Income Tax Facts Highlights for 1921 Filings
The revenue act of 1921 sets filing requirements for taxpayers with gross income over $5,000, with separate or joint returns allowed for married couples. It outlines who must file, what constitutes gross income, and exemptions for clergy and veterans. It also explains farmer reporting rules, included income items, and basis for gains from property sales with examples of computation and taxability.
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Husba
United States
Lemon Lotion Promises Soft Hands for a Few Cents
Whit en hands with the juice of two lemons into three ounces of white for a drug store price. Shake with a quarter-pint of and delightful lemon-deach to soften and whiten red or chapped hands. This home lemon lotion tops geezine and rose water for smooth skin. Famous stage beauties use So Bleach for a soft clear complexion.
He Decides Not To Be A Father In Poverty
Yakima February 1. John Hill beet field laborer pleads guilty to stealing a few goods from a Toppenish shop. He asks mercy, saying he cannot feed five children under nine. Judge George S. Holden suspends sentence and orders sterilization, noting its practice in many institutions abroad.
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Yakima
John Hill
Mill
Superior Court
George S. Holden
Hill
Holden
Estate dispute seeks $38000 in Hochbrunn case
Ranko Petcovits a furrier files in superior court claiming $38000 from the Ochbrunn Hochbrunn estate. He says they bought 11 real estate pieces in Helltown and he invested $21000 but was not repaid. Edward Von Tobel represents Hochbrunn’s estate, suggesting cash payment for the land.
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Ranko Petcovits
Ferdinand Hochbrunn
Petcovits
Hochbrunn
Helltown
Potcovits
Edward von Tobel
Thiechbrunn
Tax treatment of gains based on March 1 1913 value
The text explains a tax rule: if amount realized exceeds cost but not more than March 1 1913 fair market value, no gain is included. Examples show no taxable gain when selling at 15 000 in 1921 or when value on March 1 1913 exceeds cost but sale price remains below cost.
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Supreme Court
Musterole Ad Claims Quick Throat Relief
An old style musterole ointment ad touts fast relief for sore throats with rubbing. It promises gentle tingling and congestion relief without blistering, suited for adults and children, offered in jars and tubes at 65 and 75 cents.
Mail and Mailability by A F Bornefeldt
A byline essay discusses postal errors and the vanity of campaigns. It argues that even educated people err in addressing mail and that proper postage and correct addresses outweigh literacy in avoiding mistakes. The piece cites a social leader in a prominent social set as an example of misaddressed correspondence.
French Costumes to Be Discussed in Lectures at YMCA
M Van Gennep official French government lecturer will give the first of two talks on Costumes of French Provinces at the YMCA. The meetings are under the Alliance Francaise and will be held Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon.
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M. van Gennep
Gennep
Alliance Francaise
Dreams and Doings of a Lavish Engagement Announcement
Elty gleamed as her daughter’s engagement to a leading eastern capitalist unfolded. The social circle dazzled with Italian handmade stationery, snakeskin papyrus, and 6000 cattle in envelopes, with a penman crafting elegant backhanded addresses for the public notices.
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Elty
Tim
Italy
Caldwell Cables All Going Well Report From Kobe Arrival
A cablegram received by IL. A. Owen secretary to the mayor says Caldwell Cables called the trip splendid and everything going nicely. The message notes the mayor with Beattie Shriners delegation set to reach Shanghai Wednesday for their first ceremonial.
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IL. A. Owen
Hie Bows
Kobe
Beattie Shriners
Shanghai
Postage Dub and Cents Stamp Flap Hits The Star
The article notes that thousands of assistants were stamped and dispatched but weighed and found lacking at the receiving office. More than two thirds of 6000 parcels arrived with a smeared Postage Dub & Cents stamp. The department warns readers to address questions to The Star.
Alarms Noise in London Shows Ten False Fire Signals
Report notes fifteen fire alarms raised in London recently with ten turning out to be false, highlighting widespread nuisance calls and the strain on emergency services.
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London
Plan for New Church in City
A meeting at Monteliue ball on Third Ave and University will discuss establishing The American Church. Rev Sydney Strong outlines gospel exu tance, immediate abolition of war, cooperative commonwealth, and nonviolence as core aims in a revival of national spiritual principles.
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Monteliue Ball
Third Ave
University #1
Sydney Strong
Strong
Cooperative Commonwealth
Vets in Northwest District Granted Monthly Compensation
One hundred five bed ridden veterans in the Northwest district have received at least $80 a month since the campaign began on January 1 to adjudicate hospitalized veterans claims. This totals about $10,000 monthly in government expenditures through the Veterans Bureau.
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Northwest District
United States Veteran Bureau
Campaign to Find Jobs for Engineers
Beattie engineers will canvass Beattie construction and manufacturing industries this week to find employment for engineers out of work. It marks the first such effort in the Went.
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Beattie Engineers
Beattie Construction and Manufacturing Industries
Four Sundays in February to focus on church principles
The text notes that the four Sunday afternoons of February will be devoted to the eight principles of the contemplated church, outlining a planned sequence of meetings and spiritual focus.
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Ica
Bargain Floor Finds Across Multiple Departments
A sale catalog itemizes first floor offers on silks and textiles priced from 1 to 3 per yard, plus $1 to $1.25 garment deals. It lists children's and women's wear, fabric gloves, novelty pins, luncheon sets, camisoles, pillow cases, bed sheets, and various small home goods across multiple floors with emphasis on discounted prices and limited quantities.
Silk Stockings Sale Prompt Low Prices Across Stockings
Commerce note lists silk stockings at one dollar for 100 pairs in various shades including black cordovan Russian calf and a few navy and gray. Also mentions women's pure silk semi fashioned stockings, children's ribbed cotton stockings and three pairs for one dollar with four hundred twenty pairs in black and cordovan.
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Thor
India
Lemons
Nathan Eckstein
Ialo M. Fairdanes
Washington Business
Profes Sional Women's Club
J. F. Wilson
A. A. Paterson
Fprancea Wormles
Wilson
Masonic Temple
Wilson’s
Miss Olav
Baker
George Lalben
Miss Roth
Wit
Pany
Clase Histor
Ochbrunn Estate
A. F. Bornefeldt
Caldwell
Mel
Department of the Star
Araser-Patterson Co
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Seattle
Washington
Copenhagen
Pirot Fleer
Nets
Eras
Piret Fieor
East India
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Batiste
Hope Muslin
Mivy Oy
Gingham
Eldredge Sewing Machines Model
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Yiret
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