How Shall We Pay For The War A Pro Tax Plan
The piece argues for a balanced mix of loans and taxes to fund WWI needs. It critiques tax-only and loan-only extremes, endorses a 1.25 to 1.5 billion tax base, and proposes graduated income rates, excess profits taxes, and targeted excises. It cites Britain’s years and outlines six guiding tax principles and recommended adjustments to the House bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Committee of Ways and Means
McAdoo
Great Britain
Senate
Myrtle Point Notes and Elections Stir Local Life
June updates from Myrtle Point cover Uncle Henry Shook's visit, new school directors Ed Olsen and Mrs. Ed Olsen, Culbertson resignation, Fourth of July preparations, and town figures like the Hildebrand children visiting Culvers. Goddess of Liberty candidates include Lila Smith Anna Mose and Margarette Harnish.
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Gravel Ford
Henry Shook
Myrtle Point
Ed Olsen
O. Carter
J. D. Culbertson
Hildebrand
Marshfield
Culvers
iMisses
Lila Smith
Anna Mose
Margarette Harnish
Goddess of Liberty
Creamery
Albert Bright
McKinley
Arthur Bennett
Arthur
Gee
Griffin
California
Thos. Sumerlin
Embroidery Club Hosts Shower for Mrs Knight in Norway
The Norway Embroidery Club gathered at Mrs R O Green's home on June 20 to honor Mrs Lawrence Knight with a bridal shower. Visiting ladies and club members gifted many useful items. light refreshments were served to a long list of attendees including Mrs Price Robison and Miss Florence Robison.
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Norway
Norway Embroidery Club
R.O. Green
Lawrence Knight
Price Robison
Florence Robison
Jne Clinton
Theo
B. Clinton
James Ellis
Marion Schroeder
Eugene Schroeder
Children Day exercises at Christian Church
Program from the Children's Day event at the Christian Church includes songs led by Mrs. C. H. Nosler and several helpers, recitations by multiple children, a flower dialogue aria, a flag drill, and a final song and recitation. Participants include Lou and Maude Hooton, Merle Endicott, Edith Weekly, Edith Houser, Ruby Croft, John Croft, May Hatcher, Virgie Houser, Ruth Ford, Lucile Ford, Wilfred Laird, Eugene Laird, Ray Miller, and Freddie.
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The
Christian Church
Gospel Banner
C. H. Nosler
Lou
Maude Hooton
Merle Endicott
Edith Weekly
Edith Houser
Supt
W. A. Lett
Ruby
Mary Croft
Alice Nosler- Wilda Barker
Velma Rookard
Bobby
John Croft
Dorothy Hooten
May Hatcher
His
Ruby Crotff
Ruth
Lucile Ford
Merle
Vera Endicott
Wilfred
Eugene Laird
Virgie Houser
Ray Miller
Freddie Rookard
Coquille Man Dies by Suicide Near Rail Line
The report states that Charles Walker, a real estate and insurance man from Coquille, died by self-inflicted action by throwing himself under a moving train between here and Coquille. Walker was formerly engaged in the vestoring business at Bandon and Coquille and was well known across the Coquille valley.
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Chas. Walker
Coquille
Walker
Coquille Valley
Bandon
Burdette on Advertising Explains Its Vital Aim
The essay argues advertising should draw customers, especially during dull periods. It urges merchants to use hard selling tactics and mass reductions to bring in buyers, noting peak seasons invite business while lean times require aggressive pitches to prevent losses.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Reward Offer
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure promising a 100 dollar reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured. It claims the remedy works through the blood to purify mucous surfaces and improve health, urging readers to send for testimonials and buy from druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Perfect Man and the Four Cornerstones of Civilization
In a June 18 1917 note from Clackamas Oregon Viola Burr links love as the fourth cornerstone of civilization. The essay muses on ages of mankind passion brute force reason and the ideal perfect human brain and body as foundations for a global civilization spanning Europe China the United States and Africa.
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Europe
China
United States
Africa
Viola Burr
Clackamas, Ore
Advertisement Advice From a Preacher on Business Timing
A fragment urges readers to write down business plans and seize opportunities when they appear, warning that delays lead to missed chances. It suggests wealth through timely effort, fast horses, and rare cigars, and stresses drawing business when one desires clients rather than when overwhelmed.
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Edwin RA. A. Seligman, McVickar
Columbia University
Coos County
Pomona Grange and Farmers’ Union
C. E. Spence
State Grange
Grange and Farmers’ Union
Enterprise
Lorence Knight
William Bell
Martin Schmidt
Lou and
Maud Hooten
Burdette
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