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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
6
A college freshman writes to his father describing a class discussion where half the students had never heard of Judas Iscariot. The letter reflects on how Judas is rarely addressed in Easter triumphs and hints at a missed chance for immortality. Bruce Barton’s Cosmopolitan quote frames the reflection.
Daniel Webster, famed for a revolutionary 12 foot plow and 14 inch share, praised the invention for its deep furrow. Eight oxen drew the implement as he marveled at roots cracking and stumps sinking from a brush covered pasture, feeling more zeal than in Washington debates.
Detroit man Albert Mackey kept a giant bull frog named Frenchy near Grass Lake Michigan. The 28 inch three pound captive learned to troll with a harness and hooks, bringing in bass until a muskie swallowed the frog, ending the venture and prompting Mackey to stop eating persimmons in sorrow.
Frank Morgan recalls Randy Palp Morgan a frontier publisher in Texas whose wagon train with an Army press type and equipment faced a war party on the Cimarron river. After three hours of defense Grandpap orders one last poem to frighten the attackers and wins the battle with a burst of rifle fire and a retreat.
A camp tale from the Western Newspaper Unto describes a legendary high-behind creature. Protected from attacks by balancing on its tail and spinning, the beast releases condensed milk cans with a metal tail to quell threats.
The passage emphasizes close observation of small details as essential to success across business, art, science, and life. It frames knowledge as a pyramid of tiny facts built by generations, and notes that a good name is hard to regain once character is lost, marking personal integrity as a scarce jewel.
John R. Tunis notes in Cosmopolitan Magazine that female athletes display better balance and sportsmanship in major competition. He observes fewer unsportsmanlike acts among women and suggests their motive is genuine love of sport rather than glory.
Delicate lilac motifs brighten bedrooms with large spray and four smaller sprays on bedspreads. Designs use satin and French knots, outline work, in lilac orchid or pale yellow. Pattern 1152 with transfers 18 by 21 inches and two reverse motifs, sent with 15 cents for material and instructions to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave. New York.
The note explains Charles Dickens used only his given family name in his writings, omitting the two middle names Charles John Hiffum to suit his literary career.
A spectator praises a mechanical conjurer for a watch trick, noting the watch given by the spectator has not run for six months and remains ticking inside a handkerchief. The exchange highlights astonishment at the magician’s skill and the device’s reliability.
A fragmentary line from an old column or verse asks for guidance after a child drinks ink. The excerpt hints at humorous or cautionary content without fuller context. No additional details are provided for names, dates, or places.
A brief humorous vignette describes Pat, a woman, and a man in a parlor. A table lamp goes out, leaving two people and a lamp as the only witnesses to the moment.
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