From a tiny acorn income tax did grow fifty years ago
The piece traces the 1913 ratification of the 16th Amendment and the long history of income tax in the United States. It recalls early taxes from 1643 and 1862, Supreme Court rulings, and political fights led by Taft, Byrd, and others, comparing past rates to present figures.
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Delaware
Wyoming
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
G.O.P
Taft
Congress
Senate Aging Committee Probes Frauds Targeting the Aged
Congress to scrutinize quacks and pitchmen selling bogus health foods worthless retirement schemes and sham work at home schemes as Michigan's Pat McNamara leads the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Hearings aim to raise public awareness with no immediate legislation expected.
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Congress
Senate Committee On
Michigan
Pat McNamara
Capitol Hill
Senate
Call to Preserve Worker Initiative Echoes Gompers
The Era urges wisdom from Samuel Gompers and stresses that workers must do for themselves. It warns against philanthropy and public morals experts that erode initiative, arguing that true welfare rests on workers' own action and choices.
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Samuel Gompers
American Labor Movement
American Federation of Labor
February Shorter Than The Rest In Annual Review
A wry reflection notes February’s status as the shortest month, calling out its brevity as a bright spot in the yearly calendar and implying a broader look at time passage.
St Patrick’s display ties 4-H groups in Monticello week
Scotch Grove and Monticello 4-H clubs showcased St Patrick’s colors and National 4-H week in hospital windows and shop fronts. Hand colored cards named officers, with white rosettes accenting the design. Community members and families, including Farm Bureau and garden club members, joined meetings and visits across multiple households and towns.
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Scotch Grove
Cornhuskers
Sunshine Girls
Monticello
Scotch Grove Farm Bureau
Robert Zirkelbach
Henry Ricklefs
Richard Hanssen
Patty
Monticello Garden
Henry Hanssen
Edward Brokens
Brookens
Dena Buscher
Jacob Leesekamp
Iowa University Hospital
Oak Drive
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Buol
William Reade
Onslow
Esther Sinclair
Garden Club
Maurice Moulds
John Welter
William Hoffman
Jim Adams
Henry Stadtmueller
Raymond Tuetken
Clarence Eilers
Walter Heath
Edna Buol
Local residents visit multiple households this weekend
Langworthy and surrounding families made rounds visiting friends and relatives Friday through Saturday. Ray Poppe and Ray Kromming hosted, with visits from Smith Center and Creston families, and trips to Wheaton Illinois for Anna Gerdes.
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Wheaton
Ill
John Blyth
Anamosa
Roger Oltman
George J. Smith
Eva Hardough
George R. Smith
Amber Visitor From Bellflower Stays With Jansens
Mrs. Freda Omsted of Bellflower California is spending a few weeks in Amber at the home of her brother Mr and Mrs Wm T Jansen.
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Wm, Jr. Jansen
Michel
Michelle
Wm. T. Jansens
Merle Jansen
Carl Siebels
LaVern Engelbart
W. J. Zimmerman
Wm. Jansen
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Anamosa
Gerd Prull
Langworthy
Marvin Jansen
Tom Banis
Clifford Jansen
William Hinrichs
Arend Balster
Ray Aieniers
William Jansen
Louie Helgens
Alva Gerdes
Jack Hoffman
Jefferson
Dwight Gerdes
Tom Ve
Hank Hinrichs
McDonald Hospital
Amber
John Osterkamp
Clara Herren
Irma Bodiker
Ott Danneman
Roger Oltman
Charles Guilford
Elmer Jacobs
John A. Hacke
Bernard
Paul Moran
Newton
John H. Hacke
Bill
Freda Omsted
Bellflower
Calif
Wm. T. Jansen
Monticello Express Official Monticello Newspaper Notes
The Monticello Express weekly newspaper of Monticello Iowa details its publication schedule post office status and class, affiliations with Iowa and National editorial associations, advertising services, and subscription rates for local and national readers worldwide.
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Monticello
Iowa
Jones
Clinton
Cedar
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Linn
United States
Deaf Man Perfects Midget Hearing Aid
Waterloo report details a compact ear or glasses fitting hearing aid for those who hear poorly but do not understand. D We Egeland of 1152 Columbia Street, Waterloo, Iowa, offers information on this new device with no obligation.
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Waterloo
Iowa
D. We Egeland
Columbia Street
Dept. L. E
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Jeanette Siebels
Verlene Folkerts
Carol Zimmerman
Zana Herren
Beverly Siebels
Elaine Siebels
Rollie Bronemann
Milo Tobiason
Barbara Hoult
JoAnn Ballou
Sandra Bronemann
Marcia Zirkelbach
Jane Caspers
Cinday Dierks
Cleo Siebels
Judy Postel
Veronica Manck
Nancy Folkers
Jennifer Harms
Crista Orcutt
Roberta Stephenson
Marilyn Mortensen
Freese Motor Company
Snoopin
Clem
Uncle Wright
Dean
Wright Jolly
U.S. Dept. OF Agriculture
Claude Tillitson Fcic
ASCS
Lowa
Larry Damme
William Eby
Harold Tenhoff
Peoples
Richland Rocetts
Beverly Schneiter
Linda Nagel
Pamela Herndon
Paul Schneiter
Karen Schneiter
Marjorie Novak
Janice Keener
Joyce Neh
Lawrence Keener
Mary Jane Keener
Dorothy Martin
Connie Boots
Jean Keating
Barbara Stoneking
Janet Burrichter
Charolette Martin
Oun Ceat
Lovell
Clifford Mardorf
David Welter
Leslie Mardorf
Donald Scherrer
Dick Wahl
Kevin Adams
Jim Bone
Denny Schoon
Gene Tuel
Bob Wahl
David Schoon
Gary Zimmerman
Douglas Adams
David Ehits
Don Behrends
Tom Behrends
Dale Adams
Bill \vilcox
Geo. C. Schoon
Allis-Chalmers
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