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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
3
In a lively exchange, Graves questions why the city tax rate remains high as Perkins jokes about seating. Ross replies with a quip about difficulty in keeping the rate down, reflecting a lighthearted council chamber moment.
Valuation of livestock in Maverick County rose about 10 percent by county commissioners. Quif Sulphur Company bought 1000 acres near Matagorda for 200000. Pattison voters approved school tax raise 72 to 4. Weimar approved 153 to 69. Baylor plans a monument for Professor John S Tanner.
An advertisement claims Othine double strength removes freckles and improves complexion. Apply at night and morning with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. One ounce may be sufficient to clear skin.
In a town drug store library corner labeled OC W Pugh & Company a nine year old boy Fred angrily says a librarian laughed at him when he returned a borrowed book. His mother asks what he said and he explains I brought your hook back.
Fragmentary text references a person named Surmina and ancestral ties to Plymouth Rock Pilgrims. A line mentions a Mrs Hauton and a child named Littie Willie-Oh with a remark about being an old hen. No clear event or report is present.
An advertisement touts Tetterine from Rhuptrine Co of Savannah Georgia as a remedy for facial eruptions pimples blotches and eczema. The ad claims regular use yields quicker clear skin and offers 60 cents by mail or at druggists.
The piece notes about 15 million life insurance policies in existence across multiple companies in the United States and reports annual premium payments totaling about $1 billion. A comic interlude with a waiter and an old bird adds a humorous aside.
A singer’s lullaby is cited as a factor in a kidnapping case, with authorities noting the song’s influence on the suspect. Investigators are examining whether the lullaby spurred the crime or served as a coercive trigger.
A vintage advertisement promotes lemon juice mixed with Orchard White to create a facial lotion for whitening the skin. It claims a gentle, fragrant bleach can whiten the face neck arms and hands at low cost and mentions famous stage beauties using lemon juice for a rosy white complexion.
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