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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
2
Woodland wall panel design offered as transfer 15 by 20 inches. Simple single stitch suitable for framing. Pattern 7011 includes instructions and a free printed pattern in the Needlework book priced at 15 cents with illustrations of best designs.
A home remedy recipe claims quick relief from coughs due to colds. Mix two cups sugar with one cup water, dissolve, then add 4 4/5 ounces of Pinex to a pint bottle and top with syrup. The mixture supposedly soothes membranes, loosens phlegm, and eases soreness with no cooking required. Money back if not pleased.
The Supreme Court upheld the presumption of innocence and rights of the accused with a 5 to 4 ruling while dissents warned of broadening limits on confessions. Budget Director Webb urged higher pay for top U S officials, suggesting cabinet salaries at 25 000 and a 150 000 presidential salary. President Truman pressed Congress for St Lawrence Seaway approval and rejected New York Ontario hydro plans.
Chicago faced two major hotel fires at the Victoria and Hubbard. Five people died and 11 were injured in the Victoria blaze, with 187 evacuated. Three victims were trapped, and two sailors on leave perished. Investigations will probe causes amid a wider regional crisis over Costa Rica’s border clash and possible U S action.
A portrait of Joe Doak highlighting a frugal life, self-reliance, and investment strategy that fails under inflation. The text argues government policy harmed savers on fixed incomes by eroding purchasing power, forcing reliance on relief despite decades of thrift. It critiques excess profits taxes and emergency spending as the cause of his financial decline.
A wry cartoon style critique notes rising prices burden couples and marriages. It jokes that wives may lead double lives with husbands and that old troubles return in new forms while implying that desire and finances shape modern domestic life.
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