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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1936
Page
1
The Star outlines charges for tributes and memorial notices, citing space concerns and policy limits. It notes it will not be responsible for safekeeping or return of unsolicited manuscripts.
Keep poisonous preparations, strychnine, mercury, and unknown substances out of the medicine chest. End unused prescriptions, inspect every three months, measure doses, and shake liquids before use. Do not give cathartics for abdominal pain without cause, avoid pyramidon without a doctor, and never drop medicine into the eye. Women should store cosmetics separately. avoid sleeping powders without doctor guidance. Persistent pain signals danger. do not ignore it. For babies, do not treat ailments at home. consult a doctor and give them the same care as yourself.
A mother asks how to teach her son to retain lessons. Olive Roberts Badto explains focus hinges on simple routines, reduced distractions, and writing out recitations from memory to fix facts. She urges early bedtimes and single tasks to train attention, noting memory follows concentration.
Editorial by Bruce Catton explores the trailer boom as a symbol of American mobility and optimism. It links mobile homes to national diplomacy, road networks, and a restless, opportunistic culture, predicting lasting impact on housing, politics, and peace efforts.
A satirical look at campaign mascots and misfits from both parties. The piece mocks Republicans and Democrats assembling a menagerie of animals and figures from Ed Pottle pigs to WPA dogs, a dust bowl cow skull, and quail farm stars, highlighting the circuslike nature of politics. It weaves in names like Col. Frank Knox and Senator Kenneth McKeller while lampooning publicity stunts and public figures.
A tender and imaginative novel about a Bronx carpenter who builds a sailboat, sails off with a waitress and a would be dentist, and enjoys a bittersweet voyage. The reviewer praises its mood, prose, and satisfying climax while noting it may not suit hard boiled readers.
The Hope Hopefuls routed Pine Bluff with multiple scores as a special train carried 119 fans home after the game. Next week Smackover High School visits Hope Field for a Bobcat clash with starting linemen listed and a wide roster showing.
The piece analyzes how rival factions within the Republican Party shape national campaigns in 1932 and 1944. It notes Landon’s cautious leadership amid a fractured party, Democratic leaders waiting to pressure an offensive stance, and the role of public opinion turning on anti Wilson and anti New Deal sentiment. It discusses whether Landon will unify allies or risk internal splits to regain the presidency.
Ponca City Oklahoma post office returns ten thousand chain letters tied to a hospital building fund move that flooded the facility last March. The letters were impounded after the post office department ruled the chain letter campaign violated regulations.
New York resident acknowledges an overpayment from a Miami post office clerk and returns a dollar after 12 years of keeping it. The incident ends with the correction of a long standing accounting error and a faith related note.
Miss Wells argues that Mark Twain and Will Rogers figures embody a homely philosophy that American audiences would grasp in opera. She envisions operas built on such themes, filling concert programs as she continues a singing career that began teaching in an Adair county country school earning $40 a month.
Old shot weighing about two and a half pounds, believed fired during the San Jacinto campaign, has been found in Houston. Postmaster J. M. Griffith notes the weight matches balls used in the famous Twin Sister cannon. No trace of the gun has been found, though the piece was said to have been presented to Texans by Cincinnati.
The passage discusses Maine's political stance in 1936, noting that the electorate may stay within the Democratic fold or drift as elections progress. It analyzes whether voters supported Roosevelt directly or opposed him, rather than voting for or against specific policies or candidates.
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