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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
3
Washington reports the new tariff bill alters duties on household imports. Rates previously 48.5 percent drop to free after March 1 1914. Other listed percentages and cents shown indicate reduced duties on various household necessities.
The Democratic tariff revision bill advances to final passage with his support. It lowers average ad valorem duties from 40.12 percent under the Aldrich law to about 27–29 percent, cuts duties on necessities and farm products, expands free-list items, and imposes income tax provisions. The measure targets trust reforms and aims to boost business and consumer relief while adjusting revenues and expenditures for 1914.
A tariff update shifts rates for certain yarns and dyed cotton cloth. Bleached colored yarns and cloth see higher add on rates from 79 to 99, while nonhemmed handkerchiefs or mufflers drop from 30 percent to 25 percent. The change affects bulk cotton goods more than fancy weaves.
Treasury estimates show 425,000 Americans must report income from March 1, 1913 to December 31 under the new tax. Tax begins with returns for individuals earning over 3000, or 4000 for married, and taxes may be collected at the source for large employers.
Treasury officials and Representative Cordell Hull publicized the new income tax rules. The plan imposes a 1 percent normal tax on income above 3000 and graduated rates up to 7 percent beyond 500000. For a 25000 earner the total tax would be 270 dollars.
Captain A Sunderberg of the steam schooner Wasp reports August 7 a thick fog bank near Point Conception. An hour and fourteen minutes of continuous atmospheric lightning followed by a charged foremast and loud reports like a wireless apparatus. Crew sheltered below as the storm battered the vessel.
A minister's arrival prompts a hostess to kill a rooster in his honor. The boy, unhappy with the act, starts relocating hens to the roost while shouting to scare him, calling him “the man that ate yer father.”
A dialogue hints at light domestic tension as one spouse claims sham disputes while the other complains she spreads the quarrels across the pillows. The exchange preserves a humorous view of marital life with playful conflict.
A speaker recalls a late night seance with light humor about bad spirits and a joke about smelling them, capturing a playful moment in a haunted parlor setting.
A schoolboard discussion features Edison praising inventive youths and suggesting curriculum recognition. The exchange includes a quip about liking dogwood bark and underscores support for nurturing young invention.
A Virginia woman, 40, reveals coffee caused dyspepsia headaches and heart weakness. After quitting coffee and trying Postum she notes improvement and recommends the wholesome beverage, describing its rich flavor and two forms: soluble powder and granulated.
A middle aged couple return from a weekend trip to find their son still asleep in a house as they left it on Friday with blinds closed. They wake him and hear his groggy question about missing the train, revealing a quiet domestic riddle rather than foul play.
Constantinople advances a $5 million Ottoman Metropolitan company to build and operate a metropolitan electric line. Construction targets Pancaldi within four and a half years from October 1, 1912, with completion along the route to follow over ten years. A new Golden Horn bridge is included.
A brief comic exchange unfolds as a conductor trips over a boy and quips about awkward children. The mother retorts that the conductor might have inherited awkward traits from his mother, turning the moment into a sharp witticism.
An advertisement promotes Knowlton's Danderine to treat dandruff and restore hair. It promises improved luster, softness, and new hair growth after brief use, claiming noticeable results within weeks.
A brief column uses a sharp wit to comment on dental stigma and patient fear. It ponders modern dentistry’s gentleness and the dentist’s promise to avoid pain, inviting readers to rethink the patient experience in a light, humorous tone.
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