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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
8
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the text analyzes horse and tractor plowing efficiency. It explains two horse teams outperform single plows, promotes two bottom and four plow tractors, and notes harrow and disk harrow use. It argues one man can prepare roughly twice as much land with larger equipment, reducing labor needs overall.
Loui Murphy, Collector of Internal Revenue for Dubuque, urges all residents to prepare and file their 1919 income tax returns by March 15. He notes help is available from his office, but taxpayers must act themselves. forms 1040 A and 1040 are mentioned, with exemptions and deductions outlined for individuals, couples, and businesses.
A quotation from Daniel C. Roper, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, frames tax payments as benefits for the public. The text argues that tax would be viewed as public welfare, not personal gain, and rejects evading taxability as a desirable action.
The piece urges buying Victory Liberty Loan Bonds to honor fallen soldiers and complete the war effort. It frames the loan as a peace or victory memorial and notes the immense human cost behind the fundraising push.
Returns from Chicago headquar ters show county chairmen and key workers in the Seventh Federal Reserve district signing up for the fifth big loan. They stress duty to fund war obligations, repay bank loans, and support veterans, with banks able to absorb another six billion if the public buys bonds.
The piece argues that if every U S resident gave a nickel daily for 1919, the total saved by year end would reach about 1.5 billion dollars. It notes many industries earn dividends from such small deposits and that the invested money would yield roughly 64 million dollars in 1920 through interest.
Uncle Sam urges a Victory Liberty Loan to fund postwar rebuilding and care for wounded soldiers. The message emphasizes moral force over military force and calls citizens to support peace financing as heavily as war, to sustain civilization and finish the job.
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