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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
2
The National Industrial Conference Board compares 1913 and 1923 government costs and indebtedness. Local, state, and national outlays rose sharply, with total government costs climbing from 2.919 to 10.045 billion dollars and per capita costs increasing across all levels.
State and local public indebtedness rose about one billion dollars per year from 1921 to 1924. In 1923, roughly 75 percent of national expenses were due to past wars and defense, while local and state cost increases stemmed from laws and expanded activities. Bond issuance hides true costs as interest accrues, and total expenditures exceeded tax receipts by large margins in 1913 and 1923. Tire repair offer follows.
Unprecedented interest surrounds high school football as districts pair off for championships and towns rally behind local teams. Communities close stores and fill stands, with high school stars gaining prominence alongside university prospects in regional sports pages. Football remains an amateur sport boosting education.
The committee approved a plan to remove over a million people from the federal tax rolls by raising exemptions to 1500 for singles and 3500 for heads of families, up from 1000 and 2500. The maximum surtax rate would drop from 40 to 20 percent under the proposed bill.
A legislative committee approved changes cutting normal tax rates for the first four thousand dollars and the next four thousand, with a further drop on the remaining income. The exemption age for dependents rises from eighteen to twenty one if dependents are in school. A twenty five percent tax cut on earned income up to ten thousand dollars remains in place.
A Kansan owner of a Florida lot sold land after reading a boom report. He priced the parcel at 300 dollars in a newspaper ad, but a linotype error altered the measured price. The misprint proved profitable as demand surged around the advertised value.
A Kansan selling a lot added two ciphers and quoted $30,000. A prospective buyer arrived in person, offered $25,000, and handed a check, leaving the seller dazed by the rapid exchange.
An old advertisement claims a single day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Each box bears E W Grove's signature and promises to stop cough and headache while treating the cold.
A short medical note warns that neglecting small wounds can lead to blood poisoning or lockjaw, urging disinfection with liquid Borozone and powder for healing. It lists prices for liquid 30 60 and 120 cents and powder 30 and 60 cents, sold by Bow-Wright Drug Co.
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