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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1938
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes recall a November 21 1912 item about the Headlights at Townety-Four Fours, referencing W H Lenham and Suez, a screen incident, a small loss around $3.99, and a burning home linked to Mr and Mrs Callison and Lena Leary with prize events for girls, plus scattered details about chocolate and prizes.
A one day medical sales notice from Dr Res advertising stomach liver and other disease treatments in Texas. It claims no surgery and hypodermic injections for piles fistula and skin growths, with consultation fee and exam mentioned. Also references visits from Minneapolis and notes a social event.
The Brady Standard reprint notes a rush of bond and municipal elections across Texas cities to fund street, water, and school projects with PWA aid. It highlights San Marcos, Lockhart, Llano, Cuero, Schulenburg, Gonzales and others voting yes for municipal light and power, while Brady praises long‑term taxpayer results and warns against forced sales eroding stockholder value.
Mrs. Nicewandery and Mr and Mrs Marshall Grant visit Houston and Conroe this week. S W Hudson and son from Houston stay with relatives. Mrs Cotulla and daughter of Cotulla visit Mrs Miles Bingaman. Mrs Moody Galbreath hosts a Thursday bridge. J P Franklin Rockdall and Victor Wegenhots College Station visit relatives. Deer hunting around Rock Island reports about 75 deer killed to date Tuesday.
Best recipes and storage tips cover oven use for pud ding and butter firmness for pastry. A food sale is announced by the Band Mikers Club tomorrow in the Frank Stephens Company hardware department to raise funds for the school band. J E Roberts of Austin visited for duck hunts with L D Roberts and friends in Houston.
An 1860s account traces the rabbit invasion in New South Wales beginning with three pairs released to start a colony. Rabbits multiplied rapidly, devastating crops and trees, prompting costly extermination efforts, bounties, predators, and high fences to protect farms across the continent.
A fragment recounts rabbits placed on a small Pacific island multiplied and caused starvation and destruction. The text names Geo. W. Stimpson in connection with the tale of meat, skins, felt, and food shortages.
The Jefferson Jimpleeerie recounts a bizarre rural scene as a boy tries to wire a pig to his brother in Atlanta via a telegraph, while a dog watches the counter and bystanders react with puzzled humor. The piece also notes a social dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson with guests from Smithville.
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