Taxing Home Brew and Wine Amid Uproar Over Prohibition Taxes
The piece notes that beer and wine remain illegal but are taxed through a federal tax on brewers wort malt syrup and grape concentrate. Home-brewers face 15 cents per gallon on wort 3 cents per pound on malt syrup and 20 cents per gallon on grape concentrate, with small yearly costs for a typical five gallon batch. Mineral and table waters over 12 percent are taxed at 2 cents per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uncle Sam
Wort
Marriage ban on drunkards by San Luis Potosi decree
A San Luis Potosi decree prohibits civil authorities from marrying habitual drunkards citing morality and public health. Civil registries must require medical certificates proving not victims of alcoholism. The governor signed the decree. Nevada's revenue comparison shows a 1,346,332 dollar net increase of 270 dollars from last year amid state declines.
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Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Federation of Mexican States
Nevada
Postage Costs Equal Across Distances
A report notes that mailing a letter costs the same whether sent to a neighbor or someone far away, reflecting a flat rate approach. The item emphasizes uniform pricing across geographic distances.
Auction Sale of the G. O. P satire paves way to mock sale
A Marshfield Herald reprint ridicules the 1932 party politics with a mock auction on the White House lawn. It items a “political machine” and “one billion dollar crime wave” among farcical assets while lampooning Hoover era policy and figures in biting wartime satire.
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Marshfield
Herald
Tennessee
Uncle Sam
White House
Washington, D. C
Mellon
Texans split counties in first gubernatorial primary
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson led in 163 of 254 counties and Gov Ross Sterling won 61 while Tom F Hunter topped 29. Ferguson and Hunter tied in Glasscock County with 116 votes each. Sterling carried Bexar County by nearly 5000, and Hunter led Wichita County by two to one.
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Sterling
Hunter
Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ross Sterling
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita
Bexar County
Free Highways Still Toll Roads For Automobiles
The American Road Builders Association notes motorists pay about 0.29 cents per mile in highway tolls through gasoline taxes. Charles M. Upham says the national highway revenue of 536 million dollars, spread over 26 million vehicles, yields roughly one cent per every 3.4 miles driven.
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United States
American
Road Builders’ Association
Charles M. Upham
Texas outlook on school fund and homestead tax relief
The piece warns that the proposed homestead tax exemption, set at 3000 dollars, would reduce state revenue and likely lower the scholastic apportionment to about 11 dollars per pupil for 1933-34. It urges public opinion and patron support to prevent financial harm to education and emphasizes education’s value to business optimism.
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State of
Texas
Sterling
Texas Outlook
Do You Know Funny Facts From The Past
A collection of odd claims and trivia about intelligence age limits invention mistakes and everyday myths. The items range from slips about LeRoy’s film projector to beliefs on diamonds ice cream sodas and weather and air flow.
Be Careful How You Train Your Dog
San Francisco the fox terrier of Millington mocked officers attempts to deliver a subpoena in a minor case. After a door knob delivery blew away the dog retrieved the subpoena and brought it to Millington, who then faced a legal ruling that service was lawful.
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San Francisco
Millington
Airborne cigarettes found burning on ground after 1000 foot drop
Reports describe lighted cigarettes dropped from airplanes at about 1000 feet still burning upon reaching the ground. Authorities note potential fire risk and investigate the incident.
Seed Cotton Sold At One Cent Per Pound In 1845 Clarksville
Seed cotton brought as little as one cent per pound in Clarksville during fall 1845 as local merchants bought on account for growers. Some lots sold for less, while larger quantities fetched higher prices and were hauled to Jefferson for ginning. The one cent figure appears on W. M. Harrison’s bill cited by Allen Harris as of January 1, 1845. The Times note also mentions Uncle Sam owing about 11.6 billion dollars to foreign nations, not counting Germany’s occupation bill.
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Clarksville
Jefferson
W. M. Harrison
Allen Harris
Harris
Harrison
Texas
Republic
Times
C. M. Portwood
Greenville
Portwood
Beloit and Ponca City Vote to Abolish City Taxes
Beloit Wisconsin votes to suspend all city taxes and run the municipality on earnings of the municipal light and water department. Ponca City Oklahoma adopts the same plan to rely on utility income for city operations.
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Beloit
Wis
Municipal Light and Water Department
Ponca City
Okla
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Board of Trade
Hoover
Farm Board
Board of Temperance, Prohibition, Public Morals
Society of Reforms
Wickersham
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Dolly Gann
God Help the King
State Department
O. K
Coon Lobo Jaypee
Whitewright Gin & Ice Co
Mark Montgomery
J. A. LeRoy
LeRoy
California
Union
United States Treasury Department
Greece
Pennsylvania Railroad
Germany
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
Central
Lucy Adams
Bascom
Mrs. Bascom
Lucy
Southwestern Bell Telephone
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