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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
1
The Decorah Republican advertises Gente furnishings and a full range of merchandise for men and boys including footwear clothing trunks and suitcases. It touts forty one years of square dealing and highlights fine trimmings and special services with various goods on Washington Streets Decorah Iowa.
A sprawling editorial assembles aphorisms on duty and virtue, praising the three great ideals of woman, country, and God, and lampoons laxers while urging support for the Red Cross and liberty bonds amid war. It discusses draft policy, Greek involvement, German diplomacy, and the impact of advertising on wartime finance.
United States Judge Charles F. Amidon in Fargo North Carolina ruled that carrying liquor into prohibition territory for personal use constitutes interstate commerce. The decision affects twenty three states and sets a legal precedent. A quart brought in is treated as interstate commerce just as a carload was.
Washington July 13. Government proposes direct taxes on income above thresholds and war profits tax for individuals, with additional stamp taxes on bonds and certificates. Indirect taxes would hit consumer goods from coffee to cigarettes, sporting goods, cosmetics, medicines, and entertainment tickets.
The United States boys working reserve may establish a Des Moines branch soon. Governor Harding, as an officer of the organization, will oversee the process. The Reserve seeks 16 to 20 year olds for farm and industrial labor during the current campaign.
EK FE Lewis of the State University reports Iowa has four hundred occupations with carpenters numbering 19 143 and barbers 4724. The data show one carpenter per 115 people and various job ratios including laborers farmers clerks printers doctors dentists teachers and others across the state.
The state faces higher taxes this year to fund appropriations from the last Legislature with a tax levy around 7 mills for state purposes, up from 4.33 mills in the previous biennial period. The text notes the average man would prefer compromise over conflict.
War Department bulletin outlines local and district boards for keeping records and filing exemptions or discharges. It explains red ink card numbers, notice posting, and mandatory examinations and deadlines. It lists grounds for exemption or discharge and the steps to file affidavits, proofs, and appeals with forms and timelines. It cautions watch lists, mailing notices, and press postings for status updates and calls.
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