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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1922
Page
6
March 15, 1922 is final date for filing returns and first payments. Taxpayers with $1000 single or $5000 gross income, or $2000 married with $5000 gross income, must file. Collector of internal revenue handles districts. Forms 1040 and TOMCA give full directions. Four percent tax on taxable income up to 3400 with 1 to 65 percent surtax on excess over 5000. details in laws and regulations.
The article explains 1921 income tax filing rules based on status on December 31 1921. It details who must file a return whether single married widowed or divorced and outlines exemptions for couples heads of family dependents and young earners. It notes special cases for widows widowers and new earners and mentions a local club event and a ladies aid meeting.
A Corry Journal letter urges owners to stop letting dogs roam and threaten gardens, children, and other animals. The writer cites numerous dogs in yards, calls for humane confinement or chaining, criticizes careless drivers, and argues responsible pet ownership benefits the community.
An old health adv notice argues sickness rises seasonally across the United States. It touts keeping in good physical condition and promotes Gude’s Pepto-Mangan to strengthen the body and boost resistance to disease, urging readers to start using the tonic today.
A fragment notes a program or product involving Bitrodhorphate guaranteed by Thomas Downey and Ames & Co. It references thin people, weight concerns, and aims to grow sturdier and more ambitious over a few weeks. Details are unclear but imply a health or toning mandate.
Spartansburg News Letter reports a Valentine party hosted by Mrs Myriq Thomson at her Mill Street home in honor of Miss Bernice Fish whose engagement was announced. Guests played a memory animal outline game with red stitched cards. Miss Ev Major won first prize for a chick outline, while Miss Norma Winanga took the consolation prize for a duck-related drawing. The dining room featured red hearts and white cloths, eight places, and a fortune box centerpiece.
A Hornell New York resident reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She details relief from fatigue irritability and sleep issues and notes she can perform most tasks now. She urges others to try the remedies.
Letters testamentary have been granted to executor Orel Tompkins. Creditors should promptly settle debts and claimants must present demands. Attorneys Corey, Pay Kinard & Reid list the estate's filing info and dates.
Fragmentary note discusses Peach Bloom as a hat color tint, mentioning six crows between pinks and yellows, and praising it as one of the best tints of the period.
A page describes a Valentine themed luncheon hosted by Miss Gladys Stranaban and Eye Sarel with heart shaped gifts and flowers. Local society figures including Miss Thompson and Mrs George Thurston of Lansing are mentioned alongside guests visiting from Corry and Erie. The item also reports on bakery business prospects, travel to Mayville, and various residents’ movements and illnesses amid a flurry of social calls and community updates.
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