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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1925
Page
4
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Mrs Mary Scott of Montgomery underwent a major operation at the Daviess county hospitals this morning. A number of Daviess county bankers plan to attend the Indiana Bankers Association mid winter meeting February 4 and 5 at the Claypool hotel. Topics include a state wide protective plan and related legislation. Dr Oscar F Howard 76 a prominent physician in southern Indiana died at his Princeton home Monday after months of illness.
Reported closures of soft drink parlors in Michigan City as police crack down on bootleggers. Northern Indiana Power plans extend water mains and power lines. Three cows wandered downtown in Crawfordsville before capture. Sheriff bans illicit roadhouse dispensers in Bloomington area. One tax delinquent in Van Buren Township. others minor. Mishawaka theater fire extinguisher averts heater hazard. Nashville Presbyterian Church prepares 100th anniversary celebration begun 1825.
An old advertisement pitches Marmola Prescription Tablets as a fat reducer product. It claims doctors endorse the tablets and offer a one dollar price via druggist or direct mail to Marmola in Detroit. The copy promises easy weight loss without exercise or dieting and asserts safety with no unpleasant effects.
The article explains gross income definitions under the 1924 Revenue Act and how net income is derived by deductions. It lists classes of taxpayers wage earners and businesses, required reporting of gross sales and inventories, and notes farm income including crop shares and rental value as part of taxable income. It also mentions building plans considered by churches may involve 500,000 in 1925.
A garbled excerpt references a speedy man in town, a corner turn on two wheels, risky crossings, and a railway bell. The legible bits hint at a noisy nighttime scene and a hurried rider, but the text remains unclear and incomplete.
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