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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
6
Brookshire Texas reports its post office matter entered as second class mail under the Act of March 3 1887 with designation Brookshire. The notice notes official action and compliance status for mail handling.
A compilation of local visits and short news notes: Carl James visits uncle J C Smith in Monaville while Julius Pfeiffer, Serope Berberian, and others are seen in Houston. Mrs Gregory of Goose Creek visits, Lenora Wilson recovers from appendicitis in a Houston hospital, Avery heads to Texas University for summer study, and many residents attend dances, schools, or visits in Katy Sealy and San Marcos. Local ads note residence for sale and milk delivery service.
The Dozier Treadwell Moore Miller families express gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and death of their mother and for the beautiful floral offerings.
Empire Oil Co. halts a drilling test on the Kunzie lease in Austin county at 7,320 feet without finding a formation to justify another well. The test shows the site was off the salt.
Describes oriental kissing as cheek to cheek with hand on the shoulder and reserved for relatives or affectionate ties among non relatives. Notes biblical examples of kiss as affection or reverence and recalls King William IV refusing bishops to kiss him during coronation ceremonies with archbishop leading spiritual peers. London Mail report.
The New York Sun recounts a small town mother-in-law visiting a New York couple and suspecting the wife’s character. A late night phone call reveals misunderstandings about a friend named Bob and affection, prompting the mother-in-law to doubt the tale.
The rugs of China are distinguished by the Selima knot on a cotton warp with thick pile and a smooth surface. They often feature furrowed pile edges and dominant yellow tones with faded reds and oranges, while flat carpets and continuous patterns around pillars show coiling dragon motifs. Dating is nearly impossible due to shifting patterns and lack of internal dating cues.
Ed Howe notes men marry for love or money and sometimes to leave a home. The piece discusses varied motives in marriage during wartime and reflects on social attitudes in American Magazine.
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