New War Tax Must Be Paid As Midnight Tax Goes Into Effect
Washington imposes most new wartime levies at 12:01 a m with stamps on documents parcel post and amusements rising. Taxes include one cent per ten cents admission three percent freight ten percent passenger fares five percent on payments to police and similar services and varied rates on tobacco insurance and telegraph messages. many dealers have raised prices ahead of Friday tobacco taxes while December 1 brings full operation of the stamp tax law.
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Pulieman
Post-office Department
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Panama
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Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Bahamas
Barbados
British Guinea
British Honduras
Santo Domingo
Dutch West Indies
Leeward Telands
Newfoundland
New Zealand
Vehicle and Rail Taxes Raise Fares and Insurance Rates
The article outlines increases in car fare and related transportation taxes, extending freight and passenger taxes to rail and waterline competitors. Exemptions include fares under 53 cents, certain passes, and payments to the Federal and State governments. It notes a 10 percent tax on Pullman accommodations and a 5 cent tax on distant telegraph and telephone messages, with insurance taxes applying to new policies and special rules for small policies and reinsurance.
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United States
Wise and Otherwise
A collection of aphorisms on love age gender and honesty. The quotes comment on gossip pride in the past and the value of delivering on promises with a skeptical view of how belief and image shape trust.
Mud Hornet Traps Spider Then Feeds Young On Webbed Prey
A Lake Hopatcong account describes a mud hornet entangling in a web and then paralyzing a spider. The hornet carries off the prey and stores it in a mud pocket for her larvae, a practice noted by Hud son Maxim in the North American Review. The piece contrasts the spider’s caution with the hornet’s precision and notes the spiders survive until larvae consume them.
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Lake Hopatcong
Hudson Maxim
North Ameriican Review
Call to Speed Up Unlocks Hidden Capacity
A Pennsylvania Grit reflection argues that individuals with average ratings often hide top talent until compelled to exceed limits. Daily routines fail to demand peak effort, leaving people untested. A bold challenge can awaken reserve forces and reveal true abilities.
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Pennsylvania
Beyond Repair Damages of Fractured Ties in Boston
A Boston reflection on how friendships split over time in a city of change and renewal. The piece notes eventual attempts at reconciliation, yet suggests some fractures may remain permanent and alter social bonds.
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Boston
Viorida Times-Union
Witchcraft Grip Morocco Maintains Ancient Beliefs
The piece notes Morocco under French occupation still holds strong witchcraft beliefs. Despite years of anti witchcraft campaigns by the French aiming to uproot the practice, locals continue to practice as in ancient times. The article portrays the country as wealthy yet living in a near-savage state due to witchcraft.
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Morocco
Fifty Fifty Biscuits Quick Home Substitutes in Bread Making
The article promotes "fifty-fifty" biscuits and related breads using cornmeal soy beans peanuts or rice flour with white flour to reduce wheat use. It cites U S Department of Agriculture circular No A 91 and gives a sample recipe by Hannah L. Wessling: two cups corn meal and substitute ingredients with two cups white flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, and liquid, plus steps for mixing shaping and baking.
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Uncle Sam
United States Department of Agriculture
Hannah L. Wessling
Poultry Fattening and Sanitation Tips From Farm Notes
Crate fattening helps when many old hens must be fattened, while shade under coops aids chicks. Do not feed spoiled food. sanitize milk dishes daily and scald to prevent germs. Keep coops clean, feed clean food, and use creolin in kerosene to control mites and fleas. For chicks, use small grain. green feed helps growth. Use lice ointment or powder for lice and paint roosts with ice-killing liquid or kerosene to combat mites.
Cheerfulness Overdone on a Sunny Street
Two neighbors recall a comical incident illustrating Mrs. Loxdoor's eager optimism. Mr. Robinson notes Nexdoor's absent mindedness as he attempted to light a cigar and nearly choked, while Mrs. Nexdoor calmly quips about how fortunate he was to have avoided further trouble.
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Jips
Mr. Robinson
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