Income Tax Rules for 1920 Filings in Los Angeles
The notice explains filing requirements for single and married individuals with net income over 1000 and 2000 respectively. It details personal exemptions 1000 for single, 2000 plus 200 per child for married, penalties for nonfiling and fraud, employer reporting to the IRS, and tax rates 4 percent up to 4000 and 8 percent beyond, with surtax on income over 5000. It includes example computations and references 1920 forms.
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Joseph A. Blondell
Los Angeles Times
United States Internal Revenue Department
Lees
Siveness
Revenue Department
A Prayer to God of Colors in Spring and Autumn
The poem asks God, creator of vivid colors from dawn to autumn blaze, to unblind the speaker to divine glory and permit true sight of creation. It invokes rainbow, peacocks, wheat, and flowers from March to May, then autumn fire, urging recognition beyond mortal limits. The speaker credits W Harvey in London Spectator as the source.
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Paradine
W. Harvey
London Spectator
Debunking Character Analysis by Payne and Critics
The piece critiques Professor A F P Payne and others for promoting character analysis as scientific. It argues there is no cerebral localization for general traits and warns that some managers have adopted these claims for financial gain, undermining credible psychology.
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A. FP
Payne
Ratyate
Coun
Potencs
American Money in Canada Mall Scene
Two customers enter a Toronto mall store in Canada during routine shopping. An unclear line hints at a named purchase or item described as a bat or beet-related purchase, but the text is garbled and provides no clear outcomes or prices.
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Canada
Toronto
American and Canadian currency value shift impacts exchanges
An American visitor pays with a $10 US note and receives $1.65 change while buying a Canadian article. The Canadian $10 note is worth less in comparison, making US dollars more valuable today. This currency shift has shifted gold demand toward the United States, affecting global value.
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United States
Monopolies in National Parks From the Chicago Daily News
Enos Mills, famed advocate of wilderness preservation, warns of commercial encroachment and potential monopolies threatening Rocky Mountain National Park and other lands. He recalls guiding principles with Muir and Burroughs while urging public stewardship of natural heritage.
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Chicago Daily News
Long's Peake
Enos Mills
America
Mansive Hockeey
John Muir
John Burroughs
Joaquin Miller
Hills
Woods
Enos Milleran
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain Park
Hiie
All Must Stand Loos Cotton Deal Faulted
The cotton dealers union of Csecho Hlovakia bought 40 000 bales of American cotton under a state dollar payment guarantee. A price drop and market panic left 66 000 bales unsold to spinners, causing large losses estimated near half a crown per unit on the deal.
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Cotton Dealers Union
Csecho-Hlovakia
Man
Caepho- Blavakia
Farmer's Fate and Tariff Debate Revisited
The piece critiques arguments that farmers are helpless under foreign competition and low wages. It recalls Representative Vollmer’s Iowa farming pride and argues a tariff is not the answer. It stresses farmers are capable, need support, and should resist being patronized by sweeping protectionist measures.
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Vollmer
Iowa
Mendelssohn
Mozart
Grieg
Pat Biican
Styx
Dore
Iowaland Becton Postago
Hull
Foreign Trade Woes Hit Exports and Global Prices
The Milwaukee Journal notes exporters face low exchange rates and a world price slump, causing order cancellations. Countries like Japan Cuba and Australia reduce purchases and credit hampers buying power. Chine: bonds from export corporations may spur demand. A separate Rome Campagna Romana land reform risks confiscation for idle fields.
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Milwaukee Journal
Japan
America
Cuba
United States
Australia
Rich and Poor in Ruskin's Moral Map
The passage contrasts how both rich and poor judge each other. Busy rich rebuke idle rich, busy poor rebuke idle poor, yet both groups tend to fault the other. Just men differ, but the unjust fuel enmity. only the dissolute among the poor blame the rich and only the dissolute among the rich scorn the poor.
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John Ruskin
Oxford Cambridge to Send Varsity Crews Next Spring
An advance from England reports Oxford and Cambridge will dispatch a full track team and an eight oared crew to race against American universities next spring. The arrangement signals a major intercontinental athletic clash.
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Oxford
Cambridge
War era animals and women on juries draw mixed views
Central Europe pets suffer milk shortages after war while dogs form packs in villages. New York County sheriff supports women on juries, arguing education trains them equally and they can curb male overpowers in deliberations.
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Europe
Cays
Budapest
New York County
None Escapes. War Mood Echoes Worldwide
Fragmentary note references William L. Chenery and a global reaction to war effort. Mentions low mood and unemployment in America and parts of Europe, Canada, and Japan with deflation noted in the postwar period. Text is garbled but signals economic strain and uncertain outlook.
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America
Paria
London
Europe
Canada
Japan
Shrine of the B M Aw designation in Washington alphabet
Fragmentary text notes a designation or naming by Washington residents and mentions Beebe Sage and satan Hp mre. Readable parts reference Marion and Best Minds in al many int mea. The passage lacks a clear event, date, or outcome.
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Washington
Cale
America
Marion
Woodlot Crop Needs Care and Proper Thinning Guidance
The article argues woodlots are valuable crops requiring care like wheat or corn. It describes two woodlot types old-tree dominated and even-aged second growth, detailing staged cutting, opening the crown, and thinning to promote seed germination and future harvests. It compares thinning to garden practices and notes outputs like cordwood, posts, and poles.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Parsimonious city man advised to take a taxi
A wealthy, tightfisted London figure tells a famous physician he feels seedy and worn out. The doctor bluntly replies to take a taxi, illustrating the tale’s humor about seeking free advice and practical solutions.
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London
Phone Wiretaps Stir Town Gossip
McFingle laments a high‑flown operator at the telephone exchange while McFangle notes she is linked with influential families, hinting at intrigue by wiretap chatter and social connections.
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McFingle
McFangle
Turmoil and Talks Highlight Early 20th Century News
Detroit News reports talk of saving Mark Twain’s home and warns of others. A treasury rush to replenish exhausted 192% saving stamps in Minneapolis follows new stock. Paris theaters face Catholic protests over fashion in opera boxes as crowds depart.
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Detroit News
Howell
Mark Twain
Minneapolis
Treasury Department
Paris
Europe
Biritheh Army
Huntleh
Mediick
Vienna
Congressman Treadway Pushes Bank Deposit Tax Plan
The Lowell Courter-Citizen reports on Treadway proposing higher taxes on bank deposits to raise government funds. The editorial warns such a levy would curb thrift and invite more crime by burglars, arguing it would harm savers and the economy.
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Congressman Treadway
Treadway
Reply to Senator Kenyon on Gronna meat packing bill
Everett C. Crown of the National Live Stock Exchange replies to Senator Kenyon’s stance on the Gronna bill and federal regulation of meat packers. Crown argues the issue hinges on whether the federal trade commission report is trustworthy and urges Congress to decide quickly, citing wage salaries, market manipulation, and wartime production data to support regulation or rejection.
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The
Tribune
Senator W. 8
Kenyon
Gronna
Senator Kenyon
Everett C. Crown
National Live Stock Exchange
American Live Stock Association
Brown
United States Senate
Federal
Livestock Commission
United States
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Ita
Ita Voluminaus
United States Food Administration
Vor Sen
Tor Kenyon Haa
Packer
Oper
True Situation in Russia from the New York World 100 Years Ago
A garbled excerpt discusses attempts to influence U S policy from New York, noting a “true situation” report, Soviet tyranny shadows, and editors claiming the World has withheld uncensored coverage. It mentions the last correspondent and cautions about hunger and fear in a troubling political backdrop.
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Russia
New York
United States
Madheon
Hieshah
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