Proper Balance of Agriculture Is Keynote to Prosperity
Senator Arthur Capper argues for a national farm program to rehabilitate agriculture. He cites losses from market inefficiencies, urges cooperative marketing, credit reform, and federal oversight of grain trading and packing. He highlights War Finance Corp revival and warehouse-based credit to aid farmers and stockmen.
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Arthur Capper
U. S
Kansas
Washington
United States
Congress
East
Farm Bloc
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Big Five Packer
War Finance Corporation
Freezone corn remover advertisement and Farm Bloc policy note
An advertisement touts Freezone for corns and calluses promising pink healthy skin after use. The passage also reports Farm Bloc pressure to cut railway freight rates and restore state railway commissions power to reduce costs for food transport.
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Freezone
Yeast Improves Health Then Now Weighs 126 Pounds
A Texas woman from Dallas recounts how Ironized Yeast transformed her health and weight from 108 pounds to 126 pounds after years of weakness. She credits renewed vigor and strength to the supplement, while a local drug company guarantees its interpretation of the Transportation Act remains sound. The piece also mentions farm and textile policy debates about branding and foreign markets for surplus products.
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Dallas
Maybe Not Ice Cream and The Arithmetic Quote
A dated dialogue features Tom and Harry joking about girls and ice cream. Tom claims he is studying arithmetic, humorously saying one girl equals four quarts, implying a playful comparison between genders and desserts.
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Tom
Harry
Hard on Bald Heads Laughs Circulate in Tall Tales
A comic item from Richardson Echo recounts Bob Thompson nearly suffocating after a laughing incident while fitting shoes for a young woman who mistook his bald head for her knee. The tale cites Texas press circles and editorials warning about baldness as danger.
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Bob Thompson
Bob
Newt Harris
Richardson
Sam Harben
Texas Press’ Association
The
Echo
Herald
Dick McCarty
Albany News
Claredon News
California Fig Syrup Ad Appeals to Mothers
An advertising feature promotes California Fig Syrup as a home remedy for children's constipation. It claims a teaspoonful eases stomach upset, clears bowels, and restores a cheerful child, urging mothers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup with proper directions on the bottle.
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California
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Texas
Pecos Drug Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fawn Bloc
Europe
Toyah- Bell Wells
Toyah Bell
W. A. Monce
Pecos
J. J. Wheat
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