County Home Rule Bill Up in Texas Senate
Jan 20 Texas Senate discusses a constitutional amendment to permit county home rule with elected charters and salaried officers. A similar proposal failed two years ago. Another measure would curb gas rate hikes in small towns and empower audits. Senate Bill 180 amendment seeks to bar foreign control of Texans firms. Several civil judicial council reforms are proposed, including judge nomination by convention and restricting corporations from practicing law.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Frank Rawlings
Fort Worth
E. J. Blackett
Victoria
State Railroad Commission
Joe Moore
Greenville
Senate
Texas
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Civil Judicial Council
How Well Do You Know Movies by Dan Thomas
Hollywood quiz tests film knowledge with 15 questions about stars, studios, and famous titles. Readers are invited to answer and compare to the published key on another page.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Gloria Swanson
Ricardo Cortez
Seventh Heaven
Stella Dallas
Greta Garbo
John Gilbert
Norma Talmadge
Mary Pickford
Digest poll on liquor revival with dispensary limits
A reader advocate urges liquor return with no tax and proposes on premise drinking bans. He suggests government pricing five cents per pint beer ten cents per quart wine priced double whiskey. He calls for dispensaries scaled to population.
Lose Fat With Kruschen Salts Promise of Quick Weight Drop
An ad touts losing 15 pounds in a month and boosting energy by taking Kruschen Salts for four weeks. It urges reducing pastries and fatty foods, weighing again, and boasting that one bottle is worth a hundred dollars to a fat person. Leading druggists nationwide sell Kruschen at Fox Drug Co. and other stores.
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America
Fox Drug Co
City Drug Stores
Post Office Drug Co
Hermits Return to Caves After Century Convention
In Omaha a group of hermits ending their centennial convention elected Clark Watson as president and announced plans to retreat to caves or shanties. Henry Morris, aging vice president, decried modern vice and tobacco as reasons to return underground while debating technocracy and the limits of machinery.
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Omaha
Neb
Hermits, Ltd
Henry Morris
Clark Watson
Pete” Everett
Pawnee Creek
Dode
Morris
Saloon-like Outlets Propose 50 Cent Quart Upper Limit
A proposal argues for price and quality standards across all drinks, soft and dairy, and suggests alcoholic beverages be as high quality as milk. It envisions saloon traits in venues like Last Stop Drug Store or Last Chance Soda Fountain, open long hours, with licensure gaps and protection sought from Uncle Sam for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers amid bootlegging and stills.
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Last Stop Drug Store
Last Chance Soda Fountain
Moonshine, Tax Policy, and Prohibition Reform
B D Clement argues for keeping or repealing the 18th Amendment with drastic acts against intoxication. He contends revenue from enforcement would rival current costs, and that tax removal could eliminate bootleggers if paired with strict social penalties.
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Sammy
B. D. Clement
Insanitary poultry departments prompt grocery store inspection
A reader complains of filthy conditions in grocery store poultry departments with dying and dead chicks. He urges inspections, cites lack of sunshine and ventilation, and notes public reluctance to report but ongoing consumer reluctance to buy fowls. Includes personal notices seeking dairy work and a housekeeper.
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A. B
Nurse Seeks Office or Companionship Job
A graduate nurse expresses readiness to work in a doctor’s office or as a companion to a lady, stating willingness to take any honorable position. She mentions accompanying a young ill girlfriend seeking support and notes both are seeking employment opportunities.
Italy's New Envoy Arrives as U S Ally Focused
Augusto Rosso, newly appointed Italian ambassador to the United States, says Italy views the U S as a young, active nation, discussing his arrival and duties. The piece includes a personal vignette about a large Alto residence and family scenes. It also contains letters from readers seeking correspondence and work, including a 25 year old woman seeking widowers or bachelors, and a 21 year old seeking employment.
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Ialy
Mussolini
United States
Augusto Rosso
Italy
Prosperity and a loan request from a struggling applicant
A plea for aid from a 28 year old applicant, outlining lack of support, a wish to avoid charity, and willingness to offer references and repayment. She mentions membership in the Order of Eastern Star, and promises to help others if aided, with partial context of prior moves and financial luck in East Texas after selling a farm in Arkansas. She references a possible loan and gratitude for any help.
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Tack
Order of Eastern Star
Old Gold Cigarette Slogan Praised For Smoothness
A vintage advertisement extols Old Gold cigarettes as smoother than rivals, promising wonderful flavor without rasp or harshness. The copy emphasizes a refined smoking experience and urges consumer appeal through the notion of superior smoothness.
Approves Of Youth Responds To School Dancers
A reader named Tack replies to J. C. Stephenson's article about student dancing. The letter defends today’s youth and argues that moral codes aren’t trampled more now than in the reader’s youth. Amarillo is praised for its beautiful girls and fine young men, deemed mostly clean-minded.
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J. C. Stephenson
Amarillo
I Believe in the Youth of Today and Their Moral Codes
The speaker asserts that modern youth are as sensible as earlier generations and have clean moral codes. He claims his five children have danced since they could walk, and he would gladly join them in dance, noting they are now grown.
Dream of Nujol treatment promises relief from constipation
An old advertisement warns about laxatives causing dependency and outlines Dream of Nujol as a gentler \"Cream of Najal\" remedy. It claims the product soothes the bowels, absorbs poisons, supports natural peristalsis, and costs only a few cents daily.
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