Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Cure for Unemployment: Taft Urges Private Economic Expansion
U S Senator Robert A Taft calls for speeding private agriculture commerce and industry to reduce unemployment. He urges expansion of existing industry and individual investment in new enterprises and products. Ad invites readers with piles or fistula to request a 124 page clinic book from McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri.
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United States
U. S
Robert A. Taft
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Sleeping Water Quote Reflects On Sleepy Waters
A compact aphorism notes that there is no worse water than water that sleeps, attributed to Moliere style wisdom. The line evokes stillness and hidden danger in calm surfaces.
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Moliere
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels and Pepsin-ize Stomach
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein lumps in the stomach while the laxative wakes lazy bowels, promising quick relief and a pleasant taste for families.
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Dr. Caldwell
Beyond Help The gods cannot help a man who loses opportunities
A concise proverb-like note underscores that divine aid cannot compensate for missed chances and timely action. It emphasizes personal responsibility and the consequences of inaction in pursuit of success.
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