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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1927
Page
9
Daviden came up from Monday for a short visit accompanied by his big sister Miss Irene Davidson who spent a few days there with relatives and friends.
Oxear and Lester Bunge of this city, Bob Kinchelaw of Rock Island, and others formed a deer hunting party in the Rock Islands. They bagged a deer around Sepolah teken a bout ney 81 during the week. The deer was hit by Kincheloe and the hunters feasted at camp.
Report from Shamrock Texas recounts a man with no legs, amputated above the knees, who aides himself by propelling with his torso using a cotton stalk. He moves along, beds into positions to reach bolls, aided by assistants and cushions. The piece notes the remarkable adaptability required for a legless worker in cotton picking and the back strain endured.
A collage of jokes and vignettes on marriage, domestic life, and everyday misadventures. The piece features quips about husbands and wives, mistaken identities, classroom and church humor, a barber shop gag, a nurse, a clergyman, and light social satire. Several named characters crop up in quick one liners reflecting mid century life and values.
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