U.S. Tax Figures Signal Higher Levies Ahead
Washington reports outline a coming burst of tax hikes in 1941 with Congress expected to add at least 1.5 billion dollars in revenue. Proposals include raising the normal income tax from 4 to about 6 percent, higher surtaxes, broader excises, and attempts to broaden the tax base including lower income brackets and possible changes to exemptions. Comparisons to British levies for married couples with two children illustrate the anticipated burden.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
United States
War tension will shatter marriages lecturer says
Dr Eduard Lindeman of New York warns that war tension will raise divorces and marriages while defense preparations push the nation onto a war economy for five to ten years. He cites higher household spending on goods and cars, mostly on installment plans, and warns of a postwar depression without planning.
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America
Eduard C. Lindeman
New York
Lindeman
United States
Reporters Pass Up Perfect Social Security Man
In North Carolina the state employment service reported a man came to Kinston seeking work with the perfect social security number 123456789. The press noted the number but did not reveal the man’s name John Doe, suspecting the agency provided a fictitious identity.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Employment Service
Kinston
John Doe
An Exception to the Rule Tourists and Natives Clash in Quaint Town
A brief exchange highlights a clash between tourist curiosity and local pride as visitors seek a glimpse of everyday life while natives resist the tourist gaze. The vignette captures a humorous, pointed dialogue about familiarity and difference in a small community.
The Spice of Life Isms and Jokes Across a Gallery of Puns
A sequence of short comic quips and anecdotes covers politics jokes and social foibles. Included are lines about communism fascism and nazism along with sausage dog jokes and a glassed lampoon of a poker room prank and a judge’s sentence reflecting pride in winning a fight.
Relief inquiry paints portrait of Florida winter hardship
In a Florida relief interview from last winter a Negro woman describes her children with vivid phrases noting a lap child a creeper a porch chile and a yard youngun. The investigator asks ages and the woman responds with stark humor and resilience.
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Florida
Quick Wit and One Liners in a Humorous Exchange
A compact collection of jokes and quips shows lovers bantering about spouses and past marriages. A prosecutor interrupts with a list of past convictions while a prisoner seeks permission to sit. The jokes cover money, time, and weather with light wordplay.
Witty Exchange on Music, Real Estate, and Moss
A Black man comments on his son’s trombone lessons and distant bands. A White man replies he bought valuable nearby real estate cheaply. A Housekeeper quips about work and a rolling stone. A Tramp asks how moss could be practically useful.
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Black
White
Farmer Reflects On Why Things Cost More
A farmer explains rising prices as he notes the need to understand botanical details. The remark signals a practical view of costs tied to agricultural inputs and production.
Flippant talk and a bull incident headline
A humorous scene features banter about permanent waves and taxes among friends. An Irishman recently tossed by a bull regains his footing as the enraged animal paws the ground, while Mike mocks bowing and scraping.
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Mike
Fatal Typographical Misstep Online Postcard Incident
A vacationing husband writes a playful but accidental missive to his wife saying Wish you were here and the misprint reveals he is away. The note surfaces as a household hint about ink removal on white tablecloths. The mishap underscores the perils of informal communication and domestic curiosity in printed media.
Cake Slicing Rivalries Echo Between Social Worker and Relief Seeker
A humorous exchange features a social worker claiming imperfect skills and a relief seeker correcting a misstatement about back rent. The seeker boasted a modern plumbing response, contrasting with the worker’s brag about beating their mother at cake slicing.
Which Profession Is Most Ancient
A doctor an architect and a politician debate oldest profession. The doctor cites Eve from Adam’s rib as surgery. The architect notes creation by ordering chaos. The politician wonders who made chaos. The student asks who Minerva married and the professor explains she remained unmarried.
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Minerva
A Real Optimist Sonny Dad Exchange
A humorous exchange frames optimism through a child’s question and a father’s concise definition. Dad explains that an optimist is a person who looks for the bright side, even in everyday dialogue with his son.
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Sonny
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