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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
2
Arthur Brisbane discusses Russia's Manchurian actions, Kellogg pact risks, and expected observer roles by Japan and Britain. He critiques Hoover era plans to spend 15 billion and laments Mexico’s stock slump, then muses on Shapley’s cosmic inventory and Clemenceau's wartime notoriety, ending with a futuristic 1950 claim of electric, sunlit homes.
Mary, lacking a new dress, frets at a dance where rivals mock her old dyed gown. David Lang returns from college and reveals he dyed her dress lipstick red, claiming he chose it and intended to woo her. He admires the color and unveils a romantic bond, leading to a wedding where he later pays for her attire.
Pied wagtails in England are noted for bold flight and tail wagging as they feed by water. Their black and white plumage contrasts with the gray and white of the white wagtail, which is more common on the continent.
Radio becomes essential gear for modern miners on prospecting trips. It is not for entertainment but to peer beneath the earth’s surface and locate ore veins without digging.
A humorous tale recounts an English comedian's character who becomes a sign painter. He defends painting a red lion on the inn's battered sign, promising nautical imagery that will resemble a full ship, after a bargain with the Red Lion Inn proprietor.
The piece notes that eighteenth century Britain taxed the head via a powder tax for wigs. In 1795 Pitt required a guinea certificate for powder wearers, with 1796 revenue totaling £210,136. The tax shifted fashion away from powder to shaved heads, affecting both wearers and servants.
A railroad man buys buzzard eggs from a country lad to tease his wife about turkeys. Months later he asks about the turkeys, and she reveals she hatched them in his lunch by mistake. Forbes Magazine.
The Kansas City Star recalls W. W. Crane narrating a fishing day with President Cleveland and Joseph Jefferson. They caught nothing until six o clock when Cleveland landed a trout and Jefferson urged them to go home, provoking Cleveland’s retort about quitting as the bites began.
A giant water lily, a relative of Victoria regia, is said to set a world record for rapid leaf growth. It expands four foot leaves in under nine days and widens about half an inch per hour, producing 1 to 25 square inches of leaf every six minutes.
An excerpt explains the terms used by sailors for sea conditions. It defines head seas beam seas and following seas and notes the debate over which motion pitching or rolling is more agonizing for the crew.
Frederick A. Pottle notes that antiseptics and anesthesia transformed war medicine. He contrasts Civil War death rates from gunshot injuries with World War I figures, arguing aseptic technique saved many lives by reducing fatal infections in hospitals.
A timid middle aged woman in Times Square asks for help after getting lost on the subway. A stranger lends a dime to cover her fare as she plans to reach uptown, while a man nearby appears sympathetic.
The notice lists Chief Dry Cleaners with a telephone line 504 for contact. The OCR fragment indicates a business style prompt or advertisement. No additional details like address hours or services are readable.
Tuck's gramophone post cards appeal to buyers as durable and playable on any gramophone. The initial series features music and spoken birthday messages. The card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy, floral tributes, and support after a wife and mother’s passing from W. J. Wilhelm and family.
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