Additional rulings ease reinstatement of lapsed insurance
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance pushes liberalized rules for reinstating lapsed or canceled insurance. Eligible ex service members may reinstate within three months of discharge by paying two months' premiums, with later health statements required. A broad final deadline of December 31 1919 is set for those in good health to apply and pay two months' premiums.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Bureau
New Guinea Courtship: Women Send String to Signal Love
In a practice from New Guinea culture men avoid overt courtship while women initiate. A woman in love sends a string to the man’s sister or mother, who informs the chosen man. If he agrees they meet privately to decide marriage, otherwise the idea ends.
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New Guinea
Albanians Embrace Pajamas From War-Torn Strips
News recounts Albanian civilians cutting unbleached muslin into pajamas to clothe themselves. A shirt worn by a local man reportedly contained scraps from 287 different fabrics before he traded it for a neat pajama suit, now worn with pride in the streets.
They Say Maud’s Second Husband Has Ten Pound A Year
In a wry aside, townsfolk note Maud’s second husband earns £10 yearly. They suggest she should be content, yet remark that a man at that grade would not hand his wife any envelope, hinting at a hidden tension in the marriage.
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Maud
Income Tax Plans Forms for 1919 Returns Early December
The Bureau of Internal Revenue will issue income and excess profits tax return forms early in December so taxpayers can prepare after year end closing. The filing period runs January 1 to March 15, 1920, with quarterly installments requiring one fourth with the return. Form 1040-A will be used for filing.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Tax structure details for 1919 returns and form references
The 1919 tax plan sets normal rates of 4 percent on the first 4000 above exemptions and 8 percent on the rest with surtax up to 65 percent for high earners. Exemptions stay at 1000 for singles and 2000 for married or head of family. Non residents face 8 percent on U S source income over exemptions. Forms 1041 1065 and 1120 to be used. availability announced by Internal Revenue Collectors.
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The
United States
Collectors of Internal Revenue
Government Crop Report for November
Ashington's apple crop for November 1 reaches 19 135 890 bushels or 89 percent of normal. Last year 16 459 000 bushels were produced. U S crop totals 144 000 000 bushels vs 173 632 000 in 1918. Hard freezes hit Yakima Spokane but damage less than earlier forecasts. Newer districts show output above earlier estimates. Bearing trees rise to 145 percent of 1910 level.
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Ashington
G. S. Ray
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
United
Yakima
Spokane
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