Railroads Seek End to Wasteful Excess Train Crews
Association of New Jersey railroads urges repeal of excess crew laws arguing $5,500,000 wasted nationwide and $629,000 in New Jersey last year. They push legislation to empower the Public Utility Commissioners to ensure trains are properly manned while maintaining safety and service. They urge public support for Senate Bill 105.
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New Jersey
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
New York
Maryland
Keep Bowels Regular with Chamberlain's Tablets
Constipation is described as a stop page of the sewerage system inside the body. It compares bowel movements to waste pipes and urges daily movement. The ad recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to maintain health and regularity as needed.
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Chamberlain
Income Tax in Nut Shell for Individuals and Couples
Individuals single with net income $1000 or more or gross $5000 or more and married couples with net income $2000 or more or gross $5000 or more must file by March 15 1922. Details available at the Collector of Internal Revenue district where one lives with Form 1040A or 1040. Tax rates include 4 percent up to $4000 excess of exemption, 8 percent on the remainder, plus a surtax from 1 to 65 percent on net income over $5000 for 1921.
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Internal Revenue
Tax Exemptions Under 1921 Revenue Act Explained
The 1921 act increases exemptions for singles to 1000 and for married couples with net income up to 5000 to 2500 while those over 5000 receive 2000. Dependents rise from 200 to 400. Returns required for singles with net income 1000 or more, married 2000 or more, and anyone with gross income 5000 or more.
Willard's Challenge Against Liquor Interests Emphasized
Frances Willard faced a liquor lobby claim that money and voters controlled outcomes. She warned that the temperance side includes the church and women and invokes God as a greater power, a retort echoed in a South Dakota W C T U tale.
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Frances Willa d
Avna R Simmons
South Dakota
Miss Willard
More Disastrous, Though. Advertising and families
An editorial quote notes advertising as essential for business. The piece also reflects on large families, urging economical thinking for parents who believe they cannot afford more children. It includes a Weston West Virginia Independent reference and contrasts business risk with parental choices.
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Weston
W. Va
Independent
Value Increased. She Questions Kisses After Marriage
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript features a wife scolding her husband for changing how he values her affection. He jokes that before marriage he expected many kisses as payment for small gifts and now only one is needed for a dress.
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Boston Transcript
Worth Considering Cough Remedy for Early Cold Relief
The article urges readers to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of a cold to reduce time and inconvenience. It cites widespread family use and high esteem for the preparation and recommends obtaining it without delay and using it faithfully.
Flattery lifts Queen Victoria from mourning in Disraeli era
The Detroit News recounts how after her husband’s death Queen Victoria remained in deep mourning for two decades. Disraeli’s rise to power revived her spirits through affectionate letters calling her Gloriana and Titania.
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Queen Victoria
Disraeli
Gladstone
Disraeh
Gloriana
Titanis
Titania
Detroit News
Ducks and Drakes Phrase Traced Back to Romans
The phrase ducks and drakes, used for heedless money handling, spread from ancient Rome through England. Minucius Felix and other writers mention a game sealing shells on water, later linked to the proverb. Henry Peacham notes a 1647 London reference of a son squandering an estate by throwing coins, ending in poverty.
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Minucius Felix
England
Henry Peacham
London
Thames
Chant of the Motor Boat Recounts Hard Times and Longing
A Bayliss Y. C. Log book entry laments financial strain from boat ownership. The narrator recalls failed finances, broke days, and pride, yet clings to hope of buying a boat again and escaping poverty through speed on the water. Priorities include the motor, spark plug, and public taunts as woes persist.
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Wwe
Bayliss Y. C
Laws Against Profanity in England and Scotland
The article notes that English law criminalizes swearing with fines graded by social rank, from one shilling for day laborers to five shillings for gentlemen, doubling or tripling on subsequent offenses. A constable may arrest swearers for possession of oaths, with an example of a man fined for repeating an oath twenty times. A similar Scottish law is mentioned.
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Scotland
Flowers and Seasons Color Relationships in Canada Study
A Canadian professor reports on 5389 flowering plants in Quebec and Ontario. About one third are white, yellow flowers account for about one quarter, while purples and blues total around one ninth to one tenth. White blooms are common in April and June, yellow in July August and September. spring flowers show delicate whites pinks yellows and blues whereas autumn flowers are much stronger.
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Quebec
Ontario
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