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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
6
The 1924 act provides $1,000 single and $2,500 married exemptions plus $400 per dependent under 18 or disabled. Normal rates are 2 percent on net income over exemptions up to $4,000, 4 percent on the next $4,000, and 6 percent on the remainder, with prior law at 4 and 8 percent. A 25 percent earned income credit applies to net income up to $5,000, reducing tax.
Chronic coughs and chest colds strain the system and Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey is pitched as a fast relief remedy. The ad claims pine tar loosens phlegm while honey soothes irritation and notes the product contains no opiates and is safe for children. It urges readers to buy Lt Bell's for 30 cents at druggists.
Ed Schurtz of Milo Township reported four steers vanished from his farm about two months ago. Sheriff Mills pursued the case and on Saturday a search led to the animals returning to the Schurtz barnyard, though their place of concealment remains unknown.
The Princeton Township High School board appoints Attorney Jay L. Spaulding to fill the unexpired term of Miss Jesse Phelps who resigned due to ill health. Spaulding, a former board member, brings experience as the district moves to a new building project.
A reflection on how prosperity tests resolve while many resist hardship, noting Carlyle as the source of the quotation.
How to solve a crossword puzzle printed in this issue. It explains filling horizontal and vertical words, numbering, and rules for letters in white spaces only, with emphasis on dictionary words and avoidance of letters in black squares.
The appellate court in City of Quincy v Burgdor reversed a circuit court ruling, holding milk vendors may need a license to sell milk within municipalities. Health authorities hail licensure as a tool to maintain sanitary milk supplies. In Illinois 1924 venereal disease cases reached 31 029, far exceeding other infections.
The Thom pson Drug Co offers Lavoptik eye wash with camphor witch hazel and hydras tis for weak strained or sore eyes. One small bottle advised. Aluminum eye cup included free.
Illinois reports about 85 daily cases with 1500 convalescents of scarlet fever. New cases run 50 per day. 20 cases trigger over a year of quarantine for patients and nurses. Raw oysters are flagged as typhoid carriers. New York bans beds’ oysters and Dr. Rawlings allows cooked oysters. County boards debate funding health services vs veterinary care.
An old medicine claims to quiet a persistent cough by swallowing doses for relief. It promises rapid action and a calm throat, selling at 30 cents in all stores. The ad emphasizes easing the hack and inflamed membranes for a peaceful night.
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