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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1938
Page
7
My Boat is now available for fishing parties at reasonable rates. The boat is armed by a licensed pilot and equipped for offshore fishing. For reservations call Jim Wilson at phone number provided.
Fragmented advertisement appears to promise cleaning and chemical products with garbled names and contacts. It mentions Rinexorm or Bessman's drip and a Black et Claim, a person named Collen Sned J Eagle Lake Pena, and a cleaner Eagle Cleaners with a phone number. Also includes a line about births and rates for room and housekeeping services.
A humorous dialogue frames a farmer comparing effort between himself and his mule. The farmer argues a farm partnership halves work, while the mule’s labor is depicted as two legged effort. The tale ends with Tobar Campbell arriving to visit Mrs. Singley and friends, hinting at vacation plans and local notices.
Candidate names listed for several county and district offices including Representative EDWARD VINT, MARVIN SPRALN, E G MARSHALL of Garwood, READING for Precinct 4 reading, ZARL BODGERS re-election, County Treasurer misc, SHERIFF B MAYES, FRANK HOEGEMETER, County Attorney OTTO P MOORE, Superintendent J H WOOTEN, B MEINERT, COUNTY JUDGE HENRY BUESCHER, and Claude B Dill for Precinct No 2 Wharton County.
Garwood residents hosted and visited over a weekend with relatives from Houston Austin and Burnet. Goat races were witnessed at Buchanan Dam and prize dining followed a club gathering led by Mrs. Lutquist. autres names include Mr and Mrs Hellen Disorl and Begak family. Miss Gladys Schilling traveled to Austin and San Antonio.
A Washington bulletin notes more than 75,000 Chinese in the United States with California housing half. San Francisco Chinatown and Oakland neighbors form the core of the nation’s Chinese community. The piece traces immigration, labor, and settlement patterns, highlighting urban concentration and shifts since railroads and 1882 law, with figures on occupations and city by city distribution.
Dallas News recounts alleged rheumatism cures from bee stings. Anecdotes describe Eagleton Fisher, Wright family, and neighbors applying multiple bees to affected joints, claiming swelling reduced and mobility improved after successive stings. A clerical mention notes a Reverend Sensadaugh also reports relief.
Mary Roberts Rinehart became a high paid, prolific American author despite severe debts and illness. She wrote forty four books and magazines worth of stories while bedridden, refusing Hollywood offers and enduring repeated hospital stays. A sudden financial catastrophe ended her run, but she remained driven to write.
A fragmentary newspaper excerpt discusses windfall taxes on a new five- deck bridge card game. It notes federal tax policy, 10 cent per 52 cent fraction, and compares government revenue to a poke game bet with Uncle Sam while referencing historic constitutional debates.
Fragmentary report notes Anderson faced a harsh act during a weekend event with a clipped finger mentioned. The brief lacks clear names, dates, or locations, leaving the full details and outcome unclear.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a cotton poisoning machine and a person’s finger near the device. Details are unclear but indicate an accidental injury during processing. No further names, dates, or locations are readable.
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