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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
7
A fragment describes readers sending questions on Fiat phase details. It notes signed letters must include name and address for response, and that confidential information will not be published. Subscribers are asked to enclose postage for expenses.
The article explains how the excess profits tax works, calculating exemptions and taxable net income for a corporation with $10,000,000 outstanding capital. It notes how eight percent on invested capital plus $5,000 exempts up to $805,000, leaving $695,000 subject to tax if net income is $1,500,000. It notes potential dividend effects, conservative responses, and questions about Kathodian Bronze and Southern Pipe Line stock, with draft risks for major leaguers and implications for investment strategies.
National league schedule lists Chicago against New York and Cincinnati facing Philadelphia. Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn and St Louis meets Boston. In the American league Washington travels to Chicago with cloudy conditions. Philadelphia visits Detroit, and New York contests Cleveland. Boston plays St Louis with clear weather.
In the Southern League schedule Birmingham visits Memphis Mobile plays Nashville New Orleans faces Chattanooga and Atlanta travels to Little Rock All games proceed with teams and venues noted for tonight.
Chicago 2 Washington 1 featured at Chicago. Boston routed St Lonig 8 to 2 in a cold matchup. Cleveland-New York and Detroit-Philadelphia games were played in cold conditions with no final scores provided.
Rain affected Brooklyn-Pittsburgh and wet grounds delayed Boston-St Louis. New York beat Chicago 5 to 3 and Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 5 to 1.
In Charlotte Winston-Salem defeated Charlotte 6 to 0 while in Greensboro Durham fell 7 to 6 to the home team. The day featured two league results with Winston-Salem and Greensboro securing wins.
Results show Augusta 3 Jacksonville 4 and 5 8, Columbia 5 Charleston 17 with brief notes on the day’s minor league baseball action.
In Nashville the Southern Association game resulted in a 6 0 win for the home team over Atlanta. Chattanooga defeated Mobile 9 8 in a high scoring tilt while Memphis fell to New Orleans 0 4. Birmingham beat Little Rock 6 3 in a separate contest.
At St Paul Louisville matchup is listed as 7 to 7 while Toledo defeats Columbus 1 to 0. Indianapolis leads Louisville 40 to 6 with no other games scheduled.
In the International League, Poronte faced Buffalo in cold conditions while Montreal and Rochester experienced rain. No other games on the schedule.
Colgate College in Hamilton New York will close tomorrow as three fourths of students join military service leaving no final examinations or end of term ceremonies. The move follows widespread enlistment disrupting the traditional closing schedule and reflects the wartime strain on campus life.
May 24 commemorations marked British Empire Day with enthusiastic events across cities. Military parades, specialty teas, and elaborate festivals highlighted school and athletic activities in support of St. George’s Day and war relief efforts.
The Long Island women’s group plans a week of committee work to promote canning preserving and storage of surplus fruit vegetables and other foods at the Long Island Food Reserve Battalion.
An ad describes Pompeian HAIR Massage as a non oily scalp treatment. It claims it awakens hair roots, improves scalp health, and leaves hair vigorous and healthy. The product is sold in 25c 50c and 1 battle sizes and marketed by Pompeian makers of skincare products.
An old Cincinnati advertisement touts freezone drops as a cheap cure for corns and calluses. It claims a quarter ounce obtained at a drugstore can relieve tenderness, snap the corn from root to tip, and dry without irrita tion. The ad notes relief for wearers of high heels.
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