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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
3
The Gazette of York Pa argues that preferential assessment of unimproved land held for speculative purposes depresses tax revenue and fuels underassessed property. It calls for ending discrimination, raising valuations on idle parcels, and rewarding improvements to curb unearned increments and speculative holdings.
The piece argues against taxing intangible value of corporations while allowing firms to shelter intangible worth. It critiques using state power to confiscate profits as a penalty on ambition and notes Michigan railroad rate regulation and tax shifts to other counties as fiscally unfair. The author reflects on equitable taxation and intercounty valuation strategies.
Two men trade a wordy conundrum about a lawn mower and a man’s mother. Morse heckles Jenkins across a fence as Jenkins keeps mowing, while Jenkins smiles and refuses to reveal the punchline, earning the blue ribbon of junk humor.
The June Tax Commission of Ohio meeting, termed farmers day, drew leaders from major agricultural interests to discuss taxation. Speakers urged uniform rates, limiting double taxation on mortgages, and a modernized system with independent accounting, while debating property classifications and potential income tax reforms for intangible property.
Dr W L Chamberlain editor of the Ohio Farmer outlines tax principles at the Ohio Tax Commission meeting. He argues for taxing property once at fair value and to avoid double taxation especially on mortgages and bank deposits. He urges a constitution amendment to achieve equitable burden sharing and highlights the upcoming Ohio State Fair as a major educational event with extensive exhibits and entertainment.
The Convict extols a rat while the Chaplain speculates on latent angelic qualities in every man. The Convict recalls a rat biting the chief warder, revealing irony and moral contrast in this dialogue sketch.
A summer resort hotel proprietor seeks a clerk and asks if the applicant is good at figures. The reply boasts accuracy yet admits slowness, to which the boss quips the time spent on the bill is included, in a light Detroit Tribune style.
Denny and Casey invite Larry to a summer getaway in the Thousand Islands. Larry hopes to find Redad on one hundred ninety nine islands before the trip ends, a hunt that underscores the comic misdirection in the tale.
In a Baltimore American cartoon caption, house pets hold a convention about travel. The pampered maltese advocates a catboat while the spoiled spaniel insists on a bark vessel, highlighting humorous pet personalities.
An old Kansas City Times verse fragment tells of a fearless summer man who travels to the beach and proclaims to each maiden that he has been engaged to twenty five. He boasts his luck and declares a heart for any fate.
The Rate Payers association cites the London borough of Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary as lavish with entrances screens tiled floors and electric systems. The site built at over 1 300 000 dollars equates to 1 675 per bed with 15 for cooking per pauper and 15 yearly per electricity. The inquiry criticizes ostentatious expenditures amid poor law debates.
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