Tax Revision Likely to Preserve Big Business Burden
The weekly analysis by Joseph W. LaBine argues tax cuts for John Public are unlikely given current revision plans. Proposals include repealing the undistributed profits tax, replacing it with a flat corporate levy, and capping net business losses while revaluing capital stock. Strong entities include Standard Oil and Bennett Champ Clark. Relief funding remains a federal priority to stabilize uneven state aid.
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John Public
U. S
American Petroleum Institute
Standard Oil of Indiana
Standard Oil
Bennett Champ Clark
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clark
CAA
World wheat, cotton exports prompt talks on quotas
The article notes record 1938 world wheat output near 4.48 billion bushels and U S cotton exports at sixty year lows, urging a global cooperative plan. Talks begin with a London wheat conference and an exploratory Washington cotton meeting with ten nations, including Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, and Britain. Japan is absent as China expands new cotton plantations.
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New Deal
U. S
Washington
Argentina
Brazil
Egypt
India
Mexico
Peru
Sudan
Soviet
Russia
France
Great Britain
Japan
China
Mongolia as buffer state in Sino-Japanese conflict
Asia report details how Japan and Russia use Mongol territories as buffers in the ongoing Sino-Japanese war. Outer Mongolia under Soviet tutelage and Inner Mongolia run by a puppet ruler illustrate strategic proxy warfare. Military activity near Manchukuo borders highlights tensions and air combat claims.
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Japan
Russia
Genghis Kahn
Asia
Inner Mongolia
Tokyo
Lake Bor
Manchuk
Changkufeng Hill
Sia So Eag
Army Recruits Seek 115000 Men in 12 Months
Army launches a high pressure drive to recruit or reenlist 115000 men over the next year for expansion needs of the air corps and other branches. It deploys 18 recruiting stations on wheels, posters, motion pictures, and radio to reach country and city youths. The air corps plans a 25180 increase, with 17000 of those needing a high school education for aviation mechanic posts.
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Air Corps
Army
Middleman questioned as cost saver in U S distribution
A 1929 breakdown by the Twentieth Century Fund shows wholesalers earning modest profits while distributors and manufacturers claim large shares of the 38.5 billion dollar annual U S distribution bill. The Navy expansion and future battleships are noted amid mixed topics in this era.
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U. S
John
New York
Twentieth Century Fund
Ida Lupino Crocheting Lesson Blouse Beads Pattern
Ida Lupino begins a crocheting project guided by an instructor. The article details a lacy summer blouse with an open work pattern, beaded accents, and a matching snowflake skirt pattern, including hook sizes and stepwise decreases.
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Ida Lupino
Ida
Clark
O. N. T. Peart
D. c
S. c
McClure's revival and old dragons in new age
In 1914 S S McClure plans to revive McClure's Magazine next fall while Lincoln Steffens and others remain prominent in reform journalism. The piece notes McClure's long career, views on the Constitution, and his rise from prairie roots to founding the magazine. ARL Van Doren rebuts a supposed new barbarism and profiles director W S Van Dyke, detailing his career from journalist to Hollywood filmmaker and his rugged upbringing.
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EW York
S. S. McClure
McClure
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
United States
Indiana
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Chicago
Knox College
Pope Manufacturing Company
Arl van Doren
W. S. van Dyke
Sinclair Lewis
Mr. van Dyke
D. W. Griffith
Greta Garbo
Lupe Velez
Hollywood
Trend How the wind is blowing
Religion news notes church services banned by Germany as the government rejects confessional ties. Southern farms forecast cane land in Louisiana to be planted with artificial rubber mix of sugar and acids. broader Nazism analysis hinted.
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Germany
Southern Farm
Louisiana
Puzzle quiz with questions on politics and arts
Four questions probe a senator who won the GOP nod but would not seek a second term a pianist forced to cancel due to heart attack a Memorial Day Indy speedway race outcome and a Gallup poll view on New Deal timing Answers appear at column bottom
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U. S
Floyd Roberts
Gallup
Answers to Puzzlers and Notable Figures Mentioned
Puzzler answer list includes Sen Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan Ignace Paderewski and Floyd Roberts, winner of last year’s race, who was killed this year. The items compile names and a fatal incident tied to the race context.
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Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Ignace Paderewski
Floyd Roberts
Hats of the 1908 to 1913 Millinery Era in Vogue
The text notes a costly era in millinery from 1908 to 1913 when hats such as the Marie Antoinette, Watteau and the Merry Widow were in fashion. Willow plumes and bird of paradise feathers were popular adornments during that period.
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Watteau
Cost of Colfferes In 1938 Beauty Shops Reached 400 Million
In 1938 about 75,000 beauty shops in the United States earned approximately 400 million dollars from permanents and coiffures.
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United States
Seminole hunting grounds in the Everglades noted
Contrary to belief that wild game is found only in cooler regions, the warm Everglades of south Florida are described as the Seminole Indians’ happy hunting grounds for deer, bear, wildcats and weasels.
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Everglades
United States
South Florida
Arawaks Lacked Farm Tools in Jamaica
The Arawak Indians, original inhabitants of Jamaica, had no agricultural implements. Their farming relied on simple methods and natural tools, reflecting a hunter gatherer to early horticultural lifestyle before European contact.
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Island of
Jamaica
Decorative Angels for Sheets and Pillow Cases
Decorative angels in simple stitchery ideal for guest linens with options including Good Morning and Good Evening. Pattern 6348 offers seven motifs from 4x16% inches to 3x9% inches, crochet directions, materials, stitch illustrations, and filet crochet edging. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for transfer pattern 6348.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Bananas Introduced At Centennial Exhibition
Collier's Weekly notes that bananas were hardly seen in the nation sixty years ago and first appeared at the Philadelphia Centennial exposition in 1876 wrapped in tin foil and sold as novelties for ten cents each.
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Collier’s Weekly
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Quick Malaria Relief
An old advertising pitch touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a trusted remedy for malarial chills and fever. It claims tasteless quinidine and iron provide rapid relief and a build up of strength, urging readers to buy at any drugstore and opt for the large size.
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Grove
Empty Task Reflects a Quote on Discussion
A brief observation notes that those with little to say often extend discussions the longest, attributing the idea to Lowell. The remark points to rhetorical behavior rather than a news event, framed as a compact editorial aside.
The Better Way to Correct Constipation
A health idea promotes prevention over cure for constipation by increasing dietary bulk with Kellogg's All-Bran. The cereal, toasted and ready to eat, supposedly prevents irregularity when paired with ample water, highlighting Kellogg's Battle Creek origin and wide grocery availability.
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Kelloge’s
Battle Creek
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Cotton Conference
Siberia
Uncle Sam
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South Dakota
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Alabama
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