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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1917
Page
4
Marshfielders holding 31 percent Liberty Loan bonds are advised by circular 50 from the treasury department on converting 3 3 4 percent bonds to 4 percent bonds. Conversion may be done at federal reserve banks or the treasury after Nov 7 1917 but before May 15 1918, with delivery by Nov 15, 1917 for full backdated interest benefits.
Club women, industrial service workers, civil association members, county supervisors, delegates to mayors, tuberculosis and sanatorium trustees, public health nurses and others in Wisconsin will convene with the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association in Milwaukee on Friday and Saturday November 9 and 10. The convention aims to organize all forces for conserving human life under wartime stress and adopts the slogan Let’s Hooverize for Health.
Elits minstrels entertained two-night crowds at the Adler theater under Mr Gan direction. Home talent received warm applause for performing light and heavy roles. A Monday noon street parade featured Elks in costumes as they marched through the business district attracting many spectators.
William Murphy visited Stevens Point with friends over the weekend. The freshmen sophomores juniors football game ended with a 24 to 0 win for the juniors. The literary society will meet Friday evening with roll call parliamentary practice by Emery Shapiro music by Miss Ruay Clark. Debates on death penalty and other program items feature Raymond Craemer Alfred Wunrow Anthony Kleinheinz versus Alice Dick Golda Wekrer Vera Anderson. Wisconsin weather recitation by William Wenzel Jr football talk singing by the society. Misses Smith and Fuller attended the State Teachers association convention.
In Milwaukee last week the Marshfield team prepared for a trip to Grand Rapids, where Grand Rapids defeated Merrill 12 to 0. The squad expects a large student turnout as they aim for their first out of town game since Stevens Point Normal.
The Bureau of Markets of the U S Department of Agriculture opens a branch in Waupaca Wisconsin to issue daily potato market bulletins. It does not sell items but distributes free information to growers and dealers. The bulletin cites I O H market data, tracks carloads shipped by state, and offers free mailing with optional telegraph or wire requests.
Tonight at the Adler theater a Soldier's Bride plays alongside The Patal Ring with a Keystone remedy feature. Thursday reveals Pearl White in The Patal Ring episode and Friday showcases A Strange Transgressor with Louise Glaum. Saturday Fox feature night presents Romance with Virginia Pearson, while Sunday offers a double bill with Pathe news.
Elizabeth McLane aged 67 died Saturday at b street residence. Funeral at St John Catholic church Monday at 9 40 am. M Stengl aged 26 died Saturday at St Josephs hospital from typhoid fever. Funeral from Sacred Catholic church Monday with Rev He J Suehling. Chris Mees father of Peter Mees confectionery merchant on Central Avenue died Saturday at St Josephs hospital from apoplexy aged 82. Funeral at St Pauls German Evangelical church with Rev Rosenfeld. burial at Hillside cemetery.
Wisconsin historians uncover that the original Ford hailed from Wisconsin rather than Michigan. In 1847 Ford settled in Watertown and began heavy woolen manufacture, becoming the first cloth maker west of the Rock River with trade extending into neighboring counties.
A summary of the 1917 Federal income tax act adds a 2 percent normal tax atop the 1916 tax, with reduced exemptions of 1000 for single and 2000 for married filers. It requires March 1 filings for income totals of 5000 for individuals or 3000 for married couples. It introduces a war excess profits tax of 8 percent for high earners and new corporate taxes, with rates and deductions tied to capital in the business.
The article discusses procedures used to determine net taxable income for federal and state income tax assessments. It covers methods, rules, and potential adjustments to arrive at accurate tax figures, emphasizing consistency and compliance with existing tax codes.
The speaker cynically lists pairs like Irish to cops and Germans to sauerkraut, claiming everything is made for a purpose and wondering who made the Kaiser, ending with a bitter question about divine or human design. The passage frames wartime stereotypes and social roles through hyperbolic contrasts and dark irony.
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