Treasury fights to deflect tax repeal moves in Congress
Washington reports that Treasury officials lobby to block Republican and Democrat leaders from repealing undistributed earnings and capital gains taxes. The piece notes Roosevelt's shift on the profits tax, debates over stock dividends, and reflections on Fiorello LaGuardia and Dewey, with implications for FDR’s political position and party dynamics.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
New York City
Charley Quinones Narrowly Survives Shark Attack in Puerto Rico
Bronx youth Charley Quinones recounts a near death experience during a 1927 dynamite fishery in Jajardo Puerto Rico. He dived for large fish near El Faro lagoon with friends when a massive shark loomed just above, forcing a perilous ascent and a desperate surfacing rescue by companions.
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Jajardo
Porto Rico
el Faro
Charley
Faro
Charley Quinones
International Boundary Markings Described Across the US Canada Line
The land boundary between the United States and Canada stretches about 1749 miles and is marked by monuments of iron and aluminum bronze on concrete stone cairns and concrete set two and a half to four miles apart.
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Ello
Charles Quinones
Bronx
N. Y
Charley Quinones
Charley
States
United States
Canada
Water Softening and Its Practical Benefits
The piece notes hard water issues in parts of the country and explains softening as part of purification. It highlights savings in pipe depreciation and soap costs, with lime water commonly used in the process.
Wardrobe patterns promise chic winter outfits for children
The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept promotes Kids fashion with Young America and Sophomore Sensation outfits. It details patterns 1965 1359 1402 for ages 4 6 8 10 12 and 34 46, fabric needs hats belts ribbons and zippers with easy instructions from Paris inspired silhouettes. Order through Chicago Illinois address 211 W. Wacker Drive and Barbara Bell pattern books.
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Milady
Paris
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Ill
Barbara Bell
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Household Hints From A Far Earlier Era
Practical tips on laundry clearing soap with vinegar and preserving fabrics, plus flavoring bacon, washing velour curtains, reviving dry shoe polish, and a ten minute sweet using a buttered pie dish with breadcrumbs and a milk mixture. The tone resembles a domestic column of early advice pages.
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Carter Field
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
Dewey
Grover Cleveland
Buffalo
Theodore Roosevelt
Albany
White House
Franklin, D. Roosevelt
al Smith
Charles S. Whitman
Charles Becker
Whitman
Charles E. Hughes
Mr. Dewey
Seventeenth Congressional District
Ruth Pratt
Ogden L. Mills
Holland
Massachusetts
James’ M. Curley
Boston
Curley
Harold L. Ickes
Lewis
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James A. Farley
LaGuardia
John .L. Lewis
Detroit
Akron
Canton
Adventurers’ Club
FLOYD_ GIBBONS
The
Devil
Deep
Young America
Miss Modern
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mak
Denton
Denton Magic Mirror
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