Missionary recounts wedding trek in Borneo and feasts
C M Worthington, a missionary from Henry Illinois, writes of a journey by boat and foot to Pemangkat for the first native Christian wedding in the area. He describes travel delays, a Malay band, Malay officials, and a church ceremony amid rain and festivities with Malay, Chinese, and Dutch officials. He notes Christmas programs in Singkawang, Djintan, and Telok Speah, and mentions board and lodging, preaching duties, and restrictions on alcohol at feasts.
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Pemangkat
Holland
Controleur
Telock Speah
C. M. Worthington
Putnam County Tax Collector Announces Township Tax Book Locations
The Putnam County Treasurer lists where tax books for Granville Magnolia Senachwine and Hennepin townships will be handled. Granville at First State Bank February 10 to March 17. Magnolia at Magnolia February 10 to March 17 with Wednesdays off from Feb 12 at Farmers Bank in McNabb. Senachwine at the grain office in Putnam February 14 15 21 22 and March 7 26. Hennepin at the county treasurer’s office in the courthouse and all townships except as noted. John Stouffer County Treasurer. Also an unrelated eye ear nose and throat notice for Dr Bradley in Peoria Ill.
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Putnam County
Granville Township
First State Bank
Granville
Magnolia Township
Magnolia
Farmers’ Bank
McNabb
Senachwine Township
Putnam
Hennepin Township
Court House
Hennepin
John Stouffer
KE. H. Bradley
New Lehman
Ldg
Peoria
Ill
Eye specialists offer free consultations in Peoria and Bloomington
Drs. Mott and Jean B Kopf advertise free consultations at 721 Seventh in Peoria or Bloomington Illinois. They claim marvelous cures for eye and chronic diseases, fitting glasses to relieve headaches and improve sight. They promise to restore health, remove adenoids and growths from the eyes, and straighten eye and body diseases without knife or pain.
Income Tax Returns Urged Ahead of March 15 Deadline
The Internal Revenue Bureau launches a drive across Illinois as March 15 approaches. Residents must file Form 1040 or 1040A with all income, exemptions, and credits including $200 per dependent under sixteen. Collectors Smietanka, McCabe, Pickering, and Rapp lead guidance.
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Illinois
Internal Revenue
Julius F. Smietanka
Chicago
Edward D. McCabe
Peoria
John L. Pickering
Springfield
John M. Rapp
East St. Louis
Income tax praised as a national investment
The piece highlights income tax as a popular tax system enacted by the people for the people, with the amount graded by individual success. It cites Daniel Roper and notes Louis Schmitt’s return home with an honorable Navy discharge.
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RwWkek
Fat Louis Schmitt
Navy
Income Tax Advice Urges Early Filing for 1918 Returns
Internal Revenue men urge paying and filing before March 15 to avoid last minute rush. Advice covers who must file, gross income definitions, deductions, credits, and form 1040 A for those earning thresholds. Collectors Smietanka McCabe Pickering Rapp note duties and available public help.
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Internal Revenue
Illinois
Julius F. Smietanka
Edward D. McCabe
John L. Pickering
John M. Rapp
Income tax funds public benefits quote by Daniel Roper
A propaganda style quote from Daniel O Roper Commission er of Internal Revenue extols taxation as payment for benefits received or expected. It contrasts selfish tax evasion with the public good, urging citizens to view taxes broadly rather than narrowly.
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Daniel O. Roper
Commission
Internal Revenue
Tax Deadline Near for Taxpayers and Women Report Income
The Income Tax drive ends March 15 with payments and returns due by local Internal Revenue offices. Women are subject to all requirements, with joint or separate returns depending on marital status, and penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars or more and possible jail. Farmers may deduct farm expenses but not machinery or livestock costs. Bonuses and overtime are taxable, and losses from 1918 may be deducted if tied to business.
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Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Square Deal For Every Income Tax Payer Promised
Washington D C Commissioner Daniel C Roper says all filers are protected by abatements refunds and appeals. Each taxpayer pays only his share based on net income for 1918 as defined by law. Abatement petitions handled openly and refunds issued when excess tax was collected. The Income Tax on the level through. Subscribe for The Republican.
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Washington, D. C
Daniel C. Roper
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Mal
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St. Louis
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Revenue Bureau
Daniel
Roper
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Hayes
America
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Continent
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