Mellon Tax Plans Face Slim Odds in Senate Fight
Washington observers say the Mellon revenue plan has less than a one in fifty chance of passage in the Senate as Democrats and progressive Republicans push to shape surtax levels. The debate centers on the 37 44 percent compromise and the campaign value of Mellon tax rates amid upcoming oil probe drama.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Mellon
Nicholas Longworth
Repubean
Treasury Department
Mr. Mellon
Longworth
Senate Committee
LaFollette
McCormick
Illinois
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Congress
League of Nation
Oil and Daugherty
Mule Keeps Braying in Sermon Sparked Stone Question
An old colored preacher’s mule disrupts a Sunday sermon with a loud musical bray. A man suggests throwing a stone at the mule’s tall to quiet him, prompting the preacher to invoke a sinless test, leading to a biblical reply.
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Pahson
Breddern
Lovers Dream Foiled by Fishy Nightmares
A playful exchange between a couple ends with a joke about fried fish and mince pies causing a nightmare, as recounted in The Progressive Grocer. The line shows romance and humor in a light, dated tone.
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Bill
Curious Head Bump Signals Reckless Curiosity
A dialogue features a phrenologist noting a large bump at the back of the head as evidence of excessive curiosity. The client confirms this observation and adds a quip about peering into a shaft, joking that the curiosity was satisfied.
Wool Laundering Hints To Prevent Felt Shrinkage
Wool shrinks when heat moisture and pressure lock its scales. Wash with tepid water and equal temperatures for wash and rinse. Do not rub or wring blankets. Use a soap borax ammonia solution and soak minutes to hours, rinse, then air dry away from heat. Avoid washboards and hurried drying.
Household hints and cheese notes from Edam to Parmesan
Dishes soiled by egg soak in cold water. sugar stains wash in hot water. A curled rug edge flattens with a damp Turkish towel weighted by an ironing board and heavy items. Edam cheese from Holland described. Parmesan known as Grana in Italy and noted for long keeping.
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Holland
America
Italy
Street repairs funded by traffic fines in Los Angeles
About 750000 dollars of street construction and repairs will be done in Los Angeles next year as a result of violations of the motor vehicle law by speeders and others. The law now in effect provides that all traffic fines collected must go into a special fund to be used for street work and nothing else.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Quits Annoying People with Black and White Ointment
An advertisement touts Black and White Ointment as a champion against pimples rash blotches and skin diseases. It claims quick relief after few applications and affordability with a 50c size offering three times more than the 25c size, available at all dealers.
Translation of Basile de Selincourt Value Quote
A concise reflection asserting that social order rests on translating values into human life. It argues human values are ultimate, property rights are secondary, and possessions should serve the common good.
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Basl de Selincourt
Women Can Dye Any Garment Drapery for 15 Cents
A local service advertises dyeing and tinting for worn or faded garments and draperies at 15 cents per item. The firm promotes restoring color to fabrics and offers quick turnaround.
Diamond Dyes Guarantee Home Color Success Ad
Advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising successful home dyeing for first timers. Druggists stocked with all colors and clear directions included in each package.
Minotaur Creature Stuns Boston Tran Script
A Boston Tran script quotes a line about a terrible Minotaur who devoured a maiden at a meal and then slept. The fragment suggests a dramatic, mythic creature fear or humor in a home humor piece.
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Boston Transcript
Don’t Take Calomel for Inactive Liver Bond’s Pills
An old advertisement touts Bond’s Pills as a safer liver and bowel remedy. It claims the pills remove bile and poisonous waste in a mild, effective manner and emphasizes a fixed dose for 25 cents. Sold by all druggists with no substitutes.
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Bond
New Explosive Tested For Detonating Value In Armor Shells
Bureau of Mines tests a hexamethylene triperoxidiamine explosive for detonating value with potential use in armor piercing shells. Readability note: the rest of the text contains unrelated aphorisms and an address.
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Bureau of Mines
Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy Claims
Mr. Philan reports kidney trouble ending after using Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy bought in Winfield Louisiana. He states no recurring symptoms since starting the herb balm, marketed as alcohol and opiate free with purifying properties. Sold by druggists at 1.20 a bottle. six bottles for 6.00 with money back guarantee by Hobo Medicine Co Beaumont Texas.
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Mr. Philan
Hobo
Winfield
Louisiana
Texas
Hobo Medicine Co
Beaumont, Tex
Castoria Promotion Claims 80 Years of Relief
Advertorial touts Fletcher’s Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children. It links Castoria to relief from constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea and to calmer sleep by regulating the stomach and bowels with a genuine signature claim.
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Fletcher
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the Treasury
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