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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1933
Page
3
A humorous riff laments heavy sales taxes and legal fees. The speaker pokes fun at Judge Brown for issuing injunctions while noting life is taxed at every turn. The piece muses on pursuing money to pay taxes and the fragile comforts of daily life.
At a tax league meeting discussions pressed that rural districts require little relief while cities bear more. Speakers urged allowing cities to implement sales tax while leaving country districts undisturbed, arguing for targeted funding.
The $50,000 relief bond issue is fully spent. Twenty two towns outside Quincy received about $100 each, while Quincy retained the remainder.
An exchange notes a double standard where a prodigal son is greeted with a fatted calf upon return while a prodigal daughter receives only plain hash, highlighting gender unequal hospitality.
The passage criticizes tax causes as linked to officials living beyond their means. It contrasts “puppy love” with a dog’s life and mocks state beer consumption rules, ending with a garbled reference to Winnie Ruth Judd and a drink named elixir of life.
Liberty businesses may sell beer with a state license and tax payment. The law defines 8.2 percent beer as not intoxicating.
A reflection on how applying the Golden Rule in commerce could lift a stagnant mood if people adopt fair practices. It suggests change hinges on individual actions aligning with ethical conduct.
A reader suspects a typographical error where the phrase beat the Jew became read as Hit-ler. The ambiguity highlights OCR quirks in historical pages and prompts careful transcription.
A columnist suggests President Roosevelt intends to apply a strong, old fashioned cure to the nation’s woes, comparing his approach to a sulphur and molasses remedy aimed at reviving the country.
The message appears as a cryptic prompt about pronouncing the name Jehel and references John Barleycorn and an unfinished symphony. It resembles a riddle or literary allusion rather than a clear news item or public notice.
Juniors rehearse Headstrong Joan to be staged at the opera house on April 28. They practiced twelve lines from Tennyson and keep detailed note books with a literary map of England. Mr. Robinson will speak on Insecte. Absent: Loralce Mc Crory and Ruth Goertz. Sophomores had English and Geometry tests. Freshmen study sentences and science topics. Elections set six week officers: Editor Maxine Johnson, Asst Editor Kenneth Fengel, Librarian Elmer Beringer, Asst Lenore Linker, Sophomore Reporter Elsie Mae Schrader, Freshman Reporter Glenden Johnson.
Clara Gramke was absent Monday and several students including Elwys Deege Lucille Deege Maynard Easley Betty Jane McMahon Eugene Longcor and Ermalee Fengel were absent last week due to stress. First graders enjoy stories about a dog named Tykey while windows display Easter rabbits.
Front page notes a large parade with the Liberty band at the center and lists oldest and youngest participants in the Red Cross and bond drives. It records Exemption Board moving to Quincy and marks March 31 service induction for Uncle Allie Buttz. Daylight saving time begins as local school reports 100 percent Red Cross membership.
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