Chemistry Aids Industry Says Dr. Mowe
Dr. Harrison E. Mowe highlights how chemistry has powered industrial advances over the last decade. Improved paper pulp makes wide newsprint, glass can be lamped into bulbs rapidly, tires last longer, rayon grows, coal tar products expand, and new alloys and foods emerge from lab research. He urges continued support for fundamental science to sustain life, famine prevention, disease minimization, and civilization.
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Harrison E. Mowe
Howe
America
Death in Mexico City Trotsky Murder Prompts Cautionary Reflection
The piece notes Leon Trotsky's death in Mexico City and argues that his violent methods and utopian theory threaten real progress. It cautions that theorists seek rapid societal overhaul and may ruin rather than build, urging Americans to heed the tragic outcome and avoid such paths.
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Leon Trotsky
Mexico City
Trotsky
Heaven On Earth
Troteky
The Ingredients of Genius by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds argues creativity stems from gathering material. Invention is recombining stored images. Those with broader exposure to great works gain richer materials and more original ideas.
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Joshua Reynolds
Mary on the Galveston Pier Watches Planes Crying Child
A four year old girl on a Galveston pier cries as her mother reassures her that planes overhead are harmless. An uncle adds misinformed comments about target practice while warning of looming international tension and looming military drafts.
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Galveston
Mary
Parable of the Vinegar Bible Causes Recall in Williamsburg
A historic typographical error in a Bible edition from 1740 led to a recall after bindings. The misprint reading Parable of the Vinegar fetched high value as a Vinegar Bible, with one copy allegedly seen on a Governor's table in Williamsburg.
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Caps
House of Burgesses
Old Williamsburg
Alf Johnson
King Punner
Dallas
Dinner table quip sparks playful marital jab
A wife teases her husband at dinner about refusing to read an etiquette book. She ribbed him with a jab about serving dessert while he wields only a butter spreader. The exchange highlights lighthearted domestic humor.
Neighborhood Near-Miss Sparks Soprano Rivalry
Dialog hints at a near incident affecting a soprano in the neighborhood after a late night encounter. Mr Smith notes his wife is a soprano, while Mr Jones remarks the area almost reached tragedy last night.
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Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Strategy of Silence and Steady Fire
A private explains a wartime tactic to the officer, stating that strategy is concealing ammunition fatigue while continuing to fire. The exchange captures a harsh, practical mindset of frontline conduct and improvisation.
Miss Popplestone Seeks Hyphenated Name in Quip
A comic exchange has Miss Popplestone proposing a hyphenated surname to Eaton when married, prompting small brother from Davenport to suggest Moth as a playful rival. The lighthearted dialogue captures a family moment in a early 20th century newspaper snippet.
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Miss Popplestone
Eaton
Banana Peel Accident Repaired by Doctor
Mandy jokes about an internal injury after slipping on a banana peel. The doctor clarifies the mispronunciation and explains the phrase refers to a medical internal injury. Mandy confirms the area where it hurts.
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Mandy
Doctor
Yassuh
Lawyer Receives Threatening Letter Over Auto Injury
A client warns a lawyer that if the driver is rich, suit should be filed immediately. The boy was not bruised, but the letter says to notify the lawyer once suit is begun and to strike the owner in two or three places with a hammer.
Farmer Refuses To Move House Along Widening Highway
An inspector from the highway bureau warns a stubborn farmer his home must be removed for road expansion. The farmer resists saying it took him six years to build. The inspector urges practicality and explains traffic intrusion.
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Highway Bureau
Livestock Shipments In July Fall Sharply in Texas
Texas farm statisticians report July livestock shipments fell 20.5 percent from July 1939. 4 632 cars moved including cattle calves hogs and sheep. Cattle down 9 percent calves 43.8 percent hogs 12.5 percent sheep 27.8 percent. Over seven months, 40 951 carloads shipped 16.8 percent less than last year.
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University Bureau of Business Research
Farmer Says Guests Must Detour Through Kitchen
A farmer shrugs at visitors and jokes that when company comes they must detour through the kitchen, delivering a dry rural quip.
Chukars Found Not Profitable Outside Highland Counties
In Texas the Chukar Partridge shows promise only in Brewster County and nearby high altitude areas. Biologists report birds spread within two to three miles of ranch houses and prosper there, but remain unprofitable elsewhere. final judgment awaits another year.
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Austin
Texas
State Game Department
Brewster
India
United States
Brewster County
Seve money on your hotel bill with scrip
A brief notice promotes saving on hotel costs by purchasing scrip from The Avelenche offering a 35 percent discount on the bill.
Farm Loan Assn to Convene Meeting at Marfa Sept 27
A. P. Graves of the Federal Land Bank Houston will be principal speaker at the Marfa National Farm Loan Association annual meeting on September 27. J. C. Fuller will present the annual report. The 15 year old group has loaned over 4 million through the Federal Land Bank and nearly 1 million via the Land Bank commissioner. Officers include President J W Merrill Fort Davis Vice President Vernon McIntyre Alpine Secretary Treasurer Fred O Senter Jr Directors Joe C Mitchell C E Corning Valentine H B Holmes.
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A. P. Graves
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Marfa National Farm Loan Association
Marfa
J. C. Fuller
Land Bank Commissioner
J. W. Merrill
Fort Davis
Vernon McIntyre
Alpine
Fred O. Senter, Jr
Joe C. Mitchell
C. E. Corning
Valentine
H. B. Holmes
Thanking community for kindness after a death
Afton Texas mourners express gratitude to neighbors for funeral support for J. L. Fullingim known as Uncle Fullin. The son and wife L. J. Fullingim thank all for kindness and floral offerings and ask God to bless every giver.
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J. L. Fullingim
Uncle Fullin
L. J. Fullingim
Afton
Texas
Connecticut Law Bans Love Letters to Forbidden Girl
A Connecticut law makes it illegal for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother has forbidden him to see her, detailing enforcement and potential penalties under state statutes.
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Connecticut
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