Proposed tax law change discussed in Salem February 14
State tax committee and House sessions debated constitutional amendments to allow income taxes with exemptions for household goods. A companion bill would exempt household items including furniture and wearables. Inheritance tax plan modeled on New York law would tax up to 4 percent on large estates, with exemptions for direct and collateral heirs and administered by the state tax commission.
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Salem
State Tax Committee
New York
National Tax Association
State Tax Commission
Mrs McGill—Cardul hailed as remedy for female ailments
Jonesboro Arkansas letters describe a woman’s claim that Cardul cured long standing health weakness, headaches and backaches, enabling her to perform housework. Testimony notes thousands of similar reports over fifty years and invites others to request medical guidance and sample literature.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Mrs. McGill
Cardul
Cardus
Laties' Advisory Dept
Chatta- Meticine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Yanker Girls Aiding King Manuel Rumor Tale
Rumors claim Mrs. James Henry Smith plans to fund a restoration of King Manuel of Portugal with more than 75 million dollars to seat him back on the throne. The motive cited is to elevate her daughter Anita Stewart into royal circles, amid debates over the aborted marriage and European court dynamics.
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Paris
Smith
Manuel
James Henry Smith
Republic
Anita Stewart
New York
Prince Manuel
Braganza
Miss Stewart
Dianas
Europe
Frana Josef
Austria
Gaby Deslys
Republic of Portugal
Stone
Braganza Pretender Reconciled with King Manuel
Reports indicate Don Miguel de Braganza the Pretender reached reconciliation with King Manuel at Dover. The pledge aims to restore the throne and crowns. Anita Stewart, the Princess de Braganza, reportedly offered 4 million dollars to the restoration war chest.
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Don Miguel de Braganza
Don Miguel
King Manuel
Dover
Eng
Gattard
Princess de Braganza
Anita Stewart
The Inwardness of Piles Hem Roid Remedy Ad
Hem Roid sugar-coated tablets promoted as an inward cure for piles by Pendleton Drug Co. with a money back guarantee. Claims to improve blood circulation in swollen parts and offer permanent relief, priced at $1 for 44 days' supply. Dr. Leonhardt Co. Buffalo NY station B. Write for booklet.
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Pendleton Drug Co
Dr. Leonhardt Co
Buffalo
Dr King’s New Life Pills Cure Indigestion Claim
W Evans of Danville Virginia says chest distress from indigestion vanished after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills cure stomach liver and kidney troubles constipation headache and debility. Available for 25 cents at Koep pens.
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W. Evans
Danville
Dr. King
Koeppens
Reckets Brighten Duck Brawley in Field Remedy
Lyon, a rancher in this section, invented a new remedy for wild duck invasion. Previous attempts with trap guns, hunters, and scarecrows failed as hundreds of birds were slain. As a last resort, he bought fireworks and fought the flocks after dark with Roman candles and skyrockets, driving the ducks from his fields.
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Lyon
Lyons
Almost Lost His Life and the Doctor’s Cure
Mason Michigan resident A Stid recounts a deadly storm exposure that left him with a severe chest cold and breathing difficulty. A neighbor supplied Dr King’s New Discovery which relieved symptoms and prevented pneumonia. Two bottles cured him. The ad promotes the medicine priced at 60 cents to 1 dollar with a free bottle guarantee.
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A. Stid
Mason
Mich
Dr. King
Koeppens
Ung Goey Songbird In Pendleton Jail Tale
Portland February report on Ung Goey a Chinese Pendleton woman held as accomplice and material witness in the murder case of Selh Bing. Her confinement in the city jail includes song practice and piano phonograph melodies with Am erica translated pidgin lyrics under Matron Simmons guidance.
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Portland
Ore
Ling
Bilthiey
Sen
Mia
Ung Goey
Pendleton
Selh Bing
Olsen
Heavy cold dangers and horde of remedies
A heavy lung infection once thought self resolving sparked fatal cases. The ad urges Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a sensible treatment to check disorder and aid nature. It lists prices as 25c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Woman sues for damages over 1911 streetcar crash
Mrs Jennie Goldstein of 1015 Exchange Street sues East St. Louis and Suburban for 5000 dollars claiming injuries from a January 31 1911 streetcar collision left a permanent sore on her left leg and bed rest totals of three and six months respectively. The plaintiff testified to lasting disability as cross examination began.
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St. Louis
Jennie Goldstein
Exchange Street
East St. Louis & Suburban
Goldstein
James, Farmer
Crogs
East St. Louis
No Obligation to Show Leg Says Judge in Court
Mrs. Goldstein refuses to expose the leg in question during cross examination. Judge George M. Millard ruled she was not required to show it, and the cross examination continued.
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Mrs.Goldstein
George M. Millard
Man accuses wife of assault in Atlantic City court
Frank P. Tanner told recorder's court that while walking with his wife on Kentucky avenue he was assaulted by his wife and her escorts. He charged assault and battery not at the assailants but against his wife, describing a beating he suffered and the overcoat dispute as the incident unfolded.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Frank P. Tanner
Recorder’s Court
Kentucky Avenue
Woman and escort charged after barroom brawl
During a disturbance at a bar, a woman and her escort joined the fight as a man named Tanner was beaten. Mrs. Tanner restrained McMarrow by holding his coat and urged him on. Mrs Tanner faced a grand jury in connection with a $100 bond.
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Barney McMarrow
Tanner
Hood's Sarsaparilla Tonic Promises Vitality Rush
An old advertisement urges readers to overcome fatigue before exertion with Hood's Sarsaparilla tonic. It claims the tonic boosts vitality and discourages laziness, encouraging immediate purchase to banish tiredness.
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Hood
Tony
Hunter Shoots Dog After Apparent Suicide Attempt
Charles Crystle of Wallingford testifies his 17-year-old hunting dog Sandy killed itself after Crystle fed it. He says the dog fled, jumped into a brook, struck its head on rocks, looked at him, then disappeared.
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Chester
Charles Crystle
Wallingford
Sandy
Crystle
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