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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
7
A humorous exchange ends with Jimkins remarking that a girl poured water into her fiancé hat and it hasn’t leaked out yet. The line lands as a dryly playful anecdote about social cleverness.
A quirky dialogue recalls lightning strikes and self control. Thompson is praised for temper restraint during a family drive when a tire fails, as he delays his swearing until his wife and children reach safety.
A collection of snappy couplet lines and wordplay about marriage costs and mismatched happiness. The items joke about eloping to save wedding expenses and avoiding divorce costs while mixing puns on affection and bankruptcy.
Houston August 1 Texas crops show excellent condition per the Bureau of Crop Estimates report. Corn yields near 25.17 bushels per acre with total production around 166,784,000 bushels. wheat 13.5 bushels per acre. oats 25.83 bushels per acre. Production figures given for barley rye rice sorghum and hay with statewide totals and acreage changes. Potential 1919 comparatives noted alongside current prospects across corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, rice, sorghum, potatoes and peanuts.
A terse dialogue notes difficulty in collecting money. Respondents cite others attempting and failing, questioning how the speaker knows funds are hard to obtain. The exchange suggests widespread collection obstacles and skepticism about effort.
Brigadier General C A Woodruff United States Army retired passed away Friday in Berkeley after a long illness He was 75 years old and had served in the military for several decades leaving a widow and children noted for his service to the country
Delegates to the Texas Farmers Educational and Co Operative Union convention in Fort Worth voted unanimously to reduce cotton acreage citing low grade and bloated supply. They urged investigation into rotten seed sales and backed measures by the American Cotton Association while condemning oleomargarine tax. D B Lyday was named president in Pettigrew’s vacancy.
The Republican convention met in Dallas and named a full slate for governor through railroad commissioner. It adopted a platform backing open shop with collective bargaining, compulsory arbitration, and Esch Cummins rail bill support, while opposing government ownership and federal unionization. it condemns the Terrell law and omits woman suffrage and prohibition.
Railway labor board grants American Express employees a retroactive flat raise of 16 cents an hour from May 1 1920 totaling 30 million dollars yearly and refers the plan to 80000 workers for a referendum. Union officials call the award satisfactory and expect acceptance.
New figures show Russian Imperial bonds totaling 18,000,000,000 francs are held in France, equating to about $3.5 billion at current exchange rates. The bonds are cited as part of France's asset holdings from the imperial era.
The Capital Petroleum Company on the McFarland ranch seven miles south of Weatherford struck 600000 cubic feet of gas at a depth of 250 feet marking a gas discovery reported from Weatherford Texas.
Historian John Von Muller, after extensive research on the age of the world, concludes in 1920 that the world is 7 642 years old. His dating, grounded in Biblical references and established facts, has gained broad acceptance.
An advertisement claims Calotabs replaces calomel with a taste free non gagging tablet. One tablet at bedtime with water cleanses the liver, promising no nausea or griping and a return to appetite. Sold in original sealed packages for thirty five cents with refund if not delighted.
An English inventor introduces a pen wiper made from a glass cup holding a sponge saturated with glycerin. The design provides a preservative effect on pens and keeps nibs clean between uses.
An advertisement touts a cheap freckle and tan lotion made from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white. The formula promises clear, soft, rosy skin with daily use and claims the mixture is harmless and gentle.
John Alden approaches Priscilla and questions whether she is the correct nominating committee. The exchange highlights uncertainty about committee identity and assignment.
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