Pay Your Pet Taxes As A Civic Duty
A brief reminder urges timely payment of taxes and duties with a focus on responsible civic behavior. It promotes making one exception in kind and avoiding returning harm for harm in community relations.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
4
A brief reminder urges timely payment of taxes and duties with a focus on responsible civic behavior. It promotes making one exception in kind and avoiding returning harm for harm in community relations.
The article notes that the cost of a new investigation will likely be added to meat prices. It argues that for the average family, this increase is already too high, acknowledging the financial burden.
Jessie E Wrson is described as the thirteenth bride to have entered the White House while Francis B Sayre and his fiancée face wide public superstition and interest from observers.
In the interim the business world waits for tariff and currency laws, likened to a condemned man facing the noose. Interests linger to avoid the drop, as the legislative action nears.
The new session began Monday noon in Washington with a special session called by President Wilson to pass the Tariff and Currency bills and administration measures. The effort is costly, but supporters hope for beneficial results for the nation.
The One Hundred League formed months ago to keep Covington dry. Its officers have fallen into a coma and show little sign of awakening. Their duties should be easy to define given the sole purpose of the league.
The article portrays former Senator Beveridge accused of thwarting Fusion resolutions at a Bull Moose gathering in Indianapolis. It notes his recent Southern tour as evidence intended to boost Indiana Progressives and the new party, while accusing Beveridge and colleagues Senator Clapp and Mr Colby of achieving their aim.
The piece argues that labor and capital both suffer under free trade. Competition is too intense for both sides, and labor seeks demands unaligned with conditions. It predicts strikes and bloodshed or labor humiliation as the sole possible outcomes.
The piece notes a sharp drop in railroad freight traffic within sixty days of the Underwood Simmons tariff. It cites the New York Journal of Commerce reporting a sudden decrease in freight movement across industrial centers. The column contrasts harsh political rhetoric with calmer public reaction, suggesting a return to the Republican party and declaring Bull Mooseism dead.
The Progressive conference and rally in Indianapolis was described as selective and representative. The article notes the notable absence of many state representatives, despite claims of broad representation, with attendance at the Claypool Hotel in the afternoon.
Physicians urge greater attention to kidneys as they filter poisons from blood and affect other organs. In winter indoor life reduces exercise and water intake, increasing workload on kidneys and risk of back pain bladder issues and skin tones. An herbal remedy with no minerals or opiates, Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, is promoted as effective for kidney support.
A call to action highlights tuberculosis as the White Plague in Indiana with more than 4000 deaths yearly. The piece notes 30 000 Hoosiers affected and that one third of orphans in public institutions are children of TB victims. It urges unified community effort to obliterate the preventable disease.
A dog named Romp accompanies his master to markets and is given a cent for meat. When the master is away, Romp hides slippers and later uses the slippers to buy meat by carving each one to pay for it, proving the dog paid in detail with his own funds.
Describes the Pisa cathedral echo effect with two to three notes creating a divine organ like reverberation. Mentions a Finnish cavern that produces terrifying roars when a person tests their lungs to full capacity.
Garrett P. Serviss explains how the spectrum reveals the composition of the sun and stars, compares eyelash diffraction to spectroscopes, and notes crystals and gems show color through refraction. He highlights prisms, mirrors, and cut glass as practical spectroscopes shaping light into rainbow bands.
A Courier Journal item notes a woman refusing a man described as untrustworthy. He allegedly vowed to pine away and die if rejected, provoking a pointed reaction as observers describe his later weight gain.
A reflective note urges tending one’s inner garden. It compares thoughts to seeds and actions to harvest, emphasizing mindful cultivation and healthy growth through daily habits.
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