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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1930
Page
2
An anecdote shows a self made man in an interview explaining how he read a good book while taking telephone calls. He kept the book open on his desk and read during moments when others asked for a moment. The humor contrasts work ethic and practical multitasking.
Grace asks how to communicate with a tight rope walker and Maggie answers by saying over the wire. The line plays on the idea of signaling from afar using telegraphic slang. The dialogue blends humor with a nod to old time communication methods.
Golddigger Sue confronts Judge Knott over a claim of a broken heart valued at a high settlement. The courtroom exchange centers on the perceived worth of love and money in a domestic dispute.
A brief Epworth Herald sketch notes a chiding husband and a polite response to a crossing mishap. The piece humorously contrasts a wife guiding a busy crossing with a shy husband and a request to smile at a passing policeman.
A guest recalls mistaking four million aire for the builder and tipping him half a dollar. The moment prompted a humorous exchange, yet the tipped amount was not returned, leaving both parties amused and puzzled.
Mary gave notice after being asked why she wished to leave her position. The reply indicated she felt uncomfortable and described the situation as uncomfortable and distressing for her.
A speaker asserts having a ghost writer handle their ghost writing tasks, claiming ultimate success and novelty in outsourcing creative work to a ghost writer. The remark highlights irony about authorship and self-authorship in modern writing culture.
Spectator questions a candidate about moving arms on a stump as the candidate explains he is giving a stump speech during a political campaign. The exchange captures a humorous moment highlighting campaign rhetoric and public interaction.
Deputy Colorado dairy commissioner Toliver advises increasing grain for dairy cows when pastures dry. He recommends 12 to 80 gallons of water per cow daily, a grain plan of 1 round per five pounds of milk, and a mix of oats bran barley chop with possible cottonseed meal.
Guidance on treating cowpox to limit transmission. Isolate affected cows and milk separately. Maintain clean stalls and hands. Sores can be treated with hot boric acid paste or bismuth subnitrate in castor oil. For stubborn sores, use iodine ointment. Sterilize milking tubes by boiling before each use.
Fall-born calves are ready for pasture next spring. With low dairy prices keep only the best cows. Haul manure now to cut fly problems. Cows need grain and hay as pastures shrink. Avoid flesh loss and production drop. Protein in roughage varies with hay type. alfalfa needs about 1 percent crude digestible protein in grain.
A 300 year old matchlock gun with a five foot barrel and large bore was added to Hastings Nebraska museum. It was once part of the Duke of Austria's famed firearm collection. The museum now houses over 600 projectile arms and about 200 swords and bayonets.
Dr. Ortiz Patto reports Modern Afechanics Magazine that germ cultures sealed 26 years ago remain alive. He inoculated samples into living animals to test disease production, finding many germs grew in new cultures and caused diseases similar to those in the past.
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