No Way to Evade Income Tax Urges Filers Before March 1
Washington reports that all unmarried individuals earning 1000 or more and married or head-of-family earners of 2000 or more must file income tax returns with the internal revenue service between January 1 and March 1, 1918. Revenue officers will visit every county to assist taxpayers and enforce penalties for late or false filings. The article explains net income, exemptions, and deductions, and notes that officers will publicize their arrival locally.
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Washington
United States
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Diverse Aircraft Types Show War’s Rapid Evolution
War time demands have spurred rapid aircraft diversification with three distinct classes bombing reconnaissance and battleplanes. Comparisons show Caproni Gotha and Pomilio designs, monoplane decline, and debates over Atlantic crossing leaders amid Liberty and Fiat engine trials.
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Tey
Arthur Benington
New York World
Caproni
Handley-Palmer
Gotha Gnt
Friederichshafen G. H
Pomilio 8. V. A
Savoia-Pomilio
Voisin
Aviatiks
Pomilio
America
Ansaldo Company
Genoa
Alessandro Pomilio
Fortress Monroe
New York
Naming of Warships Sparks Navy Naming Controversy
The rule requires battleships to bear state names until exhausted. Secretary Daniels assigns New Mexico California Tennessee Mississippi and Idaho to five superdreadnoughts, exhausting unused names. Five battle cruisers adopt historic names Constitution Constellation Saratoga Ranger Lexington, with old frigates renamed Old Constitution and Old Constellation. The Saratoga was once the New York, Admiral Sampson’s flagship.
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Walter Scott Meriwether
Rudder
Daniels
New Mexico
California
Tennessee
Mississippi
Idaho
Manes
Navy Register
Constitution
Constellation
Saratoga
Ranger
Lexington
New York
Sampson
Alexander Cruden and the British government moral corrector
The passage recalls Socratic irony and notes Alexander Cruden, famed for his concordances, offering to work for Britain over 150 years ago as a “corrector of morals.” It frames the idea that talent in one field does not guarantee wisdom or moral authority.
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Albatross
Rumpler
Aviatik
L V. G
Pomilio
America
Fiat Company
Fiat
Isotta-Fraschini
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
Socrates
Athens
Alexander Cruden
Superstition Ties Montenegro Firechain to Bethlehem Tale
In Montenegro peasants claim a tron ketile chain over the fireplace stays cool on Christmas night. They link this to a chain hung over the stable floor at Bethlehem, saying the Virgin Mary touched it for support and the metal cooled to spare the country from burning.
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Montenegro
Bethlehem
Best Medicine for Women in Portsmouth Ad
Mrs. Sara Shaw of Portsmouth Ohio touts Veget able Compound as the best medicine for women ailments. She cites relief from irregularities pains and weak knee and urges others to try Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and write for advice to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts based on forty years of experience.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Keetle
Sara Shaw
R. No. 1
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brooklyn Builds Spend $1 619 300 on New Structures
Brooklyn New York reports 1 619 300 allocated for new buildings in November. Public health ad promotes Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets claiming to regulate liver bowels and stomach in brief copy.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Ady
When Interest Ceases in a Trapped Rat
A trapped rat loses interest in the cheese that caused its downfall. The passage notes the moment the rodent realizes danger and ceases pursuit, highlighting a shift in motivation.
Soothe Itching Scalps with Cuticura Ointment and Soap
Retire gently rub spots of dan druff and itching with Cuticura Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. For free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
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Dept. X
Boston
Berliners urged to eat refrigerated egg ration quickly
Berliners receive a weekly egg ration priced at 12 cents per egg. The papers note that many eggs come from refrigerators and urge buyers to fetch them promptly and consume without delay.
Scheme of Food Swindlers Preys on Households
Reports from Holland describe food swindlers posing as inspectors under the distribution law. They visit private homes with plausible pretexts and obtain residents food cards or seize available provisions, exposing the gaping drawbacks of rationing systems.
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Holland
Prices of Monkeys Soaring Over War Effects
The article notes monkey prices rise due to war impact on food paper shoes and shipping. The Hamburg market closure and limited freight affect supply. Washington public health pathologists sought South American monkeys, buying ten at eighteen dollars each after appeals to dealers zoos and port sailors.
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Popular Science Monthly
Hamburg
Germany
National Public Health Service
Washington
Dix
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Gotha
Handley-Palser
Morors
Nieuport
aSle ED Gyn
TNA Xian Neain
Albatros
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