Editorial Roundup of Tax Plans and Cultural Notes
A digest of opinions on tax revision, President Harding, and the square deal. It includes jabs at excess profits taxes, a Canada wolf joke, Chicago river quips, and reflections on Obregon, with notes on divorce laws, China reforms, and Dr. Frank Crane’s Four Great Delusions.
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Washington
Harding
Frank Crane
Delinquent Auto License Fees To Be Published In May
The state outlines that counties publish in May a list of motor vehicles with unpaid license fees, showing make, model, factory number, and owner. Delinquent owners face sheriff takings and public sales within days, with 50 cent per vehicle collection by the treasurer. the aim is to recover fees and costs.
Threaded Rubber Willard Battery Promises Superior Plates
300 car makers choose the Threaded Rubber Willard as the only battery with plates in sulated not merely kept apart by wood. The ad offers a complete line of parts and invites customers to bring in a handle to manufacture any size type or kind of battery they want.
Ode to the Girl Poem Urges Modest Dress and Underclothes
The Parkersburg Eclipse prints a verse urging a young girl to wear underclothes and cover up. The poem complains of gauze garments, exposed skin, and the harm of immodest fashion, arguing for modesty and decorum.
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Teven
Do Rats Talk to Each Other
A reader asks M Batty R I about rats learning to avoid Rat Snap bait. He claims five cakes spread near feed stores reduced rat activity from about six daily for two weeks to none, prompting questions on who tipped off the rats. Rat Snap sold in three sizes at 35 cents 65 cents and 1.25, guaranteed by A B Symes and F J Nacka Pharmacy.
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M. Batty
R. I
A. B. Symes
F. J. Nacka Pharmacy
Revival of the Delaware whipping post debated
A columnist argues against reinstating public whipping and cites Delaware as a failing reform. The piece notes rising crime, calls for radical measures if needed, and recalls frontier vigilance, warning against unchecked crime and praising lawful safety.
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Delaware
Japanese Hullless Popcorn Now Ready for Delivery
Hull-less Japanese popcorn is prepared for delivery. Contact A. G. Lighter by calling No. 24 to arrange purchase or pick up.
Rich Divorce Rate Reduced by Following Turk Example
The remark suggests that emulating Ottoman practices may lower high divorce rates among wealthy couples. It frames the idea as a humorous or provocative social observation.
Unfinished Debate on Annexing Wives Sparks Turkish Objection
In a fragmentary discussion a speaker imagines annexing three or four wives while noting a Turkish counterpart might resist being in the same class. The aside hints at colonial era marital politics and cross cultural tensions without full context.
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Reveille
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Marion Bruce
Rolfe
Iowa
Chicago
Canada
Windy City
Obregon
General Obregon
Wes
China
Dr. Crane
the State Savings Bank
Rolfe Storage Battery Company
Parkersburg
H. J. Burgess
Fullerton’s
Webster City
Polae
Iowa Steel Posts
Ft. Dodge
Everlasting
Rolfe, Iowa
Nacke’s Pharmacy
Rolfe, Ia
Rexall
W. C. Shall