Prohibition Amendment Carries In May Election Canvass
The state canvassing board reported May 24 results showing the prohibition amendment carried with a 19 524 majority. Governor Hobby issued a proclamation declaring it self enacting. Other amendments failed: equal suffrage, governor’s salary, and homecoming. Returns from Stonewall and Glasscock counties were excluded due to legal irregularities. Moore and Upton counties did not vote.
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Yex
Harner Kirby
Austin
FH. A. Ivey
Sherman
Ber
Witch
S Malary
Stonewall
Glasscoct
Mot
Jatiga
Jorge
Glasscock County
County Commission
Wumeder
State
Glasscock
Moore
Upton
Judiciary committee calls for repeal of wartime prohibition
Five members of the house judiciary committee, in a minority report, urge repeal or at least modification of the wartime prohibition act affecting light wines and beer. Chair Volstead seeks immediate consideration, but debate start remains uncertain with action possibly postponed to Thursday.
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Judiciary ‘Committee
Chairwax Volstead
Judiciary Committees
Wolstean
Igee
Missouri
Steele
Pennsylvania
Gard
Ohio
Viper
Classon
Wisconsin
Congress
Ohio censorship blocks Willare-Demapsey boxing pictures
In Ajo and teaxt the Willaré-Demapsey fight photos were rejected by the Ohio censor board for public exhibition. Authors believe showing the images elsewhere hinges on Rodenberg act interpretations relating to interstate boxing picture handling. If Nederbarg act does not bar boxing depictions, other states may allow showings with state board approval. Under Ohio law the event is labeled a boxing bout.
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Ajo
Teaxt
Ohio
Van Mindenburg Resigns as General Staff Chief
A report states Field Marshal von Hindenburg resigned as chief of the general staff on June 3. The text mentions students from Ooettingen shouting slogans and likening themselves to Hindenburg in a wartime context.
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von Hinden- Grex
Juse 3
Ooettingen
Iceless Refrigerator Useful in Warm Weather
A 1920s USDA guide explains building an iceless refrigerator from a wooden frame and screen wire to chill meat milk and vegetables by evaporation. It covers construction details shelves covers and operation with capillary wicks and evaporating water to reach low temperatures.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Jack Frost
Jack
Culinary Tips From A Past Era
Practical household hints cover ice cream texture, meat souring, silk laundering, bacon color, fudge ingredients, and suet preservation. Suggestions emphasize aging dairy, diluting acid for sharpening, outdoor cooling, cool ironing, grape nuts in fudge, and sugar sprinkles on chopped suet.
British Dirigible First Over Ocean
Great Britain's airship R-34 completed the first Atlantic crossing, anchoring at Roosevelt Field after 108 hours 12 minutes to cover about 3600 miles. Maj. G.H. Scott led the crew. 500 troops and sailors joined the landing, securing the craft with heavy hawsers as dawn approached.
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Atlantic
Roosevelt Flying Field
Trinity Bay
N. F
East Fortune
Scotland
Mineola
G. H., Scott
Canada
Bay of Fundy
Guy. Harris
Scott
Navy Department
Maine
Cape Cod
United States
Montauk Point
Cape
Long Island
Roosevelt Field
Pritchard
Headquarters
Hoyt
United States Navy
Cheery Kitchen Housework Advice Emphasizes Convenience
An article urges women to keep kitchens cheery and efficient by removing dust catching shelves and surplus furniture. It argues that counting a housewife's steps would reveal wasted effort that labor saving devices could reduce.
Trust Me Try Dodson's Liver Tone Ad
An old style advertisement promoting Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe calomel substitute. It claims the product is a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver without causing sickness or salivation and is suitable for children and adults. It contrasts Calomel as dangerous mercury harming bones and promises relief from biliousness constipation and other symptoms.
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Dodson
Calomel
Adv
Wintersmiteys Malaria Fever Cure Ad Parody
An odd newspaper fragment parodies medicines and legal talk with a mock ad for wintersmiteys claimed to sell for 50 years, boasting malaria fever relief and a scented cosmetic trio Cuticura. A joke memory riddle follows about Achilles Troy Pluto and a dog named Hector.
Bridegroom Pays Half Price Bride After Wedding Joke
A parson set the fee at half of the wife’s value. The bridegroom paid with a sealed envelope, which the minister opened to find a single quarter. The couple departed with the bride, leaving the minister with the coin and a lesson in humor.
Freezone promises painless corn removal from feet
An advertisement claims Freezone cheaply dissolves corns and calluses with a few drops, lifting them away pain free. It emphasizes ease of use, affordability, and quick relief for hard and soft corns between the toes.
New Mineral Balkashite Found Near Lake Balkash
A hunter on the shore of Lake Balkash in Siberia discovered a new mineral named balkashite. It resembles dark brown hard rubber in appearance and burns with a strong flame when ignited, leaving about 2 percent ash. When placed in water it becomes a mass similar to paraffin.
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Siberia
Lake
Balkash
Gossip on Brown’s new suit sparks wife’s unseen plans
The exchange hints at Brown purchasing a sophisticated suit while his wife’s activities remain unspecified. The dialogue suggests curiosity about her actions without revealing concrete details.
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