Wets See Beer Certainty as Prohibition Fades
Exuberant wets predict beer at the December session amid party victories boosting repeal hopes. Democratic leaders Robinson and Harrison back the move, while drys dispute the trend noting earlier pro prohibition majorities. President Hoover’s stance remains pivotal for any bill.
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Prohibition Referendums Mentioned as League Plans Campaign
The article notes anti prohibition votes cast in several states including Connecticut and Wyoming. It reports the Anti Saloon League to convene next week at the request of F Scott McBride to study election results and pursue an unceasing campaign against prohibition changes. It also lists market figures and state allocations for advertising or subsidies.
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Cotton values fall ahead of new government crop estimate
New Orleans reports cotton values declined about 1.50 a bale as traders discounted the government crop estimate of 11,947,000 bales. Most selling occurred before the figure was posted, with futures dropping before the report and easing again after its release.
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New Orleans
Dress on the Instalment Plan Sparks Party Plans
A brief Tit-Bits quip shows a couple debating fashion purchases paid by instalments. The line hints at social aspirations as they prepare for a respectable party.
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Jack
Solage Lady Hunter Reflects on First Pheasant Shot
A humorous dialogue where Solage Lady Hunter frets over wounding a pheasant while her husband consoles her, calling it an accident, as The Humorist frames the scene with light irony.
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Solage
Man Chooses Asylum Stay Over Wife's Care
In a humorous note from a 19th century item, Mrs. Sharp visits a lunatic asylum demanding her husband be sent home. The superintendent asks if he was released. the husband reportedly insists on remaining, prompting a cheeky remark that the man must be sane to refuse.
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Cotton estimate shows increase across the nation
The Department of Agriculture estimated the country’s cotton crop at 11,947,000 bales for the season as of Nov 1, up from 11,425,000 a month earlier. Indicated lint yield is 156.2 pounds per acre on 36,611,000 acres, with state counts listing Virginia 28,000 bales, North Carolina 675,000, South Carolina 650,000, Georgia 807,000, Florida 15,000, Missouri 250,000, Tennessee 395,000, and Alabama numbers continuing.
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Alabama
Beware the Cough or Cold That Hangs On
An old article extols creosote as a remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote soothes membranes and inhibits germs, aiding bronchial conditions and related respiratory illnesses. The piece notes absorption into blood and emphasizes its healing properties.
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