Dodging the Tax Man
The National Industrial Conference Board estimates fifty five billion dollars in wealth escapes taxation in America. Of this total, thirty four billion comes from tax exempt securities like Liberty bonds, endowments, and government backed assets. Tax exempt wealth accounts for about one sixth of national wealth and a third of property taxed, with the rich using loopholes to avoid taxes while the burden falls on the poor and middle class.
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America
National Industrial Conference Board
Master Tie Arthur Somers Roc TIED THROUGH THE WALL
The fragment references Arthur Somers Roc and a scene where the speaker perceives snobbish behavior through a wall. The text is garbled and presents no clear event, date, or location to confirm a concrete incident or outcome.
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Arthur Somers Roc Tie Diewieslieid
Casikie
Promises of Health and Spiritual Renewal in Weight Loss Letter
A reader excerpted letter praises a doctor’s claims of health and moral renewal through dieting and lifestyle change. The writer reports dropping to 151 pounds from 175 after a regimen of exercise and controlled eating, noting spiritual gains alongside physical gains and thanking the doctor for fulfilled promises.
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San Francisco
Lal
D. D
Hello There Greeting Replays Names From The Past
The poem surveys social exchanges in which a friendly hello signals familiarity while a forgotten name triggers playful evasions. It contrasts cheerful Yankee greetings with the awkward moment of recognition and memory lapse in social meetings. Edgar A Guest reflections from 1924 frame witty social etiquette.
The Kiss Shown in Osaka Exposition Sparks Morals Debate
Tokyo bans encouraging kissing while Rodin’s The Kiss is screened under bamboo at Osaka exhibit for three months with no observed moral impact. London’s summer theatres open without explicit love scenes as critics note a shift toward less romance in modern drama.
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Tokio
Japan
Rodin
Osaka
London
Eng
The Observer's Column and a London Heist Tale
The narrator reviews vast war debts and reparations figures in francs and dollars, notes China exports and famine risk, then shifts to a crime scene. He observes Marcus Anderson and Armand Cochet, the White Eagle, dining with a hunchback companion, plotting a looming robbery while he plans his own bold move.
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John Ainsley
Fifth Avenue
Ainsley
Marcus Anderson
Anderson
the Mirabeau
Washington Square
Mirabeau
Europe
Monsieur Armand Cochet
Underworld
White Eagle
Cochet
M. Cochet
Duke
April
Armand Cochet
Society of
Anji
Society of the Profiteer
Eaz
Anderson’s Town 2
Upper East Side
Madison Avenue
Brief Thoughts for Today Wisdom and instruction in one line
A compact reflection on accepting rebuke and pursuing understanding. It pairs a biblical proverb about valuing instruction with a Plato-inspired note that wisdom encompasses all sciences and itself.
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Plato
Chains of stores reshape the U.S. retail scene
The article notes the rise of vast chain systems with 10,000 stores from The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and others like United Cigar Stores, Woolworth, and Childs restaurants. It compares this expansion to industrial combinations, predicting a future with few giant firms wielding control over production and distribution.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
United Cigar
Woolworth
Childs
United States Steel
Robin on a Nest Reflects Selfless Nobility in Life
A morning scene in the woods shows a robin guarding its nest and young, embodying sacrifice and care. The speaker recalls a letter from a mother, noting hard work, peace in children, and the value of gratitude over perfection. The tale links perseverance, modest reward, and the robin’s example to daily life.
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Robin
Les
Cesig Spead
United States
Vince
Wees
Fey Tae Ae Isoks
Corregidor in Manila Bay as siege fortress
The piece notes rumors that American forces in the Philippines would gather at Fort McKinley and Corregidor, calling Corregidor a Gibraltar of Manila Bay. It claims constant provisioning for a two year siege and over 200 heavy guns, while joking about the U S general staff.
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Philippines
Fort McKinley
Manila
Corregidor Island
Gibraltar
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Mail Volumes Among World Figures Highlighted
The pope handles about 27000 pieces of mail daily with letters dominating. Hugo Stinnes and Henry Ford rank high in global mail volume. Secretaries note most messages seek aid while few offer help. The tendency shows people instinctively ask when writing.
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Hugo Stinnes
Henry Ford
What Others Think UNION OF THE SIX NATIONS
A historical note on the Iroquois federation, the Five Nations uniting into the Six Nations, and its influence on American colonial unity. It cites letters from Philadelphia in 1750, Griff i’s assessment, and treaty conferences at Lancaster in 1774 and Albany in 1775 with Cannassatego urging union and strength.
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America
Iroquois League
Five Nations
Six Nations
United States
Philadelphia
W. E. Griffi
William Johnson
The
Lancaster
Cannasstego
Albany
Cannassatego
Puzzle path reveals old family proverb in coin sale notes
The scrambled text describes tracing paths on 24 squares starting at any square to spell an old family proverb. It mentions prices under $1, requiring coins to make change with 4 pennies, nickels, 1 dime, 1 quarter, and half dollars. The passage notes nine coins totaling 98 cents and a completed course yields the proverb.
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Exchange & Case
Ees
Flood Drowns Hundreds of Hens in Dutch River Crisis
A flood in Holland drowned hundreds of hens amid rising water. Across the labor scene outside the AFL an estimated 600,000 workers are in unions, with 400,000 accredited to the Four railroad brotherhoods.
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Winnipeg
Can
Findlay River
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Holland
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Letter of the Law
the Observer's Column
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Dillions
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China
U. S
New York State
New York City
St. Yes
Chicago
Union OF the Six Nations
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