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Saturday, July 27, 1918
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The Headlines
LIMITS OF LEVY ON WAR PROFITS 30 TO 80 PER CENT; Houre Committee Ratifies Its Tentative Agreement on Revenue Bill. EXEMPTS $2,000 PLUS 10% Rejects Treasury Department's Proposal to Adopt English Profit Tax Plan. DROPS OCCUPATION LEVY Eliminates Section 209 of Old Bill, Which Caused Widespread Protest. Cuts Out Occupational Tax. PUTS TAX ON PROFITS AT 30 TO 80 PER CENT. No Double Taxation.
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
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You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
- Vladimir Korolenko (1853)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,395 days ago
(107 years, 340 days)