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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1924
Page
3
A reflection on the hollow nature of fame. The author likens the ascent from valley joys to the cold isolation of the House of Fame and warns that public acclaim often erodes genuine happiness. The piece contrasts humble contentment with fame's brittle luster.
A satirical piece advising brides on spouses. It mocks a man with a smooth voice and salesmanship, suggesting how he gains trust and could even sell himself. It urges brides to invest in anchors and beware a buyer’s manual, emphasizing that staying sold is better than a single sale.
A fragment discusses a bachelor girl theme and satire on commercial romance. It mentions MITATORS as trained seals of literature and critiques use of flowers in the profiteering season. The Queen of Gamblers is described as a woman with two poor deals.
A humorous fragment mocks marriage dynamics and gender expectations. It contrasts cold distant brides with clingy wives and jokes about the idea that a man’s view of women remains fixed as a “poison ivy” stereotype while Eve's exit from Eden is lightly reinterpreted.
A pair of poems contrasts obedience to laws with living by love and service. It champions deeds born of compassion over ritual rules and critiques profit driven by gold, praising unity and brotherhood amid daily toil and ethical living.
A collection of old housewife tips features simple garden salads like Peas and Peanuts and salads with olives, celery and fresh dressing. It includes Spring Stew with green peas carrots onions pork and milk, Onion Sandwiches and Baked Lobster with buttered crumbs and lemon juice for a special occasion, all presented in a period cooking voice.
Latest market roundup shows live stock prices down 5 to 20 cents with hogs closing at 7.25 top and 6.76 to 7.15 bulk. Beef steers mixed, cows and heifers up to 35 cents, veal calves up to 1 dollar, lambs soft, fats firmer. Weekly shipments across 12 markets total cattle and calves 45,183 hogs 6,085 sheep 14,176. Cotton middling finished at 29.62 cents, wholesale meat prices listed, and fruits vegetables notes including New potatoes and Virginia cabbage varying in price.
The War Department announced Texas based Citizens Military Training Camp students will train this summer in four states. Assignments list Fort Logan Colorado Fort Huachuca Arizona Fort Sill Oklahoma and Fort Sam Houston Texas covering numerous Texas counties with the rest of Texas counties included for Fort Sam Houston.
A special supreme court bench affirmed the state senate's impeachment of former Governor James E. Ferguson. The decision holds the senate acting as a court of impeachment is under the supreme court's power only within constitutional limits. The ruling follows a Houston injunction preventing Ferguson from appearing on the primary ballot.
Versaill es finalizes result with Gaston Doumergue winning the presidency by 518 votes to 309 for Painleve and eight blank ballots in a public roll call at Versailles. Others received 29 votes.
Skowhegan Maine resident Mrs. Percy W Richardson says after using three bottles she now does full day work without fatigue or headaches. The testimonial notes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has helped many women and is sold by druggists nationwide.
A short dialogue recalls a missionary visit and a blunt reply about religion. Cannlha notes prior exposure while questioning the missionary's understanding. The exchange hints at differing beliefs and a skeptical tone.
Ad promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills at 372 Pearl Street as a safeguard for health through better digestion. The short classified-style notice urges readers to consider this remedy as essential for well being.
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