Income tax evasion study shows large unfiled returns
A Census Bureau and IRS study finds only 5.2 million personal tax returns in 1919 for incomes over 1000 dollars while 42 million workers earned above that level. analysts estimate 15 to 20 million should have filed. The report warns many with income over 1600 dollars did not report and face legal penalties. It notes wage earners and farmers had low filing rates despite substantial average incomes.
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U. S. Census Bureau
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Abe Martin Contemplates Stable Duties On Marital Day
The column pokes fun at folks fretting over mundane tasks as Max plans to marry. A lighthearted note questions who will handle chores at the Oser livery stable while the groom-to-be takes a break, delivering a rural humoristic snapshot.
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Max
Rippling Rhymes about a Proud Neighbors Wealth
Walt Mason satirizes a neighbor who flaunts luxury with new suits hats boots and a deluxe sedan. The speaker laments envy and tries to keep up, sacrificing modest means to match the neighbor’s pomp and the wife’s dismay.
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Henry
Tax Law Injustice Cited By Farmers And Workers
The document argues the income tax law is unjust not the people. It notes millions of farmers earned over 2000 in 1919 yet many could not afford to file or pay. It claims 80 percent of income tax came from those earning above 15000 yearly and calls for scrapping the unfair law.
Tax Law Faces Fixes After Hasty Passage
All agree the income tax law covering the years above was cumbersome and an emergency measure hurried into effect. The new law is also viewed as defective and in need of adjustment to function properly.
Borrowed Smiles Streetcar Riddle
Brief noting a Cincinnati Enquirer quotation on chasing a streetcar and wondering why it slows after capture, with a playful, reflective tone typical of the era.
Bright Boy Recollects Nelsons Farewell In Classroom Exchange
In a Mosaic of clippings from the London Mail and other papers a teacher asks why David wished to be a door keeper in the house of the Lord and a Bright Boy answers Recaller implying he could walk outside during the sermon The note also mentions F C Comstock a tensorial artist and baseball magnate washing a ceiling and discovering original color white recalled by old residents in Meshoppen Enterprise.
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F.C. Comstock
Meshoppen Enterprise
David
Boston Transcript
Final lap and plans as spring ends
A quirky editorial note reflects on com mencement plans and the habit of studying a telephone book for threes. A Flint Michigan farmer died while splitting wood, prompting remarks on risk. An auto accessory is a good bank balance and a magazine writer notes the dog fills an empty spot in man’s life, especially the hot dog.
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Flint
Michigan
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Young woman from Natchez bruised by nettle patches
A lament about a Natchez girl who wanders into nettleweed and sinks into gloom. She remains indoors and spends her days scratching, haunted by her misadventure.
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Chez
Murphy Declares He Ain't Licked Yet
Dialogue shows Murphy insisting he will not admit defeat while Pat challenges his stance. The exchange captures a defiant tone with regional speech.
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Pat
Murphy
Jazz Echoes Through Rustic Romance in Nightscape
A fragmentary verse piece contrasts a twilight stroll and a rustic romance with comic rural imagery. Surreal symbols like a tin dishpan and an auto horn mingle with jazz motifs such as a saxophone and a big bass drum, ending with a cat and fowl’s alarm.
Peanut Remark Sparks Reflection on Food and Poverty
A passerby quips about using peanuts to illustrate resourcefulness and inequality, prompting readers to consider how small staples expose larger economic gaps and personal resilience.
Riffing Odds and Ends of a Curious Verse
A playful fragment listing odd images and sounds including a ripping seam a hound dog howl a caliope a whirligig an alarm clock tattoo a squealing pig a heathen Chinee saying prayers and a monkey in a china closet tumbling downstairs.
Two Civil War Enlistees Learn War’s Toll Rotary Tale
Col Palmer told Rotary Club members about two young Civil War enlistees one married and one single. After a long march and several skirmishes they slept in a dog tent. The married man feared survival while the single sought excitement and peace.
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Col. Palmer
Rotary Club
Automobile show admission priced with a sly joke
A fragment depicts a man debating with a friend about attending an automobile show and the price. A punchline about it costing a sedan to exit suggests humor about costs and social prompts.
Gratitude for Help and Encouragement Acknowledged
Acknowledgment of deep gratitude for the help and encouragement received over time as we kept moving forward with support from various sources and assistive voices.
Yeast Foam Tablets Said To Cure Run Down Health
An article advocates pure yeast tablets as a remedy for vague ill health described as run down. It argues the condition can be overcome by consuming Yeast Foam Tablets, presenting the claim as conclusive and significant.
Censorship Board Plea Not To Break Duty
A plea emphasizes the censorship board must perform its duty when contributions arrive. The speaker appeals to gentlemen to ensure proper action and urges responsible handling of the situation to avoid harming the effort or public trust.
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Censorship Board
Scotsman’s scrap misdelivery leads to puzzling mix up
A Scotsman eager to make a bit of money collected tin cans and scrap iron and sent the lot to a local junk store. The items were misdelivered and ended up at the wrong location, leaving him surprised by the error.
Car Repair Estimate Letter from a Garage
A Houston Post clipping describes a garage letter to a customer reporting a severe car smash. It states the car is to be repaired, with an attached estimate for repair costs and an approximate delivery date.
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Houston Post
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