Exponent post office at Comanche Texas leads editorial notes
The paper lists officers and stockholders of Exponent with J Eanes as president and W H Carpenter as treasurer. It urges readers to report missed deliveries and to provide old and new addresses when changing location. It comments on Dallas segregation, trust busting figures, Standard Oil dissolution, and debates over Texas pool hall law and court authority.
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Dallas
Comanche
Saturday Evening Post
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company
Christmas contrasts in America and Europe amid war and farming costs
The piece contrasts an American Christmas of shoppers and cheer with Europe’s war-torn poverty and devastation. It notes warehouse law implications for ginners and farmers in Texas, questions the system’s value, and urges empathy for workers serving during the Christmas rush.
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America
Europe
Hell
Christmas Spirit and Calls for Reform in Texas Debates
The piece condemns demagogues and emphasizes charity this season, urging generosity toward workers. It cites Senator Oscar W. Underwood supporting an Interstate Commerce Commission rail regulation probe, urging prior investigation before legislation. It also questions coast defenses and military preparedness amid wartime anxieties.
Preparedness and economic needs in wartime policy
The essay argues that the United States faces potential war risks and should balance military buildup with prudent fiscal policy. It compares insurance to readiness, warning that money and treasury health matter as much as Navy and Army strength. It urges efficiency in government if war risk is higher, regardless of accuracy.
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War Department
United States
Dallas News
Daily Papers
America
Congress
Treasury
Saturday Evening Post
Texas
Frivolity and Pension Tales in a Genteel Parlor
In an Everyone's era vignette Aunt Sallie recalls a life lived in a segregated town. An old colored woman explains why she never remarried and claims a pension sustains her. The scene turns to a domestic moment as Mrs. Cox offers white powder to her husband for taste and judgment, speculating it might be rat poison.
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Sallie
Ellie
Humorous exchanges in a rural Times letters page
A reader quips about a pitcher who “hits their bats” in a dismal home game. Mrs Livewater and Mrs Lake debate slang “brang” versus “brung” at a literary society. A farmer boy misnames the cotton gin inventor as Eli Whitney, noting only a couple of letter differences.
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Atong
Eli Jitney
Farmersville Times
Feud Over Cat Death Ends Long Neighbor Dispute
For six years Browns and Robinsons quarreled over depredations by Brown's cat. A peace note claimed the cat had died that morning, prompting a sharp reply from Mr. Robinson who said he had not heard Mrs. Brown was ill.
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Robinsons
Brown
Hisorvant
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Brown
Bitte
Infuriated Reader Quizzes Editor In Paper Office
John Jones confronts the editor demanding truth after a claim he was a liar. The exchange ends with the editor denying stale news and noting the paper never prints old material. The Liverpool Post is referenced in the dialogue.
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John Jones
Liverpool Post
Endurance Reverie in Dialogue from a Ledger
A husband flatters his wife by praising her voice as one of the best in the world. She modestly replies, while he needles with a sharp remark about endurance, exposing a brittle marital exchange captured by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Mr. Hawkins
Mrs. I
Philadelphia Ledger
Local Social News and Visits Across Town
The column notes a rainy day, health updates for Grandpa and Grandma Dutton, and churchgoers including Brad Helm and Tom Cox at Mountview. It lists visits by Ross Dutton Evant, William Tlorner Comanche, W. W. Lacewell, George Cox Indian Gap, and Herman Hensley, plus a bedside call for Mrs. Beckner and a holiday return from Thorp Springs.
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Grandpa
Grandma Dutton
Brad Helm
Tom Cox
Mountview
B. W. Caraway
William Tlorner
Comanche
W. W. Lacewell
Evant
George Cox
Indian Gap
Jack
C. Kemp
Beckner
Herman Hensley
Thorp Springs
The Green Bug Returns to Several States
Washington reports the green bug or spring grain aphis has appeared in Tennessee Texas Oklahoma Kansas and New Mexico. The U S Department of Agriculture urges farmers to monitor fields for infested spots where wheat reddens or yellows and to plow under or roll the areas or burn straw if present. Outbreak risk hinges on weather between now and April 1.
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Washington, D. C
Tennessee
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Mexico
United States Department of Agriculture
For Rent Good Black Land Farm
For rent a good black land farm. Interested party should contact C. W. Meadows for details and arrangements.
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C. W. Meadows
Woman's Crowning Glory Hair Dressing Ad
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing for natural gray hair coverage. It claims a quick transformation and lists a price of $1.00.
Why You Should Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A brief endorsement notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has an established reputation from long users. It relieves a cold, supports natural recovery, contains no opi um or narcotics, and costs a quarter, available everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Good Horses and Mules for Sale at Star Wagon Yard
Auction note offers horses and mules for sale with cash or credit terms. See George Montgomery at Star Wagon Yard. (17-19)
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Geo. Montgomery
Star Wagon Yard
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Paris Smith
E. W. Harris
T. J. Williams
W. FH. Thodberg
L. T. Cunningham
G. A. Cunningham
J. R. Moore
Mrs
Ferguson
Court of Criminal Appeals
Supreme Court
Criminal Courts
Supreme Courts
Dabney White
White
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fort, Worth
Wan
Waples-Platter Grocer CO
Energy News
Wilson
Alvin Lacewell
Ross Dutton
Pbaugh Dutton
J. R. Eanes
Jnr, D. Waring
J. R. Eanes & Company
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